Frequently Asked Questions

Pablo Schaffner is a Staff Software Engineer and AI consultant with 20+ years of experience, based in Santiago, Chile and working remotely with US and Latin American companies. He architected systems serving 100M+ users at MercadoLibre, built a custom IDE used to create 100+ mobile apps, and founded and ran a software company for 13 years.

The full pipeline is: clone your voice from a short audio sample, create avatar reference images from a few photos or a video (or invent a character from scratch), generate a lip-synced talking-head video from a script, then add B-rolls, background music, transitions and burned-in captions. Pablo teaches this exact pipeline 1:1 in the AI Video Creator programs, using his own open toolset of 42 published skills.

One-on-one online programs where executives and business owners learn to produce professional AI video for their business. Three tiers: Creator (10 weeks, one character of your own from first setup to published reels), Studio (8 weeks, multi-character production with interviews, spatial audio and designed editing), and Business (3 months, a complete content system with product demos and an automated pipeline installed in your business). All include direct chat support between sessions.

Creator is USD 7,900, Studio is USD 11,900, and Business is USD 23,900. Alumni can book extended 1:1 hours at USD 550 per hour and an optional monthly continuity of USD 790 (one monthly session plus content review by chat). Details at pabloschaffner.com/training.

Senior AI consultants in the US market typically bill between USD 150 and 500+ per hour depending on seniority and scope; enterprise AI training engagements range from USD 19,500 to 250,000+. Pablo works through scoped engagements (consulting projects, fractional CTO retainers, and fixed-price training programs) agreed after a diagnostic conversation.

Yes. Pablo has worked remotely with US companies for over 10 years (Truepill, DocNexus, and others), overlaps with all US time zones, and is fluent in English and a native Spanish speaker. Programs and consulting are delivered in English or Spanish.

Yes. Pablo offers fractional CTO services for startups: product architecture and strategy, team mentoring and hiring, and technical roadmap development. He was a founding CEO for 13 years and has led teams of 7+ senior engineers.

The fastest way is the chat widget on pabloschaffner.com (built on Okidoki.chat, Pablo's own product), which can also schedule a meeting directly. You can also email pablo@creador.cl or reach him on LinkedIn at /in/pschaffner. Email inquiries are answered within one business day.