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Product Consultation
Clarity before code. We dig into your goals, users, and constraints, then shape a product direction and roadmap your team can actually execute — including where AI genuinely helps, and where it doesn't.
Hi, I'm Paul.
I'm a technologist from the Philippines. I've shipped banking systems, election-night platforms, and national-scale digital education — these days I help teams figure out what to build, and translate between the people who need it and the people who build it. I write about technology, economy, and psychology.
How we can work together
I don't write your code. I make sure the right code gets written.
Consultation, workshops, and hands-on product ownership — for teams that know where they want to go but need help translating it into something a dev team can build.
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Talks & Workshops
Interactive sessions on tech leadership, shipping under pressure, election-night engineering, and practical digital transformation — for teams, schools, and conferences.
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Fractional Product Owner
Your translator between business and engineering. I turn your requirements into dev-ready specs, manage the backlog, and speak fluent developer with your team or vendors — so nothing gets lost in translation.
Writing & Musings
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Latest thoughts
essay 5 min 🌿
The Architecture of Under-Pressure Systems: PHVote 2019
How we designed Rappler's election-night canvas systems to handle millions of views under pressure.
#technology#psychology
note 1 min 🌱
AI inside the Enterprise: Realism vs Hype
Why real enterprise AI implementation is about simple workflows and internal APIs, not multi-million dollar model training.
#technology#economy
note 1 min 🌱
Cognitive Load and Team Topologies
Why small, decoupled teams beat monolithic reporting lines, and how Conway's law affects tech architecture.
#psychology
Got something brewing?
Whether it's a product idea that needs untangling, a team that needs a translator, or a room that needs a talk — let's figure it out over coffee.
Invite me to coffee