The Plot

A woman with long brown hair, blue eyes, and a subtle smile, wearing a black sleeveless top with a textured dark blue background.

The Origin

I grew up in Puerto Rico, where music was never background noise; it was how people gathered, remembered, celebrated, and belonged. Salsa on Saturday mornings, speakers with diverse music at the beach, reggaeton to close the night, those experiences shaped the question I still ask in product work:

What makes people care enough to come back?

Two people playing piano outdoors while a group of people stand watching nearby.

That question followed me from music to travel to live events. In arenas, stadiums, and concerts, I kept seeing the same pattern: people return to experiences that make them feel part of something.

That is the product lens I bring: behavior first, technology in service of the moment.

A person with long hair, glasses, and a cap, working on a laptop covered with stickers, on a rooftop with a cityscape in the background.

The Craft

I've led 63-person cross-functional organizations. Shipped a 0→1 AI platform in less than a year that landed Google and drove $300M in pipeline. I build fast, I make calls with incomplete information, and I thrive when the stakes are real and the path isn't clear yet.

People sitting at outdoor café tables in front of a building with a green cross pharmacy sign, while others walk by on the street in an urban area.

The Drive

A black-and-white photo of a man and woman outdoors, both wearing dark jackets. The man has glasses and shoulder-length hair, looking downward. The woman, with long hair and sunglasses, appears to be showing something on a device they are both looking at. In the background, there are buildings and chimneys.

The adrenaline of a product coming together from nothing feels like being down 2 points with 15 seconds on the clock: the stakes are real, the path is unclear, and every decision matters. I think about products the same way I think about photographs: the craft is not building everything, but choosing what matters.

The Throughline

Every case study here is different. They all share the same belief:

Products become durable when they respect how people actually behave, decide, and feel.

— Gabi

Doble exposure shot on medium format film. Film photography capturing a boat, a girl and river town. A study in perspective and framing the narrative.
Double exposure shot on medium format film. A visual study on layering context and identity, mirroring the portfolio's theme of complex systems.