Upcoming
AI for Good workshop
Rocky Mountain AI Interest Group
Confirmed AI expert for the workshop session.
Speaking · Keynotes & Workshops
AI Speaker in Colorado
I speak at meetups, workshops, and company events about the parts of AI that survive contact with real life. I have been speaking at developer events since 2006, including years as a speaker with Microsoft's platform group in the Andean region and as a Developer Evangelist for Microsoft Colombia. Talks are available in English and Spanish, in person across the Front Range or virtual.
Book me to speak
For event organizers: keynotes, panels, and hands-on workshops, on the topics below. Tell me your audience, the date, and the outcome you want, and I will reply with topics and availability.
Recent and upcoming engagements
AI & Ghosts
Rocky Mountain AI Interest Group
Panelist at the AI & Ghosts event in Boulder.
Presentation
Rocky Mountain AI Interest Group
Presented to the Rocky Mountain AI Interest Group.
The earlier record
Before the AI meetups there was a decade of developer events across Latin America, most of it with Microsoft's platform group in the Andean region.
Software architecture and careers
Windows Phone Community Day · Medellín
Spoke on software architecture, app development and career planning at the Avanet community day in Medellín.
Workshops for Legis, Publicar and SIIGO
Social Media 101 workshops · Bogotá
Ran the Social Media 101 workshop for the teams at Legis, Publicar and SIIGO, three Colombian companies working out what social media meant for their businesses.
SenaSoft 2009
SenaSoft 2009 · Colombia
Took part in SenaSoft 2009, Colombia’s national software training event, with 3Metas.
Developer Evangelist
Microsoft Colombia
Joined Microsoft Colombia as a Developer Evangelist in August 2008. That year I also ran a test-management session on Visual Studio Team System 2008, taught a two-day Silverlight training for Metro-program partners, and had an app featured in a session at PDC 2008.
A year on the road
Microsoft Latam circuit · Andean region
DevDays in Medellín, Cali and Cartagena. The Regional Architects Forum in Bogotá. A keynote at CartagenaDotNet. ISV Strategy Day in Medellín and Bogotá. The Andean RoadShow through Quito, Manta, Guayaquil, Bogotá and Cartagena, plus client sessions for the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce and Grupo Aval.
From the archive: the full 2007 log, with sessions and audiences · the old speaker CV
Topics
AI agents doing real work
What it actually takes to run agents in real companies: orchestration, reliability, cost control, and the failure modes demos never show.
AI strategy for businesses
Where AI pays off first, how to sequence adoption, and how to tell a working system from a slide deck.
Distributed systems architecture
Two decades of building systems that scale across countries and teams, and what still holds up in the AI era.
Invite me to speak
Tell me about your event, your audience, and the date. Keynotes, panels, and hands-on workshops are all on the table.
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