Charlotte, NC area · Open to executive AI leadership roles

Carlos
Cardona

Enterprise AI ExecutiveAI Enablement & InnovationIntelligent Automation

Moving emerging technology from experimentation to scaled, responsible use.

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Carlos Cardona

Carlos Cardona

Enterprise AI Executive

30+years in technology
2companies co-founded & acquired
// About

Enterprise AI and technology executive with 30+ years of experience building AI, intelligent automation, and digital transformation capabilities inside established organizations and growth-stage companies.

I own the full arc from AI roadmap and business case to implementation, adoption, and measured return, moving emerging technology from experimentation to scaled, responsible use through operating models, governance, enablement, and disciplined execution.

Most recently Vice President, Intelligent Automation & AI Enablement at Personify Health, directing a 30-person organization and a multi-platform AI portfolio. I bring a founder-operator perspective shaped by co-founding and scaling two technology companies through acquisition, with deep experience serving enterprise clients in regulated, confidentiality-sensitive environments.

// Selected impact

From experimentation to scaled adoption.

80%+Claude Enterprise adoption

Led the enterprise rollout with governance, training, and change leadership; built internal MCP servers, Skills, and Plugins connecting AI tools to business workflows.

200+automations delivered

Thousands of hours in productivity gains and capacity equivalent to 100+ digital workers across internal workflows and client experience.

90 → 30days to onboard a client

Rebuilt the client onboarding platform into automated flows, cutting onboarding from 90+ days to ~30 days, later extended with AI capabilities and agents.

30person organization

Owned the AI enablement portfolio, budget, adoption strategy, and value tracking, reporting realized ROI and adoption results to executive leadership, including the CFO and CEO.

// Experience

Three decades building technology that ships.

Personify Health

Jan 2022 – Oct 2026
Vice President, Intelligent Automation & AI Enablement
  • Led enterprise AI enablement, intelligent automation, low-code development, and process improvement through a 30-person organization, owning the AI portfolio, budget, adoption strategy, and value tracking.
  • Built a prioritized pipeline of automation and AI opportunities using value-stream mapping and Kaizen events, translated into outcome-based business cases with baselines, expected benefit, and payback; reported realized ROI and adoption results to executive leadership, including the CFO and CEO.
  • Led the enterprise rollout of Claude Enterprise to 80%+ employee adoption with governance, responsible-use guidelines, and training for non-technical professionals; managed Microsoft Copilot alongside Claude as part of a multi-platform AI strategy.
  • Created reusable enablement assets at scale (playbooks, templates, prompt libraries, and internal MCP servers, Skills, and Plugins) so teams could apply AI consistently in day-to-day work.

Welltok, Inc. (acquired by Virgin Pulse)

Dec 2009 – Dec 2021
Co-Founder · VP, Technical Services & COE Lead, RPA & Transformation
  • Executive leadership across technical services, product and platform delivery, client operations, system and data architecture, and enterprise automation at a healthcare technology company scaling from founding through acquisition.
  • Engaged directly with large Fortune 500 clients to deploy Welltok products and integrate them with client systems and data infrastructure.
  • Built and led the robotic process automation center of excellence, establishing governance, delivery practices, and repeatable transformation capabilities in a regulated healthcare environment.

NewLink

2008 – 2009
Chief Social Media Strategist (Contract)
  • Established and led a new division; shaped strategy and proposals for 30+ Fortune 500 clients and built large brand communities on emerging platforms.

New Opportunity

2003 – 2007
Co-Founder · Chief Technology Officer
  • Built an internet lead-generation platform that produced more than 80% of company ROI and supported 100% month-over-month growth, contributing to more than $300M in 2007 sales volume.

Microsoft

2001 – 2003
Senior Project Manager
  • Led post-acquisition integration of Yupi Internet with MSN and integrated MSN products into T1MSN, helping the brand reach the #1 market position in Mexico.

Yupi Internet Inc.

1997 – 2001
Co-Founder · Chief Technology Officer
  • Co-founded a pioneering Latin internet portal, led technology and strategic direction, helped secure $150M in venture capital, and guided the acquisition and transition to YupiMSN.
// Founder background

A founder-operator perspective.

1997 – 2001

Yupi Internet

Co-founded a pioneering Latin internet portal; helped secure $150M in venture capital; acquired and transitioned to YupiMSN.

2003 – 2007

New Opportunity

Co-founder and CTO; the lead-generation platform contributed to more than $300M in 2007 sales volume.

2009 – 2021

Welltok

Co-founded a healthcare technology company using data and digital engagement platforms to improve how consumers interacted with their health; acquired by Virgin Pulse.

// Expertise

Core competencies

AI transformation strategy & roadmapsAI enablement, adoption & change leadershipIntelligent automation & RPAAI business case, baselines & ROI measurementAI governance & responsible useAI agents & LLM platforms (frontier and self-hosted open-source)MCP integrationsValue-stream mapping & KaizenData foundation & enterprise architectureLow-code platforms (Appian)Enterprise platform deployment & enablementVendor & partner managementProduct & platform strategyRegulated environmentsCross-functional leadership
// Platforms
Claude EnterpriseMicrosoft CopilotClaude CodeCodexCursorAppianAirtableSmartsheetAsanaZendeskObserve.AI
EducationComputer Science & Engineering — New York Institute of Technology · Florida Atlantic University
LanguagesEnglish (fluent) · Spanish (native)

Let’s build what’s next.

Open to executive AI leadership roles: enterprise AI, enablement, and intelligent automation.

Connect on LinkedIncardona@yahoo.com