# About Pedro R. Zabala

> Pedro R. Zabala leads enterprise IT and agile delivery at Medtronic and builds private AI systems with human approval steps.

Pedro R. Zabala is a Sr Principal IT Project Lead at Medtronic. He leads IT teams and agile delivery, and builds private AI systems and workflows with human approval steps.

He likes to turn a rough idea into a plan, then build and test it. He has a degree in Information Technology and an MBA focused on emerging technologies, digital marketing and consumer insight, and uses both to help teams work through problems and build useful systems.

Outside work, he builds databases, connects tools and works on brands around fitness, gaming and travel. He tries things, checks what works and keeps learning as he goes.

## What he does

Agile delivery & enterprise IT: Leads Scrum teams at Medtronic and helps them turn business needs into clear plans.

Hyperautomation & local AI: Builds private AI systems where people review the work and approve the next step.

Fitness, gaming & community: Builds sites and groups for people who enjoy games, fitness, food and travel.

## Background and credentials

He started at Covidien, then moved to Medtronic. His work has spanned code, systems analysis and agile delivery.

Sr Principal IT Project Lead, Medtronic. Scrum Master and project lead for enterprise IT teams.

Scrum Master Certified (SMC), Six Sigma Global Institute. Issued November 2021.

Master of Business Administration, Capella University. Digital Marketing, Consumer Insights, and Emerging Technologies.

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Florida International University. Application development and database administration.

## Ventures

Zabs Consulting LLC is his Florida-registered consulting company and the umbrella for his brands and ventures.

- [GamePower Gym / GameLiftEat](https://github.com/FoodBreakPedro/GameLiftEat): A website and community for gamers who train, covering strength practice, food and recovery.
- [Hyperlane Travels](https://hyperlanetravels.com): An independent travel business for themed cruises, theme park trips and fan-event travel, handling booking windows, deadlines and group plans.
- [Local AI & automation (ZabsAIOS)](https://github.com/FoodBreakPedro/ZabsAIOS): A self-hosted setup that runs AI agents and local models. Workflows react to events, and a person approves key steps.

## Elsewhere

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-zabala/)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/FoodBreakPedro)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/pedrorzabala/)

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