Juan Pablo Blanco G.
IT & Telecom Manager
@ Texas Tech Costa Rica
About Me
I grew up in San Carlos in the 1980s. Rural Costa Rica. I learned early that technology isn't valuable for what it does — it's valuable for how it makes people feel. That experience is what generates real impact, and it's still the filter I apply to every project.Today I lead IT & Telecom at Texas Tech University Costa Rica and serve as the institution's AI Specialist. I oversee the technological infrastructure, academic and administrative systems, and the adoption of new technologies — and represent the university at forums and corporate events on AI and Quantum Computing.
Outside my institutional role, I help organizations understand where they stand in their digital transformation and what they should move first. I work with the Empresas Frontera framework: organizations that combine AI with human judgment to build competitive advantage that isn't easily replicated.I'm a professor in Executive Education programs — teaching applied AI and digital transformation for leaders who need to decide, not just understand. Engineer. Strategist. Poet. Based in Costa Rica and always open to connecting with professionals who believe innovation can make a difference.
My Articles
The Store With No Humans
A store where I could browse, try on, pay, and leave without speaking to anyone should have been my introvert's dream. Instead it left me strangely empty. In this piece I follow that surprise into a bigger question about retail and artificial intelligence: how do we use technology to connect with people rather than replace them? Because what we remember about any place is, in the end, how it made us feel.
Read on LinkedIn (in Spanish)
The Art of Execution
In this earlier column I argued that project management had become a prerequisite for success at every level, from the individual to the country, and that personal goals deserve the same discipline as any project. But what I most wanted to land, and still believe, is that it is not just hard theory. It is about people: only as far as we can lead ourselves can we begin to lead teams, projects, and change.
Read on El Observador (in Spanish)
My Webinars
Beyond AI: Tech That Will Transform Business
AI dominates the headlines, but another technology is quietly advancing toward an even bigger impact. We'll break down what Quantum Computing is, how it works, and why experts call it one of the most transformative innovations of the coming decades and the opportunities, challenges, and skills leaders need to be ready for what's next.
How AI Impacts Businesses
A look at how AI is reshaping innovation, productivity, and leadership: what sets top companies apart, how they're using it, and why this is a key inflection point. Topics covered: efficiency and competitive edge, human-AI collaboration, augmented creativity, and what innovative companies do differently.
How to Turn Digital Challenges into Growth Opportunities?
A conversation on AI as the next stage of tech evolution: overcoming fear of change through digital literacy, how generative AI is making tech more accessible, and the value of starting with pilot projects. Introduces "AI agents" tools that handle routine work and free people up for creativity and strategic thinking.
Contact Me
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My Book
This is a young man's book, written by hand, typed on a typewriter, and kept in a drawer for over twenty years. It is also, somehow, a book about right now, about the kind of longing that does not age. Structured around the Costa Rican legend of La Segua, a figure who enchants and destroys in equal measure, the collection moves between long restless poems and sudden one-line images that stop you cold. The voice is unpolished in the best sense: urgent, unguarded, and completely its own.
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Scan or click to explore the music: a Spotify playlist of songs whose lyrics from texts found throughout this book.
