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Urban planner and data analyst with multiple years of experience in long-range, comprehensive, and community-level planning initiatives. Currently working as a GIS and Data Strategist with the Planning and Data Management office at Chicago Public Schools. Primary research and professional interests include social and environmental justice, education policy, labor and cooperative organization, economic development, land use, and housing. Master's graduate in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Specializations in the fields of Environmental Planning and Policy and Spatial Design and Analysis. Certificate in Geospatial Analysis and Visualization. Served as President of the Urban Planning and Policy Student Association (UPPSA) from 2018-2019, which received the 2018 award for Outstanding Planning Student Organization (PSO) in the field of Best Practices from the American Planning Association (APA).

I’m the founder of a consulting firm specializing in compensation and HR management, and I’d be thrilled to partner with your organization to build or enhance these critical functions. With over 20 years of experience across accounting, compensation, equity, benefits, HR operations, compliance, and payroll, I bring a diverse and practical approach to helping businesses achieve their HR goals. My certifications are: 1) Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), 2) Professional in Human Resources (PHR), 3) Certified Sales Compensation Professional (CSCP), 4) Certified Equity Professional (CEP), and 5) IL Registered Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Your Shopify store needs to do more than look good. It needs to convert visitors into customers and drive long-term growth. I’m a Shopify expert with 10+ years of experience helping brands build, customize, redesign and maximize their Shopify and Shopify Plus stores. From custom theme development and Liquid programming to performance optimization and conversion rate optimization (CRO), I build fast, scalable stores that are built to increase sales. I have completed 268+ Shopify projects on Upwork over the years with 99% Job Success Score and Top Rated Plus status. Whether you’re launching a new store or optimizing an existing one, my focus is on clean code, exceptional user experiences, and delivering measurable business value. I can assist with: • Custom Shopify Theme Design and Liquid Customization • Shopify Plus Development & Advanced Customization • Shopify Store Redesign & UI/UX Improvement • Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) & Customer Journey Optimization • Core Web Vitals & Performance Optimization • Customization & Integration of Shopify App • Klaviyo, Judge.me, Recharge, Yotpo & Third Party Integrations • Store Migration, Technical Support & Continuous Maintenance If you are looking for a reliable Shopify expert who understands the technical and business side of eCommerce then I would be happy to discuss your project and recommend the best solution.

Last month one of my automations processed an invoice 𝙞𝙣 30 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 15 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨. Another one writes custom client proposals 𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 2 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 3 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙗: I build AI systems that give you your hours back. 𝙈𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 n8n, Make, Zapier, Python, LangGraph, OpenAI, Claude, Pinecone, and API integrations. My rule is simple: everything I build has to survive production, because that is where most AI automation quietly dies. What that looks like in practice: 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜, accounting workflow. Email arrives in Outlook, Claude extracts the data, entry lands in QuickBooks, and the document files itself in Dropbox. 85% of invoices never touch a human. The other 15% get flagged for review on purpose, because an automation that never asks for help is one that hides its mistakes. 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙡 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, retreat planning business. RAG over their full knowledge base with Pinecone, Claude drafts the proposal, and 14 Google Docs templates assemble the final output. 3 hours of work became 2 minutes. The owner got her evenings back. 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚. Built a 10-agent LangGraph pipeline on Azure for high-volume document processing. A cheaper model handles the routine 90%, a stronger model handles edge cases, validation agents check totals and missing fields, and dead-letter queues keep one bad bill from killing the whole run. The result: stable processing, controlled AI costs, and a system that scales without needing a person to watch every batch. 𝘼𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩, healthcare screening workflow. Built an AI phone agent that calls patients, asks intake questions, collects structured answers, handles follow-up logic, and routes edge cases to a human. The goal was not just “voice AI,” but a reliable workflow: clean call flow, safe handoff, transcript capture, CRM/update logic, and human review when needed. 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙗. A marketing agency’s Zapier pipeline kept timing out on long AI generation steps. I rebuilt it on Make and n8n: posts, image prompts, brand-consistent images, and automated publishing. Their team stopped babysitting it the same week. And when an official integration breaks, I fix it at the API level. n8n’s Xero node died for newer apps this year. I shipped the OAuth2 workaround while everyone else was waiting for a patch. Before I automate anything, I map your actual process. Automating a broken process just makes mistakes faster, and I’d rather tell you that on day one than bill you for it. Best fit: 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨, 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙖𝙞 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙖-𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨. Tell me which task is eating your team alive and what tools you run. I’ll give you a straight answer on whether it’s worth automating, what it costs, and what it saves. Keywords: AI Automation · LangChain · n8n · Make .com · Zapier · OpenAI API · Claude API · Chatbot Development · RAG Systems · LlamaIndex · Pinecone · FastAPI · Python · API Integration · AI Agent Development · LLM Integration · Workflow Automation · Vector Databases · GPT-4 · Business Process Automation

Experience in both academia and the marketing sector to bring you the results you need no matter the project type Skills include: -Statistical and Data Analysis -SPSS -R -Python -ArcGIS -Qualitative Coding -Literature Review -Trend Assessment -Surveying and Data Collection -A/B Testing -Community Development Academic/Policy Interests: -Public Policy Analysis -Economic Empowerment -Conflict Zones -Middle East -Migration -Food Security

I help organizations improve how they operate by documenting processes, developing practical systems, and guiding teams through change. Businesses rarely struggle because people don't care—they struggle because systems become complicated, responsibilities become unclear, and processes stop keeping pace with growth. For more than 15 years, I've helped organizations improve the way they operate by simplifying complex problems, building practical systems, improving workflows, documenting processes, and helping teams successfully implement change. My experience spans manufacturing, insurance, healthcare, government, critical infrastructure, and consulting, where I've partnered with leaders to improve operational performance while reducing risk and unnecessary friction. I specialize in projects such as: • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) • Operations Playbooks • Process Documentation • Workflow & Process Improvement • Organizational Change Support • Business Continuity & Operational Resilience • Training Programs & Implementation Guides • Governance Frameworks & Operational Planning My approach is practical, collaborative, and built around a simple philosophy I've developed throughout my career: Be Aware. Be Organized. Be Adaptable. Organizations become more resilient when they understand their environment, create systems that people can actually use, and remain adaptable as conditions change. Whether I'm documenting a process, improving a workflow, or helping implement organizational change, my focus is always the same—building solutions that work in the real world, not just on paper. If you're looking for someone who can quickly understand your business, bring structure to complexity, and deliver practical solutions that improve the way your organization operates, I'd be happy to help. Services I Offer: ✔ SOP Development ✔ Operations Manuals ✔ Process Documentation ✔ Workflow Analysis ✔ Business Process Improvement ✔ Organizational Change Support ✔ Business Continuity Planning ✔ Risk Assessments ✔ Operational Readiness ✔ Training Development ✔ Leadership Facilitation ✔ Cross-Functional Process Mapping #OperationsManagement #OperationalExcellence #OrganizationalImprovement #ProcessImprovement #BusinessProcessImprovement #ContinuousImprovement #SOPDevelopment #WorkflowDesign #ProcessDocumentation #OperationsConsulting #BusinessConsulting #ChangeManagement #OrganizationalChange #BusinessContinuity #OperationalResilience #StrategicPlanning #ProjectManagement #StakeholderEngagement #TrainingDevelopment #OperationalReadiness