Pablo Schaffner
AI systems that hold up in production
Twenty years shipping production software: a custom IDE used to build 100+ apps, platforms serving 100M+ users, and AI products live today.
A track record built at
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How We Can Work Together
Two clear paths. Both begin with a conversation about what you are building.
For Founders
You have a product that does not fit standard molds, and you need someone who has taken systems from zero to production many times. I work beside you, from architecture to shipped product.
- ✓Technical co-founding & architecture
- ✓From concept to production system
- ✓AI architectures for problems without a template
- ✓Fractional CTO services
For Complex Challenges
Your problem has no off-the-shelf solution, or the scale breaks the tools you have. I design and build systems that stay reliable when it matters.
- ✓Custom AI system architecture
- ✓Solutions where no standard one exists
- ✓Production systems at massive scale
- ✓Technical leadership & mentoring
- ✓HIPAA, SOC2, enterprise compliance
CORE TECHNOLOGIES
Where it started, my first Vic20
Why I Build What I Build
Most teams reach for standard tools first. That works until the problem stops being standard: the scale is unusual, the data is messy, or the thing simply has not been built before.
That is where I come in. I work with founders and technical leaders on products that have no off-the-shelf answer, often in AI, healthcare, or systems that have to hold up at scale.
I start from the real problem, not the trend. Then I build the simplest system that solves it and keeps running in production, with clear boundaries and AI only where it actually pays off.
You end up with something your team can understand, extend, and depend on, not a demo that falls over the first time real users show up.
Learn to produce AI video with your own avatar
One-on-one programs for executives and business owners. Clone your face and voice, publish professional reels, and leave with a content system you operate yourself. Taught with tools I built and published.
Explore the programs→What I've built in twenty years
Every line below maps to something that made it to production.
Where I've Built
ForwardPath AI
2026-PRESENTSenior AI Engineer
Lead engineer building and shipping AI products for large retail and healthcare companies. Rescued a failing AI analytics assistant by rebuilding its RAG core with validation and safe fallbacks over scattered data (SharePoint, SQL, Power BI). Built an AI hiring assistant with vector search + GPT scoring. Multi-zone Next.js SSO hub with Microsoft Entra. Owned Azure + CI/CD delivery into each customer's environment.
Okidoki.chat
2025-PRESENTFounder & Product Engineer
Building an embeddable AI copilot for customer operations (chat, voice, and video) with tool-use to take actions inside web apps, not just answer questions. Running early production pilots focused on reliability, safety, and real-world integrations. Built end-to-end: product, backend, frontend, orchestration, and deployment.
Punto Origen
2024-PRESENTAI Consulting Specialist
Healthcare EMR migration, insurance document translation (150 pages in 3 min), AI sales prospecting, enterprise AI implementations.
MercadoLibre
2023-2024Software Expert
One of ~20 Software Experts company-wide. Technical reference across 3 major areas (MercadoPlay, Demand, OwnChannels), leading tech leads for 300+ engineers per area. Led architecture for MercadoPlay streaming (100M+ users, 1M+ concurrent, 18 countries).
Tools & Libraries
Building tools for the developer community.
Building something without a template?
Tell me about it.
One conversation is enough to know whether I can help, and I will tell you either way.
The chat runs on Okidoki.chat, a product I built. It can answer questions, understand your case, and book a meeting with me.
Or reach me directly: pablo@creador.cl · LinkedIn