People

The people doing the work.

Alireza Ali

CEO

Alireza brings over 12 years of engineering and leadership from Google, having spearheaded global product launches like Google Maps and AR Location Services. His track record includes founding startups and creating automated trading systems powered by predictive AI models.

Amit Kela

Managing Partner

With nearly two decades of strategic consulting and operational excellence, Amit has led global AI and digital transformations at Deloitte and managed strategic AI product launches at Uber and MetLife. Amit holds an MBA from Wharton and is renowned for translating strategic vision into tangible business results.

Jacob van Almelo

Partner

Jacob brings over 12 years of experience building systems across agriculture, neurotechnology, and AI. Trained at Cornell, he led engineering and production at an agtech startup and served as principal at a Harvard-affiliated venture developing Low Field Magnetic Stimulation. Since 2020, he has led the design and delivery of machine-learning and AI systems.

Alejandro Pereira

Technical Lead

Across a 13-year career, Alejandro has led software engineering teams at Intel, co-engineered hardware validation solutions for Apple and Dell, and driven AI research within Intel's Innovation Center and local startups. His background combines ten years of enterprise experience with three years of independent AI consulting.

Sergio Rojas

AI Product Engineer

Sergio combines a decade of software engineering with an extensive background in healthcare technology, including telehealth platforms, voice AI, and patient-support automation. In his work with clients, he gets to know their challenges, builds practical solutions, and helps their teams use AI effectively.

William Warlick

AI Product Engineer

William is interested in how people think, how AI behaves, and how thoughtful design can help them work together. He has built AI products at a startup, studied AI in financial markets, and developed research software. At The Blue Dot, he learns how client teams work, turns that understanding into software, and helps them use AI with confidence.

Eric Stallman

Director of Business Development

Eric brings over a decade of sales and go-to-market experience from Google Cloud, Zendesk, Coda, and ALTRES, working with everyone from small non-profits to Fortune 100 organizations. Working alongside our engineers, he helps companies identify where AI can make a real impact and turn those opportunities into working solutions.

Rafaela Leininger

Operations Manager

Rafa (Rafaela) supports The Blue Dot AI's operations, working closely with Ali on day-to-day execution and internal systems. She brings a background in startup operations, having helped scale an AI company from its early stage through legal, HR, and investor-facing work. Multilingual in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, she also holds a BA in Languages and Linguistics.