I am an engineering leader with over 15 years of experience in software architecture, specializing in AI, ML, and Blockchain. As CTO at Eleva Labs, I lead a fast-paced AI-first team building scalable solutions, including LLM-powered customer assistants and multi-agent architectures. I’m passionate about responsible AI and privacy-by-design, and I enjoy solving complex business challenges through technical excellence, mentorship, and architectural discipline. I’ve driven AI product strategy, led R&D efforts, and built robust, scalable systems across web, mobile, and blockchain ecosystems. I thrive at the intersection of technology and business, translating tough problems into reliable implementations while fostering teams that learn and grow together.

Andrey Valverde Solera

I am an engineering leader with over 15 years of experience in software architecture, specializing in AI, ML, and Blockchain. As CTO at Eleva Labs, I lead a fast-paced AI-first team building scalable solutions, including LLM-powered customer assistants and multi-agent architectures. I’m passionate about responsible AI and privacy-by-design, and I enjoy solving complex business challenges through technical excellence, mentorship, and architectural discipline. I’ve driven AI product strategy, led R&D efforts, and built robust, scalable systems across web, mobile, and blockchain ecosystems. I thrive at the intersection of technology and business, translating tough problems into reliable implementations while fostering teams that learn and grow together.

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I am an engineering leader with over 15 years of experience in software architecture, specializing in AI, ML, and Blockchain. As CTO at Eleva Labs, I lead a fast-paced AI-first team building scalable solutions, including LLM-powered customer assistants and multi-agent architectures. I’m passionate about responsible AI and privacy-by-design, and I enjoy solving complex business challenges through technical excellence, mentorship, and architectural discipline.

I’ve driven AI product strategy, led R&D efforts, and built robust, scalable systems across web, mobile, and blockchain ecosystems. I thrive at the intersection of technology and business, translating tough problems into reliable implementations while fostering teams that learn and grow together.

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Language

English
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
Portuguese
Intermediate

Work Experience

CTO at Eleva Labs
January 1, 2025 - Present
Leading a team of 10, building software valued at $20MM with an AI-first development approach. Architecting production-grade AI/ML systems, including LLM-based applications and knowledge graphs. Implemented GraphRAG hybrid retrieval (Neo4j + Vector Search), improving accuracy by 40%. Designed multi-agent orchestration using LangGraph and ReAct patterns. Built unified multimodal embedding pipelines. Established engineering standards, conducted architecture reviews, and mentored engineers on ML design patterns.
Blockchain Consultant at Skillful AI
June 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Led end-to-end development of X1E, a production-grade AI-powered trading platform. Integrated reinforcement learning models (A2C) for signal generation across 30+ stocks. Developed Solana blockchain integration and Jupiter DEX functionality. Achieved 95%+ trade execution rate and sub-second API response times using FastAPI and React.
Software Mobile Developer / Tech Lead at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
July 1, 2021 - January 1, 2025
Modernized legacy codebases (React Native, Next.js) for a $15B real estate leader. Reduced feature deployment time using CI/CD tools (Bitrise) and achieved 95% test coverage (Jest). Optimized application performance, identifying database bottlenecks, and implementing Redis caching. Collaborated with product managers to refine UI/UX for core operational applications.
Android & iOS Developer Mentor at Udacity
March 1, 2019 - January 1, 2024
Mentored a global community of mobile developers, providing 1-on-1 coaching to students from over 10 countries. Guided students to successful careers at industry leaders like Facebook and Uber. Fostered a diverse learning community, helping students master Android and iOS development concepts.
Chief Technology Officer at Eleva Labs
January 1, 2025 - Present
Lead a 10-person AI-first engineering team, architect production-grade AI/ML systems, and drive the development of LLM-based applications and knowledge-graph solutions. Implemented GraphRAG hybrid retrieval (Neo4j + vector search) with a 40% accuracy improvement. Designed multi-agent orchestration using LangGraph and ReAct patterns; built unified multimodal embedding pipelines and established engineering standards while mentoring engineers on ML design patterns.
Founder / Lead Developer at ChatsCommerce
September 1, 2024 - Present
Built an AI-powered customer assistant platform with image and audio recognition and multi-channel chat support (WhatsApp, Instagram, Web). Tech stack includes Python 3.12, FastAPI, OpenAI/Claude, AWS ECS Fargate, Lambda, RDS PostgreSQL; infrastructure managed with Terraform IaC.
Project Lead / AI Trading Platform at X1E AI Trading Platform
June 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Led development of an AI trading platform with RL-based signal generation and automated trade execution; Solana-based vault integration and Jupiter DEX functionality; multi-broker support (Alpaca); sub-second API responses.
Project Lead / Flow State Defender at Independent Project
December 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Developed Flow State Defender, a native macOS ML productivity app with a 3-tier hybrid classifier for real-time productivity state inference. Built with Swift 6.0/SwiftUI; features Pomodoro optimization, activity monitoring, analytics, and integrations with Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Spotify; backend via Firebase.

Education

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at Walsh College
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2028
Master's Degree at Universidad Fundepos Blockchain
January 1, 2024 - November 1, 2024
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at Universidad de Costa Rica
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at Walsh College
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2028
Master's Degree - Blockchain at Universidad Fundepos
January 1, 2024 - November 1, 2024
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at Universidad de Costa Rica
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009
AWS Solutions Architect at AWS
January 1, 2024 - January 20, 2026

Qualifications

AWS Solutions Architect
January 1, 2024 - January 20, 2026
AWS Solutions Architect
January 1, 2024 - January 20, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics, Education, Media & Entertainment