CTO · AI transformation · software delivery

I help serious teams adopt AI and ship software.

I’m Raven Duran, CTO of Symph and a founder-style engineering leader with 10+ years building scalable platforms, high-performing teams, and data-driven products. I help teams turn complex workflows into intuitive systems for finance, health, government, and operations, then adopt them with rigor, speed, and real-world impact.

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Where I can be useful.

The best fit is a leadership problem with technical consequences: you need AI adoption that changes how work happens, a product team that needs sharper direction, or a delivery machine that has to move faster without losing control. For teams looking for a fractional CTO or AI experts in the Philippines, I bring senior technical judgment plus implementation muscle.

AI transformation that survives contact with operations

I help leadership teams move past demos into adoption: workflows, governance, tool strategy, automation, and internal capability-building.

  • AI adoption roadmaps
  • agentic workflow design
  • executive and team enablement
Software delivery with CTO-level judgment

I bring the operating discipline behind shipped fintech, health, government, and enterprise systems: scope, architecture, teams, risk, and release cadence.

  • delivery rescue and acceleration
  • architecture and team review
  • fractional CTO advisory
AI-native products and internal platforms

From document intelligence to autonomous assistants, I design AI systems around real business processes, human review, and measurable adoption.

  • LLM agents and tool-calling
  • RAG and document workflows
  • MCP and automation systems
Govtech and transparency systems

I have helped build systems for national-scale public sector work, where transparency, auditability, and implementation reality matter.

  • project monitoring
  • citizen-facing services
  • agency enablement

Proof from high-stakes systems.

My credibility comes from work where failure is expensive: government transparency, healthcare, fintech, internal operations, and AI products that have to plug into real teams and real tools.

For broader Symph delivery context, see Symph’s work and ParaSaBayan.

GovTech · transparency platformPublic monitoring
Project DIME

A public project monitoring platform using satellite imagery, drones, and geotagging to strengthen oversight and transparency.

  • infrastructure visibility
  • transparent project data
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DBM · DepDev · government agenciesLifecycle registry
Project UPSI

Supporting a universal project ID across the public project lifecycle, improving transparency from planning through implementation.

  • nation-scale data discipline
  • cross-agency visibility
Selected work
AI employees and operating systemsAI operations
Aria + HireAI

Building AI-native products that turn tools, documents, inboxes, calendars, and workflows into practical autonomous work systems.

  • agentic AI
  • workflow automation
  • business process integration
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Fintech · healthcare · investment · operationsEnterprise systems
Enterprise delivery portfolio

Leadership across regulated systems, internal platforms, and operational dashboards where reliability, clarity, and delivery discipline matter.

  • regulated delivery
  • multi-portal platforms
  • operational dashboards
Selected work

What an engagement can look like.

I can come in as an advisor, a fractional CTO, a workshop leader, or a delivery partner through Symph. The shape depends on the risk: board-level clarity, team enablement, architecture review, or end-to-end build.

AI adoption sprint

Map high-value workflows, pick the right automation pattern, and get leaders aligned on what should be built, bought, or avoided.

Fractional CTO advisory

Architecture, hiring, delivery cadence, vendor decisions, and strategic technical review for teams that need senior judgment quickly.

AI-native product build

Design and ship agents, document pipelines, internal tools, dashboards, and software products with a production-minded team.

Executive enablement

Train leaders and teams to use AI well: not as a novelty, but as an operating layer across work, process, and decision-making.

I also teach leaders how to make AI practical.

My speaking work is built for founders, executives, government teams, and builders who need applied AI literacy: enough strategy to know where to go, enough hands-on practice to actually move.

Raven Duran presenting an Agentic AI Masterclass
Agentic AI Masterclass
Raven Duran with participants at a Google Philippines AI session
Google HQ Philippines
Raven Duran leading an AI workshop with an audience
AI workshop room
June 2025Agentic AI Masterclass

A practical masterclass on agentic AI for leaders and builders.

Google HQ Philippines · Google · National
Nov 2024AI-Powered Startup Founders and Leaders

Accelerating product-market fit using generative AI.

GeeksPH + DICT · JPark Cebu · 500+ participants
June 2024Building Intelligent and Impact-Driven Applications

How teams can build applications that are both technically strong and socially useful.

Devcon Philippines · SMX Davao · 1000+ participants
Apr-Aug 2024AI for nation-building and organizational growth

Training founders and leaders on automation, better processes, and finding joy in the work.

GenAI Philippines · NBU · UP Diliman / Ortigas
And many more...