Julian Grisales

Julian Grisales

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Product Owner
Valle del Cauca, Colombia

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  • Independent professional
    Principal AI Solutions Architect
    Independent professional
    Feb 2026 - Current (9 months)
    Guiding traditional companies and SMEs through their transition to become AI-First. Currently managing three clients on retainer while building their internal foundational pipelines.

    - SME AI-First Transitions & Company Brains: Guided traditional SMEs transitioning to AI-First operations by architecting central knowledge brain repositories and operational OS systems that ingest unstructured operational data, client communications, CRM records, and team documentation to establish persistent context, while tutoring professionals on adopting persistent AI harnesses.
    - Solutions Scoping & SOW Ownership: Translated complex business bottlenecks into precise technical specifications, managing client engagements from initial feasibi
  • Tournkey
    Product Owner
    Tournkey
    Dec 2022 - Current (3 years 11 months)
    Led the engineering team reporting directly to the CEO, overseeing 60+ features from inception to launch while sitting at the seam between client requirements and engineering reality.

    - Harness Engineering & AI-First Delivery: Architected an internal agentic PM harness using spec-driven development. Automated roadmap management, engineering performance tracking, technical specification drafting, and engineering handoffs, cutting sprint delivery times and reducing production bugs by 50%.
    - Executive Scope Defense: Acted as the primary filter between executive vision and engineering execution. Challenged unverified assumptions, validated user flows before development, and defended sprint priorities through clear trade-off anal
  • Amelia Cafe
    Co-Owner
    Amelia Cafe
    Dec 2016 - Jun 2026 (9 years 7 months)
    Founded and grew revenue by 600% within the first two years, navigating the COVID-19 pandemic through resourceful marketing and budget optimization.

    - Business Acquisition via AI Pipeline (1300% ROI): Built an autonomous 11-module deterministic pipeline for business valuation and exit execution. Identified and qualified 34 buyer candidates, culminating in a successful business acquisition with a 1300% ROI.
    - Operational Independence: Designed clear operational workflows, runbooks, and team governance, achieving 90% independence from daily operations with employee retention exceeding six years and under 10% turnover.
  • PTK SAS
    Product Design Consultant
    PTK SAS
    Jan 2016 - Feb 2016 (2 months)
    - Human-Centered Design & Field Research: Conducted qualitative research across warehouse and logistics facilities, interviewing floor staff to identify operational bottlenecks and user constraints.
    - Agile MVP Prioritization: Applied the Business Model Canvas to structure customer value propositions, defining the early user flow and backlog for a micro-logistics platform.
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    Project Lead / Product Designer
    mLuka EEDE
    Apr 2014 - Dec 2014 (9 months)
    mLuka was a mobile wallet initiative intended to follow the recent released regulations of the Peruvian government to create an Electronic Money Issuing Firm (E.E.D.E). The purpose of the company was to collect cash from users and make it available as a digital currency and then to be used in a broad range of the commerce, from paying utilities to paying the bus. Following BoP (base of pyramid) business practices we intended to bring modern financial services to almost the 80% of the Peruvian population that weren't covered by any bank, due to territory accessibility or just because the amount of money they have is not seemed as an attractive business for banks. When I started working in this intrapreneurship the shareholders had been worki
  • VELÁSQUEZ INGENIEROS ASOCIADOS SAS
    Software and Hardware Developer
    VELÁSQUEZ INGENIEROS ASOCIADOS SAS
    Nov 2011 - Nov 2012 (1 year 1 month)
    I contributed in the developing of several products intended to be used in high power electrical industries, also contributed improving old products to make them more competent according to the market. Each product system was developed from the conception and understanding of the need, to the training of the personal to correctly operate the equipment; using ANSI C as low level programming language for microcontrollers and an optimal hardware integration according to what's intended with the product. As well I proposed new methods and tools for the developing process; according to the newest prototyping tendencies, solving an imminent cut down of legacy supplies and reducing production costs.
  • Universidad del Valle CO
    Monitor/Assistant in Electronics Laboratories
    Universidad del Valle CO
    Feb 2011 - Jun 2011 (5 months)
    I realized control over the use of the laboratory, students were provided with tools for their projects and advised on the use of the equipment.
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  • Universidad del Valle CO
    Electronics engineer, B.Sc, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
    Universidad del Valle CO
    Jan 2007 - Dec 2013 (7 years)
  • Colegio Bilingüe Montessori
    Bachiller Académico
    Colegio Bilingüe Montessori
    Jan 1997 - Dec 2006 (10 years)