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Abraham A. Castro-Vela

ABRAHAM A. CASTRO-VELA

technical program management // cross-functional delivery // data systems & platforms
locationNew York, NY · Remote
eduUT Austin '15 · MIS
01 Summary // the tl;dr

Seasoned technical leader with experience driving measurable business impact through complex program delivery, AI systems architecture, and cross-functional execution. Proven ability to design and scale enterprise solutions (infrastructure, automation, data integration) that reduce operational friction while translating customer requirements into prioritized, revenue-generating outcomes. Expertise orchestrating concurrent multi-platform programs across healthcare, fintech, and logistics, combining strategic stakeholder alignment, technical systems thinking, and data-driven decision-making to deliver reliable, production-grade systems that exceed customer expectations and enable teams to operate at scale.

02 Experience // reverse-chron
Technical Program Manager@ Smarter Technologies
2025.06 → present
remote | formerly Thoughtful AI | healthcare RCM · agentic AI platform

AI-powered revenue cycle management platform combining agentic AI, human-in-the-loop agents, and clinical ontology to automate healthcare administrative and financial workflows.

  • Manage 5 concurrent AI agent delivery programs across 4 enterprise healthcare clients, spanning 3 agent types and 4 EHR integration platforms, with cross-functional teams of 6-12 per project (engineering, QA, product, customer success, and customer-side billing/IT/clinical stakeholders).
  • Delivered infrastructure capacity analysis covering baseline performance, 15x scaling projections, and API call volume modeling across 4 Azure VM pricing tiers, enabling leadership to right-size infrastructure costs from an initial $5.1-8.3M estimate down to $3.2M/month.
  • Authored the technical business case to replace two fragile, coupled production agents with a unified API-first architecture and two reusable services, quantifying the gap (2,300+ lines of brittle desktop automation vs. 200ms API calls) and designing a 3-track implementation roadmap that secured stakeholder buy-in for a multi-month development investment.
  • Led UAT coordination across 10 regional testers (Texas, Upper Midwest, Central), creating region-specific Notion testing documentation, triaging 25+ feedback items per cycle, and converting findings into Jira tickets with structured acceptance criteria.
  • Led VOB + CPT Calculator integration discovery sessions, identifying API endpoints and HST database access requirements, bridging customer IT constraints with engineering implementation needs for a net-new authorization workflow.
  • Identified 1,263 unprocessed commercial appointments through appointment data analysis with the operations team, removing a Medicare-only filter that had constrained processing scope and shifting the payer mix strategy for the following month's automation pipeline.
  • Coached team members on stakeholder readiness: preparing hard numbers, cost comparisons, and timeline projections before presenting to client leadership rather than improvising in live calls.
  • Invented a modular requirements methodology (ARD) replacing traditional PRDs company-wide, combining visual process flows with structured databases, hierarchical decomposition, and 19 automated QA validation checks. Adopted across all 5 active projects as the company standard.
  • Developed 27 GenAI-powered workflow automations (Claude Code) covering daily operational pipelines, weekly reporting with Notion sync, change impact analysis, and Jira ticket generation. Built 3 production Python systems for analytics dashboards, business rules validation, and deterministic workflow execution.
Strategic Solutions Architect@ Vitally.io
2023.08 → 2025.06
remote | customer success platform · b2b saas

Technical lead for enterprise accounts: data architecture, system integration, and cross-functional delivery.

  • Advised enterprise clients on data architecture and system integration strategies, designing data roll-up approaches across CRM and warehouse integrations (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery) that reduced data sprawl and improved system performance.
  • Developed a comprehensive Python SDK (Requests, Pandas, Pydantic) enabling bulk data migrations between backend databases (Postgres) and customer warehouses via CSV/JSON, significantly reducing manual operational effort.
  • Designed and shipped an automated workflow using REST APIs and webhooks to convert Slack ad-hoc requests into structured tasks, reducing manual task handling by 50%.
  • Contributed to the Value Calculator tool that showcased product ROI, supporting sales and generating over $50K in additional revenue through Professional Services upselling.
Senior Product Consultant@ ClickUp
2021.06 → 2023.08
remote | productivity platform
  • Led the cross-system integration of performance marketing, account management, and billing platforms (Google Analytics, Facebook Analytics, Stripe), enabling unified data analysis across previously siloed business functions.
  • Built a custom ClickUp-to-ClickUp integration (Python, REST APIs) to resolve product gaps in cross-instance data flow, directly improving delivery team efficiency.
  • Analyzed data and market trends to guide product improvements; collaborated with engineering, design, and marketing to coordinate successful product launches.
Implementation Consultant@ Box
2020.01 → 2021.06
remote | enterprise content management
  • Led enterprise content management implementations for a major Canadian financial cooperative, the US federal government, and a global retailer: integrating Box via SDKs and middleware with JWT authentication, data sharding, and regulatory-compliant security configurations.
  • Developed processes for contract management and legal documentation workflows, ensuring data security and compliance with financial regulations.
[ archive // prior ]
  • Process & Quality Analyst @ Capgemini2016.05 → 2019.12
  • Associate Business Technology Analyst @ Continental General2016.01 → 2016.05
  • Business Process Engineer Intern @ Great American Insurance2015.06 → 2016.01
03 Stack // what i run on
CORE BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP SKILLS
⋅ Strategic Planning & Roadmap Development ⋅ Technical Program Management (TPM) ⋅ Project Management ⋅ Stakeholder Management & Executive Communication ⋅ Customer Success & Relationship Management ⋅ Business Process Analysis & Optimization ⋅ Scope Management & Timeline Estimation ⋅ Risk Management & Escalation ⋅ Change Management & Impact Analysis ⋅ Revenue Optimization & Forecasting ⋅ Cost Analysis & Infrastructure Optimization ⋅ Workflow Design & Process Improvement ⋅ Discovery/Research & Requirements Gathering ⋅ Prioritization & Delivery ⋅ Organizational Leadership & Team Enablement
TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
⋅ Solutions Architecture ⋅ System Integration Architecture ⋅ Data Architecture Design ⋅ API Design & Integration ⋅ Cloud Architecture (AWS, Google Cloud) ⋅ Infrastructure Cost Optimization ⋅ Database Architecture & Optimization ⋅ Advanced Integration Architecture ⋅ Technical Solution Development ⋅ Software Architecture Review
PRODUCT & ANALYTICS
⋅ Product Management & Consulting ⋅ Product Roadmapping & Prioritization ⋅ Prototyping & MVP Development ⋅ Analytics & Data Visualization ⋅ Usage & Product Analytics ⋅ User-Centered Design Methodology ⋅ A/B Testing & Experimentation ⋅ Value Calculator Development
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
⋅ Python ⋅ JavaScript ⋅ Java ⋅ SQL ⋅ Jinja2
CLOUD PLATFORMS & DATA WAREHOUSING
⋅ Amazon Web Services (AWS) ⋅ Amazon Redshift ⋅ Amazon S3 ⋅ AWS Bedrock ⋅ Google Cloud Platform ⋅ BigQuery ⋅ Google Analytics Integration ⋅ Snowflake ⋅ Microsoft Azure (infrastructure management, cost optimization) ⋅ Database Management: MySQL, PostgreSQL
API PLATFORMS & INTEGRATIONS
⋅ RESTful API Design & Development ⋅ Vitally REST API & Analytics API ⋅ ClickUp REST API ⋅ Census ⋅ Hightouch ⋅ Zapier ⋅ Workato ⋅ Stripe ⋅ Chargebee ⋅ Recurly
CRM & BUSINESS TOOLS
⋅ Salesforce ⋅ HubSpot ⋅ Intercom ⋅ Jira ⋅ Zendesk
COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION PLATFORMS
⋅ Slack ⋅ Gmail & Google Calendar ⋅ Microsoft Outlook ⋅ Google Workspace ⋅ Notion (Documentation, process tracking) ⋅ Confluence (Knowledge management) ⋅ GitHub (Version control, commit analysis)
ANALYTICS, REPORTING & VISUALIZATION
⋅ Amplitude ⋅ Mixpanel ⋅ Pendo ⋅ Segment ⋅ Rudderstack ⋅ Gong & Chorus (Call recording/analysis) ⋅ Sendgrid (Email analytics) ⋅ Mermaid Diagramming & Documentation ⋅ RAID Methodology (Risk/Assumption/Issue/Decision) ⋅ Executive Dashboard Development
AI & AUTOMATION
⋅ GenAI Workflow Automation ⋅ Claude SDK & Integration ⋅ Large Language Model (LLM) Application Development ⋅ Intelligent Workflow Execution Engines ⋅ Rules Engine Development (25+ test coverage) ⋅ Bot Automation & Orchestration ⋅ Prompt Engineering ⋅ Data Pipeline Automation ⋅ Intelligent Document Processing
DATA & ANALYTICS ENGINEERING
⋅ Data Mining & Analysis ⋅ ETL/ELT Pipeline Development ⋅ Data Integration & Migration ⋅ Pandas (Data manipulation) ⋅ Database Query Optimization ⋅ Statistical Analysis & Forecasting ⋅ Commit Analysis & Git Data Insights ⋅ Real-time Data Processing
HEALTHCARE & COMPLIANCE DOMAIN
⋅ Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) ⋅ Prior Authorization (PAULA) Automation ⋅ EHR System Integration (4+ systems experience) ⋅ Claims Processing & Scrubbing ⋅ Medicare & Insurance Compliance ⋅ HIPAA & Healthcare Data Security ⋅ Payer Integration & Relationship Management ⋅ CPT/HCPCS Medical Coding Knowledge ⋅ Healthcare Billing Process Automation ⋅ Prior Authorization Workflow Design ⋅ Clinical Operations Process Optimization
DOCUMENTATION & METHODOLOGY
⋅ Technical Documentation ⋅ Requirements Documentation (ARD/PRD) ⋅ Process Documentation & Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) ⋅ Best Practices Development ⋅ Hierarchical Process Decomposition ⋅ QA & Testing Methodology ⋅ Automated QA Checkpoints (19+ implemented) ⋅ Customer Training & Enablement Content ⋅ Presentation & Executive Communication Materials
ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE SKILLS
⋅ ROI Analysis & Modeling ⋅ Cost-Benefit Analysis ⋅ Financial Forecasting & Revenue Recovery ⋅ Infrastructure Scaling Mathematics ⋅ Effort Estimation & Velocity Analysis ⋅ Resource Allocation & Capacity Planning ⋅ Performance Metrics & KPI Development
SOFT SKILLS
⋅ Communication (written, verbal, executive-level) ⋅ Collaboration & Cross-functional Teamwork ⋅ Adaptability & Learning Agility ⋅ Organization & Attention to Detail ⋅ Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking ⋅ Mentorship & Knowledge Transfer ⋅ Negotiation & Conflict Resolution ⋅ Customer Empathy & User Advocacy ⋅ Judgment Under Uncertainty
SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE
⋅ Customer-Embedded Delivery (Forward Deployed Engineering) ⋅ Applied AI Implementation & Consulting ⋅ Enterprise Solutions Architecture ⋅ Healthcare AI Implementation ⋅ Multi-platform System Integration ⋅ Legacy System Modernization ⋅ Distributed Systems & Large-scale Program Coordination ⋅ Cross-functional Team Leadership (6-12 person teams) ⋅ High-stakes Customer Engagement & Retention
Languages
english (native) · spanish (native)