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I help businesses eliminate repetitive work and scale operations by building powerful automation systems using make and n8n. Instead of juggling disconnected tools and manual processes, I design streamlined workflows that connect your systems, reduce errors, and save hours every week. As a certified make (Integromat) and Airtable specialist, I'll build custom automation solutions tailored to your business, from simple task automation to complex multi-system integrations. What I can help you with: • Workflow automation (end-to-end business processes) • CRM automation (lead capture, routing, follow-ups) • Data syncing across multiple tools • Internal dashboards and reporting systems • API integrations and custom workflows • Fixing and optimizing existing automations • AI Integration and custom AI tool development • Chatbot development and conversational AI Technical Background: • Certified in Make and Airtable • Experience with SAP CPI and Microsoft Power Automate • Hands-on experience with n8n, Zapier, and IFTTT • Programming experience in Python, Java, and C++ Academic & Analytical Edge🧠 Currently pursuing a Master’s in Computer Science, with research focused on LLM-powered honeypots, combining AI and cybersecurity. This, along with my strong mathematical foundation (including national and provincial math olympiad recognition), allows me to approach automation problems with: 1.) Structured thinking 2.) Precision 3.) Creative problem-solving Technologies & Tools I've previously used (non-exhaustive): Make (Integromat), Airtable, Zapier, n8n, IFTTT, Microsoft Power Automate, SAP CPI, CRM systems: HubSpot, GoHighLevel (GHL) LLM integrations: OpenAI / Claude Python, Java, C++, JavaScript Supabase (RAG/Vector DB), Postgres, SQLite, ChromaDB REST APIs, Webhooks, JSON, Notion, Slack, HubSpot ManyChat, Chatbase, Pletor AI Chrome extension development Asana, RingCentral, Google Workspace SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Hotmail Vibe-coding: Claude Code, Windsurf, Cursor POS and FSM integrations: mypos, ServiceM8 Google Sheets (including scripting), Excel Let’s Work Together🤝 If you're looking to: • Save time • Reduce manual work • Build scalable internal systems Send me a message and let’s discuss how we can automate and optimize your workflows.

I am an experienced accounting and finance professional with an extensive CFO background who, being detail orientated, can compile financial accounts from source for review and analysis as well as extract, present and analyze financial and operational information so that informed decisions can be made. My expertise is as follows: - Financial accounting using SAP Business One, Xero, Sage Pastel and Quickbooks - Detailed historical account cleanups and reconciliations - Financial reporting - Budgets and forecasts including cashflow - Financial modelling - Financial analysis - Business analysis including implementation of business processes - Data visualization, analysis and presentation - Excel advanced - SQL and Python for data extraction, visualization and analysis

I help organisations put AI into production and keep it there — under regulatory constraint, at operational scale, and under genuine scrutiny. Systems architect and executive advisor, 40+ years delivering production systems across financial services, telecommunications, environmental technology, and enterprise software. HOW I WORK My work sits at the architecture and governance layer: AI integration strategy, model and vendor selection, data exposure decisions, cost controls, governance design, and how systems actually behave in production rather than in the demo. Engagements range from a short architectural review to a fractional CTO arrangement carrying ongoing technical accountability. I remain hands-on in code — backend services, APIs, data models — because staying technical is how I test assumptions and separate durable technology from hype. Clients engage me for judgement more than throughput. WHAT I BRING Financial services runs through my entire career. Eight years at TD Bank, ending as Chief Systems Architect of TD Waterhouse — fixed income trading platforms, brokerage account management systems, and the technology integration following a major acquisition. Then the R-Desktop and R-Broker platform at RPM Technologies, serving Canadian banks, wealth managers, and mutual fund companies. Today I support a South African consultancy working with major regional financial institutions. Regulated environments, mission-critical systems, low tolerance for ambiguity. At SchlumbergerSema and Atos Origin I led global programmes: SMS and BlackBerry messaging platforms, secure mobile communications for the US Secretary of Commerce, and the deployment of Hutchison's 3 Mobile product and security services infrastructure across 22 countries. Two processes I designed in that period were awarded United States patents. I also launched Atos' first RFID programme. I currently lead Global IT and DevOps at an Israel based Environmental Consulting organisation — cloud infrastructure and AI-enabled systems supporting environmental intelligence at global scale — alongside an advisory practice for organisations deploying AI into production, and am actively involved with a South African based vehicle auctioning service that manages hundreds of thousands of vehicle for sale across southern Africa and MENA. GOVERNANCE AND RESEARCH I sit on the OASIS Data Provenance Standards Technical Committee, contributing to vocabulary and standards for AI data provenance, lineage, and trust. My advisory work sits inside the governance framework production AI systems will have to operate under. My research programme, mnēSara, builds the OS primitives for structurally trustworthy AI cognition — intelligence running as a governed service rather than an architectural primitive. The thesis applies directly to enterprise AI: probabilistic models require deterministic control layers, enforced structurally rather than encoded in instructions. I write on AI systems architecture, governance, and deterministic orchestration at KAIRI on Medium, focused on the gap between AI capability and AI accountability. CLIENTS ENGAGE ME WHEN AI has to move past proof-of-concept into production Architecture has to survive operational and regulatory reality Cloud and AI spend needs to map to measurable business value Legacy systems must coexist with modern AI capabilities Leadership needs technical clarity without noise A system has failed and the recovery path has to be sound I advise at executive level and stay hands-on in code. Good architecture is cheaper than recovery. Governance is durability. If you are responsible for outcomes rather than demos, we should speak.

I have a BSc (Honours) degree, with majors in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics. I have had Upwork Top Rated status for more than 5 years, Top Rated Plus status (great success with bigger clients and longer contracts) for more than 2 years. I have an Upwork Job Success Score that is still 100% after 57 jobs, 10,000+ hours and 10 years full-time. I am a Certified Microsoft Professional in the field of Data Science. I have real technical skills, such as Python, ML & Deep Learning, Power BI, Excel, Tableau, VBA, SQL, Mongo and PHP, and I am certainly not afraid of getting my hands dirty, but I also like (and am able) to operate on a higher level, to see a project or requirement through from concept to completion in the most elegant and efficient manner. 1. Data Science skills include: Python, Numpy, Pandas, scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Plotly, Power BI, Tableau, Excel and ElasticSearch. 2. My technical and programming skill-set includes Python, Django, Flask, VBA, Excel, Access, PHP, SQL, mySQL, Jquery, Javascript, JSON, Ajax, HTML and CSS. 3. Cloud infrastructure skills: AWS, Azure, GCP. 4. Database skills: SqlServer, MySQL, PostGresSQL, MongoDB, BigQuery. 5. PM and BI skills include Power BI (Microsoft Certified), DAX, Power Query, Tableau, MS Project, PowerApps, MS Flow, SharePoint and Trello. 6. Peripheral skills include, amongst others, Knime, Git, & Vim.. I have great people skills, a proven track record in effective project management, the ability to work in an unstructured environment and be self motivated, and good relationship building and writing skills. I have more than 20 years of experience in real world web & application development and project management. I believe in ethical business practice, and my commitment is to provide online applications and IT business solutions of the highest possible quality.