UMass Boston

Nelson Velez

Department:
Management Science & Information Systems
Title:
Senior Lecturer
Location:
McCormack Hall Floor 03

Area of Expertise

Networking, Information Security, IT Project Management

Additional Information

Background

Twenty years of industry experience in the telecommunications, private, and public sectors. Held a variety of technical and managerial positions. Industry  Certifications from Cisco Systems, EMC/DELL, and CompTIA.

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Computers and Information Systems
  • Managerial Decision Making
  • Managerial Statistics
  • Project Management
  • Computer Forensics
  • Relational Databases
  • Web Fluency

Research Interests

Information Security and Social Change, Project Management time estimates and cost relationship