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Technical Product Owner at Alternova and CTO at ExchangiFi, with a background in backend engineering, AI systems, architecture, and teams that ship.
Colombia · GMT−5
TOOLS I USE TO BUILD AND SHIP
Backend, AI, and product systems built for real organizations.
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CTO · Jul 2025 to present
Problem: moving money across borders is slow, opaque and overpriced. Responsibilities: architecture, stack decisions, delivery and technical leadership.
Python · Django · HTMX · PostgreSQL · AWS
exchangifi.com →
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Problem: clinical trials for digital therapeutics run on scattered, manual tooling. Contribution: I led backend for the decentralized trial platform for UCSF (via Alternova), covering APIs, analytics and participant data pipelines.
Django REST · PostgreSQL
nexus.ucsf.edu →
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Problem: post-acute patient engagement stuck on rigid Amazon Lex flows. Contribution: migrated resolution to OpenAI with LangChain, and introduced CI/CD and backend best practices.
LangChain · OpenAI · Python
app.nanci.health →
Problem: ML model deployments were manual, slow and error-prone. Contribution: FastAPI services and a Click CLI automating Docker-based deployments, with secure obfuscated distribution.
FastAPI · Docker · Python
OPEN SOURCE
Multi-channel notification hub, built and maintained at Alternova.
A production-grade FastAPI starter, so new services skip the boilerplate week.
A configuration template for AI agent workflows, so teams start from conventions instead of guesswork.
From backend implementation to technical product leadership.
Jul 2025 - Present
I set the technical direction for the exchange platform, from architecture and stack decisions to delivery.
May 2023 - Present
I led backend work on Nexus, migrated Lean6 Nanci to OpenAI and built the Arkangel CLI, while writing specs and driving product delivery.
Jan 2022 - Apr 2023
I gathered requirements and built a multimedia marketplace with a social platform in Django.
I'm a software engineer from Universidad Surcolombiana, based in Colombia. The same discipline that ships software shows up on the mat, in exams and at industry events: I train Brazilian jiu-jitsu and MMA, compete on the AJP Tour, and stay close to the industry building fintech and AI.
BELT PROGRESSION
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I took first place on the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro Tour, Andina regional, competing at blue belt in the 77 kg division.
Colombia's Ministry of Education recognized me for one of the country's top Saber Pro scores in Software Engineering.
Time on the ground with the fintech and AI industry in Miami, meeting the people building both.
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu at blue belt, plus MMA. Competing on the AJP Tour.
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N64 funtastic gray, Xbox Classic, Wii and Xbox 360 — all hooked up, all played.
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Retro cartridges hunted patiently and shelved properly, and a PC where the frame rates live.
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Fable: The Lost Chapters, Diddy Kong Racing, Def Jam: Fight for NY. Harry Potter, Naruto, Pokémon, Mr. Robot.
I'm open to serious product, backend, AI, and technical leadership conversations.
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