Platform Engineer · AI Infrastructure Architect · Cloud Consultant
Basque Country, Spain — formerly Australia, Thailand, China
24+ years building production systems across cloud platforms, reliability engineering, and applied AI. I have led SRE and platform teams, designed multi-cloud environments, and delivered AI capabilities from prototype to stable operations.
Currently: Platform Engineering at Clavium, AI Infrastructure at
Guztia, AgriTech IoT at KhawTECH.
Open to selective leadership conversations where technical depth and product impact matter.
Recognition & Press
Alibaba Cloud MVP Diamond
9 consecutive years (2018–2026). MVP of the Year 2019 at the Global Summit in Hangzhou.
Qwen VIP
Recognized by Alibaba's LLM team for AI/ML community contributions and early adoption of the Qwen model family.
Qwen Cloud Global AI Hackathon
Top 10 Honorable Mention for NaLog Agent in the first Qwen Cloud Global AI Hackathon (2026) — 8,458 participants, 729 projects.
Docker Recognition
Recognized by Docker for contributions around local and self-hosted model workflows, including community projects and technical interviews.
Huawei Cloud CTO Selection
Selected for a Huawei Cloud solution architecture initiative in Asia (2024).
Featured in Xataka
Featured by Xataka for cross-border enterprise connectivity work in China/APAC.
European Commission
Consulted on edge computing and agritech policies (2025).
Apsara Conference
Participated as organizer/interviewer at the Apsara Conference, including sessions and booth coverage.
Open Source Contributor
Contributions to Bootstrap, Kubernetes, Docker CLI, Docker Library, Bluesky AT Protocol, Alibaba Cloud CLI, and Funcraft.
Career
Junior Frontend Developer → Backend Developer → DevOps Engineer → SRE → Technical Director → Platform Engineer & AI Architect
Platform Engineer — Clavium
2025 – Present- Designed enterprise AI platform foundations: LiteLLM routing, self-hosted vLLM serving, and Langfuse observability
- Improved reliability and developer experience on GKE through GitOps, service mesh, and telemetry standards
- Defined internal reference architecture for agentic workflows (LangGraph, MCP, HITL, model routing)
Tech Lead — Clust.AI (GPU Compute Platform)
2025- Led architecture and delivery for a serverless GPU compute platform with autoscaling and usage-based billing
- Shipped core developer interfaces (CLI, VS Code extension, Terraform provider, REST API) for reproducible ML workflows
Tech Lead — LexTrail (Legal AI Platform)
2025- Led development of multi-agent workflows for legal drafting, summarization, and case preparation
- Implemented agentic RAG, evaluation loops, and human review controls across jurisdictions
Senior SRE — Microba Life Sciences
2024- Supported production systems for biotech and clinical-adjacent workloads in regulated environments
- Applied GxP/ALCOA+ practices for data integrity and operational reliability
SRE Lead / Technical Director — Studio None
May 2022 – 2025- Led SRE operations across client environments, including reliability programs, disaster recovery, and technical mentoring
- Delivered infrastructure and process improvements across tourism, government, e-commerce, and fintech engagements
Senior SRE — ManoMano
Oct 2021 – Apr 2022- Worked on multi-cloud infrastructure and platform reliability for a large European e-commerce environment
- Implemented Kubernetes and Terraform patterns for high-availability systems at scale
DevOps & Infrastructure Lead — ArtShield
2020 – 2022- Built infrastructure and backend services for an AI artwork authentication platform
- Delivered multi-region operations, audit-ready provenance workflows, and efficient edge inference pipelines
Lead ML Engineer, IMS — Tourism Media / Expedia
2019- Built IMS (Image Management System) for Expedia's destination media workflows
- Implemented perceptual hashing and similarity-search pipelines integrated into editorial and publishing paths
APAC Cloud Architect — Guztia Consulting
2019 – Present- Advised organizations operating in APAC on cloud architecture, migration planning, and reliability improvements
- Specialized in multi-cloud and China-facing deployment patterns for regulated and latency-sensitive use cases
DevOps Lead Engineer — Studio None
Nov 2017 – Sep 2021- Led cloud platform modernization with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD adoption
- Built and operated large Kubernetes environments for enterprise client workloads
Technical Blogger & Cloud Specialist — Alibaba Cloud
2018 – 2020- Published technical content for the APAC cloud ecosystem as an Alibaba Cloud MVP
- Conference speaker, webinar host, community organizer across Latin America and Asia-Pacific
Ventures & Entrepreneurship
Guztia
AI infrastructure and cloud consulting with APAC and China specialization. Focus on production-grade platform operations, model serving, and observability.
KhawTECH
AgriTech IoT initiatives in Thailand, including LoRaWAN sensing, irrigation automation, and the NaLog assistant for field operations.
Cirrus Audit
Multi-cloud FinOps SaaS focused on rightsizing recommendations across major providers, using client-side ML for workload analysis.
Sencoa
AI virtual fitness trainer: computer vision and pose estimation for real-time body tracking from camera. Movement analysis and form correction for exercises.
Roopu Cloud
Cloud consulting for enterprise clients across pharma, automotive, retail, and IT services. Later evolved into Guztia.
elfotometrodigital.com
Digital photography e-commerce and education project combining technical content, coaching, and online retail.
Track'n'View
Early vehicle tracking venture focused on low-power GPS hardware and fleet visibility.
Technical Expertise
AI & Machine Learning
Model Infrastructure
Cloud & Platform
Backend & APIs
SRE & DevOps
IoT & Hardware
Frontend & Tooling
Notable Projects
NaLog Agent
2026 · Open Source (MIT)Memory-augmented AI assistant for agricultural workflows in Thailand, combining MCP tools, bounded ReAct patterns, and human approval controls.
Clavium AI Infrastructure
2025 – PresentInternal AI platform stack combining model gateway, self-hosted inference, and observability to standardize LLM adoption.
LexTrail
2025Multi-agent legal workflow platform with retrieval, citation control, and evaluation gates before production rollout.
zim-llm
2025 · 33 ☆Offline RAG over Kiwix ZIM archives using local models and vector stores, packaged for reproducible local use.
IMS / Expedia
2019Image Management System for destination media using perceptual hashing and similarity search in production editorial pipelines.
Cirrus Audit
2019 – 2020Multi-cloud FinOps SaaS with automated workload classification, anomaly detection, and rightsizing recommendations.
Sencoa
2022Computer vision-based fitness coaching prototype for real-time movement feedback and form correction.
ArtShield
2020 – 2022Artwork authentication platform with FastAPI services, edge-friendly inference, and multi-region operations.
Explore Platform / Expedia
2019 – 2022Destination content platform on AWS including content tooling, geospatial components, and page-building workflows.
HAZID-to-Network
2024 · University of QueenslandGraph Neural Networks (Node2Vec), spectral clustering, and network analysis for industrial risk assessment. Academic collaboration.
WordPress ML — "You May Like"
2015Content-based related-post engine in PHP using vectorized text similarity for production WordPress sites.
Speaking, Media & Writing
Conference Talks & Events
- 2023 Alibaba Cloud Developer Summit, Jakarta
- 2020 Apsara Conference Dialogue, video series
- 2020 Robert Walters Webinar on Alibaba Cloud
- 2020 Roopu Cloud Summit
- 2018–2021 Organizer, official Alibaba Cloud Meetup Group, Brisbane
- 2019 Alibaba Cloud LATAM Conference (multiple presentations, PT/ES/EN)
- 2019 Apsara Conference interviews & booth tours, Hangzhou
- 2019 IoT with Alibaba Cloud — webinar
- 2019 Sydney Serverless Meetup
Press & Appearances
- 2023 Xataka — enterprise connectivity across China/APAC
- 2022 SBS Radio Australia — Optus/Medibank cyberattacks
- 2018 SBS Radio Australia — app tracking & privacy
- 2018 SBS Radio Australia — NBN guide for immigrants
- 2025 Docker executives — Docker Model Runner interview
Ongoing
- Código y Caos — podcast on AI, startups & tech (Spanish)
- albertoroura.com — 514+ articles since 2003
- 4EB Brisbane — community radio editor/producer
Open Source
100+ public repositories across personal and organization accounts. Organizations: khawtech, studionone, langshake, guztia-consulting, alibabacloud-mvp. See the full portfolio.
Highlights: zim-llm, alicloud-php-dns-updater, simple-ots, nalog-agent, dockback, SolSet, s3-git-server, 183Tracker, repo-dashboard.
Contributions to: Bootstrap, Kubernetes, Docker CLI, Docker Library, Bluesky AT Protocol, Alibaba Cloud CLI, Alibaba Funcraft.
Education & Certifications
- Alibaba Cloud ACP — Cloud Computing Certified
- GxP / ALCOA+ Training — Microba Life Sciences (pharma/life sciences compliance)
- Azure Cloud Foundations — Servian (Terraform & landing zones)
- Self-taught since age 6 — ZX Spectrum 128K (1994), 20+ years Linux (Debian), continuous learner
- Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent), Basque (basic), Thai (conversational)
Availability & Contact
I am currently focused on ongoing work at Clavium, Guztia, and KhawTECH, and I take a limited number of new conversations each quarter.
Open to principal and leadership opportunities where platform engineering, AI infrastructure, and product outcomes are central.