I make sense of automation,
robotics, and AI in logistics.
Without the hype.

20+ years in engineering, automation, and logistics across the USA, LATAM, and Europe.
$1B+ logistics networks, 500+ projects.

Most automation content talks about technology.
I focus on what actually makes it work: decision-making, operating models, execution, and scale.

Trusted through work with Amazon, Mercado Libre, Ingram Micro, UPS, and Nike.

I have spent my career building and scaling logistics systems under real operating pressure.
That experience shapes how I see automation: less as a technology story, more as an execution story.

Gabriel Pastrana

Smart Automation Newsletter is my short weekly briefing for people making real decisions in logistics.

Signal over noise.
Execution over theater.
Insight you can actually use.