Alexander Osorio Múnera
Builder · Educator · Applied Researcher
1st Class Honours Engineer — MBA in Entrepreneurship — Bilingual (Spanish / English) — Pereira, Colombia
Profile
Builder, educator, and applied researcher. Co-founder and Director of Ciudad Bilingüe (Colombia, 2015–present), a bilingual school where I have designed, taught, and iteratively refined original English-language curricula for children from age four, training and supervising over one hundred staff across two locations. Founder of Talky (2020–present), an audio-first, AI-native language-learning platform approaching launch, with companion hardware and XR prototyping underway. A First Class BSc in Mobile Communications Engineering from the University of Westminster and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from the University of Wales, together with a former Innovate UK-funded KTP research role, ground the work in applied-research discipline. My construction medium is AI-assisted development — LLMs, agentic workflows, speech and sensing pipelines — treated as a first-class design surface rather than a substitute for hand-written code. The arc from cleaner at Westminster to First Class Honours in the same building remains a formative part of how I think about learning, access, and persistence.
Education
MBA in Entrepreneurship
University of Wales Lampeter, United Kingdom
Convalidated in Colombia by the Ministry of Education (Resolution 5632, 2013) as Master in Business Administration.
BSc (Hons) Mobile Communications Engineering — First Class Honours
University of Westminster, London
Convalidated in Colombia by the Ministry of Education (Resolution 11612, 2013) as Electronic Engineer.
Postgraduate Diploma — Strategic Management of Intellectual Property
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
Current Projects & Builds
launches 2026
Talky
Founder & Lead Architect · Independent
- Audio-first, AI-native language-learning platform for children and adults: 9 languages, 8 Professional English tracks (Business, Interview Prep, Tourism, Aviation, Legal, Medical, Engineering, Nursing), CEFR-aligned curriculum A1–C1, 25-band adaptive difficulty engine targeting the 75% accuracy flow-zone.
- 140+ curriculum books, 75,000+ Q&A items; 3-layer speech evaluation cascade; emotion-aware coaching.
- Companion hardware: TutorPal, a custom ESP32-S3 voice device for ambient at-home practice. Live classroom mode for up to 50 students; AR kids mode (ViroReact) and 1:1 video tutoring (Agora).
- Stack: React Native, OpenAI GPT-4o-mini, Azure Neural TTS, Whisper, Firebase Realtime DB & Cloud Functions. XR prototyping on Unity (through AI-assisted development) and Brilliantlabs AR smart glasses (April 2026).
- Empirical foundation: a decade of recorded classes from Ciudad Bilingüe and documented learning outcomes across instructors and age groups.
Axiom
Lead Architect · Ciudad Bilingüe
- Human-in-the-loop AI operations brain for a real education business, reached through a single WhatsApp chat.
- Claude-powered agentic reasoning with approval gates across Google Workspace, CRM, Canva, and local systems — emails, calendar, student data, invoice PDFs, visual assets.
- Runs 24/7 on Firebase Cloud Functions; quietly removes hours of routine operations every week.
La Lupa
Lead Architect · lalupa.com.co
- AI-powered civic intelligence platform that scans 7+ Colombian news sources four times a day and categorizes public wrongdoing across nine types.
- Claude-based classification + semantic deduplication; admin approval queue before publication. 549 verified cases, 19 deep-dive articles, $70B+ in exposed scandals as of 2026.
- Stack: Python, JavaScript, Claude API, GitHub Actions automation.
Ciudad Bilingüe CRM & Ecosystem Tooling
Architect & Full-Stack · Internal
- 41-module operations platform spanning enrollment, GPS-validated attendance (500m radius), multi-currency payments with audit trail, payroll across three institutions, director analytics, real-time reconciliation.
- Role-based UI (4 roles: teacher, sales, admin, director) — same app, four experiences.
- Feeds the rest of the ecosystem: Talky student provisioning, Axiom invoice automation, the Bili chatbot on ciudadbilingue.com.
Research & Teaching Experience
Ciudad Bilingüe — Bilingual Academy
Co-founder · Pedagogical Lead · Director · Colombia
- Scaled the academy from zero to 1,000+ graduates across two physical locations; 4.7★ across 125 Google reviews.
- Designed, taught, and iteratively refined original English-language curricula for children from age four, teenagers, and adults over more than a decade — a decade of applied pedagogical research conducted outside an academic frame.
- Formalised a production-first pedagogical method emphasising spoken practice, embodied learning, and direct use of the language over gamified or screen-heavy engagement.
- Trained and supervised a team of over 100 staff — teachers, sales, marketing, operations — with consistent outcome measurement across instructors and sites.
- Authored supporting learning materials including the Speak English series and Emotional Intelligence for Your Kids.
- Architected the internal CRM and operations tooling; implemented data-driven optimization of curriculum, methods, and marketing.
KTP Associate · Applied Researcher
University of Westminster · Urban WiMAX · Innovate UK
- Two-year Innovate UK-funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership research role, bridging academia and industry.
- Investigated coexistence challenges between WiMAX broadband networks and legacy radar systems in shared spectrum; simulation-based RF propagation analysis and regulatory/standards research.
- Designed simulation models to evaluate interference risk; developed mitigation strategies enabling broadband deployment in regulated environments.
- Produced technical reports and whitepapers informing strategic planning for next-generation broadband rollouts in London; collaborated directly with academic supervisors, telecom engineers, and government advisors.
- Demonstrated independent research capacity within a multi-stakeholder, applied research framework.
International Business Lecturer
Universidad Andina · Colombia
- Designed and delivered bilingual (English/Spanish) curricula in international business, market research, entrepreneurship, and trade law.
- Led case-study-driven teaching fostering critical discussion, intercultural competence, and communication.
Online English Instructor
SENA · Colombia
- Part-time online English instruction taken on in parallel with primary work at Ciudad Bilingüe; approximately 320 learners per six-week cycle.
- Courses delivered to Colombian students within the country and abroad, tailored to personal and professional communication goals.
Earlier Technical Experience
RF / Data Engineer
Urban WiMAX Ltd. · London
- ETL pipelines and data modelling across millions of rooftop addresses in London; BI dashboards for Marketing, Sales, and Engineering.
- Line-of-sight coverage prediction and geospatial density mapping supporting infrastructure investment decisions.
- Predictive coverage models informing go-to-market strategy at city and national levels.
- Real-time interpretation of data transmitted by network equipment to assess service conditions and trigger proactive responses.
AV / Audiovisual Engineer
University of Westminster · London
- First-line IT support, software deployment, and AV equipment maintenance across academic departments — Business, Architecture, Engineering.
- Supported university staff in adopting new technologies; facilitated effective use of IT resources.
AI & Systems / Operations & Leadership
AI & Systems
- LLM orchestration — Claude (Anthropic), OpenAI GPT-4o, agentic workflows, human-in-the-loop approval gates.
- Speech & audio — ElevenLabs, Azure Neural TTS, Edge TTS, Whisper; 3-layer evaluation cascades.
- Adaptive learning — CEFR-aligned difficulty engines, ZPD-targeted scaffolding, emotion-aware coaching.
- Cloud & data — Firebase (Realtime DB, Cloud Functions, Firestore), PostgreSQL, Google Cloud, Google Analytics.
- XR prototyping — Unity scenes and interactions built through AI-assisted development; Brilliantlabs AR smart glasses (incoming April 2026); prior hands-on with Unreal Engine.
- Design & web — brand systems, typography, programmatic SEO; Next.js, HTML/CSS/JS, Vercel, GitHub Pages.
Operations & Leadership
- Founded and run Ciudad Bilingüe since 2015 — 11 years, two physical locations, 100+ staff trained, 1,000+ graduates.
- CRM architecture — 41-module operations platform covering enrollment, attendance, payments, payroll across three institutions.
- Team development — training and supervising teachers, sales, marketing, and operations; method transferability across instructors.
- Outcome measurement — longitudinal learner tracking, retention data, instructor evaluation.
- Cross-sector collaboration — academic supervisors, telecom engineers, government advisors (KTP); public and private institutions in Colombia.
- Technical writing & research output — whitepapers, curriculum documents, 10+ self-published books.
Working stance. I design and build primarily through AI-assisted development — LLMs, agentic systems, speech and sensing pipelines — treated as a first-class construction medium rather than a substitute for hand-coded implementation. This lets me move from pedagogical or design intent to a working system at the speed modern applied research demands, while keeping systems, curriculum, and hardware as one integrated problem.
Selected Publications
Ten self-published titles on Amazon plus the Speak English bilingual-learning series (Ciudad Bilingüe internal curriculum). Covers span technology, education, entrepreneurship, crypto, and emotional intelligence.
Language Proficiency
Aptis (British Council, 2018): overall CEFR C (B2 overall, C1+ in Grammar and Vocabulary). TOEIC: 915/990 (2015). Cambridge First Certificate (B2, 2003).
Additional Training & Certifications
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Coursera — in progress
WiMAX Engineering Certification
WiMAX Forum, London
Innovation and Development
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
Virtual Education & Pedagogy (short courses)
SENA, Colombia · multiple certificates including AVA with Blackboard 9.1, New Learning Environments, Didactic Models, NTIC in Training
Special Studies in Computing
University of Westminster, London
ECDL — European Computing Driving License
The British Computer Society, London
Awards & Honours
First Class Honours — University of Westminster
Achieved through perseverance and self-directed growth: arrived in London in 2001 without a word of English, took the first job I could find — cleaning floors at the University of Westminster — and learned the language on-site the way a child does. Seven years later I graduated with First Class Honours in Mobile Communications Engineering from that same building. The arc remains a formative part of how I think about learning, access, and persistence.
Research & Professional Interests
- Responsible XR and multimodal interaction for young children — especially audio-first and non-visual modalities, with wearable haptics and gesture-based sensing layered onto the child's real-world environment rather than replacing it.
- AI-native language acquisition systems — adaptive difficulty, pedagogically-aligned speech evaluation, emotion-aware coaching.
- Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) — Talky as a live testbed for applied research at real scale.
- Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) at scale — Talky's eight Professional English tracks (Business, Interview, Tourism, Aviation, Legal, Medical, Engineering, Nursing).
- Longitudinal outcome measurement in applied pedagogy — a decade of classroom data from Ciudad Bilingüe as an empirical foundation for forthcoming academic work.
References
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