Addison Howard · AI Automation Specialist
You hire smart people.Stop the dumb work.
I build automation systems, AI pipelines, and data platforms that ship to production — not slide decks.
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Database cost cut — without changing a single feature
AI-assisted query optimization on a live production system.
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Files automated — replacing a full year of manual work
Python migration completed in weeks, not months.
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Less time drafting follow-up emails after sales calls
AI transcribes calls and writes the draft. Sales just reviews and sends.
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Average time per day workers spend on tasks AI can automate
McKinsey Global Institute, 2024.
About
I've been automating things since before it was trendy.
My background is in data engineering and Python automation — real production systems, not demos. I've worked as a first data hire, which means I've had to design, build, and own entire platforms solo.
I've automated a 40,000-file migration that previously took one person an entire year. I've cut database costs 70% on live systems. I've built AI pipelines that transcribe sales calls and draft follow-up emails automatically.
Every engagement ends with something running in production — documented, owned by your team, and built to last.
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Years building production data & automation systems
Hands-on engineering leadership.
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Programs with defined KPIs & executive reporting
From diagnostics through steady-state.
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Cross-functional stakeholders briefed on design decisions
Operators, finance, IT, legal—as required.
Case studies
Problems I've solved
Sales call transcription + AI email drafting
Today
Sales agents spent 20–30 minutes after every call writing follow-up emails from memory. Inconsistent quality, dropped deals.
Automated
Pipeline transcribes every call, extracts key points and next steps, generates a personalized follow-up email draft. Sales reviews and sends.
Result
Follow-up emails sent same day, every time. Sales reps reclaimed 2+ hours per day.
2h
per rep per day, recovered
70% database cost reduction
Today
Database bills were climbing every quarter with no clear explanation — just slow queries and rising costs.
Automated
AI analyzed query logs, identified expensive patterns, and recommended architectural changes. Rebuilt the worst offenders and right-sized compute.
Result
Cut database costs by 70% on a live production system without touching any product features.
70%
infra spend eliminated
AI-powered customer problem detection
Today
Customer success only found out about problems when users complained or churned — always reactive, never proactive.
Automated
AI monitors product usage signals and flags users who are struggling or at risk before they say a word.
Result
CS team shifted from reactive to proactive. Caught at-risk accounts earlier and reduced churn in monitored cohort.
Early
churn caught before it happens
Reddit listening engine
Today
Paid ads were expensive. Customers were already on Reddit talking about relevant problems — but couldn't be monitored at scale.
Automated
AI pipeline continuously scans Reddit, scores conversations by fit and urgency, and drafts a helpful reply for team review.
Result
Showed up in high-intent conversations for pennies versus paid acquisition. Built brand credibility in niche communities.
cents
vs. dollars per paid click
What I build
Real systems. Real results.
Production automation, AI pipelines, and data platforms — built in Python and shipped.
Sales Call AI + Email Drafting
AI transcribes every sales call, then drafts the follow-up email automatically. Sales reps review and send with one click — no manual notes, no dropped follow-ups.
Database Cost Reduction
Used AI to analyze query patterns, right-size compute, and eliminate waste. Cut database costs by 70% on a live production system — without touching any features.
Customer Problem Detection
AI monitors product usage data to flag users who are struggling or about to churn — before they say a word. Surface the at-risk accounts before it's too late.
Reddit & Social Listening Engine
AI scans Reddit and social platforms for conversations where your product is relevant, scores them by opportunity, and drafts replies. Cheap, targeted reach at scale.
Massive File & Data Migrations
Automated a 40,000-file migration that previously took a full-time employee an entire year. Python-scripted, validated, and done in weeks.
Reporting & Dashboard Automation
Scheduled pipelines that pull data, run transforms, and publish stakeholder-ready dashboards — no manual exports, no Monday morning scramble.
AI Proposal & Slide Deck Generation
AI that turns a brief or set of inputs into a full proposal or slide deck — structured, on-brand, ready to review. What used to take hours takes minutes.
CRM & Workflow Automation
Connect your CRM, email, tasks, and docs so they actually talk to each other. Triggers fire automatically — no more copy-pasting data between tools or dropped handoffs.
Meeting Notes → Action Items
Drop in a meeting recording and get a clean summary, key decisions, and next steps auto-created as tasks. No more 'who was supposed to do that again?'
Results
Numbers from actual projects
Measured where data existed. No made-up benchmarks.
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Database & infra spend reduction (program high)
Architecture + tuning + usage optimisation.
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Proposal drafting time removed
Structured AI drafting + reusable blocks.
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Onboarding cycle compression
CRM → docs → tasks orchestration.
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Reporting & deck prep returned to the team
Scheduled pipelines + stakeholder summaries.
Sound familiar?
These are the problems I fix
Sales reps spending 30 minutes writing the same follow-up email after every call
Database bills climbing with no clear explanation for why
Customer churn you only find out about after it's already happened
Manual reporting that takes half a day and could run automatically
Missed opportunities in places like Reddit where your customers are already talking
Migrations and data cleanup that take months because nobody's automated it yet
Process
How a project runs
Step 1
Diagnose
Step 2
Design
Step 3
Build & deploy
Step 4
Measure & iterate
Let's work together
Ready to stop doing things manually?
Send me a message and I'll give you a straight answer on what's possible and what it takes to build it.
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