Career Connect with CGI | Part II — LinkedIn Strategies & Connections
Continue your deep dive into career strategy with CGI!
In this second session, Leonardo Arbelaez walks you through how to use LinkedIn as a powerful tool for building and maintaining professional relationships — from making ice-cold connections to nurturing existing ones.
Whether you're actively job searching, looking to expand your professional reach, or simply want to make your LinkedIn profile work harder for you, this hands-on session will give you actionable techniques you can put to use immediately.
🎙️ Leonardo Arbelaez — LinkedIn Walkthrough (60 min)
How to make ice-cold connections on LinkedIn
Strategies for maintaining and nurturing current connections
Optimizing your profile for visibility in today's AI-driven landscape
Turning online connections into real career opportunities
Presenter
LEONARDO ARBELAEZ - Senior Data Consultant at CGI
Leonardo Arbelaez is a dynamic, results-driven data professional with 10+ years of experience across data engineering, architecture, and analytics consulting. He has a strong track record of designing and delivering innovative data solutions across cloud ecosystems (Azure and AWS), including data marts, data warehouses, and operational data stores.
Known for creative thinking, strategic vision, and clear communication, Leonardo excels at bridging business and technical teams—translating customer and user needs into practical requirements that align with timelines and budget constraints. He has led full lifecycle system implementations and managed remote, matrixed teams across geographies and cultures, often delivering under tight deadlines using methodologies such as Agile.
Leonardo is also active in Vancouver’s tech community as a co-founder of the DAMA Vancouver Chapter and a member of Agile Vancouver, DevOps Vancouver, and Toastmasters International (DTM).
This is a two-part series:
Part I — Recruiting insights from a CGI senior recruiter + networking fundamentals and skill development strategies.
Part II — A hands-on LinkedIn walkthrough: making new connections and maintaining the ones you have.