Senior AI Automation Engineer with $300K+ earned, 20,000+ Upwork hours, 365 completed jobs, and 12+ years of experience in Python, AI agents, API integration, and web scraping. I build reliable production systems not fragile demos.
Clients hire me to turn manual workflows, scattered data, or early AI prototypes into dependable software that saves time, improves accuracy, and can be maintained by their team.
WHAT I BUILD
• AI Agents & LLM Applications
OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini integrations; structured outputs, tool calling, memory, prompt engineering, multi-agent workflows, MCP, confidence controls, and human approval steps.
• RAG & Document Intelligence
Knowledge assistants, embeddings, vector search, PDF/DOCX/image processing, OCR, classification, validation, and structured exports to Excel, CSV, JSON, or databases.
• Business Process Automation
n8n, Make, Zapier, REST APIs, OAuth, webhooks, email, Google Sheets, calendars, CRMs, Slack, Telegram, and WhatsApp integrations.
• Web Scraping & Browser Automation
Scrapy, Playwright, Selenium, Requests, and BeautifulSoup for dynamic websites, login workflows, pagination, monitoring, large-scale crawling, proxy rotation, and clean structured datasets.
• Backend Systems & Dashboards
FastAPI, Django, Flask, Next.js, React, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Docker, AWS, and Google Cloud.
• Existing-Code Rescue & Production Deployment
I can audit, repair, extend, and deploy existing Python applications or AI-generated projects created with Replit, Cursor, Codex, Claude Code, or similar tools.
TYPICAL PROJECTS
• AI research, lead qualification, and data-enrichment agents
• RAG chatbots and internal knowledge assistants
• PDF, report, invoice, and CV extraction systems
• Price, product, property, and opportunity-monitoring bots
• Browser automation with alerts and scheduled processing
• Large-scale web crawlers and ML-ready datasets
• API integrations, internal tools, dashboards, and SaaS MVPs
• Reliability improvements for Python, Playwright, and LLM applications
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
• Clear requirements and practical architecture
• Clean, tested, documented, and maintainable source code
• Validation, retries, logging, monitoring, and error handling
• Secure deployment with controlled LLM and API costs
• Transparent progress updates and complete handover
• Full ownership of your source code and data
My advantage is the combination of deep web-data engineering experience and modern AI automation. I know where an LLM creates real value and where deterministic rules, validation, or human review are safer and more reliable.
Send me your workflow, current code, or sample input and expected output. I will identify the main technical risks and recommend the simplest reliable path from idea to production.
Tesseract OCR
OCR Algorithm
Python
Data Mining
Data Scraping
Data Extraction
Scrapy
Data Collection
OpenAI API
Web Scraping
Web Scraping Framework
Claude
OpenAI Codex
LLM Prompt Engineering
OCR Software
AI Agent Development
AI Model Integration
Retrieval Augmented Generation
Chatbot Development
Artificial Intelligence
Jamal N.
Germantown, Maryland
$49/hr
5.0
12 jobs
I turn unstructured documents into production-ready data pipelines. 15,000 compliance documents monthly. 300+ locations. 99%+ field accuracy. Zero manual cleanup. Python · Claude API · LangChain · FastAPI · PostgreSQL. Top Rated Plus · 100% JSS. Most AI engineers hand you a script. I deliver a complete, documented system running in your live environment from day one.
What I build:
Document AI and IDP: layout-aware extraction for invoices, contracts, compliance forms, and medical records with deterministic Python validation enforcing your business rules. No hallucinations on regulated data.
RAG and LLM Pipelines: LangChain and LangGraph orchestration with pgvector semantic search, source-cited Q&A, and human-in-the-loop review routing. Production-grade, not a demo.
OCR Infrastructure: PaddleOCR, Tesseract, Azure Document Intelligence, and Google Cloud Vision for printed, handwritten, scanned, and multi-language documents including Arabic and Spanish.
AI Automation: n8n workflow orchestration, webhook-based routing, and API integrations connecting document pipelines to your existing platforms.
Computer Vision: YOLO-based defect detection for manufacturing quality control, real-time ALPR at 120 FPS, liveness detection and face matching for KYC onboarding.
Industries: Finance · Legal · Healthcare · Federal Compliance · Manufacturing · Enterprise SaaS
Why clients return: Purdue CS graduate. Stanford ML certification. 25+ years of engineering experience including a $40M government contract managing 20+ person teams. I stay until the system performs in production, not until the code compiles.
Click Book Consultation for a 30-minute Architecture Review before we start.
Optical Character Recognition
Document AI
Retrieval Augmented Generation
Large Language Model
AI Agent Development
Computer Vision
Natural Language Processing
LangChain
Python
PyTorch
Data Extraction
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
OpenCV
FastAPI
Hugging Face
Automation
Image Processing
API Integration
Mohamed Firas J.
Kairouan, Tunisia
$15/hr
5.0
3 jobs
Specialized IDP and Python Developer with a proven track record, including a 3-year continuous enterprise contract building high-accuracy data extraction pipelines.
I turn unstructured, messy PDFs, scans, and invoices into clean, production-ready JSON data with zero downtime.
NumPy
Python
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Flask
Data Visualization
Microsoft Power BI
Regex Writing
API Development
MongoDB
NestJS
Artificial Intelligence
JSON
Data Extraction
Krupali S.
Surat, India
$20/hr
4.9
34 jobs
I'm Krupali, an AI Engineer niche experties in AI OCR data extraction,AI Agent & RAG Architect who turns messy documents and unreliable chatbots into deterministic, production-grade saas end to end data workflows 5x-7x faster than manual entry, with zero hallucinated answers.
If your OCR tools output broken text from blurry scans and invoices, or your RAG chatbot hallucinates and loses context on dense tables, I build the fix: layout-aware OCR pipelines and hybrid-search RAG architectures engineered for confidential, multi-page corporate documents not generic scripts dumping data into a basic vector store.
CORE RESULTS
96.8% verified field-level extraction accuracy across 10,000+ pages processed
End-to-end pipelines: PDF/Image to Excel, CSV, JSON, SQL, database-ready output
100% Job Success, Top Rated, 5 stars consistent, accurate deliveries still in active use by clients today
KEY SERVICES
- OCR & Document AI: layout-aware extraction from scanned PDFs, faxes, forms, invoices, multi-language and handwritten documents with python(Mistral OCR v3,dots.ocr,Tesseract, PaddleOCR, LayoutLMv3,Openai,Gemini, Clude,Azuer,DeepSeek OCR,olmOCR 2,Qwen3-VL-8B etc.)
- LLM RAG & Enterprise Knowledge Bases: hybrid search (dense vector + BM25 keyword) with cross-encoder reranking, so answers are grounded and specific codes/numbers are never missed
- Schema-Enforced Data Extraction: Instructor + Pydantic validation forcing LLM output into 100% compliant JSON/CSV/SQL, with human-in-the-loop review for low-confidence cases
- AI Chatbots & Agents: LLM (local or api based) powered assistants for customer support and internal workflows
- Computer Vision: image classification, object detection, automated visual inspection
RECENT PROJECT TYPES
- Multi-language PDF OCR pipeline (LayoutLMv3 + GPT-4o), 96.8% verified accuracy across 10,000+ pages
- Self-initiated SaaS-style builds: RAG-based document Q&A platform, semantic search engine over embeddings, and a drop-in AI chat widget built to demonstrate production-grade architecture (LangChain, OpenAI, vector search)
- OCR Automation for Faxes with AI completed project(gemini+paddle OCR)-end to end saas from scanned images to searchable Rag.
- AI Consultation engagement turned into complete saas rag, client noted "the best professional mindset" and rehired
- Markdown/document data extraction (Belgium client) expanded from an initial consultation into a full production RAG pipeline using Gemini Vision + PaddleOCR and OpenAI models over the client's own dataset, 95%+ accuracy, ~7x faster than manual processing
- Hybrid RAG pipeline for enterprise knowledge base with reranking, cutting downstream LLM costs ~40%
- High-volume fax OCR automation for handwritten/blurry business records
- Scanned document to structured JSON/markdown pipeline for RAG ingestion
- Visual QC system using computer vision for defect detection
TECHNOLOGY STACK
AI, LLM, Multimodal
OpenAI, GPT all, Gemini, Claude, Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek, Generative AI, LLMs, Vision-Language Models, Multimodal AI, Prompt Engineering, Structured Outputs.
OCR, Document AI
Mistral OCR v3,dots.ocr,Tesseract, PaddleOCR, LayoutLMv3,Openai,Gemini, Clude,Azuer,DeepSeek OCR,olmOCR 2,Qwen3-VL-8B, EasyOCR, OpenCV, LayoutLM, LayoutLMv3, PDF Processing, Layout Analysis, Document Classification, Table Extraction, Handwritten Text Recognition.
Computer Vision, ML
OpenCV, PyTorch, TorchVision, Image Processing, Object Detection, Image Classification, Image Segmentation, Feature Extraction, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Model Inference.
RAG, Retrieval
LangChain, LlamaIndex, LangGraph, Ollama, vLLM, Qdrant, Pinecone, FAISS, ChromaDB, Embeddings, Semantic Search, Hybrid Search, Reranking.
Engineering
Python, SQL, FastAPI, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, Pydantic, Instructor, Docker, Git, Linux.
WHY CLIENTS HIRE ME
I don’t just aim to make an AI system work once. I want to understand why it works, where it breaks, and how reliably it performs in the real world. Whether I’m working on OCR, Document AI, RAG, LLM applications, or AI agents, I approach problems through experiments, evaluation, error analysis, and measurable results not assumptions. I’ll show you what I tested, what the data revealed, what didn’t work, and what I changed because of it. So you’re not just getting a polished demo you’re getting a solution that has been tested, understood, and improved with evidence. My goal is simple: solve the problem properly, make the system measurable, and leave you with something you can actually trust.
Tell me what documents or data you’re working with or where your chatbot is hallucinating. I’ll tell you exactly how I’d approach fixing it.
Tesseract OCR
OCR Algorithm
Optical Character Recognition
Document AI
Data Extraction
Computer Vision
OpenCV
Retrieval Augmented Generation
Large Language Model
LangChain
FastAPI
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Python
OpenAI API
PDF Conversion
PDF
Natural Language Processing
Image Processing
Data Science
Abdumannon H.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
$15/hr
5.0
53 jobs
🔹 Top Rated Machine Learning Engineer | Expert in Detection, Tracking, Classification & OCR
I specialize in building high-accuracy computer vision models — from object detection and classification to keypoint detection and OCR. With deep experience in YOLO (v8–v11), TensorFlow, and PyTorch, I’ve delivered results across industries including healthcare, logistics, and agriculture.
🚀 Highlighted Projects:
🔍 License Plate Recognition & Number Swapping — for Korean and Kazakh vehicles
🏥 COVID-19 & Viral Pneumonia Detection — 95%+ accuracy using X-ray images
🍎 Fruit Detection (Apple, Peach, Potato) — precision object detection with YOLO
📄 OCR & Keypoint Detection — paper/card ID localization and tracking
🏎️ Speed Estimation & Vehicle Tracking — model fusion using YOLO + Deep SORT
⚙️ Core Skills & Tools:
YOLOv5/v8 | TensorFlow | PyTorch | OpenCV | ONNX
Object Detection, Classification, OCR, Keypoint Detection
High-speed model training on RTX 4080 Super
As a Top Rated freelancer, I deliver clean, efficient, and production-ready models on time and with clear communication.
Let’s bring your vision to life.
📩 Message me — I respond quickly and build fast.
Tesseract OCR
Object Detection & Tracking
Computer Vision
Image Annotation
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Convolutional Neural Network
Deep Learning
YOLO
CVAT
Facial Recognition
Docker
NVIDIA Triton
NVIDIA Jetson
Raspberry Pi
Sohaib A.
Lahore, Pakistan
$75/hr
5.0
13 jobs
Most AI tools fail on specialized documents. CAD drawings, legal briefs, historical archives, medical forms. I build custom intelligent document processing (IDP) pipelines that actually work on your specific document type, at scale.
I turn messy, unstructured documents into structured, queryable data. EOBs, legal contracts, construction plan sets, invoices, medical records, architectural drawings. If your team is drowning in PDFs that need extraction, classification, or decision support, that is what I build.
I personally architect and deliver every pipeline. My Upwork track record:
→ Healthcare EOB extraction: OCR pipeline pulling line-item claim data from Explanation of Benefits documents across dozens of payer formats. Structured output validated against schema, ready for downstream billing systems.
→ Historical corpus processing at scale: Extraction pipeline over 27,000 corporate annual reports (1900-1945) for an academic researcher. Document preprocessing, OCR, structured field extraction, delivered as validated CSV output across production milestones.
→ Construction and architectural document intelligence: LLM-powered pipelines that read plan sets, spec books, CAD drawing PDFs, and submittal packages. I understand CSI divisions, RFI workflows, and quantity extraction from drawing sets, not just the model layer on top.
→ Legal contract Q&A (RAG): Retrieval-augmented generation system for querying contract clauses, obligations, and compliance terms across multi-document sets.
→ Google Document AI integration: 200+ hours billed building production extraction workflows on the Google Document AI platform.
→ Invoice OCR automation, translation document pipelines, patient document processing: repeat delivery across document types and industries.
My stack: Python, Google Document AI, Mistral OCR, PaddleOCR, Tesseract, LangChain, OpenAI API, Gemini, DeepSeek, spaCy, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector), PostgreSQL. End-to-end: ingestion, preprocessing, OCR, extraction, validation, structured output, API delivery.
100% Job Success. Top Rated. Every project ships to production.
Send me a sample document and I will tell you exactly how I would approach it.
OCR Algorithm
Python
OCR Software
Document AI
Document Analysis
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Image Processing
Google Cloud Platform
LangChain
Large Language Model
PostgreSQL
Document Processing Software
Claude
ChatGPT
LLM Prompt Engineering
Data Extraction
ETL Pipeline
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At A Glance: OCR Tesseract
The written and printed word holds a wealth of information, and transferring that information to digital format is useful for a number of businesses and projects. If you are looking to preserve literature, optimize data entry, or make receipts and business cards scannable and simple to organize digitally, you need access to highly sophisticated technology. Software technology known as optical character recognition (OCR) has been developed and continues to be perfected to satisfy these varied needs, highlighted by the introduction of the Google-sponsored Tesseract. Tesseract is considered the most accurate open-source OCR software engine and can be implemented by skilled professionals into workstation computers running any operating system.
OCR Tesseract specialists can leverage the Tesseract engine to help you reap the advantages of digitizing printed media for your business or project. A specialist can help you install and modify the Tesseract software and customize it to fit your needs no matter what they are, from scanning old texts or making new hand-printed texts more accessible within your organization, A Tesseract specialist is a highly computer literate and flexible individual capable of providing Tesseract training for your business or developing and managing your Tesseract projects independently. Many Tesseract specialists available on Upwork are capable of working not just with the OCR software but also with the hardware that it supports and works with. No matter what your business needs are, a skilled Tesseract expert is a cost-effective way to organize and manage printed text and digital media.