Juan Carlos · Cali / Bogotá · Colombia
Creator of AKILI · open-source SDD methodologyI take innovation to production — autonomous Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents on AWS Bedrock, cloud architecture, or leading your IT as a Fractional CTO (Nearshore/Colombia). Systems that scale and actually work.
From LLM & RAG agents on AWS Bedrock to process automation and technical leadership as a Fractional CTO.
End-to-end configuration and parameterization of Jira Software and Jira Product Discovery (JPD). I structure hierarchical information, create specialized profiles, manage timelines, and integrate Atlassian tools with AI and APIs to optimize your Agile/Scrum operations.
From idea to deployment with no tech debt. Full-cycle custom software development using my Spec Driven Development methodology (AKILI / AKILI-SPECS).
Empower your operations with Artificial Intelligence. I specialize in AWS Bedrock for consuming Large Language Models (LLMs), creating autonomous AI agents, and building complex automation workflows using tools like n8n and Eleven Labs.
Avoid technical chaos and high team churn. As your Fractional CTO I oversee and structure your entire IT department, implementing infrastructure and SDLC best practices for startups and scale-ups.
Designing and maintaining highly available cloud environments. I handle the configuration and optimization of critical AWS services including S3, EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudFront, Lambda, and Cognito, ensuring robust security and performance.
Automation & AWS architecture
platform
View siteBrand Strategy · Landing · SEO/GEO · Dra. Paola Chicue · VIP Dental Tourism
Strong clinical track record, but the digital presence did not communicate a clear VIP dental-tourism niche in Cali or a differentiated offer versus local clinics and US competitors.
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platform
View siteFull-stack platform · accounting, tax & financial consulting · TLM Get Adviced
Full-stack platform for TLM Get Adviced — accounting, tax and financial consulting with App TLM, Power BI and Looker Studio for companies across Colombia.
platform
View siteLending and collections platform · Credinova
Dark-themed lending and collections platform — daily collection priorities, overdue tracking, client search, and admin dashboards for credit operations.
Associate Team Leader · Digital Platforms · Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT (CGIAR)
Unstructured agricultural and climate data that CGIAR teams processed by hand to produce actionable risk reports.
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automation
Technical Lead · Digital Platforms · Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT (CGIAR)
CGIAR legacy platforms (MARLO, PRMS, STAR, CLARISA) operating in silos, with manual executive reporting and long cycles.
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agritech
View siteCTO / Founder · AgroSmart Co
Lack of accessible tooling to connect producers and buyers across the Colombian agriculture ecosystem.
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retail
POS Specialist · DevOps / Automation · PriceSmart
POS operations spread across 47 clubs with limited visibility and manual support tooling.
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enterprise
Software Engineer · Carvajal Tecnología y Servicios
Payroll processes with fragile dependencies between core systems and external accounting systems at enterprise clients.
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LLM agents, RAG & applied Artificial Intelligence (AI)
I build LLM systems that ship — not demos. Prompt engineering, RAG, agents with tool use, and structured outputs.
I replace manual workflows with webhooks, REST, event-driven pipelines and document-generation pipelines, bridging legacy and modern systems.
Pragmatic, typed stack. Monorepo architecture and REST API design.
Serverless-first AWS architecture. Distributed systems without over-engineering.
Relational and document stores; vector stores for RAG; OpenSearch for analytics and retrieval.
CI/CD, automated quality hooks, testing and observability as a habit, not an afterthought.
Planning, budget control, and delivery governed by the value triangle: scope, time, and cost — without sacrificing quality.
I find the brand differentiator, run competitor analysis, and turn that into measurable digital presence: technical SEO, local GEO, Google Business, and tracking in GSC and Analytics.
I translate AI capability into measurable business impact for non-technical stakeholders. Sustainable agile delivery.
Methodology
Cut development time in half without sacrificing quality: constitution-first, spec-driven development for AI agents across Claude Code, OpenCode, and Google Antigravity.
AKILI (AKILI-SPECS) is my open-source methodology for AI-assisted development, named after Dante — my dog and our mascot. It is constitution-first and spec-driven: product intent, UX direction, technical design, implementation tasks, tests, and validation evidence all live in repository documentation, so humans and AI agents work from the same durable context. Its differentiator is Kaizen (continuous improvement): every archived spec runs a retrospective that turns evidence into lessons, so the methodology learns and improves with every delivery. Published on NPM as akili-specs with a portable akili CLI.
Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT (CGIAR)
Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT (CGIAR)
Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT
AgroSmart Co
PriceSmart
Carvajal Tecnología y Servicios
Almacenes La 13 S.A.
Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali
AI Engineer and Technical Lead with 15+ years building software, cloud platforms, and intelligent automation.
Currently designing and shipping production-grade AI solutions powered by LLMs (Anthropic Claude, AWS Bedrock, OpenAI), RAG architectures, and autonomous agents that replace manual, repetitive business processes. Hands-on across the full lifecycle — from identifying high-friction workflows and prototyping PoCs, to scaling them on serverless AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, Bedrock) with NestJS, Next.js, TypeScript, and Python. Self-taught, curious, and driven by solving real business problems with technology that ships.
Yes. I work remotely with clients across LATAM, the US and Europe. I'm on Colombia time (GMT-5), which overlaps well with the Americas and the European morning.
Three: fixed-scope project (defined deliverables), monthly retainer (ongoing capacity), and one-off consulting (architecture, review or mentoring). We pick whichever fits your goal.
With my AKILI methodology: a discovery session to understand the problem, then an agreed specification (requirements + design) you approve before any code, followed by verifiable incremental delivery. Nothing gets built without an approved spec.
SDD is a way of building software where you first agree on a specification — what will be built, how, and with what acceptance criteria — and then humans and AI agents implement from that contract instead of one-off prompts. The result is traceable, reviewable, and needs far less rework. AKILI is my open-source implementation of SDD.
AKILI (AKILI-SPECS) is my open-source methodology that puts SDD into practice with an explicit lifecycle — from constitution to archive — and a multi-agent harness where a Leader plans, an Implementer codes, and a Reviewer audits blind. It installs from NPM as akili-specs and is portable across Claude Code, OpenCode, and Google Antigravity.
Applied AI and LLM agents (Claude, OpenAI), Python and TypeScript, AWS and Google Cloud, automation and integrations, and modern web (Next.js). I pick the stack for the outcome, not the other way around.
A pilot or a scoped automation usually takes 2–4 weeks; an AI integration to production, 1–3 months. After discovery I give you a realistic range before we commit.
Message me on WhatsApp or email with a short description of your goal. I reply with framing questions and, after a short discovery, a proposal with scope and price.
I consider senior roles in applied AI or cloud architecture, remote or hybrid from Colombia. If it fits what I build, let's talk on LinkedIn or email.
Tell me about your company's biggest technical challenge. Whether it's structuring your IT team or integrating AI, let's map the path today.
Or reach out directly: WhatsApp · jucacar22@gmail.com