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I help organizations structure and digitize operational processes covering workflows, compliance, approvals, and data systems. Many growing businesses struggle with manual processes, Excel-based tracking, disconnected tools, and unclear workflows. This often leads to inefficiencies, lack of visibility, compliance risks, and failed software implementations. My approach is to first define how operations should work — workflows, approvals, roles, and data structures — and then help translate that into practical systems such as ERP, QMS, DMS, and custom business applications. Before focusing on consulting, I worked as a Java developer on Upwork from 2015 to 2021, delivering backend systems and business applications for various clients. All my history on Upwork were during this period. This hands-on development experience helps me design solutions that are not just conceptually sound, but also practical and implementable. Today, I combine that technical foundation with business and process understanding to help organizations design systems that actually work and scale. I can help with: - Process mapping and workflow design - Operational system audits - ERP / QMS / DMS requirement definition - Data structure and approval flow design - Business system implementation planning - End-to-end solution consulting Industries I support: - Pharma / compliance-driven businesses - Manufacturing and operations-heavy SMEs - Retail / POS / inventory-driven businesses If you're looking to move from manual or disconnected processes to a structured and scalable system, I’d be happy to discuss your requirements. Regards, Jagbir Singh 🤝Consultant 🌐jspaul

🎯 About Me: Industrial Engineer turned IT Transformation Consultant | Driving Efficiency with Data, Cloud & Process Innovation I bridge the gap between business needs and technical execution, delivering measurable results in digital transformation. With 5+ years of experience across Banking, FinTech, and Healthcare, I specialize in: ++Digital Process Optimization: Designed 50+ BPMN processes, slashing operational redundancy and streamlining workflows. ++Cloud & Data Transformation: Led the migration of legacy data pipelines to Azure, cutting infrastructure costs by 20% and improving data reliability. ++Cross-Functional Leadership: Facilitate workshops to align IT teams and C-level executives on transformation roadmaps, ensuring project success and business buy-in. My goal: To make your operations smarter, your data more actionable, and your technology a driver of growth, not a cost center.

I'm a Fractional COO and Systems Architect with 10+ years across regulated industries — mortgage finance, agriculture, manufacturing, and small-to-mid market companies. I design and build the operational backbone — SOPs, policy frameworks, and the data systems — that lets leadership stop firefighting and start scaling. My sweet spot is the bridge stage: companies that have outgrown manual processes and QuickBooks but aren't ready to commit to a $50K SaaS migration. I build the audit-ready SOPs, the ERP-style spreadsheet systems that handle real operational complexity, and — when the work calls for it — hosted backends in PHP and Supabase. I use AI throughout to accelerate the work without compromising rigor. WHAT I ACTUALLY DO FRACTIONAL COO & OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP Hands-on operational ownership for founders who've outgrown founder-mode. I bring structure to teams, processes, and reporting — and I lead the change management work that gets it adopted. I work in the system, not just on it. Particularly effective for regulated startups and growth-stage operators who need a senior operator before they can hire one full-time. Result: Decisions get made on real data, not on hunches and inboxes. SOPs, POLICY & COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION The audit-ready playbook your operators actually follow. Standard Operating Procedures, training frameworks, quality control structures, mock-audit programs, and GMP-aligned protocols for high-stakes regulated environments. I design workflows where the right way to work is the easiest way — so consistency holds without constant enforcement. Result: Seamless onboarding, reduced training cost, scalable execution. ERP-STYLE SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE Complex spreadsheet systems that function as a working ERP — scoring engines, inventory and pipeline tracking, financial models, operator dashboards. When scale demands it, I migrate the same architecture to a hosted backend (PHP, Supabase, Google Apps Script) so the system keeps growing with the business. Result: A unified source of truth, sized to your stage, with a clear path to where you're going. AI-AUGMENTED WORKFLOWS & DATA INTELLIGENCE AI built into the operational design — prompt libraries for SOP and document drafting, AI-assisted review pipelines, model-in-the-loop scoring and decision support. Plus the reporting layer: Looker Studio dashboards, GA4, advanced Excel/Sheets financial models. Result: Senior-operator tasks run reliably in minutes, with real-time KPI visibility on top. PROVEN IMPACT Designed and built a multi-user ERP-style operations system end-to-end — spreadsheet bridge, hosted backend, scoring logic, calibration engine, operator dashboards Authored end-to-end SOPs and audit frameworks for high-stakes regulated startups Cut operational overhead by 20% via JIT procurement redesign and workflow automation Drove a 30% productivity lift across cross-functional teams through systems integration Transitioned startups from founder-dependent chaos to 24/7 production environments 506 Upwork hours, 5.0 client review, Rising Talent SMALLER ENGAGEMENTS For shorter windows of work, I take scoped hourly engagements that draw on the same playbook — building out a single SOP set, cleaning up a CRM after a migration, leading change management through a transition, prepping a regulated business for an internal audit or compliance review, or embedding an AI workflow into an existing operation. Smaller scope, same operator. TECH STACK Google Workspace pro — Sheets, Docs, Apps Script, Looker Studio Excel power user — complex financial models, CSE arrays, multi-sheet architecture Backend & custom tooling — PHP, Supabase, Google Apps Script (when scope warrants a hosted build) Operations platforms — tool-agnostic; sheets-first foundation, with backend layered in when the work calls for it AI workflows — Claude, GPT-4, prompt engineering, retrieval/RAG Industries — Mortgage Finance, Agriculture/CEA, Manufacturing, Regulated SMB HOW TO WORK WITH ME Click "Invite to Job" and tell me what's breaking. Whether you need a Fractional COO embedded for months, a single SOP set built right the first time, or operational infrastructure that grows with you — that's where I work.

I come into organizations with broken, fragmented, or undocumented workflows, design the system that fixes them, build it, and write the documentation so it holds up after I'm gone. At the James Beard Foundation I introduced Monday and built the entire organization's board infrastructure from scratch — 50+ boards spanning every department and program. WHAT I DO Process design and documentation. I map how work actually moves through a team, find where it stalls, and write it down in a form people will use — lead times, ownership, handoff rules, approval routing. In my experience the software is rarely the real problem. More often the process was never written down and a few people are carrying it in their heads. At JBF I documented a production workflow that had never existed on paper, and it's now the reference every project runs against. Monday implementation and architecture. I introduced Monday to JBF and built the whole thing myself — 50+ boards covering the awards program, a national tour, the gala, development, partnerships, institute programs, and internal operations. Board structure, status flows, cross-board dependencies, automations, templates, permissions, dashboards. I also build the templates and working norms around the system, which is usually what determines whether anyone is still using it a year later. PMO setup. Intake, prioritization, project templates, meeting cadence, timeline discipline, postmortems, and reporting for leadership. Internal tooling and automation. When the fix is a piece of software, I build it. I've built a set of browser-based tools for my own team — a production timeline calculator, a work-distribution visualizer, a file compression tool that runs locally, an automated staff directory scraper — all running under one internal platform with no installs and no backend. I also rebuilt a complex financial costing workbook into a full browser-based application used by restaurant operators. HOW I WORK I have 7+ years of project management experience across nonprofits, agencies, a game studio, and a manufacturer. I do the mapping, the build, and the documentation, and I train whoever owns it after I leave. I'd rather hand something off cleanly than stay on indefinitely. Common starting points: a workflow audit and process map, a Monday build, cleaning up a Monday account that's gotten out of hand, a documentation sprint, or a scoped internal tool. I'm available 10-20 hours a week, fully remote. I work best with professional services firms, agencies, founder-led businesses, and nonprofits somewhere between 20 and 60 people. Send me a description of what isn't working and I'll give you my read on it before you spend anything.

Top Rated freelancer with over $100K earned delivering enterprise AI, automation, and process improvement solutions for businesses ranging from startups to FTSE 500 enterprises. I help organizations eliminate manual work by designing AI-powered workflows, automations and business processes that produce measurable operational improvements. Over the last 18+ years I've delivered enterprise transformation projects across insurance, finance, telecom, aerospace and manufacturing., I can take an initiative from initial discovery through requirements, implementation, stakeholder adoption, and performance tracking. My background includes finance, insurance, aerospace, healthcare, and technology. I am particularly effective in complex or regulated environments where the solution must work for frontline employees, technical teams, leadership, customers, and regulators. How I can help: AI and workflow automation strategy and implementation Business process analysis, redesign, and optimization Project and program management Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement KPI dashboards, operational reporting, and cost-benefit analysis Excel, VBA, SQL, Microsoft Office automation, and process documentation I do more than make recommendations. I work across business and technical teams to define the problem, create a workable solution, manage implementation, and establish clear measures of success. Selected results: Earned over $100,000 on Upwork and reached the top 1% of earners within eight months Achieved Top Rated status while delivering large enterprise projects Identified a potential $1.2 million supplier chargeback through a non-conformance improvement initiative Recovered more than $300,000 in supplier overcharges by redesigning an invoice-validation process Supported AI and automation initiatives in insurance and financial services Built real-time dashboards, scheduling systems, performance tools, and workflow solutions using Excel and VBA After my earlier success on Upwork, I spent several years working directly with startups and established companies across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. During that time, I led AI and finance projects, implemented automation workflows, supported product development, and helped teams convert emerging technology into useful business solutions. I am now returning to Upwork to support clients who need an experienced consultant capable of connecting process, people, data, and technology - and following the work through to implementation. My Typical Engagement Every engagement is tailored to the client's objectives, but I generally follow a structured delivery approach to ensure solutions are practical, measurable, and adopted by the business. 1. Discovery & Business Understanding I begin by understanding your business, stakeholders, objectives, and the operational challenges you're trying to solve. This ensures we're addressing the root cause rather than the symptoms. 2. Current State Assessment I review existing processes, systems, reporting, and workflows to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, duplication, and opportunities for improvement. 3. AI & Automation Opportunity Assessment Together, we identify where AI, automation, process redesign, or system improvements will deliver the greatest operational and commercial impact. Recommendations are prioritised based on business value and implementation effort. 4. Solution Design I translate business requirements into practical solutions, defining future-state processes, automation workflows, reporting requirements, dashboards, KPIs, and implementation roadmaps. 5. Delivery & Implementation Working with your team and technical resources, I oversee implementation, manage stakeholders, validate requirements, and ensure the solution is delivered successfully and aligned with business objectives. 6. Adoption & Performance Successful projects don't end at deployment. I support user adoption, monitor performance, refine processes, and ensure the solution delivers measurable improvements. 7. Continuous Improvement As your business evolves, I help identify new opportunities to optimise operations, expand automation, and continuously improve efficiency, reporting, and customer outcomes. I don't just deliver documentation or recommendations—I help organisations implement practical AI-enabled solutions that reduce manual work, improve operational performance, and create scalable business processes. Send me a brief description of your current process, the problem it is creating, and the outcome you want to achieve. I will help you identify a practical path forward.

I am a Process mapping and workflow consultant with 5+ years of experience working with clients in the USA, Europe, the UK, Canada, Australia, India, the Middle East, and South Africa. I am interested in working on job assignments that include: * Creating Process maps/ Flow Charts using MS Visio, Lucid Chart, and Draw.io * Formatting of MS Word documents, Excel, PowerPoint and Google documents * Converting existing diagrams (such as Flowcharts, Context diagrams, Data flow diagrams, Network diagrams, etc) into an editable format using Microsoft Visio, Lucidchart, Miro, Draw.io, PowerPoint, etc. I have a good understanding of various organizational functions, which gives mean an advantage in creating process documents—both As-Is and to-be—for organizations that want to improve their processes. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering.