🟨 Chapter 3: AI, Purpose & Reinvention

From International Contractor to Father of Two

I moved to the Netherlands to keep building at Liberty Global—new leaders, new platforms, new cultures, and higher expectations. I was lucky: I landed in a high‑trust team across the Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Croatia, and the UK. They pushed me, taught me, and raised the bar. I kept learning. My English wasn’t perfect, but it didn’t need to be—at this level people help and guide you. Collaboration and clear communication matter more than accent.

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And Here We Are…

After a year as a contractor, that path ended. The alternative was a lower‑package internal role. It wasn’t easy. Around the same time, our second child was born—a new light and a bigger responsibility. In 2022, Liberty Global outsourced to Infosys and I moved to their payroll. I chose to stay. It was a demanding transition, but well‑managed change often opens doors. In this line of work, many releases happen at night: we plan for nobody to notice and, while it’s tiring and takes a toll, I do it with pride—it’s part of the craft.

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Project Management: Finding My Center

I’ve always liked the technical side, but over time I discovered that leading complex projects is what truly excites me.

Organizing. Planning. Communicating. Solving. Knowing when and who to involve. That comes naturally to me.

But I don’t focus only on that. I also enjoy new challenges, leading teams in complex tasks, designing proposals, and I’m open to whatever comes next. Project management is my foundation, but my curiosity and adaptability constantly lead me to explore new territories.

It’s no longer about knowing everything, but about understanding how things work and how to connect the people who can solve them.

Currently, I lead flagship television projects, coordinating offshore teams and transforming the team towards an agile methodology.

We work in two-week sprints, track effort with story points and have regular follow-up meetings.

The technical challenge is enormous: we must change the entire video headend of a company like Sunrise in Switzerland, where the demand for quality and professionalism is highest.

We are talking about migrating more than 200 servers: transcoders, packagers, backoffice, hardware and vendors. It is truly complex. Additionally, it needs to be handed over to operations, monitoring built, progress tracked, production changes planned, etc.

And not only that: similar projects for Virgin Media in UK, or implementing video advertising for our friends at VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands.

Every project is unique, every challenge makes me grow.

I can say it: I’m proud of the level I’ve reached. I don’t see others as competition. Once you’re in the top league, you have to cooperate with them, learn from them, and yes, sometimes get frustrated—but that’s part of the process. All the effort was worth it.

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And Meanwhile… We Discovered the World

We took this time to travel, explore, live. We visited places we had only seen on TV before. Every city, every train, every market was part of a deep family learning experience.

We traveled through Croatia, France, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Ireland. Each destination was a lesson, an adventure, and an opportunity to grow together. The UK and Nordic countries remain on our pending list for when we can visit them.

And even though I still miss my loved ones, I realized that’s life: A sum of brave decisions.

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40 Years… and Another Half to Write

I’m probably facing another big change. I decided to start this blog. I’m building my own startup. And it all started with artificial intelligence.

In just two years, AI became part of me. An extension of my mind. A co-pilot.

Now I don’t hold back because something feels too big or I don’t understand it. With AI, everything can be explored. It’s what I dreamed of as a child.

But I think there’s something deeper. Living alone, with more time for myself, has made my mind wander and look for ways to return home. Distance and solitude have given me space to think, to dream, to plan.

I’m 40 now. I work. I fight. I live. 15,000 km from what still feels like home. With two kids and my wife. And a new chapter ahead.

But this time I’m not alone on this journey. And that has led me to think about the future in a different way.

I don’t have a master plan or an AI-crafted content strategy. This is a digital diary that grows with me.

But I do have a direction: I want this space to be more than a blog. A place where ideas connect with action. Where technology, innovation, and artificial intelligence intersect with real life —yours, mine.

I’m creating several projects. One of them is ViaMind Consulting, my professional services platform where I help companies integrate technology, automate processes, and adapt to a world that changes every day.

Another is NeuraPRO, a SaaS tool I developed for small businesses, so they can manage their operations simply and professionally, right from their phone. I’m building it step by step, with passion, doubts, and lots of AI as an ally.

All of this stems from the same dream: using technology not just to advance, but to humanize our future.

So if anything you read here inspires you, makes you think, or gives you the urge to do something… mission accomplished.

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🤝 Let’s Connect

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I’m open to chatting, collaborating, or simply exchanging ideas. Technology is more powerful when shared.

Thank you for reading. All the best,

— Claudio