Carlo Gabriel Aquino

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Director of Product at Fairway Technologies · AI features · user research, ML

Fairway Technologies
Manila, Philippines · PHT (UTC+8)
13+ years experience
Ateneo de Manila University
English, Filipino
Open to work
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Overview

I've spent 15 years on AI features - first at Ayala Corporation, now at Fairway Technologies. Killed 3 features nobody used and shipped the 3 that customers asked for. Before that: NAB and Grab. Open-source contributor on weekends.

Good reasons to reach out
  • Roles in AI features
  • Questions about AI features
  • Working sessions on user research
  • Speaking or podcast invitations
Please don't message about
  • Agency or outsourcing pitches
  • Feature requests for my employer's product

Travels often; replies within 48 hours

Skills
LLM productsevaluationMLuser researchprompt design
Open to workLooking for a role
closes in 3 months

Open to Director of Product roles at Series A creator tools companies

Target roles
Director of Product
Level
Senior
Industries
E-commerce, Climate tech
Work mode
Remote
Available
90 days notice
Work authorization
Authorized to work in Philippines
What I'm looking for
Hands-on work on user research with room to mentor.
Not interested in
Pure people management

15 years in AI features. Strongest at evaluation and ML. Open to the right conversation.

Manila, Philippinesmluser researchevaluation
Open

Experience

  1. Director of Product
    May 2022 - Present
    Fairway Technologies · 4 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Manila, Philippines
    • Cut time-to-first-value for new AI products customers from 19 days to 4.
    • Killed 8 features nobody used and shipped the 4 that customers asked for.
    • Grew AI products revenue from $3 million to $12 million ARR.
  2. Senior Product Manager
    Nov 2020 - May 2022
    NAB · 1 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Manila, Philippines
    • Killed 7 features nobody used and shipped the 4 that customers asked for.
    • Took AI products activation from 22% to 49% in three quarters.
  3. Group Product Manager
    Feb 2019 - Aug 2020
    Grab · 1 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Manila, Philippines
    • Took AI products activation from 24% to 41% in three quarters.
    • Cut time-to-first-value for new AI products customers from 15 days to 4.
  4. Senior Product Manager
    Sep 2017 - Nov 2018
    Amazon · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Manila, Philippines
    • Ran 138 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
  5. Associate Product Manager
    Nov 2013 - Sep 2017
    Ayala Corporation · 3 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Manila, Philippines
    • Cut time-to-first-value for new AI products customers from 12 days to 3.

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Education

  1. Ateneo de Manila University
    BS, Engineering
    2007 - 2011

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