Raúl Santamaría
Senior technology leadership to turn technical complexity into decisions, execution, and systems that work.
I work with CEOs, general management, and technology leaders when technology, teams, or AI -artificial intelligence- start to affect growth, execution, or critical decisions.
Where are you at
Three common starting points, depending on the decision in front of you.
Direction
When you need senior technology judgment to decide architecture, investment, roadmap, or technical leadership.
- Technical decisions with executive impact
- Roadmap or investment without enough clarity
- CTO-level judgment without a full-time hire
Execution
When technology, the team, or technical debt is slowing delivery, reliability, or growth.
- Slow or unpredictable delivery
- Technical debt already affecting the business
- A technical team without clear operational focus
Applied AI
When you want to turn AI into real workflows, not decorative demos.
- Use cases that are not grounded yet
- Automations that need governance
- Agents or copilots inside real processes
About
Thirty years aligning technology with business. I've led international teams, driven digital transformation in demanding environments, and helped build critical infrastructure since the early days of the internet in Spain.
For two decades I combined consulting and software development with teaching. I still believe teaching is the best way to keep learning.
Today I focus that experience on technology advisory, Fractional CTO work, and applied AI: better decisions, stronger systems, and execution with real business impact.
Collaborations
I work with companies and leadership teams that need to modernize technology, adopt AI with sound judgment, or strengthen execution without losing business focus.
Projects
What I'm currently working on.
The Augmented Enterprise
A per-employee AI agent model for organizational transformation. Academic preprint proposing a new architecture where every employee is paired with a dedicated, role-specific AI agent.
Read the paperCockpit
An AI-powered operating platform that generates a living map of your projects, evolves with them, and gives you full visibility to decide better, sooner and faster.
View CockpitWhat I enjoy building.
Solar Terminator
A real-time 3D Earth with the solar terminator line, cloud cover, moving satellites, and more. A personal exploration project that keeps growing.
Explore the projectWarGame
C2 simulator for defence exercises, combining White Cell control, staff-led command, a live operational map and full exercise traceability.
More about WarGameContact
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