AI Automation Engineer | AI Transformation Partner | AI Audit | API & LLM Integration | Reducing Manual Ops with Production-Ready Automation
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I help small and mid-size businesses figure out where AI can actually make a difference, and then I build it.
My work splits into two sides.
The first is strategic: I run structured AI audits that map a company's operations, surface the highest-impact opportunities, and deliver a costed roadmap leadership can act on. The second is hands-on: I design and deliver the automation systems themselves. Multi-agent workflows, AI-powered email agents, RAG-based assistants, CRM integrations, and end-to-end SaaS products.
Recent work includes a full AI transformation audit for a healthcare insights firm, productised automation systems sold through the Brainlancer marketplace, and Intell.ink, an AI assistant SaaS platform I architected from concept to production for non-technical business users.
My toolkit centres on n8n orchestration, the Microsoft Power Platform, and modern AI-assisted development with Claude Code and Cursor. Before specialising in AI automation, I spent 15+ years in software engineering across full-stack development, game engines, and creative technology for enterprise clients.
Based in Southampton, UK. I work through my consultancy, Aardvark Studios Ltd.
Director / AI Automation Consultant
2016 - Present
Independent consultancy delivering AI automation systems, Power Platform solutions, and AI strategy advisory for SMEs.
Key engagements include: AI transformation audit for a healthcare insights firm (Patient View), productised automation systems for the Brainlancer marketplace, Intell.ink AI assistant SaaS platform, CRM/marketing integrations for Bayfields Opticians, AI email agent for TechHub Electronics, and medical survey automation for Patient-View's Alyx platform. Tech stack centres on n8n, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, and LLM integration (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini).
2005 - 2016
Digital agency serving enterprise clients. Led development of OceanView, a multi-user, multi-territory web platform for managing creative campaigns for clients including Activision and Sony Entertainment. Engineered a scalable HTML5 game engine and hybrid web applications. Established CI/CD pipelines and delivered international projects for Gap Italy and Gap France.
