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Juan Velez

30 years of enterprise operations turned into startup-speed results.

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Executive summary

Juan Velez is a seasoned operations and business-excellence leader with three decades transforming global supply chains for Amazon, Macy’s, Target and more. He has managed P&Ls up to $150 million, led teams of 3,000+ employees, and launched three Amazon Robotics fulfillment centers 30 % faster than plan. Today he channels that big-firm expertise into high-impact consulting for startups and mid-market companies.

Juan Velez

Career Timeline

1995-2005

Built 5 startups in Media, Real Estate Development, Import/Export, and Tech, turning them into successful and profitable enterprises

2005-2015

Senior operations roles at Macy’s & Target distribution and retail operations leading multi-million change management and construction projects, implemented network-wide best practices and SOPs.

2015-2024

Senior operations roles at Amazon Robotics fulfillment centers, launching 3 fulfillment centers; scaled each to full throughput 30% faster than projections.

2024-Now

Founder, SV Consulting — delivering enterprise-grade operational excellence to high-growth businesses.

Open road under blue sky and clouds.

Credentials & affiliations

  • Industrial & Management Engineer, and MS in Management Engineering
  • Project Management Professional - PMP®  Certified
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
  • MIT Sloan Executive Leadership studies
  • Advisory Board Member, Florida International University (FIU) MS-Management Engineering
  • Bilingual ‒ English / Spanish

Signature approach

  • Diagnose – data-driven audit & value stream maps
  • Design – Lean layouts, SOPs, leadership playbooks
  • Implement – on-site Kaizen, automation, robotics or WMS roll-outs
  • Sustain – dashboards, coaching, continuous-improvement

Media & Publications

  • Article: Leveraging Robotics in high velocity distribution and fulfillment centers - 2023
  • Webinar: Lean Leadership for Rapid-Growth Teams – 2022
  • Lecture, Leading through ambiguity and uncertain times 2023
  • Lecture, Leading during apathy times
  • Lecture, Overturning disengage team and low morale work cultures environments
  • Playbook to launch robotics and automated fulfillment centers
  • Assessing productivity deficiencies and creating effective and sustainable action plans

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