About

Hi, I’m Julio.

I help business owners and team leaders make good decisions about AI, train people on real work, and build the workflows that deserve to last.

Julio Barros

I have spent more than 30 years building software and helping businesses use technology well. I have worked as an engineer, led technical teams, built products of my own, and spent a lot of time translating between what a tool can do and what a business actually needs.

That translation is the center of my work now. Most teams do not need a long list of AI products. They need help choosing a useful task, giving the tool the right context, checking the result, and deciding whether the workflow is worth keeping.

My workshops and assessments come from that practical point of view. We use real work whenever possible. We talk about the failure modes, privacy, and human review along with the useful parts. When a custom build makes sense, I can build it. Often, a smaller step will answer the question first.

Experience

Built from the work

30+ years in software

Engineering, product development, technical leadership, consulting, and training.

AI in Production

Founder of a conference focused on what it takes to move AI into real systems.

Agentic Cafe

A working group where practitioners share what is working with AI agents.

Products and client work

I build apps and AI workflows, so the training stays connected to current practice.

Education

Computer science

  • M.S. in Computer Science
    University of Virginia, 1993
  • B.S. in Computer Science
    George Mason University, 1990

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