
AI Solution Architect & Builder
17 years of commercial leadership · 5 years hospitality founder · 3 years designing AI systems · Shipping from Iceland, next stop Albania.
From architecture to production — I design and build AI-native systems that ship to real production, working today with real consequences.
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My hybrid path is deliberate: 17 years building businesses and leading commercial teams. For five of those years I founded and operated Gaia Origen, my own boutique hotel in Colombia, which I built literally with my own hands: the physical space, the brand, the website, the operations, the GTM strategy, and the full AI automation layer.
Today I design and build systems for hospitality, agencies and B2B consulting. I leverage AI-native tooling to accelerate implementation under my supervision, with verification scripts gating each layer. The result: systems that reach real production with real consequences.
Across 17 years as commercial and marketing director in Colombia's leading industries —from specialty products to boutique hospitality— I learned the most valuable skill of a consultant: how to identify real operational pain and recognize opportunities before the client articulates them. Every sector has its production processes, its friction points, and its metrics that matter — and the only way to understand them is from inside.
I'm characterized by creativity in solving complex problems and a deep commitment to continuous learning. A technical skill used to last five years; with the current AI resurgence, that cycle shrank to months. So my daily routine is constant preparation and updating — reading papers, building prototypes, validating architectures — because that's the only honest way to operate at the edge of this technology.
Today I design and build AI-native systems because they combine what I do best —understanding deep business— with what the moment demands —technical execution at the pace of innovation. I want to bring this model to world-class companies building their own AI capabilities.
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A specialized vertical built in three layers that reinforce each other: real case in production, productized platform, and operational vehicle.
HELJA Stay OS
Real case in production
Iceland · 2026 · Live
Multi-tenant SaaS platform for boutique hotels. RAG with pgvector + HNSW, voice AI with Retell, omnichannel WhatsApp, multi-tenant Clerk Org RBAC. 12,000+ TypeScript files, 830+ verification scripts.
HostRest360
Productized platform
2026 · In active architecture
The productization of HELJA brought to market: multi-tenant SaaS for boutique hotels and glampings. Beds24 reseller model with 88% margin. In-house aerial content production (drone 360).
Next11 Agency OS
Operational vehicle & R&D
2026 · Sprint 13
Operational backbone of my AI architecture practice. Federated hub pilot aggregating cross-tenant data. Personal R&D lab where I validate AI-native patterns before deploying them in client systems.
- 2025 — Present
AI Solutions Architect & Automation Consultant
Ignacio Suárez ConsultingSelf-employed · Colombia / Iceland · RemoteDesign and implementation of generative AI and automation systems for clients in North America, Europe and Latin America. Focus on AI-native architectures, enterprise RAG, multi-channel conversational agents.
- 2024 — 2025
Co-Founder
Aurora MindCali, ColombiaCo-founded an AI-powered platform for wellness and personalized meditation. Conceptualization, prototyping, and design of agents for guided experiences.
- 2020 — 2025
Founder & Product Architect
Gaia Origen Hotel Glamping & EcolodgeCali, Colombia · Active in sale processEnd-to-end founding and construction of the hotel from concept to profitable operation. Five years building with my own hands: physical space, brand, web, operations, GTM, and AI automation layer. 5★ rating · 30% increase in direct bookings · 80% reduction in response time.
- 2020 — 2021
Regional Commercial Manager
Linea AdhesivaValle del Cauca, ColombiaLed the regional commercial strategy with focus on innovation and sales-cycle optimization. 15% cycle reduction · 10+ strategic accounts · 20% increase in annual sales.
- 2016 — 2020
Commercial & Marketing Director — Specialty Products
Cintandina S.A.Cali, ColombiaLed the commercial team across three cities. Divisional Salesforce implementation. Launched five new product lines. 25% market share growth · 30% revenue increase in the division.
- 2017
International Consulting
Neel Veterinary HospitalOklahoma, USAFull rebranding and web redesign for one of the leading veterinary hospitals in the United States.
AI Architecture
- RAG pipelines (pgvector / HNSW)
- Multi-agent orchestration
- Tool calling (OpenAI function format)
- Advanced prompt engineering
- Context window management
- Semantic search · Token budgeting
LLM Platforms
- Anthropic (Claude)
- OpenAI
- OpenRouter (multi-LLM routing)
- Retell (voice AI)
- ElevenLabs
- Familiar with Azure OpenAI · AWS Bedrock — pursuing certification
Frameworks & Frontend
- Next.js 15-16 (App Router)
- React 19
- Strict TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS 3.4
- Framer Motion · GSAP
- shadcn/ui · Vercel AI SDK
Backend & Database
- InsForge (Postgres + pgvector + Edge Functions)
- Advanced PostgreSQL (RLS, HNSW, RPC)
- Next.js API Routes · Server Components
- Webhooks with HMAC verification
Cloud & Infra
- Coolify (VPS production)
- Vercel
- InsForge managed Postgres
- Hostinger VPS
- Familiar with Azure and AWS — pursuing certification
Enterprise Integrations
- Clerk (Auth + Org RBAC)
- Salesforce (Cintandina deployment)
- Beds24 API V2 · Stripe · Rapyd
- Unipile · Svix · n8n · Kommo
AI-Native Development
- Claude Code (Anthropic)
- Antigravity IDE
- MCP servers (Model Context Protocol)
- Curated library of 140+ agent skills synced via script
- Verification harnesses · Multi-agent swarm architecture
Commercial Leadership
- 17 years Commercial & Marketing Director
- MBA · B2B Senior Sales
- Revenue Management & OTA Strategy
- SaaS product design
- CRM design (custom build)
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I design the complete architecture before writing code — schemas, contracts between modules, integration patterns, security boundaries. Implementation is accelerated by leveraging AI-native tools like Claude Code, with verification scripts gating each layer to maintain senior-level quality.
My job is to operate as an architect in a world where code is commodity and decision quality is what's scarce. For clients building AI Centers of Excellence, this is exactly the operational model their teams will adopt — and I already live it from inside, with the privilege of having iterated the mistakes in my own systems before proposing them as enterprise practice.
Quality commitment
Human-in-the-Loop above all. AI proposes, the human architect approves. Every system of mine reaches production with full verification, guardrails, and audit trail.
Personal tooling
Curated library of 140+ specialized agent skills — architecture, frontend, backend, AI/RAG, testing, deployment — synced across projects. Each skill encapsulates a pattern validated in real production.
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Building companies and complex architectures requires balance. After five years building Gaia Origen —a hotel designed so guests could reconnect with nature and themselves— I understood that deep creation comes from sustained clarity.
That's why since 2026 I live and work nomadically, integrating immersive travel —30-day trek to Annapurna Base Camp in Nepal, road trip across Iceland, next stop Albania— with deep creation. This is conscious strategy: every technical residency gives me context, clarity, and energy to produce better.
At Gaia Origen we organized wellness retreats dedicated to mental health, connection with nature, and the daily practice of the Morning Mental Mastery — a routine based on five pillars.
- 2024Advanced Course in Generative AIUCAM Catholic University of San Antonio de Murcia · Spain
- 2015Intensive English ProgramMissouri University of Science & Technology · USA
- 2012International ManagementUniversitat de València · Spain
- 2010 — 2012MBA · Master's in Business AdministrationICESI · Cali, Colombia
- 2005National & International MarketingUniversidad de Manizales · Colombia
Languages
Open to: AI Solution Architect · Senior AI Engineer · Fractional AI Executive · 100% remote. If what I build adds value to your team, let's talk.