Carlos Tarazona

Chief Executive Officer at BotFactory Inc.

Carlos Ospina Tarazona is a versatile entrepreneur and technology leader who currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer at BotFactory, Inc. He has been with the company since its inception and has held multiple key roles throughout its growth.1 2

Career at BotFactory

Carlos co-founded BotFactory in April 2013 and initially served as the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Marketing Officer. In January 2022, he transitioned to the role of CEO.2

Key Contributions::

As CTO, he defined the company's technical strategy and led the engineering team.
Implemented version control, testing methodologies, and development standards.
As CMO, he created and executed marketing plans, growing website traffic from 0 to over 3,000 daily visits.
Designed and implemented a CRM system, which evolved into a full-scale ERP implementation.

Product Innovation

BotFactory's flagship product is Squink, a revolutionary robot that creates Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) in minutes. The device prints conductive traces, picks components, and glues them onto a surface using conductive glue.2

Previous Experience

Before BotFactory, Carlos held several notable positions:

Technical Director at Hublished (2012-2014)
Technical Director and Director of Commercial Department at SIDEIN (2005-2011)
Founder and CEO of RANOS (2003)

Education

Carlos has a strong educational background in both engineering and business:

M.S. in Computer Engineering from New York University (2012-2013)
Master of Business and Science from Rutgers University (2011-2013)
Mini-MBA in Strategic Marketing from Rutgers University (2012)
B.S. in Systems Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes (2000-2004)
B.S. in Electronics Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes (1999-2003)1 3

Awards

In 2013, Carlos and his team won the Innovention Contest at NYU-Poly for their PCB printing device prototype.2

Carlos Ospina Tarazona's diverse skill set, spanning technology, marketing, and business leadership, has been instrumental in BotFactory's growth and innovation in the field of electronics manufacturing.