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Growing companies lose hours and revenue to messy data and manual ops. I'm an AI automation expert who builds n8n and Claude-powered systems that fix that: $430k in receivables surfaced, 11+ hrs/week saved. Most automation freelancers lead with tools. I lead with operations experience, coming from a revenue-ops background in fintech and financial services. That means I diagnose how your business actually runs before I build a single workflow, so the automation matches your real bottlenecks instead of a generic template. Here is what I typically build for clients: an AI-powered lead dedup agent inside HubSpot that processes hundreds of leads weekly and routes low-confidence matches to Slack for review. A transaction sync system that reconciles Stripe and HubSpot data to surface uncollected receivables. A pre and post-meeting AI assistant that pulls CRM context, drafts notes and follow-ups, and routes approvals through Slack. My core stack is n8n, Python, Claude API, HubSpot, Supabase, and Zapier, adapted to whatever the project needs. Recent projects have surfaced $430k+ in uncollected receivables, eliminated 11+ hours/week of manual work, and avoided the need for 2 additional hires, all backed by a 5-star Upwork rating and Top Rated status. If your operations are outgrowing your current processes, send me a message with what's slowing you down and I'll respond with a clear plan within a day.

I build AI agents that do real work inside real systems, and I spent 18 years running the kind of IT operations they have to survive. Most AI projects stall in the same place. The demo works, then someone asks what happens when it gets something wrong, and nobody has an answer. I build the answer in from the start: identity verification before any privileged action, policy gates that decide what runs automatically and what stops for a human, and an audit log for everything. What I do: - AI agents and workflow automation. Multi-agent systems that resolve helpdesk tickets end to end across Microsoft 365 tenants: password resets with identity verification, distribution list and Teams group management, approval routing. Built in Python against the Microsoft Graph API. - Microsoft 365 and Azure automation. Graph API integrations for provisioning, reporting, and the admin work that should not be manual. PowerShell where PowerShell fits. - Custom tools and integrations. FastAPI services, API integrations, and scripts that connect systems never meant to talk to each other. I have shipped a live SaaS product and published a Python package to PyPI. - Retrieval and data extraction. RAG on pgvector with recency decay layered onto similarity, so relevance does not quietly mean stale. Playwright scrapers and extraction pipelines that clean, score and rank what they pull, with tests over the scoring logic. Background: 18 years in IT, help desk through Director of Information Technology. Twelve of those inside a HIPAA-regulated healthcare provider, three of them owning the budget and the vendor decisions. Four years at an MSP running Microsoft 365 and Azure across many client tenants. I know what production means because I ran it before I built for it. I have been building with LLMs since ChatGPT launched, which is about as long as anyone has. How I work: I tell you what I think will actually work, including when the answer is do not build this. I write documentation. I hand things off so you are not dependent on me. Tell me what is eating your team's time and I will tell you whether AI is the right fix.

My name is Jesse Zipf, founder of ForgeWorx Automation. With over 15 years of experience across the medical, industrial, and safety sectors, I provide the high-level engineering of a Tier-1 firm with the agility and cost-efficiency of a dedicated consultant. From Penn State roots to real-world installations, I specialize in bridging the gap between a conceptual "napkin sketch" and a fully functioning production floor. Whether you need a critical PLC bug fixed today or a ground-up robotic cell designed for next year, I deliver industrial-grade solutions without the corporate overhead. Core Competencies: PLC Programming & Troubleshooting: Expert-level logic for complex manufacturing. Full System Design: Electrical, mechanical, and control systems from scratch. CAD & Prototyping: Single-part modeling to massive assembly designs in SolidWorks. Robotics Integration: Programming and hardware implementation. Consulting: Strategic guidance for DIY teams needing professional validation. I don’t just write code; I build systems that work. Let’s discuss your project and get your facility running at peak efficiency.

Experienced Software Engineer with over 6 years of work experience working for companies including Northrop Grumman, Komatsu Mining Corporation, Erie Insurance, General Electric, and Wabtec US Rail. My work has included developing software automation technologies, full-stack web application development, data analysis, enterprise database/ content management, user interface development, embedded system development, artificial intelligence, integration/ validation testing and more. I have experience with languages such as VB.NET, ASP.NET, C#, React.js, C++, Python, Java, Junit, NI LabVIEW, Microsoft SQL, and other web programming languages/ frameworks. I have also done extensive work with GNNS + GIS systems and am experienced with Amazon Web Services.