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I build the automations that kill your team's busywork — leads that route themselves, data that stops getting copied between apps, follow-ups that just happen. I'm an automation engineer. I wire your CRM, forms, spreadsheets, and AI into the tools you already run — using n8n, Make, GoHighLevel, Zapier, and the Claude and OpenAI APIs — so the manual steps disappear. A few things I've built: - An AI agent that texts a client about messy QuickBooks transactions and updates the books straight from their reply. - A voice AI agent for an HVAC company across 6 markets that calls new leads in seconds, gives an estimate, and sends a PDF bid by text and email. - Stage-based GoHighLevel pipelines with the SMS and email follow-ups firing on their own. - A full custom CRM with AI lead routing and Twilio messaging for a sales team. Here's what makes me different: my day job is rocket engineering. So your automation gets built the way flight hardware does — documented, tested, and hard to break — not a brittle Zap that falls over the first time something weird comes through. I'm a good fit if you're drowning in manual steps, duct-taping tools that don't talk to each other, or you want AI actually wired into your operations instead of just talked about. Send me a message with whatever's eating your team's time, and I'll tell you straight whether it's worth automating.

Quick and innovative solutions for the technologies of today. For over a decade I have designed, managed and built custom software solutions for customers. I've work in various industries including: • Banking and Finance • Traditional Radio & TV Broadcasting • Advertising & Digital Signage • Marketing and Sales • Private Education • Accounting & Human Resources • Mobile Entertainment • News Journalism • Non Profits and Charitable Organizations I see software as a solution to real world problems. My industry skills and experience are: • Project Management and Planning • Dynamic / Interactive Website Design • Custom Business Database Software • Online Marketing Campaigns & Ad Distribution • Mobile App Development • Industry Specific Desktop Software • GUI User Interface Design & Planning • Low Level C/C++ Server Architecture • Full Stack Development (Kernel all the way to User Interface) In the past I have worked with clients ranging from single owner startups to large international firms with over 7,500+ employees. No project is too small or too large.

Please call me Steve. • Podcast Editor & Mastering Engineering • API automation for Google, Knack, etc. • MySQL database developer • WordPress Developer • WooCommerce Specialist • Apple Consultant’s Network (Accepted Jun’22) • Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) • Batch process for separating music or soundtracks into Dialog/Vocals, Music, Effects/Percussion, Bass • Batch/Automated process to stereoize/widen mono mixes but keeping the dialog/vocal centered • Automated audio plugin processing (Mac) - no DAW required • Voice creation with Elevenlabs • Automated stable diffusion image processing with ComfyUI • Video Editor using Davinci Resolve I want nothing to do with Gemini, ChatGPT, Grok, or Claude. APPLESCRIPT API AUTOMATION/WORKFLOW DEVELOPER: No more repetitive tasks, clicks, or keystrokes! Your problem becomes my problem. We’ll figure out how to save you valuable time. Automate FFMPEG, Google (Calendar, Gmail, etc), Knack (database), and so many other free/opensource command-line apps for Mac (no Windows) I have a long background in video/audio/sound editing/mixing (see below) but my primary purpose here on Upwork is automating workflows with apps like Applescript, Automator, FFMPEG, Keyboard Maestro,, & Perl. These scripting/scriptable tools create shortcuts to perform functions/macros that run behind the scenes. My comfort level exists mostly in Mac OS but I have been in every version of Windows since Win3.1 and have done some work with AutoIt (AppleScript for Windows). I have designed several iOS apps currently available in the Apple App Store and have 2 fantasy sports games on the web. Another interesting project was developing automated Twitter "Tweets". I am always looking to do manual tasks more quickly. Recent Upwork projects have been AppleScripts to extract Google Calendar schedules into Knack database using their APIs, convert .STL files to .PNG, emailing Image files, creating folders from .CSV, retrieving AliExpress data, retrieving parcel info from GIS Data Viewers, doing OCR on image files, & creating custom printouts called from MacBook Pro touch bar. I also created a way to extract data from a Wordpress site (woo commerce) using their API and could create a custom PDF for printing. All of which will be huge time savers for the clients. Let me help you. AUDIO EDITOR: My "day job" is as a full-time professional audio re-recording mixer at a major television network. (IATSE Local 700). These skills are perfect here for podcast editing and mastering. 2021-Current Re-Recording Mixer, Dialogue Editor, Sound Melrose Place, Family Ties, Ringer (Music Replacement editor & mixer) The Now (Dialogue Editor) Wolf Pack (Localization Mixer) 2013-2021 Staff Re-Recording Mixer & Sound Editor (IBEW Local 45) Selection/editing/mixing of raw music to replace cues in older television episodes. Conform, mastering, and encoding of current season television for streaming platforms Mono restoration of catalog titles Edited airline/television creation from full-length Films 2010-2013 Senior Staff M&E Mixer & Sound Editor Complete edit/mix of raw foley to create fully-filled 5.1/LtRt foreign M&E track 1993-2010 Senior Re-Recording Mixer & Sound Editor (Theatrical for Feature Film, Blu-Ray, and DVD) Feature Film sound effects and dialog/ADR editing 5.1 and 7.1 mixing & upmixing Foreign language (localization) and commentary editing/mixing Mono restoration of catalog titles Feature Film mastering, conform and QC for Home Video Training and leadership for 10+ department members PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY (AMAZON WHITE BACKGROUND): I have recently added product photography to my list of skills and services. My small studio consists of 3 strobes with softboxes, a Canon 5D3, 24-105mm lens, and a 28-300mm lens. Product Photography would be a category where I should be considered "entry level" to "intermediate" although my photography skills themselves are definitely "intermediate". Do a search for "sjmonty99" and "flickr" to see some of my product, landscape, and HDR photos. VIDEOGRAPHY: Equipment list includes: BlackMagic 6k Pro Cinema Camera Sigma f/1.8 18-35mm Art Lens Davinci Resolve editing software DJI Ronin S gimbal 2 - LED (Panel) video lights 1 - 200W Bi-color video light Audio Technica Wired Lapel Mic Audio Technica Shotgun Mic I can easily help your business put together simple interview or product videos for client viewing or web use. I would prefer to work in the South Bay Area.

My name is Erik, and I am a creative audio-visual software developer in California. My work is focused around real-time interactive systems using low-level programming. My work experience includes real-time audio applications, interactive 3D user interfaces, cross-platform build systems, and debugging across multi-threaded environments. My software experience is supported by over a decade of working as a professional music composer across video games (Disney Interactive & Milestone), films (Netflix and A24), and advertisements (LA Metro). I guarantee fast turn around times and easy communication. My skills include: -Graphics programming with low-level APIs such as OpenGL and WebGPU / Dawn. -Audio software development with JUCE. -DSP (digital signal processing). -Cross-platform build systems with CMake and Bazel. -Shader development with WGSL and GLSL. -Debugging in a multithreaded environment. -A passion for high-performance software development. Why Work With Me: -13+ years serving clients on Upwork. - Extensive experience in both audio technology and commercial sound / music. - Strong communication skills and a client-focused approach. -Money-back gaurantee if you are no longer interested in working together. Feel free to reach out to discuss your project needs. I am happy to setup a one-on-one call at your convenience, Erik

I have worked in machine learning, computer vision, audio processing, defense (signals intelligence), medical imaging (stereotactic radiosurgery, ultrasound), life sciences (biotech/pharma), medical robotics, and wireless communications. Involved in writing a significant amount of software, ranging from the desktop/workstation/cloud arena (Wintel, Linux, Mac OS X) to deeply embedded systems (TI DSPs, MCUs, ARM) and in between! My 1st book, "Embedded Image Processing on the TMS320C6000 DSP (Examples in Code Composer Studio and MATLAB)," was published way back in April, 2005. I am a co-inventor or inventor on 15+ issued patents. I have published numerous articles in various trade magazines, and consulted for numerous companies both big (Meta, Google, TI, AMD, Sony) and small (many startups & medium sized firms).

I build AI automation systems that generate revenue while you sleep. Background: Mechanical Engineering degree (Sacramento State) → 7-figure Amazon seller (wholesale + private label) → AI automation architect. That path taught me what most "AI experts" miss: systems only matter if they drive revenue. Live Proof Running Right Now: I operate 3 TikTok Shop affiliate accounts powered by AI video pipelines I built myself. Fully automated — from script generation to finished video to posting. Not demos. Not prototypes. Production systems generating real content daily. Ask me for the account names on a call. The pipeline: Claude API writes scripts using a 5-beat viral formula → Second Claude agent creates scene-by-scene visual directions → Nano Banana Pro generates images → Kling 3.0 converts to video → Fish Audio handles voiceover → FFmpeg assembles → Auto-posts via API. Zero manual input between trigger and published video. That's the level of system I build for clients. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗: → AI Video Production Pipelines Multi-agent workflows that generate videos automatically. Script generation, image creation, video rendering, voiceover, assembly, and posting — all connected. I've built these for TikTok Shop, local businesses, and content agencies. → n8n Workflow Automation Complex workflows with branching logic, error handling, retry loops, and webhook integrations. Not basic Zapier-style automations — production-grade systems with 40+ nodes that run 24/7. → AI Content Engines Automated systems that generate social media content at scale. Input a topic or product → output finished posts across platforms. Human approval gates optional. → CRM & Lead Automation Lead capture → qualification logic → CRM assignment → AI-generated summaries → follow-up sequences. Human-in-the-loop where it matters, fully automated where it doesn't. → API Integrations & Custom Workflows If it has an API, I can connect it. I've integrated 50+ tools including AI platforms, CRMs, social media APIs, payment systems, and custom webhooks. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗦: ✓ AI TikTok Shop Video Pipeline — Multi-agent system with Claude API for script generation, Kling for video, Airtable for status tracking, batch parallel processing for 14+ scenes simultaneously ✓ Talking Avatar Automation — Airtable → GPT-4o script segmentation → Fish Audio TTS → WaveSpeed avatar rendering → B-roll generation with async polling → scene assembly ✓ Local Business Video System — Telegram bot trigger → AI image generation → Video creation → Approval workflow → Auto-post to Instagram, TikTok, Facebook ✓ Automated Newsletter Pipeline — Research aggregation → Claude summarization → Email formatting → Scheduled delivery ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗠𝗘: ✓ I don't experiment on your dime. I implement. While others are still planning, I've already built the prototype, tested it, and iterated twice. ✓ Engineering background means I think in systems, not hacks. My automations don't break when you scale them. ✓ E-commerce experience means I think in ROI, margins, and conversion — not just "cool tech." ✓ I build what I use. My own businesses run on the same systems I build for clients. ✓ Fast delivery. I've shipped complete AI video pipelines in under a week. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 𝗠𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦: 1. Discovery call or async brief — I understand what you actually need, not just what you think you need 2. Architecture proposal — I map out the system before touching any tools 3. Build in phases — Core functionality first, then iterate based on real usage 4. Documentation + handoff — You get Loom walkthroughs, written docs, and a system you can maintain ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗞: Automation: n8n (self-hosted and cloud), Make, Zapier AI and LLM: Claude API, OpenAI GPT-4o, Anthropic, LangChain, Prompt Engineering AI Video: Kling 2.6 and 3.0, Veo 3, Sora 2, Runway, HeyGen, WaveSpeed AI Image: Nano Banana Pro, Midjourney, Flux, DALL-E AI Voice: Fish Audio, ElevenLabs Database: Airtable, Supabase, Google Sheets, Notion Code: Python, JavaScript, FFmpeg, REST APIs, Webhooks CRM: GoHighLevel, HubSpot, Salesforce patterns Social: Meta API, TikTok API, Blotato, Buffer, Metricool ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣: Message me with your project details. I'll reply within 4 hours with: → Whether I can help → Rough approach → Ballpark timeline and cost For complex projects, I'll send a personalized Loom video walking through how I'd build your specific system. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ AI Integration | AI Automation | AI Agent Development | AI Chatbot Development | Workflow Automation | Automation Engineering | API Integration | n8n | Make | Zapier | Prompt Engineering | LLM Integration | RAG | No-Code Automation | Agentic AI | Multi-Agent Systems | Voice AI | AI Video Generation | AI Image Gen