Ray Hernandez

About Ray Hernandez

I build AI products from strategy to shipped. Not slide decks about AI. Not roadmaps that sit in Notion. Working products that solve real problems for real businesses.For the past two decades I\'ve lived in the zero-to-one stage where vision turns into reality. I\'ve done it with IBM, Amazon, Ayvens, Experian, and with investors like Mark Cuban (who backed my first startup) and Jason Calacanis (inside his Launch Incubator). That track record gave me something most AI leaders don\'t have: a deep product and design background that keeps everything I build focused on functionality, experience, and engagement.Today I work across the full modern AI stack. Agents, MCP servers, plugins, memory systems, cross-team knowledge sharing. I use AI-native development tools daily and I\'m currently writing a whitepaper on AI cognition. I don\'t just talk about what AI can do. I build it, ship it, and measure whether people actually use it.Great products don\'t come from lone geniuses. They come from teams who feel safe to try weird ideas, fail fast, and learn out loud. That\'s the kind of culture I\'ve spent my career building. When people are trusted to experiment, you end up with products people actually care about.The way we build is changing faster than most companies can keep up with. I\'m not watching that wave. I\'m in it.

Experience

1. Chief Ai Officer

   Vinli Inc

   Dec 2025 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   I build products that serve real business outcomes using AI-native tools and modern agentic architecture. At Vinli, I lead AI strategy and product development, taking ideas from concept through to shipped product across cross-functional teams.My product and design background means I don\'t just think about what AI can do, I think about how people actually use it. Functionality, experience, engagement. That lens shapes everything from strategy to execution.I work across the full modern AI stack: agents, MCP servers, skills, plugins, and memory systems. Currently writing a whitepaper on AI cognition and building systems for cross-team AI memory and knowledge sharing.Core capabilities: AI product strategy, AI-native development (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor), agentic AI architecture, product design, UX, rapid prototyping, 0-to-1 product launches.

Education

• The University of Texas at Dallas

  BFA, Fine Arts

  2001 — 2002

• Eastfield College

  Fine Arts

  1999 — 2001

Skills

• Mobile Devices
• User Interface
• Team Leadership
• Online Advertising
• Sketching
• SEO
• Facebook
• Illustrator
• Web Design
• Page Layout
• Advertising
• Photography
• Brand Development
• Social Media Marketing
• Growth Strategies
• Usability Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Email Marketing
• User Experience
• Interaction Design
• Wordpress
• Mobile Applications
• Logo Design
• Interactive Media
• Online User Experience
• Web Applications
• Photoshop
• Art
• Creative Strategy
• Information Architecture
• Product Management
• Start-Ups
• Creative Direction
• User-Centered Design
• User Experience Design
• Online Marketing
• Social Media
• Product Development
• Hospital Operations
• Interactive Marketing