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Emilio Bogantes

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AI advisory, architecture and implementation · Costa Rica

From AI opportunity to a solution that works.

I help business leaders decide where to invest in AI, modernize their platforms, and bring solutions into everyday operations.

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Emilio Bogantes, seated, in a navy blazer

Where I help

When it makes sense to talk.

  • There is pressure to invest in AI, and it is not clear where it will pay off.
  • A pilot worked in the demo but has not reached day-to-day operations.
  • The platform costs too much, fails too often, or slows down every change.
  • A major technology decision needs an independent second look.

Three ways to work together.

Results

Before and after.

A title says where I sat. These say what changed.

  • ~80%

    lower cloud costs

    Soom, a regulated SaaS for medical-device manufacturers. A five-month modernization of the product already in operation, inside FDA and EU MDR constraints.

    How it was done

  • 4–6 weeks → 1–3 days

    to onboard a customer

    The same platform. Approximately 80% of manual customer-onboarding work was automated.

    How it was done

  • 2 weeks → minutes

    for complex forensic reports

    A legal team facing 13,000+ scanned files. Specialist AI agents do the reading. People verify the result.

    How it was done

  • 15 sites in 3–4 days

    moved off WordPress

    A US insurer, about 35,000 daily users per site. Scripts and AI handled the volume. Humans validated it.

    How it was done

See all six cases

How I can help

Three ways to work together.

  • Technology and AI strategy and advice

    When
    You need to set priorities, weigh risks or define a roadmap, and the options compete for the same budget and people.
    How I take part
    I review the initiative with the people who will run it: processes, data, architecture, cost and who owns each part. You get an independent, concrete read.
    What you get
    Clarity to decide: a diagnosis, priorities ordered by business impact, and the risks worth watching.
    Case: applied AI in construction materials and logisticsStart a conversation

  • Applied AI and implementation

    When
    You want to automate a process, bring in agents, or take an AI initiative from pilot to production.
    How I take part
    Discovery of the real work first, then validation with real data and cases, integration with the systems you already run, quality evaluation, and support while people adopt it. When a deterministic solution serves the problem better, I say so.
    What you get
    A solution that holds up in daily operations, with quality and cost measures your team understands.
    Case: AI-assisted legal researchStart a conversation

  • Architecture and modernization

    When
    Your platform is held back by cost, reliability, integration, or how hard it is to change.
    How I take part
    I evaluate the alternatives with your team, make the cost and risk of each explicit, and stay with the team through the work without stopping the business.
    What you get
    An architecture decision you can defend, and a modernization path your team can carry out.
    Case: regulated SaaS modernizationStart a conversation

Other ways to work together

  • Teaching and talks

    Courses, workshops and talks on applied AI, responsible AI and leading technology teams, in English or Spanish.

    Propose a course or talk

  • Partnerships

    Collaboration with firms, universities and programs working on technology and AI.

    Propose a partnership

  • Executive opportunities

    CTO, VP of Engineering or Head of AI roles where technology decides the outcome.

    Discuss a role

How I think

People first.AI with purpose.

People×Processes×Data×AI

Sustainability runs through every factor.

=Readiness for AI-enabled transformation

I start with people and clear ownership, then look at processes, data and AI for one defined initiative. It is a model I am still developing, used to find the gaps that matter before implementation. The essay has the details.

How the formula worksAll eight essays

Why I do this

Latin America already supplies the engineers. I want it to supply the leaders too.

I’ve spent my career inside the nearshore model between the US and Latin America. It works, and it has built good careers, mine included. Too often, though, the decisions get made in one place and the work gets done in another.

So I hire for ownership. I give unpaid courses and workshops at Universidad Nacional. I’ve run a community where engineers here learn from each other. The aim is plain: more people from this region in the rooms where technology decisions get made.

The work I don’t invoice

Background

More than 15 years across engineering, architecture and leadership.

Emilio Bogantes is a Costa Rican technology and AI executive with more than 15 years across software engineering, architecture, and technology leadership. He co-founded Pangea Holdings and was its Chief Technology Officer from March 2023 to July 2026. Earlier he was Director of Engineering at Soom, a regulated SaaS company serving medical-device manufacturers. He is a Learning Facilitator on MIT Professional Education programs, delivered in collaboration with Global Alumni, and an ad honorem instructor delivering individual courses and workshops at Universidad Nacional. He is based in Heredia, Costa Rica.

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Experience by sector

Regulated medical devices
Director of Engineering at Soom, a SaaS platform for medical-device manufacturers, under FDA and EU MDR constraints.Customers of the platform I led
Healthcare loyalty
A Fortune 100 healthcare loyalty platform, as engineering lead with Shrine Development.Clients served through my employer
Global consumer brands
Fortune 500 digital platforms in automotive, hospitality and telecommunications, as Technology Lead at Hangar Worldwide.Clients served through my employer
Education
EdTech platforms, as software architect and technical lead at Edify Software Consulting.Clients served through my employer
Insurance
Client work as solutions architect at Ignite Visibility.Clients served through my employer
Hospitality and luxury
E-commerce and booking platforms, as web developer at Baum Digital Marketing.Clients served through my employer

Contact

Let’s talk about what you want to achieve.

Tell me what you want to improve, what you’re exploring, or where you need a second perspective. You don’t need a finished brief to start the conversation.

Start a conversation

Or write directly: emilio@pangea.cr

I read every message myself.