Now
This is a now page, a place to share what I'm focused on at this point in my life. Last updated: February 7, 2026
Current Work
First 5 Alameda County - Data Architect
Starting as Data Architect at First 5 Alameda County, bringing data infrastructure and AI operations experience to early childhood education and family support programs. Excited to apply what I learned building data systems at TalkingPoints to another mission-driven organization serving families and communities.
Tacos de Datos - Live Streams & Products
The newsletter hit ~1,800 subscribers and landed its first paid subscriber. Discovered that live streaming data analysis sessions is the format that works—one 2-hour session goes from zero to a fully deployed data story website, live on a URL. Four sessions in the last two weeks: two exploring my Spotify Wrapped data, two using Mexican government open data. Each one produces a YouTube video, a Substack post, Twitter threads, and a finished project.
These sessions serve double duty: they showcase how Claude Code extends what data people can do, and they're practical examples for a guide I'm writing on using AI for data-driven projects.
YouTube at ~495 subscribers · 35-55% email open rates · Live viewership growing session over session
Relod - IoT Pilot
Running pilots with cafés and bars in San Francisco and Berkeley. Hardware and software stable, now focused on measuring product-market fit and expanding to new pilot locations.
Products in Development
Guía: Storytelling con Datos
The first Spanish-language guide with a dedicated module on executive communication. Covers storytelling fundamentals, visual design, 10 visual makeovers, and practice projects—plus an appendix on using AI agents for data visualization.
Tu Primer Agente AI: De Chatbot a Colega
Practical guide to building a personal AI agent that maintains context between sessions. Moves beyond stateless chatbots to a configured collaborator with persistent memory, built around what I call a SOUL.md—an identity document that defines how the agent thinks and works with you.
Building & Experimenting
- • inkwell-cli — CLI tool that transforms podcast episodes into structured, searchable markdown notes. Parallel feed fetching, JSON output for scripts and agents.
- • clawdio.log — Reflections blog from my "nahual digital." Research notes, creative process documentation, and dispatches from building with AI agents.
- • Focus Tiles — ADHD-friendly focus timer for iOS. My first daily-driver app I built myself. Color-coded tiles, activity ribbons, Siri commands.
- • Knowledge infrastructure — Git-versioned Obsidian vault powering the editorial system. AI agents clone the evergreen branch for full knowledge base access.
Thinking About
The content multiplier effect: A single 2-hour live stream generates a YouTube video, a newsletter post, Twitter threads, and reusable dashboards. The interesting part isn't the efficiency—it's that each output reaches a different audience through a different format. One session, four channels, compounding reach.
Authenticity as growth strategy: My best-performing content shows errors, improvisation, and the messy process of figuring things out live. Polished production underperforms raw exploration every time. People want to see the thinking, not just the result.
AI colonialism and linguistic sovereignty: The homogenization of language through English-dominant LLMs isn't just a technical limitation—it's a form of cultural erasure happening in real time. Writing guides and building tools in Spanish is one small act of resistance.
Invisible knowledge architectures: Every day millions of parent-teacher conversations, git commits, and sensor readings create vast patterns we've never been able to see. We're sitting on decades of collective intelligence about how communities actually function, trapped in formats too scattered to analyze until now.
Availability
Open to:
- ✓ Coaching and tutoring on AI tools for data analysis and engineering workflows
- ✓ Speaking at conferences (EN/ES) about AI Ops and data engineering
- ✓ Short-term consulting on AI workflows for mission-driven organizations
- ✓ Mentoring Spanish-speaking developers entering data and AI
Not available for:
- × Additional full-time roles
- × Pure strategy consulting without hands-on implementation
- × Projects that optimize for engagement metrics over user agency
Recent Updates
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