

Hi, I'm Joaquin Melara, a fractional product manager and community builder
Fractional Product Manager
Taking fuzzy requirements to production-ready software through elicitation, rapid prototyping, end-to-end development, and quality assurance.
Community Builder
Focused on global, virtual communities in symbolic AI: semantic technology, ontology engineering, and metadata management.
One Methodology. Two Applications.
Whether launching a product or scaling a community, our process remains constant:
Audit: Map internal systems and external market conditions.
Conceptualize: Design high-impact initiatives and structured programs.
Execute: Deploy a realistic, step-by-step action plan.
For each iteration, we bake our learnings into a knowledge base that informs subsequent efforts.
Selected Works
2017 - 2026
ACE is my 3-step methodology—Audit, Conceptualize, Execute—built to untangle high-friction operational, product, and community challenges.
I've applied it across:
Community
Education
Events
Media
Publications
Software
Experiences
2017
Support Engineer
Trilogy Education Services, Inc.
2020
Principal Consultant
Ernest Consulting Practice
2023
Founder
SWARM Community
2023
Producer
The AI Digest Podcast / AI Infused Newsletter



