Curriculum vitae
Architect by training. Engineer by practice. CTO by role.
Technology and product leader with 14+ years of experience building and scaling AI and data-driven companies across Europe and Latin America. Track record in digital transformation, technology modernization, and AI adoption, delivering measurable business results. Combines strategic vision with deep technical expertise to align product, technology, and commercial goals for sustainable growth. Hands-on builder capable of designing and delivering end-to-end products from concept to deployment. Experienced entrepreneur and full-stack developer with a record of founding, advising, and leading multiple startups from concept to scale.
Technology Strategy & Leadership · Software Architecture & Scalable Systems · Product & Project Management · Applied AI & Advanced Data Analytics · Cloud & DevOps · Entrepreneurship & Business Growth
- Jun 2026 – presentCo-Founder · Stealth Mode, Berlin DEAI-native platform that turns floods of documents into structured, comparable, audited investment intelligence.
- Full ownership across product, software architecture and development, and the applied AI layer
- Proprietary extraction and retrieval pipeline built on our own models and LLM-agnostic by design, so that models and data stay in-house rather than with a vendor. AI sovereignty as an architectural requirement
- RAG grounded in precise page- and paragraph-level provenance
- Evaluation harnesses that make extraction quality measurable
- Data science behind scoring, triage, and quality metrics
- May 2026 – presentLiquidator · Countercheck GmbH, Berlin DEJoint liquidator of Countercheck GmbH i.L. Runs the orderly wind-down and the sale of the company as a going concern.
- Opened the liquidation: Handelsregister filings, creditor call, notice to authorities, opening balance sheet
- Winds up ongoing business: contracts, staff, receivables and creditors; represents the company towards third parties and authorities
- Realizes assets, including the recovery and sale of the servers installed in sortation centers
- Sells the company with its remaining assets (software, patent, databases, knowledge base, data lake): buyer approach, data room, due diligence, integration workshops, negotiation
- Keeps the company compliant: bookkeeping, tax returns, annual statements, shareholder reporting, solvency monitoring
- Jun 2024 – May 2026Managing Director & Chief Technology and Product Officer · Countercheck GmbH, Berlin DECountercheck (Series A) develops technology to detect, trace, and eliminate illicit goods across global supply chains.
- Created new revenue stream via AI framework for large-scale high-speed logistics and computer vision
- Expanded TAM by packaging core tech for deployment at Customs organizations
- Built certification, security governance, and due diligence processes and documentation
- Managed hybrid (cloud/on-site) highly secured systems processing 3B+ parcel images in real-time
- Aug 2022 – May 2024Chief Technology Officer · ALPHA Augmented Services GmbH / AG / Inc., Berlin DEAlpha Augmented Services, privately funded, develops AI-driven logistics and sustainability optimization software.
- Scaled remote-first tech team 3X in under a year with strong Agile delivery across LatAm, EU, and MENA
- Transformed isolated prototypes into a cohesive, revenue-generating SaaS product suite and APIs
- Led in-house development of proprietary optimization algorithms and 3D render engine driving profitability
- Established a cloud-native infrastructure and fully automated CI/CD, and QA pipelines for rapid deployment
- Aug 2021 – Jul 2022Entrepreneur in Residence · Beam GmbH, Berlin DEVC and company builder backed by the BEUMER Group, focused on developing logistic-technology startups.
- Designed AI-driven predictive analytics models optimizing parcel flow, sustainability, and capacity utilization
- Designed platform to improve margins and sustainability via data-based micro-fulfillment strategies
- Designed AI-driven decision-making and risk management for supply chain law adherence (Lieferkettengesetz)
- Aug 2018 – Jul 2021Chief Technology Officer · AEQUALES SAS / SAC / SA de CV, Berlin DEAequales operates in Colombia, Mexico, and Peru helping organizations close their gender gaps with technology and data.
- Re-architected and modernized systems to service-oriented, decoupled architecture for scalability and reliability
- Implemented Scrum, OKR, and performance metrics organization-wide, including own remote team (5+ countries)
- Supported executive leadership in crisis management during COVID-19 ensuring business continuity
- Aug 2018 – Jul 2021Technical Co-Founder & Advisor · Several Ventures, Berlin DEProvided technical architecture, product strategy, and software development services to startups in exchange for equity.
- Seed: Hero Kitchens SAS / LLC 2022
- Bootstrapped: Local Hero SAS 2019, Catacoa SAS 2017, Paqua SAS 2016
- Jan 2016 – Jul 2018Technology Consultant & Lead Developer · AEQUALES, Bogotá COL
- Built initial data systems and architecture powering the PAR gender equity ranking platform
- Established groundwork for company's long-term technology strategy
- Sep 2012 – Jul 2018Founder and Managing Director · Axioma Estudio SAS, Bogotá COLAxioma is a technology and data consultancy focused on digital transformation, AI, and custom software development.
- Founded and scaled the company from inception to 120+ completed projects, personally leading development
- Architected and built a proprietary CMS framework, reducing the avg. development time by 70%
- Architected and built tenant-aware SaaS platform, Datawarehouse & ETL, and an in-house E-commerce engine
- Oct 2018 – May 2021M.Sc. in Project Management & Data Science (GPA 1.03) · HTW Berlin, Berlin DEThesis: Implementation of Machine Learning Projects in Business Environment.
- Aug 2005 – Mar 2012B.Sc. in Architecture · Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá COL
- Spanish
- Native
- English
- Full professional (TOEFL)
- French
- Full professional (DALF)
- German
- Intermediate (B2+)
- Oct 2020 – Oct 2022Core Mentor for the Emerging Tech Program · Rockstart, Berlin DE (remote)Mentor for Rockstart-accelerated, early-stage startups across ML/AI, IoT, and edge.
- Jan 2020Project: Forecasting River Flow in Kazakhstan · Berlin DEWorked with Dr. Anastasia Lobanova, researcher at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
- Jun 2019Speaker · PyData Berlin, Berlin DETalk: Introduction to Time Series Analysis and Forecast.
- Apr 2019 – Jul 2020Graduate Research Assistant · Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Berlin DEDesign and development of an ETL pipeline and Dashboard for processing and analyzing candidate applications data.
- May 2014 – Aug 2014AutoCAD Teacher · Fundación Escuela Taller de Bogotá, Bogotá COLTechnical training targeting young adults in vulnerable situations, teaching via a “learn by doing” model.
- 2010 – 2012Assistant Teacher · Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá COLBuilding Information Modeling (BIM), Computer Assisted Design (CAD) and 3D Modeling & Rendering.
Computer Vision & Deep Learning — Delivered large-scale imaging pipelines processing billions of images with strict security, latency, and reliability constraints. Extensive experience with segmentation, classification, and detection models. Strong grounding in CV architectures and optimization for production. Familiar with regulated environments and safety-critical workflows. (PyTorch/TensorFlow, OpenCV, YOLO, EasyOCR, CoatNet)
Machine Learning & Applied Research — Built production ML models and custom algorithms for forecasting, optimization, and analytics. Strong in data mining, feature engineering, and time series. Experience transforming prototypes into reliable, commercial-ready ML products. End-to-end MLOps experience from model development to inference APIs. (NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn, statsmodels, Matplotlib, FastAPI)
LLMs, NLP & Automation — Integrated LLMs into applications and workflows, including agent-based systems, RAG pipelines, MCP-compatible tooling, and quantized deployments. (LangChain, OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama, n8n)
3D, Simulation & Interactive Systems — Developed 3D rendering engine and physics-driven components for shipments optimization and visualization. Built interactive tooling using Unity and Three.js. (C#, .NET/Blazor, TypeScript/JavaScript)
Data Engineering & Infrastructure — Architected ETL pipelines, event-driven data flows, and large-scale analytic environments. Experience with DWH, dashboarding, and search/log pipelines. (Airflow, BigQuery, Tableau/Power BI/Looker, SQL, NoSQL, ELK)
Software Engineering and SaaS — Delivered multi-tenant SaaS systems, E-commerce platforms, and custom applications for several industries and across multiple tech stacks. Directly involved in development in 100+ successful projects and strong in API design, backend architecture, and full-stack development. (PHP/Laravel, Django/React, Ionic)
Systems Architecture — Extensive work with service-oriented and event-driven architectures supporting high-throughput, real-time processing. Focus on resilience, scalability, and modularity.
Cloud & DevOps — Hands-on across all major clouds: AWS, GCP, and Azure. Designed cloud-native infrastructures with fully automated CI/CD pipelines.
Security, Governance & Compliance — Experience preparing investor data rooms, leading due diligence, and aligning with GDPR, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 requirements. Implemented structured risk-management practices.
Product Delivery & Engineering Leadership — Track record building high-performance teams, enabling rapid prototyping, and driving value-first development across organizational stages. Extensive experience with Agile development and organizational maturity.
Self-taught and continuously learning, with a strong belief in open knowledge and the internet as an engine for progress. Passionate about the transformative power of technology and its socio-economic impact; especially automation, AI, VR/AR, and Big Data. Certified Rescue Scuba Diver (PADI), avid traveler, creative cook, and committed mentor.