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𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 Develop AI / ML Prototypes. 🤖 Each one 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: ❝Should we invest more money in data science?❞ Expert-Vetted Badge: Top 1% on Upwork. Free intro call - invite me! We will co-develop a plan to apply AI / ML to your business or product. 📈 👇 Learn More About Me 👇 ----- 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲? ----- I've played many roles: 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, and 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭. These diverse perspectives allow me to: 🟢 Ask compelling questions 🟢 Listen with empathy for a stakeholder's role 🟢 Hone in on the most important product features, capabilities and insights. This 𝗺𝗶𝘅 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 / 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 helps me provide 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲. ----- 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗼? ----- We build in cycles: ▶️ We collaborate to set realistic goals. ⤴️ I build a little (or work with a team to build). 🔁 I let you know what I found; we restart. These cycles get larger over time, and stop when you know: "Should you invest more money in data science?" ----- 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆? ----- Cycle   Billed Hours    Key Discussion -------   ---------------  --------------------------- 1     ~5 - 10󠀠     What is the goal? 2      ~10 - 30      Product tradeoffs 3      ~15 - 40     How do we deploy? 4+      ~20 - 60     Product tradeoffs The total project cost depends on: 🟡What you already have in place 🟡Who you already have working on it 🟡Who else you need to bring in ----- 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗲? ----- I get great results for my clients, and they will tell you so! ❝ 𝙒𝙤𝙬. 𝘼𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨. 𝙃𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨. 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨. 𝘼𝙨𝙠𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚. 𝙏𝙤𝙥 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡! ❞ 🗣 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘂𝘀𝘇 𝗞𝗹𝘂𝗽𝗰𝘇𝘆𝗻𝘀𝗸𝗶, CEO of Curulis (50 person company; People Analytics space; Poland based). 🗣 I've also made a difference in full-time leadership roles: 📈 𝗩𝗣 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗕𝗨𝗩 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: Built a sales information system and a data-driven marketing investment platform. Developed executive dashboards and a KPI tracker. Resulted in reversing a negative trend and growing revenue +20% y/y. 📈 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Consolidated and rebuild trust in data. Built platform to analyze educational content, marketing effectiveness, and company KPI and KRIs. Resulted in growing revenue at +4% m/m. ----- 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀? ----- I've been an expert technologist for 15+ years (and a technologist for 10 more)! I have a toolkit for every size of data. Here's a representative sample: ▪️ Smallish: Excel, Tableau, Python / Anaconda, sklearn / pandas, MySQL ◾ Bigger: Redshift, Athena, MongoDB, Neo4j, NLTK ◼️ Big: Hadoop + Spark ecosystem; AWS ecosystem, Java / Scala, MLlib I also make liberal use of AI-coding agents. My productivity has significantly increased since early 2026! ----- 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗗𝗼 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗲? ----- I listen and I don't waste their money! ❝ 𝘼𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡. 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝, 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡. 𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙. 𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚, 𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝! 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝! ❞ 🗣 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁, Founder of Decision Analytics (Consumer Analytics space; USA based) 🗣 ----- 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 ----- 📞 Invite me to your job on Upwork! Thanks, Aaron Merlob

Senior Business Analyst, Developer, Database Designer, and Software Architect with a proven record of delivering effective results for complex business problems. Master of business/IT collaboration, object-oriented software development, and problem solving. Conference speaker, author, and former president of a 501(c)(3) computer user group.

I help businesses build high-quality WordPress websites that look premium, load fast, and convert visitors into customers. I’m a senior WordPress developer and UI/UX specialist with over 15 years of experience designing and building high-quality, conversion-focused websites from the ground up. I specialize in creating clean, modern, and highly functional WordPress sites that position businesses as premium, credible, and trustworthy. Whether you need a full redesign, a custom build, or ongoing improvements, I deliver solutions that are both visually refined and technically sound. My work is focused on three core principles: • Clear, professional design that elevates your brand • Fast, reliable performance across all devices • Conversion-focused structure that drives inquiries and results I’ve worked with service-based businesses, consultants, construction companies, education providers, and professional firms to improve their online presence and generate better leads. ⸻ What I Can Help You With Custom WordPress Development • Full website design and development • Custom themes and Elementor builds • PSD / Figma to WordPress • Landing pages optimized for conversion WordPress Optimization & Improvement • Speed optimization and performance tuning • Website redesigns and modernization • Mobile optimization • UX improvements and structural cleanup Advanced WordPress Functionality • ACF Pro and Custom Post Types • WooCommerce development and customization • API integrations • Custom functionality and troubleshooting Maintenance & Support • Bug fixes and issue resolution • Ongoing updates and improvements • Site cleanup and stabilization • Long-term technical support ⸻ Technical Skills WordPress, Elementor, WooCommerce PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, AJAX, SQL ACF Pro, Custom Post Types Speed optimization and performance tuning Responsive and mobile-first development API integration Design tools: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator ⸻ What You Can Expect Working With Me • Clear communication • Professional, detail-oriented execution • Reliable turnaround times • Clean, maintainable code • Long-term support when needed My goal is not just to build a website, but to create a strong, professional online presence that supports your business growth. If you’re looking for a dependable developer who understands both design and functionality, I’d be happy to discuss your project.

Over 20 years experience as software engineer and over 8 years as manager and director. Specialize in full stack, cloud and application development, with extensive experience in design, maintenance, and integration work, including DevOps (CI/CD) and related infrastructure, from prototypes to very large scale. Passionate about ensuring business is heading in the right direction, efficiently delivering quality work of my teams, practicing compassionate communication using NVC, and enabling engineers to be the best they can be. Worn many hats prior to management, such as developer, QA, architect, operations and team lead, documenter, and technical project manager.

Senior WordPress Developer. Reliable and responsive. Result-oriented work. On time. "Top Rated Plus" Upwork premium freelancer, member of an Upwork PRO group. 14+ years skill in full-stack web site development (prototype, graphic design, front-end, back-end, SEO). Back end experience: PHP (WordPress, Laravel), C# (ASP .NET MVC, Web API, Entity Framework, Orchard, Kooboo, Umbraco). Front end experience: HTML5 / CSS3, SASS, LESS, Bootstrap 5, Html5 animation, JS, jQuery, AJAX, Json, Rest API, Angular 1-2-4, React.js, Vue.js, Node.js, Three.js. Other experience: Windows/Unix Server administration, Git, Azure, AWS and cloud solutions. In terms of WordPress can provide: ✔️ custom theme design or theme/template modification; ✔️ responsive HTML (will pass Google mobile-friendly test, work on any device and OS); ✔️ retina display support; ✔️ HTML5 animation if needed; ✔️ WordPress/Woo back end; ✔️ WordPress multisite and membership, BuddyPress, bbPress; ✔️ custom plugin development; ✔️ 3rd-party services and payment systems API integration; ✔️ SEO, make AMP compliant, setup CDN (Cloudflare); ✔️ support; ✔️ warranty. Great experience with: ✔️ e-commerce; ✔️ payment systems integration (PP, Stripe, Authorize.net and similar); ✔️ Google Maps API (custom design, clusters, routing, radius, speed/time/distances calculation, etc.); ✔️ responsive CRM and dashboards, high-traffic web-projects; ✔️ experience with Microsoft Power BI. Keep the warranty, always available, fast response and turnaround. === TAGS === WordPress Developer ; WordPress expert ; Fullstack developer.

I'm a senior software engineer with nearly 20 years of experience across full-stack web, mobile, databases, Internet of Things devices, fintech and trading infrastructure, and most recently AI-powered products. Whether you need a fractional CTO, a hands-on implementation partner, or a second opinion on a hard technical call, there's a good chance I've worked a similar problem before and can help you get it right. I run a small software practice called McDole Group, and when you hire me, I'm the person actually doing the work, not a project manager handing it off to someone else. I lean on AI-assisted development with Claude Code, which lets me deliver at the pace of a small team while staying your single point of contact. Plenty of work that used to take a couple of weeks now takes me a day or two, and I pass that speed along to you. Where I fit best: Fractional CTO and technical advisor. I help non-technical founders pick the right stack, scope an MVP, manage developers and offshore teams, and ship version 1.0 on a 3 to 6 month timeline. I've taken products from concept to launch more times than I can count, and I'm comfortable being the only technologist in the room with business and product people. AI implementation. I build production AI features hands-on, including multi-pass LLM (large language model) pipelines, AI agents, Claude and OpenAI integrations, and MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. Recent projects include FinBrief, a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing intelligence API, Upwork Scout, a multi-tier Claude evaluation pipeline, and Talon, an autonomous agent loop with human-in-the-loop gates. General implementation. Node.js and Express backends, Python, native mobile (iOS, Android, Flutter), and embedded C++. I'm strong at getting things from idea to shipped product, and I do my best work when the scope is still fuzzy and someone needs to bring shape to it. I enjoy learning new technologies as needed for the task at hand. AI coaching. I'll show you where AI genuinely helps in your work and where it doesn't, with live demos against your real use cases instead of generic examples. I'm at my best translating between business goals and engineering execution, and I'd rather ship something that works than win an argument on paper. If you'd like to talk through what you're building, I'd love to hear about it.