Kenny

Cruzado

Kenny CruzadoBautista

Full-Stack EntrepreneurLima, Peru

Kenny Cruzado

Professional Profile

Entrepreneur with an Industrial Engineering foundation and hands-on experience building projects from scratch: imports, product development, AI-assisted programming, and financial control. My focus is simplifying so decisions stay fast and daily operations lose friction.

Key projects & impact

Lambda Coffee Perú

Founder · 2022 – Present

Specialty coffee brand pivoted to RTD cold brew for cognitive performance.

  • The Challenge: Build a brand from scratch with 100% online sales.
  • The Solution: Branding, e-commerce platform, AI-supported accounting system, and cost control.
  • Impact: Top search rankings, 20% sales increase, and new B2B negotiations.

Pictia.xyz

Founder · 2025 – Shut down

First AI virtual clones, image and video generation platform in Peru (2025).

  • The Challenge: Build a SaaS by leveraging the speed of AI development.
  • The Solution: Implement software architecture that allows the deployment of new AI models in under 24 hours.
  • Impact: Minimal time-to-market. Kept the platform at the technological cutting edge.

Finca Grandez

Barista · 2020 – 2022

Green coffee selection, cost control, web, packaging, sensory analysis, roasting and barista training.

  • The Challenge: Lack of traceability and operational control in the physical store (Lima).
  • The Solution: Digital sales log and a dynamic dashboard for real-time business KPI monitoring.
  • Impact:
    • 150% revenue increase.
    • Improved product quality and production planning.
    • Faster management decision-making.
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EcoFuture S.A.C.

Founder / General Manager · 2018 – 2020

End-to-end import & commercialization of electric vehicles (China → Peru).

  • The Challenge: Establish a reliable overseas supply chain and manage full customs clearance of electric motorcycles.
  • The Solution: Conducted supplier research and negotiation, handled import documentation and logistics (customs broker).
  • Impact: 100% compliant customs clearance: managed duty calculations, tariff classification, and regulatory compliance with zero customs penalties or delays.

Experience

  1. Founder, Lambda Coffee Perú

    Aug 2022 – Present · Peru

    Brand creation of specialty coffee and RTD Cold Brew, production and operations B2B & B2C.

  2. Founder, Pictia.xyz

    2025 – Shut down · Peru

    Built an AI multimedia-generation SaaS platform with continuous integration of SOTA models.

  3. Member, National Coffee Technical Commission (INACAL Peru)

    Present · Peru

    Review and update coffee technical standards, representing ARTEBAR.

  4. Sensory Judge, Moka Challenge & Gran Prix de Cafeterías

    Sep 2025 · Lima, Peru

    Sensory evaluation of high-specialty coffees in a national competition.

  5. Barista, Ciclos Café

    Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 · Lima, Peru

    Customer service, beverage preparation, and immersive tasting experiences for tourists in English and Spanish.

  6. Barista, Corporación Grandez S.A.C.

    Aug 2020 – Jan 2022 · Peru

    Green coffee selection, cost control, web, packaging, roasting, and barista training.

  7. Business Consultant, Aromatika EIRL

    Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 · Peru

    Drink menus, bar equipment, coffee roasting, and barista training.

  8. Consultant, Aroma Café Lima

    Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 · Lima, Peru

    Bar layout, menus, cost analysis, café concept, and social marketing plans.

  9. Founder / General Manager, EcoFuture S.A.C.

    2018 – 2020 · Peru

    End-to-end China → Peru electric-vehicle import and customs/logistics management.

  10. Barista, Valley Mount Coffee

    Jan 2019 · Peru

    Beverage preparation for events at Country Club Lima Hotel.

Education

  • Design Thinking for Innovation

    2020

    University of Virginia

  • Expert Barista, Coffee

    2019

    Le Cordon Bleu Perú

    Specialization in final-beverage flavor and the coffee value chain.

  • User Experience Design

    2018

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Grade: 93/100

  • Specialized diploma, Imports & Exports

    2014

    Escuela de Comercio Exterior ADEX

    Foreign trade / international business & commerce.

  • Industrial Engineering

    ≈ through 2013

    Universidad Católica de Santa María (UCSM)

    Advanced study without a completed degree.