Berna Misa

Frontier Creative Technologist | Fractional CPO | AI | Games | Web3 | Autonomous Worlds | DAOs | Arts x Music | Futurist | Sustainability | Longevity x Biohacking
Internet, Global.

About

Frontier Creative Technologist, Fractional CPO & Advisor building at the intersection of AI, games, and blockchain.

I help funded teams and mission-aligned orgs create at the frontier of creative tech, new media, and autonomous worlds while playing infinite positive-sum games

Some fun games I've played:

Cofounded Playdex, raised $2M seed (JAM Fund, Peter Thiel, Justin Mateen & OrangeDAO et al); built Web3 gaming NFT rental infrastructure from 0 to 1

Early core contributor at Yield Guild Games (a16z) and Gaming Guild Founder before GameFi 2021 summer; part of the organizing team of the first Philippine Web3 Festival, 2,000+ attendees, 200+ companies, 22 countries

1 of 7 core team on Parity AI, codeveloping the IP that led to our acqui-hire by X (Twitter); built automated AI audit & bias mitigation pipelines for enterprise compliance

Engineered AI/ML pipelines at Accenture Liquid Studio delivering 10x cost reduction amounting to 8-figure $ value in operational savings, and SLA improvements from ~60% to ~95% in 4 weeks across Fortune 500 partners

Deal Partner & Venture Scout at various funds and collectives, embedded in global dealflow across AI, games, blockchain, and deeptech

What I'm building toward:

Human flourishing at Kardashev scale

I'm a citizen of pop-up cities and network states (Zuzalu, ZuCity Japan, Onchain City, Edge City, Frontier Tower, Network State), participating, building, and connecting the people shaping what comes next.

My play lives at the convergence of autonomous worlds, music, regenerative tech and self-sustaining systems, and ocean revitalization, where creativity and community become infrastructure.

Ocean revitalization & ReFi through creative and regenerative tech. Autonomous worlds where creativity, community, and technology converge.

What I'm open to:

Fractional roles, advisory, funded collabs, and grant-funded R&D in AI, games, new media, ocean conservation, and human flourishing tech.

Priority to high-agency teams building something that actually matters.

DMs open if you want some tea or to collab on a project!

Always happy to talk about the stars, ocean, music, futarchy, innovation, and how we play toward human flourishing.

Experience

Boardy
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Deal Partner

Global, Remote

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Full-time

Summary

Venture Capital, Investments β€” Deal Partner at Boardy AI, embedded in global dealflow across AI, games, blockchain, and deeptech.

Various Companies
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Fractional Creative Technologist | Core Contributor | AI Product Manager | Advisor | Venture Scout

Global, Hybrid

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Full-time

Summary

Fractional Creative Technologist Β· AI entertainment Β· Onchain Prediction markets Β· Autonomous worlds (AI x Games x Blockchain) Β· Angel & Venture Scout - Built generative AI systems for entertainment and marketing β€” AI-powered content creation, autonomous digital entities for UGC. - Designed decentralized prediction markets on Hyperliquid and social forecasting onchain β€” autonomous market mechanisms and crypto-native infrastructure. - Angel investing and venture scouting across AI, games, blockchain, robotics, and deep tech. - Citizen of pop-up cities & network states: Zuzalu Ecosystem (Zuzalu, ZuCity Japan, Zuitzerland, Zuthailand, etc), Edge City, Network School, Parallel Society, Frontier Tower, Viva City, Onchain City β€” experimenting with future societies and human flourishing EXPLORING & LEARNING - Robotics Β· Deep Tech Β· Quantum Β· Quantum Art Β· Bio-Art Β· Longevity Β· Energy Β· Hardware Β· Embodied AI

Highlights

Pulp Studios - Cofounder - Creative Tech Studio - Where creativity meets technology. Sensual design, bespoke marketing and digital tech solutions for your team.

Playdex - Cofounder - raised $2M seed with fellow Filipino tech leaders to build and launch an NFT gaming rental marketplace (Lead Investor: JAM Fund - Peter Thiel and Justin Mateen)

Velocity Studios - Cofounder - Game Development Studio - Unveiling the Nexus of Play & Purpose. Where each game pushes the fabric of reality and every player contributes to a mission

Yield Guild Games - Gaming Guild Founder and Early Contributing Member - The world's first and biggest web3 gaming guild where you can make friends, discover games, and level up.

Next Chapter
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Fellow

Global

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Summary

Invite-only global community for the most talented young founders & investors in the world, from 17-year-olds who have raised $5m to VC partners in their early 20s.

Velocity Studios Pte. Ltd.
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Founder

Singapore

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Full-time

Summary

Cofounder and Innovations & Creative Director β€” Game Development Studio. Where each game pushes the fabric of reality and every player contributes to a mission.

Yield Guild Games
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Gaming Guild Founder and Early Core Contributor

Onchain, Remote

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Self-employed

Summary

Early core contributor of Yield Guild Games (a16z) | YGG Network. Building communities and scaling impact across AI x Blockchain x Games x NFTs. - Founder and Managing Partner of Play to Earn Gaming Guild. - Early DAO contributor: BanklessDAO (AI & Analytics Guild), KrauseHouseDAO (sports & culture).

Playdex
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Founder

Singapore

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Full-time

Summary

Blockchain Game Development β€” Raised $2M seed with fellow Filipino tech leaders. Investors: JAM Fund (Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen), OrangeDAO. Built and launched a gaming NFT rental marketplace.

NTUC LearningHub
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AI & Data Science Educator

Singapore

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Full-time

Summary

Singapore Government-backed social enterprise β€” Educated and upskilled 2 cohorts of Singaporean professionals in AI, Data Science, Data Strategy, and Agile.

Parity AI (ZeroSix.AI)
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AI Product Manager

San Francisco, California

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Full-time

Summary

1 of 7 core team on Parity AI, codeveloping the IP that led to our acqui-hire by X (Twitter); built automated AI audit & bias mitigation pipelines for enterprise compliance. - One of 7 on the founding team of Parity AI, an AI ethics startup by Rumman Chowdhury (TIME100 AI 2023). Acqui-acquired by Twitter (now X) in 2021. - Built tooling that automatically audits and mitigates bias and risk in enterprise AI models. - Core contributor to the pioneering AI Ethics course on Coursera with NYU. - Spearheaded ReSkill.ph β€” 12-week AI upskilling. Key contributor to Project Sparta PH β€” Philippine government nationwide upskilling.

Highlights

Led end-to-end AI/DS product development, from crafting proposals and cost/timeline estimation to project management and operational oversight for multiple concurrent AI R&D initiatives.

Co-developed Parity AI, an NLP AI-powered tool for mitigating risks and biases in AI/ML models, contributing to its acquisition by Twitter.

Contributed to the development and publication of the first AI Ethics course on Coursera, in collaboration with New York University (NYU).

Spearheaded ReSkill.ph, a 12-week online coaching program, enabling individuals to upskill in AI fundamentals using Harvard's CS50 curriculum.

Fostered continuous learning by hosting weekly Whitepaper Wednesday sessions, ensuring the team stayed abreast of cutting-edge AI research.

Key contributor to the learning and development framework for Project Sparta PH, a 5-year nationwide AI upskilling program for the Philippine government. (https://sparta.dap.edu.ph/)

Accenture Liquid Studio
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Senior AI Engineer

Manila, Philippines & US

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Full-time

Summary

Pioneer Team β€” Spearheaded Accenture's first-ever digital transformation for a nuclear energy company β€” pioneer global team, multi-million dollar diamond-tier deal. - Sourced, interviewed, and assembled AI/DS teams across organizations at all stages and scales. - Designed Accenture's Global AI & Data Practice L&D plans across roles and geographies.

Highlights

Developed a fraud detection model for a global hospitality company, achieving $2M in cost savings and a 10x reduction in fraud-related expenses.

Engineered a supply chain optimization model for a UK-based global telecommunications company, resulting in approximately 40% savings (estimated $1M).

Led and delivered Salesforce Einstein L&D initiatives, upskilling 50 professionals within three months.

Contributed to the growth and adoption of Robotic Process Automation (RPA), DevSecOps, and Agile initiatives as part of Accenture's premier Talent of the Future Program.

Accenture Liquid Studio
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AI Engineer

Manila, APAC | SEA | EU | US

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Full-time

Summary

Engineered ML pipelines at Accenture Liquid Studio delivering 10x cost reduction amounting to 8-figure $ value in operational savings, and SLA improvements from ~60% to ~95% in 4 weeks across Fortune 500 partners. - Built a fraud analytics model for an international hospitality company β€” achieved 10x cost reduction, multi-million dollar savings. - Created a supply chain optimization model for a UK-based global telco β€” drove ~40% cost savings, 8-figure dollar value. - Spearheaded Talent of the Future Program (TOTF): upskilling frameworks for RPA, DevOps, DevSecOps, and Agile. - Designed global Salesforce Einstein AI learning and certification framework. - Co-created intelligent automated caseload balancing (1 of 5 founding team) β€” SLA from ~60% to ~95% in 4 weeks. - Delivered rapid prototyping across emerging technologies β€” AI/ML, XR, IoT, Blockchain β€” Design Thinking through production-scale.

Highlights

Led global AI/data science and innovation projects, encompassing design thinking, scoping, timeline estimation, resource planning, and RFP validation for co-innovations and solutions.

Pioneered Accenture's first co-innovation and digital transformation initiative within the oil & gas industry for a nuclear energy company, contributing to a 5-10 year, $100M+ deal.

Streamlined the growth of Accenture's Global AI & Data Practice by crafting and curating comprehensive learning and development plans tailored to various AI and data roles and skill levels.

Mynt (Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc.)
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AI/Data Science Intern

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Intern

Summary

Completed an intensive AI/Data Science internship, contributing to critical financial product development.

Highlights

Selected as the inaugural AI/Data Science intern and sole female member of the Risk and Lending Team at GCash (Mynt).

Executed end-to-end AI/DS tasks, including data engineering, analysis, and modeling, to enhance the credit score model for the GCredit product under Fuse Lending.

Education

University of the Philippines - Diliman

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Bachelor of Science

Computer Science

University of the Philippines - Diliman

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Bachelor of Science

Business Administration and Accountancy

Manila Science High School

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High School Diploma

General Studies

Courses

Gold Medal Awardee for Excellence (Top 1%)

Researcher of the Year Awardee

Outstanding Meritorious Awardee for Extracurricular Activities

Volunteering

For the Women (FTW Foundation)
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FTW Ambassador | AI/Data Science Mentor

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Summary

FTW is a nonprofit organization providing free AI and data science and technology training for women

Highlights

Provides coaching and mentorship in delivering a free 14-week AI/data science course to 30 women per cohort from diverse backgrounds and age groups.

Analytiks Inc.
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Data Science Bootcamp Teaching Assistant

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Summary

Assisted in teaching a data science bootcamp to professionals.

Highlights

Provided teaching assistance for a 10-week data science bootcamp, guiding 25 professionals across various skill levels and career backgrounds.

UP Association of Computer Science Majors (UP CURSOR)
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Computer Science Summit (CSS) 3.0 -- Overall Head

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Summary

Led the flagship event of the organization, fostering collaboration among Computer Science students.

Highlights

Led a 40-member team to organize the Computer Science Summit 3.0, a flagship event attracting 250-300 students.

Collaborated with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) to launch their MS Data Science program, fostering ideation and technological innovation aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.

University Student Council - Task Force (Volunteer Corps)
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Marketing and Secretariat Officer (UP FAIR 2015)

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Summary

Managed marketing and secretariat duties for a large-scale student-initiated fundraising event.

Highlights

Secured over PHP 1.5M (approx. $30K) in cash and in-kind sponsorships for UP FAIR 2015, managing sponsor relations for the five-day event.

University Student Council - Task Force (Volunteer Corps)
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Marketing and Logistics Officer (UP FAIR 2014)

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Summary

Managed marketing and logistics for a major student-initiated fundraising event.

Highlights

Managed logistics and secured PHP 1M (approx. $20K) in sponsorships for UP FAIR 2014, ensuring smooth program execution and addressing on-site logistical challenges.

Awards

Best Capstone Award

Awarded By

FTW Foundation Batch 2

Awarded for outstanding capstone project.

Top 120 Delegate

Awarded By

Accenture’s Student Leaders Conference (SLC)

Recognized as a top delegate in a prestigious student leadership conference.

Champion - Hackzilla in Manila III Hackathon

Awarded By

Freelancer.com (FLN)

Secured first place in a competitive hackathon.

Top 50 - Globe Game Changer Challenge

Awarded By

Globe

Achieved a top 50 ranking in a national innovation challenge.

1st Runner Up - Awitan 2017

Awarded By

UP Engineering Chorale Competition

Awarded first runner-up in the UP Engineering Chorale Competition.

Top 10 Finalist - Venture 2016

Awarded By

UP Junior Finance Association’s Nationwide Business Pitch Competition

Recognized as a top 10 finalist in a nationwide business pitch competition.

Champion - UP Department of Computer Science Hackathon

Awarded By

UP Department of Computer Science

Secured first place in the departmental hackathon.

Champion - Awitan 2016

Awarded By

UP Engineering Chorale Competition

Awarded first place in the UP Engineering Chorale Competition.

Campus Finalist - Maybank GO Ahead Challenge

Awarded By

Maybank

Achieved finalist status in a competitive campus challenge.

Semi-finalist - AdSpeak 2015

Awarded By

Integrated Marketing Competition

Advanced to the semi-finals in a national integrated marketing competition.

1st Runner Up - PSE Capital Markets Regional Quiz Bee

Awarded By

Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)

Secured first runner-up in the regional capital markets quiz bee.

Best Campus Delegation

Awarded By

YMCA National Assembly

Recognized for leading the best campus delegation at the YMCA National Assembly.

National Representative - DOST National Science and Technology Fair

Awarded By

DOST

Selected as a national representative for the prestigious science and technology fair.

2nd Runner Up - DOST Regional Science and Technology Fair

Awarded By

DOST

Achieved second runner-up in the regional science and technology fair.

Licenses & Certificates

Open Water Scuba Diver

Issued By

PADI

Google Certified Associate Cloud Engineer

Issued By

Google

Salesforce Trailblazer and Certified Salesforce Administrator

Issued By

Salesforce