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PAULO VILA EXECUTIVE VERSION View AI.Version

AI INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECT & PRODUCT EXECUTIVE
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA · paulo@paulovila.org • vilapaulo@gmail.com · paulovila.org
linkedin.com/in/pvila
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executive summary

McKinsey → BCG → Carrefour → Mastercard → Imaginos

I Build Systems. Consulting → Corporate Leadership → Systems Engineering → AI Infrastructure

system_architecture
            Strategy Engine
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  Engineering   AI Systems  Human Systems
   Rust Core    Agents      Executive Sprints
 Infrastructure  LLMs       Decision Design
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          Business Impact
Consultants talk about transformation. I implement the runtime.
current flagship roles
CEO & Founder — Vilaros OS / ImagineOS
Jan 2025 - Present
IMAGINOS · Local-first AI infrastructure
  • Responsible for product vision, platform architecture, and commercial strategy.
  • Building a local-first AI infrastructure company in Rust — combining LLM orchestration, persistent memory, workflow execution, identity, and runtime governance across 5 production applications.
  • Designed platform core around five shared services: Hera (orchestration), Memento (memory), Sentinel (routing), Argus (environment), and OS-v3 (governance).
  • Built reusable multi-agent and multi-channel infrastructure spanning web, Telegram, and WhatsApp.
  • Runs paulovila.org, vetra.trade, latinos.paulovila.org, movilo.club, and elgarcero.com on a unified architecture.
professional mission

I don't just manage people—I orchestrate systems and teams. I design the conditions for a group to think better than it thought it could, and then I actively review, support, and steer their output towards excellence.

core competencies
AI Systems:
LLM orchestration multi-agent architectures RAG pipelines local inference
Infrastructure:
Linux Caddy WireGuard Docker
Languages:
Rust Python TypeScript
network & affiliations
• M.S. Industrial Engineering — Universidad de los Andes (1996 – 1998)
100% scholarship, thesis 5/5
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering — Universidad de los Andes (1990 – 1996)
thesis 5/5
• International Boarding School — Beau Soleil, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland (1984 – 1986)
certifications
Stanford Machine Learning
Stanford University
Entrepreneurship
The Wharton School
Introduction to TensorFlow for AI, ML, and Deep Learning
DeepLearning.AI
Introduction to Trading, Machine Learning & GCP
New York Institute of Finance
languages
• English (Bilingual)
• Spanish (Native)
• French
• Italian
key achievements
Engineering
  • Deployed 13 Local AI Agents via Memento/Hera over 9 months.
  • Engineered sub-millisecond IPC communication layers in Loco.rs handling 1M+ reqs.
  • Built an autonomous multi-node AI cluster within mobile hardware constraints.
Business
  • Fintech Scale — Led **$100M+** B2B credit card sourcing platform at Mastercard; supported neobank launch reaching 1M+ users in Colombia within 18 months.
  • Innovation Growth — Drove 10x growth in innovation consulting sales across Latin America via three newly established hubs.
  • Turnaround — **$20M** financial swing (from –$10M to +$10M annual earnings in 6 months) at a Latin American mine through process redesign and union negotiation.
  • Strategic Growth — Facilitated strategy for a Chilean food leader projecting **$200M** in incremental sales and 10%+ margin improvement.
  • Community at Scale — Founded and scaled Top Level Executives to 60,000 members (VPs, CEOs, Directors) over 19 years. Zero institutional funding.
experience continued
Founder & Owner — Top Level Executives
Jan 2006 – Present
Entrepreneurship
Founded, scaled, and continuously managed a premier global digital networking community to nearly 60,000 members (VPs, CEOs, Directors, Entrepreneurs) over 19+ years. Empowering high-performance individuals through strategic networking, executive recruitment, and career advancement.
Innovation - Digital Labs Vice President Latin America — Mastercard
Sep 2022 – Jan 2025
Leading innovation for key LAC clients as VP at Mastercard Digital Labs. Architected and deployed novel design thinking products establishing 3 new client innovation hubs and a 10X surge in strategic engagement value. Developed and implemented local LLM expert agents cutting workshop times from hours to minutes (90% satisfaction).
Labs as a Service - Innovation Director for Latin America — Mastercard
May 2019 – Sep 2022
Drove 5X revenue increase for Labs as a Service in LAC. Delivered over 60 innovation projects with 90% client satisfaction. Pioneered global firsts including 100% virtual workshops and the company's first blockchain credit card. Recognized with 3 President's Awards.
Andean + Caribbean Merchant Sales Director — Mastercard
Jun 2017 – May 2019
Drove Mastercard's merchant consulting engagements across Caribbean and Andean regions, full lifecycle from business development to delivery. Pioneered the first mission-based segmentation analysis for a major Latin American client, providing novel market insights.
Senior Managing Consultant — Mastercard
Jul 2014 – May 2019
Andean Business Leader for Mastercard D&S. Championed a B2B credit card sourcing platform generating over $100M in revenues in 1.5 years. Supported the launch of a groundbreaking Neobank in Colombia acquiring over 1M users by end of 2020.
Senior Associate — Partners in Performance
Aug 2013 – Jun 2014
Led a critical engagement achieving a $20M financial turnaround at a silver-lead-tin mine in Latin America — from –$10M to +$10M annual earnings in 6 months. Spearheaded maintenance productivity improvements, optimized SAP spare parts ordering, and re-engineered the energy supply system. Led complex mining union negotiations.
Senior Consultant — Hay Group (now Korn Ferry)
Apr 2011 – Aug 2013
Building Effective Organizations (BEO) practice for LAC. Led sprint workshops achieving 10% FTE reduction for two major oil pipelines in under 2 months. Designed process automation for a Fortune 500 Oil & Gas company. Facilitated strategy workshops identifying 60 expansion opportunities filtered to 5 core initiatives projecting $200M sales increase. Redesigned one of the world's largest tin mines in one month.
Sales Development Director — Carrefour
Oct 2009 – Mar 2011
Directed a pricing division of 200+ professionals executing real-time pricing strategy for Colombia's second-largest retailer. Orchestrated end-to-end new store openings from site selection to operational readiness. Led Market Analytics and Quality Management functions across operations.
Consultant — The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Apr 2008 – Mar 2009
Played a key analytical role in the successful delivery of a $30+ billion merger between two major food companies in the Mexican market, completed on time and within budget. Developed cost reduction analysis for a world-class manufacturing multinational, identifying $10M USD in annual savings.
Associate Consultant — McKinsey & Company
Apr 2006 – Mar 2008
Contributed to impactful client projects including new branch model deployment, analytical support during a multi-billion dollar telecom merger achieving $20M+ in synergy savings, and strategic launch of an IP-video portal for a leading Venezuelan telco.
legacy experience
Software Development and Consulting Manager @ Simplexity
Rescued 2 projects 2yr behind schedule
Mar 2009 – Sep 2009
CEO & Founding Partner @ data2web.com
6 clients: Siemens, CREEL, BASC
Sep 2001 – Apr 2006
Chief Technology Officer @ La Nota Económica
Pivoted biz model, built software group
Feb 2000 – Sep 2001
GMAT Instructor @ Kaplan
GMAT prep instruction
Jan 1998 – Dec 2000
University Professor @ Universidad de los Andes
5/5 rating · 6 thesis directed
Jan 1998 – Sep 1999
Marketing Specialist @ ROCHE
Tool adopted across 3 countries
Sep 1996 – Dec 1997
philosophy & approach

I treat design like architecture: it should work without explanation.

The best workshops are when participants forget they are in one. The best software makes users forget they are using it. Both demand ruthless clarity about human needs and relentless removal of anything that serves the designer rather than the user.

On Design Thinking — An epistemology, not a framework. Start with the human, prototype fast, kill bad ideas early. The method scales from fintech apps to mining operations to C-suite strategy — because the underlying logic is always the same.

On Sprint Architecture — Designed like a code pipeline: clear inputs, strong interfaces between stages, observable outputs. This is why sprints close in days rather than weeks. Processes execute; regular meetings stall.

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