Technology Entrepreneur | VR/AI Developer | Head of Technology Investments

Hi there 👋 I'm Carlos, a technology enthusiast who's passionate about using new technologies to bring innovative and relevant solutions to life. Initially from Detroit -- I've travled the globe working with some of the world's top companies to bring intriguing ideas to market..

• Led the development of full-scale applications for educational institutions, impacting over 30,000 students. -- Initially starting as a Replit experiment, we scaled to 6 schools and answered over 80k questions.
• Designed and delivered cutting-edge digital portfolios for top fashion designers. -- We partnered with my Masters Alma Mater University of The Arts, London to create a portfolio system for 3D/Design students which helped them organize their information in an easy to read way.
• Extensive experience in AI research, including fine-tuning LLMs.
• Proven Unreal Engine expert, developing immersive experiences for high-profile clients such as Justin Bieber, BOSE, and Capitol Records.
• Successfully led projects raising over $500k, with backing from prominent investors including Google and Spin Magazine.
• Developed innovative products for the Web3 space, spanning games and decentralized applications.

• As a key figure, I engineered holographic AI assistants featuring privacy-preserving emotional intelligence, primarily utilizing Unreal Engine.
• Secured over $1.1M in funding for the venture.
• Sidekicks AI was recognized among the global top 50 startups and achieved international deployment through a World Economic Forum partnership.

• Head of Technology Investments at H1.vc (Riyadh/NYC): Evaluating frontier technologies and facilitating cross-border innovation.
• Master's in Virtual Reality at University of the Arts London: Conducting research on consciousness through immersive experiences (achieved a 4.0 GPA).
• Research Collaboration with Imperial College London, focusing on VR applications for consciousness studies.

• Primary Expertise Areas: Unreal Engine (C++, Blueprint), VR Development, AI/ML (TensorFlow, LLM Fine-tuning, Custom Emotion Recognition Systems), 3D Creation (Maya, Procedural Environments, Character Rigging)
• Proficient In: Web3 Development, Full-Stack Application Architecture
• Key Interests: Cross-Cultural Technology Implementation, Ethical AI Frameworks, Consciousness Studies

Driven by a vision to make transformative technologies accessible across cultural boundaries and to develop ethical frameworks, particularly for consciousness-affecting technologies. I am committed to bridging Eastern and Western approaches to innovation and have mentored over 20 developers from underrepresented backgrounds.

"The most powerful technologies are those that bridge different worlds while making transformation accessible to everyone."

Always open to collaborating on meaningful innovation and discussing the future of human-technology interaction.