I build technology organizations and AI-native products that ship.

1. PresentCosta Rica

   Co-Founder & Chief AI Officer

   Subaxa

   • Lead product and AI strategy for an AI-native proptech company focused on judicial real estate auctions in Costa Rica.
   • Design processes, decisions, and customer interactions around artificial intelligence from day one, not as a bolt-on feature.
   • Build the technical and organizational foundations for an AI-first operating model with founding partners.
2. 2023 - PresentLATAM

   Board of Directors

   Golabs

   • Joined the board after selling a majority stake in 2023, serving alongside the CTO role until stepping out of it in 2026.
   • Support strategic direction for a nearshore AI and engineering organization serving clients across the Americas.
3. 2019 - July 2026LATAM

   Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

   Golabs

   • Created and led the AI division, achieving roughly 30% of total company revenue through AI services and solutions.
   • Stayed on as CTO for three years after the 2023 majority sale, leading technology through the ownership transition.
   • Scaled the company from 0 to 100+ engineers across Latin America, supporting complex, high-impact projects for Fortune 500 clients.
   • Acted as a strategic partner to executive leadership and clients, translating business objectives into technical roadmaps and execution plans.
   • Built leadership layers (tech leads, managers, directors) to sustain growth beyond 100+ engineers.
   • Designed and implemented distributed team structures across Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Colombia, Guatemala, Argentina, the United States, and other LATAM countries.
   • Led hiring, organizational design, and leadership development for high-performance, multicultural engineering teams.
4. 2014 - 2019Costa Rica

   Co-Founder & Delivery Manager

   Golabs

   • Co-founded Golabs and led end-to-end delivery for multiple client engagements, establishing repeatable processes across distributed teams.
   • Standardized delivery processes across projects, increasing consistency and reducing onboarding time for new team members.
   • Partnered with sales and pre-sales teams to estimate effort, define delivery approaches, and support successful deal closures.
   • Mentored technical leads and senior engineers, strengthening delivery ownership and decision-making at the team level.
5. 2014 - 2022Costa Rica

   Software Engineering Professor

   Universidad Técnica Nacional

   • Guided student teams in launching startup projects from idea validation to MVP development and demo presentations.
   • Fostered a hands-on learning environment through project-based coursework, hackathons, and real client simulations.
   • Created and shared open educational resources, code samples, and technical workshops beyond the classroom.
   • Integrated entrepreneurship and real-world product development into software engineering curricula.
6. 2011 - 2014Costa Rica

   Software Engineer

   Avantica

   • Owned end-to-end feature development from design through deployment, consistently meeting or exceeding client expectations.
   • Supported multiple client engagements while maintaining high productivity and delivery standards.
   • Embedded quickly into client engineering teams, delivering production-quality features across diverse tech stacks and processes.
7. 2010 - 2011Costa Rica

   Software Developer

   NCQ Solution

   • Joined at an early stage and helped build the initial product from concept to first paying customers.
   • Designed and implemented core system architecture that scaled as the company grew.
   • Delivered early MVP features under tight timelines, enabling rapid market validation.
   • Took ownership of critical components that became foundational to long-term success.

• Strategy & execution

  Defined technical strategy aligned with business growth and enterprise client needs across the United States and the Americas.

• Engineering leadership

  Built and led large-scale, distributed engineering organizations across LATAM with durable leadership layers.

• Global delivery

  Delivered software solutions for Fortune 500 companies using nearshore and distributed models.

• Talent development

  Established hiring pipelines, career paths, and leadership structures for senior and junior engineers alike.

• Technical speaking

  Delivered technology talks and presentations on AI, cloud delivery, and engineering leadership.

• Open source

  Contributor to the Ruby ecosystem and other community-driven projects.

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Executive Program: Chief Technology Officer

  2026

• Texas Tech University

  Machine Learning & Data Science Program

  2025

• Universidad Técnica Nacional

  Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering

  2013

Software Engineering Professor at Universidad Técnica Nacional (2014-2022), guiding student teams from idea validation to MVP.