AI advice and operational implementation from a serial entrepreneur who's run many businesses, not just consulted.
Trilingual consultant with hands-on business experience across North America, Europe, and Latin America.
What is USHAIA
USHAIA isn’t a brand exercise. It’s a filter for every decision I make and every piece of advice I give.
I won’t wrap bad news in consultant-speak. You get the truth, fast, so you can act on it.
My expertise comes from decades of building, failing, pivoting, and shipping.
Technology is a tool, not the destination. People always come first.
I don’t give advice I wouldn’t follow with my own money on the line.
Every recommendation has an ROI attached. If we can’t measure it, we don’t do it.
No 60-page decks that collect dust. Concrete steps you implement this week.
Why Me
Franco-American entrepreneur, 52
I started as a software engineer at IBM, spent 7 years in startups across multiple roles, then 22 years as an entrepreneur and business executive. I sold Clinovo in 2015 for $4.5M and founded ClinCapture — the leading AI platform for clinical research, a profitable company I still run today.
Today I manage a US real estate portfolio (6 properties including a 4-plex), a Costa Rica portfolio (4 properties including Jane’s Beach Resort boutique hotel), a personal coaching practice at vaillant.blog, and multiple cross-border ventures. I work across high-tech AND traditional industries, and I’ve navigated complex legal matters as both plaintiff and defendant.
I’m an ex-husband and friend of famous influencer Teal Swan. I was recently featured on Europe 1 radio (Libre Antenne, April 28, 2026) and I’m the author of “Alienation Parentale: de l’ombre a la lumiere” (Amazon, 2025). Based between Costa Rica, the United States, and Europe — the magic triangle.
“AI has transformed my entrepreneur mindset — lowering financial risk considerably because I can do much more with fewer employees. I want other small business owners to do the same.”
Work by passion, not obligation. Leave the tedious tasks to AI to focus on the exciting parts of your business.
AI makes us more human, not less. We focus more on human contact and creative endeavors. We drastically improve profit margins by cutting operational overhead. The businesses that embrace AI aren’t cold and robotic — they’re the ones where the owner finally has time to be present.
I don’t just consult on technology. I consult on your whole business — and your whole life, because everything is connected. AI is just a tool. My consulting is holistic: financial strategy, legal navigation, operational efficiency, personal development, and human connection.
Track Record
Not an overnight expert. A career of building, leading, publishing, and being recognized — in public, on the record.
Principality of Monaco, San Francisco. 9 years of diplomatic service.
Member of the Monaco Diplomatic Club international network.
“Ces Francais caches de la Silicon Valley” — featured profile in major French newspaper.
Featured on Libre Antenne, April 28, 2026. National French radio interview.
WUSS 2011 conference publication on clinical data systems.
Authored “The Anatomy of an EDC System” — definitive guide to electronic data capture.
GlobeNewsWire 2016 — company leadership and growth covered by global news wire.
“De l’ombre a la lumiere” — published on Amazon (2025). Parental alienation advocacy.
Silicon Valley French-American business community leadership.
Services
I match my offering to you with clear ROI to eliminate risk. Pick the engagement that fits where you are.
A 2-week deep dive into your business. I identify the top 5 AI opportunities with detailed ROI projections.
Build and deploy AI systems in your business. End-to-end implementation from design to production.
Ongoing monthly advisory, system maintenance, and new opportunity identification.
A custom Personal AI Assistant built for you — like Pat, the system that runs my businesses.
Premium Offering
A custom-built Digital Assistant that knows your business inside out. Not a chatbot. Not a template. A purpose-built system that works for you 24/7.
Index ALL your business data — emails, messages, documents, CRM. Answer any question about your business in seconds.
Draft emails, proposals, and contracts that sound like you. Your DA learns your tone, style, and preferences.
Monitor systems around the clock and alert you to issues before they become problems. Never miss a deadline, filing, or renewal.
Research, analysis, and reports generated while you sleep. Wake up to an executive briefing every morning.
Manage customer communications automatically across email, booking platforms, and messaging apps.
Runs on your own hardware. Your data never leaves your network. Fully secure, fully yours.
Phone / Desktop
Telegram / Voice
Dedicated machine
Always running
Business data + AI models
+ Tools & integrations
Case Study
Pat is my own Digital Assistant. I built Pat to manage 10 properties across 2 countries, handle legal defense, launch a book, and deliver an executive briefing every morning.
108K emails, 20K SMS, 15K WhatsApp messages — all searchable, all contextual. Pat knows my business history better than I do.
Autonomous property management across the US and Costa Rica. Dynamic pricing adjusts rates based on demand. Guest communications handled 24/7.
Auto-responds to hotel guests around the clock on Booking.com, Airbnb, and WhatsApp. No guest waits. No message missed.
Pat prepared legal defense documents, organized evidence, drafted motions — saving over $100K in attorney fees across active litigations.
Pat works 5 hours every night: research, analysis, task execution. Delivers an executive briefing by 7:30 AM so I start the day informed.
20+ podcast pitches crafted and sent. 7 bookstore proposals. Interview preparation for national radio on Europe 1. All AI-assisted.
Pat is accessible via phone (Telegram), voice commands, and desktop — from anywhere in the world. This is what I build for my clients.
PAT stands for Personal Assistant Technology.
I want my own PatGet in Touch
We talk about your business, the workflows eating your week alive, and whether AI is the lever that fixes it. If I’m not the right person, I’ll tell you and point you somewhere better.
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