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Abraham
Calas Torres

Development & Innovation Director · AI Engineer · Founder

From Havana to Madrid. +12 years building digital products, leading teams and transforming data into platforms that impact millions. Obsessed with efficiency, AI and scalable solutions.

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Building the future
with code and vision

I am a Computer Science Engineer graduated with Gold Title honors and an MBA from ESDEN Business School. I don't just stay in theory: I build things that work, scale and generate real impact.

I have +12 years creating digital products — from microservice architectures to AI agents with LangGraph. As Development Director at elTOQUE, I turn data into tools that millions use daily. As founder of Datalis, I bring that same energy to the SaaS world.

I'm driven by solving complex problems with elegant solutions. I believe in human-in-the-loop, obsessive cost optimization, and that the best architecture is the one you don't need to explain.

System Design — AI Engineering — Tech Leadership — SaaS Building — Data Platforms

🏋 Gym rat — iron discipline translates to code
Abraham Calas Torres
Madrid, España

My professional
journey

10/2020 — Presente
Development & Innovation Director

Leading the technological development and digital innovation of one of Cuba's most influential independent media outlets. Creating data platforms, interactive tools and digital products.

07/2022 — Presente
Founder & Shareholder

Technology solutions company focused on software development, data integration and artificial intelligence.

01/2025 — 06/2025
Lead AI Developer

Leading the development of conversational artificial intelligence solutions.

03/2019 — 07/2022
Senior Specialist

Development of enterprise solutions, mobile applications and chatbots for corporate clients in Ecuador.

02/2018 — 03/2019
System Administrator

Administration of the national network and deployment of IT services for organization members.

01/2017 — 02/2018
Project Manager

Leader of the team that developed SIPAC v3, a system that digitizes activity planning in Cuban state entities.

10/2014 — 12/2016
Systems Architect

Design and development of the reference architecture for PHP projects at the university. Award for Most Outstanding Software Architect (2015).

09/2011 — 12/2014
Full Stack Developer

Web application development at the Entity Management Digitization Center.

Featured
projects

Sami

elTOQUE's AI assistant. Forecasts the dollar rate in Cuba and alerts you the moment it changes. News, legal rules, weather and more, as an app and a chat.

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eldoctor.chat

AI virtual receptionist for medical practices. Books, reschedules and cancels appointments over WhatsApp, with independent calendars per doctor, 24/7.

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CineRank

Movie comparator: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, FilmAffinity and Metacritic scores with an aggregated average and side-by-side comparison to decide what to watch.

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Chat Dramas

Fully AI-automated YouTube channel: script, voices, video and publishing with no human in the loop. Five new stories a day. Experiment now closed.

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elTOQUE

Renowned independent digital news outlet. Complete platform with CMS, APIs and multiple digital products.

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OMFi

Cuba's Currency and Finance Observatory. The most recognized source on the informal currency market.

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elTOQUE Markets

E-commerce platform and digital marketplace for the Cuban market.

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Legalis

Digital platform for quick access to Cuban legislation and everyday legal questions.

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CubaPK

Mobile application distribution platform for the Cuban ecosystem.

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DDIA

Web platform for the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas.

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TAI Collaborative

Web platform for The Trust, Accountability, and Inclusion Collaborative.

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🌊
Migrar: La Travesía

Registry of deceased and missing persons on the migration route between Cuba and the United States.

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📜
La Cuba que viene

Interactive web multimedia, Online Journalism Award winner. Chronicles Cuba's constitutional process.

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🍽
El Drama de la Comida

Interactive multimedia winner of the CELAP investigative journalism award.

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👪
Código de Familias

Interactive special on Cuba's new family code.

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Chatbots & AI

TaxiBot, Viatil, DeFactoBot, and virtual assistants. Conversational AI solutions for different industries.

Explore

Tech
stack

⚙ DevOps & Infra
Docker Kubernetes Swarm CI/CD GNU/Linux Networking
💻 Backend
Python Django PHP Node.js SQL NoSQL
🎨 Frontend & Mobile
JavaScript React React Native Svelte Android
🧠 Data & AI
NLP AI Engineering Visualization ETL Data Cleaning
📐 Arquitectura
System Design Microservices APIs REST DB Design
⛓ Web3 & Blockchain
Solidity Ethereum Smart Contracts DApps

Not everything
is software

🏋️

Gym & Discipline

The same discipline I apply to training translates to code. Consistency, progression and never skip leg day.

✈️

Tireless traveler

Cuba → Ecuador → Spain. I love traveling, learning about cultures and adapting. Each place gave me a unique perspective.

🕺

Social life

Dancing, having fun and sharing with friends. Not everything is terminal and pull requests — there's also salsa and good times.

🎓

Educator

I'm passionate about teaching and sharing knowledge. University professor, thesis tutor and digital media trainer.

🧠

Builder Mindset

Founder, researcher, creator. If I see a problem, I build the solution. Always shipping.

Awards and
notable achievements

🏆

Online Journalism Award

Category "Explanatory Reporting, Small Newsroom" for the special La Cuba que viene.

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CELAP Investigative Journalism Award

First place from the Latin American Center for Journalism for the special "El Drama de la Comida en Cuba".

⭐

Most Outstanding Software Architect

Award from the Rector of the University of Informatics Sciences in 2015.

🎖

Gold Title (Summa Cum Laude)

Graduation with honors in Computer Science Engineering, University of Informatics Sciences, 2014.

Academic
education

English B2 (Upper-Intermediate) · ACE Business 20
ACE English Malta
St. Julian's, Malta2026 · 100% attendance
MBA - Business Administration
ESDEN Business School
Madrid, España2025
B.Sc. Computer Science Engineering
Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas (UCI)
La Habana, Cuba2014 · Gold Title (Summa Cum Laude)

Research
& publications

+15 scientific publications · Articles in elTOQUE · Applied Economics (2024)

Using AI in the informal currency market: evidence from Cuba

Applied Economics, 2024

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Extensión del estándar SAML para escenarios SSO

Revista ECOCIENCIA, ISSN 1390-9320

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Calidad de los datos en el análisis de procesos

VIII Taller Int. de Calidad en TIC, 2018

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Modelo de componentes para el marco de trabajo Sauxe

Serie Científica UCI, ISSN 2306-2495

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Arquitectura de referencia para PHP

Peña Tecnológica, ISBN 978-959-286-030-8

Gestión de datos para minería de procesos

ISBN 978-959-16-3272-2, 2017

Componente de generación dinámica de servicios REST

Peña Tecnológica, 2015

Sociocibernética, cibercultura y complejidad

EDACUNOB, ISSN 978-959-7225-27

Read →

Articles in elTOQUE

Publications in the digital media

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Using AI in the informal currency market: evidence from Cuba

Applied Economics, 2024

Read →

Extensión del estándar SAML para escenarios SSO

Revista ECOCIENCIA, ISSN 1390-9320

Read →

Calidad de los datos en el análisis de procesos

VIII Taller Int. de Calidad en TIC, 2018

Read →

Modelo de componentes para el marco de trabajo Sauxe

Serie Científica UCI, ISSN 2306-2495

Read →

Arquitectura de referencia para PHP

Peña Tecnológica, ISBN 978-959-286-030-8

Gestión de datos para minería de procesos

ISBN 978-959-16-3272-2, 2017

Componente de generación dinámica de servicios REST

Peña Tecnológica, 2015

Sociocibernética, cibercultura y complejidad

EDACUNOB, ISSN 978-959-7225-27

Read →

Articles in elTOQUE

Publications in the digital media

View all →

Let's talk

I'm open to new opportunities, collaborations and interesting projects.