I build AI-native platforms that power real-world operations. 

I'm Alonso — a product leader and former founder with 20 years building enterprise platforms across QSR, hospitality, grocery, and regulated environments. My work powers pickup and operations for top brands across 30,000+ locations.

I take ambiguous ideas into production. Right now I'm building AI systems hands-on — from predictive ML platforms to agentic workflows — and I advise founders doing the same.

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About & Experience

I'm a product leader and acquired founder with 20+ years building enterprise platforms that connect digital and physical operations across QSR, hospitality, grocery, and regulated environments.

I founded Runtriz in 2006 and led it for 17 years through acquisition by Radius Networks. As SVP of Product at Flybuy, I built ML-driven ETA systems that improved forecast accuracy by 50–70%, launched an event-driven data platform powering real-time engagement across enterprise brands, and led product strategy across a matrixed org spanning engineering, data science, and GTM.

I'm now hands-on building AI systems — including knowledge graph architectures, agentic research workflows, and LLM-powered data pipelines — as Fractional CTO at CommonLight, where I lead AI strategy and platform design for a regulated health access platform. I also build tools and prototypes independently to pressure-test what's possible with current AI capabilities.

I'm a Forbes Technology Council member and write about AI in operations, product leadership, and building systems that work in the real world.

Based in Austin, Texas. English and Spanish bilingual. Exploring my next building-stage opportunity.

Key Roles

SVP of Product

Radius Networks | Flybuy

2023–Present

Fractional CTO

CommonLight

2025–Present

CEO & Co-Founder

Runtriz (Acquired by Radius Networks)

2006–2023

Selected Work

A few projects that show how I think about products, systems, and operations.

Enterprise & Product Leadership

Writing

Essays and articles on product leadership, AI in operations, and building systems that work in the real world.

Forbes Technology Council

Future-Proofing Restaurants: Tech Strategies That Will Shape Dining in 2025 and Beyond

Strategic technology approaches for restaurant operators navigating digital transformation and customer expectations.

Feb 11, 2025
Forbes Technology Council

CES 2025: 20 Tech Experts Predict Highlights and Trends

Contributing expert predictions on emerging technology trends and highlights from CES 2025.

Dec 11, 2024
Forbes Technology Council

Omnichannel Excellence: Preparing Your Retail Tech for a Successful Holiday Season

How retail brands can leverage technology to deliver seamless experiences during peak shopping periods.

Nov 7, 2024
LinkedIn

Smarter Than Confident: Why the Best AI Analysts Second-Guess Themselves

How AI systems can become more trustworthy by incorporating metacognitive reasoning and acknowledging uncertainty.

Oct 28, 2024
LinkedIn

When Your Data Starts Working for You: The Rise of the Agentic Data Scientist

How agentic AI systems transform business intelligence by enabling data to answer complex questions autonomously.

Oct 23, 2024
LinkedIn

5 Ways Machine Learning Is Quietly Revolutionizing Restaurant & Grocery Operations

Practical ML applications that help operational leaders move from reactive problem-solving to proactive decision-making.

Oct 21, 2024
LinkedIn

Order Accuracy: The Achilles' Heel of Digital Ordering

How order accuracy drives customer trust and retention in QSR and grocery e-commerce, and why precision fulfillment is a competitive advantage.

Oct 6, 2024
Forbes Technology Council

Harnessing Technology in a Phygital World

Bridging digital and physical experiences through strategic technology implementation.

Aug 7, 2024
Retail Today Magazine

The Future of Grocery: Unlocking Potential from New Initiatives

Emerging grocery industry innovations including location-enhanced self-service, loyalty programs, and the shift to pickup-centric operations.

2023

Let's build something.

I'm exploring my next product leadership role and open to select advisory engagements, speaking, and collaboration.