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IncitecoSENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Aug. 2022Colombia, BogotáKarel Leon is a seasoned Senior Project Manager and Knowledge Management Expert at Inciteco, where he leads cross-functional teams to deliver innovative tech solutions.
With over a decade of experience in the industry, he excels in strategic planning and agile methodologies. Karel holds a Master's degree in Design and Information Systems from Marshall University.
Dignity CoffeeCEO, Co-founder
Sep. 2018 - Jun. 2020United States, WashingtonKarel Leon was born in the farmhouse of his grandmother, the only one of two twin boys to live. He too received a great education and entered the halls of Washington D.C., where he landed in a white-collar job with the World Bank. But he knew something was missing. After several years working at the World Bank, Karel realized that he needed to create a direct, positive impact on the lives of the family farmers he knew growing up in Colombia. Coupling that vision with his love of coffee, Karel in 2018 launched a different type of coffee company (Dignity Coffee). He built a business that was meant to help reverse poverty and improve economic conditions for farmers one cup of coffee at a time.
As a CEO, founder, Karel Leon built a new social impact model integrating a value chain of farmers, roasters, baristas, and sustainability warriors to transform farmers into dignified sustainable businesses and local baristas into gainfully employed experts
World Bank GroupKnowledge Management & Technology Strategy Lead
Aug. 2011 - Dec. 2017Washington DC-Baltimore AreaAs a KM lead, Karel Leon revamped 7 financial inclusion software applications to facilitate knowledge flow to staff in rural Asia, Latin America and Africa speeding web performance, increasing user satisfaction and reducing technology costs by 20 percent.
AAMCSenior Project Manager, Technology Adoption Professional
Jul. 2008 - Aug. 2011Washington D.C. Metro AreaKarel Leon overhauled organizational culture, by creating a business model based on evidence-based data; streamlined software technologies and teams; and produced content that fosters trust, transparent and efficiency
National Association of Home BuildersBusiness Technology Strategy Manager
Jan. 2005 - Dec. 2008Washington D.C. Metro AreaAs a Digital Strategy Manager, Karel managed, planned, and designed marketing and communications campaigns, adjusting strategies as necessary to reach the publication goals. Led the implementation of Adwords marketing campaigns, brand development, communications and content strategy for a specialized housing economic forecasting publication. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Created new opportunities for online sales and Internet marketing strategies. Developed tailored Adwords campaigns, created new product portfolio, and improved e-commerce integration with SEO and Google organic/paid search and e-mail marketing, increasing sales and online traffic by 250%. • Bridged the marketing efforts of NAHB Legislative & Legal Affairs, Housing Economic Group, IT Department, and the University of Housing, resulting in readership increase from 1K to 20K. Led the alignment of team goals with the organizational strategic vision, resulting in HousingEconomics.com becoming the leading economic publication for the U.S. housing industry. Mostrar menos
Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo RuralField Operations Manager
Jun. 1995 - Jan. 2001Bogota,D.C., Capital District, ColombiaAs a Field Operations Manager, Karel built small business grant funding and loan mechanism awarding $10 million to 100+ rural and semi-urban fragile communities by creating sustainable processes, designing trainings and devising business plans
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