Ishtiaq S.Private profile: Upwork shows its earnings only to signed-in members, so we check it every few weeks, not daily. MRR here is a rough estimate (Upwork's six-month earnings ÷ months active). Last read Oct 17, 2026.

AI Automation Expert specializing in Nextjs, Nodejs, Make, n8n, GoHighLevel (GHL), ChatGPT, Claude, and custom AI agents. I help small businesses and founders automate manual work — email parsing, data scraping, CRM workflows, AI-powered customer support, and end-to-end process automation. You probably don't need a developer. You need the thing you're doing manually every day to stop eating your time. Maybe it's copying data between platforms. Maybe it's sending the same emails with small changes. Maybe it's an idea in your head you can't get out of a Google Doc and into something real. Whatever it is — that's what I fix. I'm Ishtiaq — I build AI automation systems and full-stack applications that replace manual work. Not labels — outcomes. I sit with your problem, understand what you actually need, and build a system that gets you there cleanly, reliably, and in phases so you see working results in weeks, not months. WHAT I BUILD (RECENT WORK): → AI Sales Automation Platform (Node.js, Claude API, MongoDB, Insightly CRM): Centralized a sales team's CRM, call data, and prospecting into one platform with AI-powered personalized email generation. Result: 300% increase in qualified leads, 15 hours/week saved. → AI Q&A Tool with RAG (Next.js, GPT-4, MongoDB): Built an AI-powered support tool for parents of autistic children with curated knowledge base. Working prototype delivered in 4 weeks with 95%+ accuracy. → Custom AI Agent for Instagram DMs (Flowise, Supabase pgvector, GoHighLevel API): Coached a non-technical client through building his own AI appointment setter trained on 100 real conversations. Result: 10+ hours/week saved, 30% lift in qualified leads. → Make Multi-Tenant SEO Content Engine (Make, OpenAI, DataForSEO, WordPress): Refactored a fragile automation into a 3-tier microservice architecture. Eliminated 80% of duplicate code, fixed JSON parsing crashes, and built a multi-tenant content factory that publishes to multiple client WordPress sites. → 88-County Foreclosure Scraper (Node.js, Scrapfly, Google Sheets API): Built a daily automated web scraper for a real estate investor that monitors 88 Ohio county websites, bypasses geo-blocking, and delivers fresh leads to a Google Sheet every morning. Operating cost: $30/month. → AI Contract Review Word Add-in (React, TypeScript, Azure, OpenAI): Built a Microsoft Word add-in for legal teams with real-time AI analysis and automated compliance checking. Result: contracts generated 5x faster, 70% reduction in human error. WHAT I SPECIALIZE IN: • AI Automation & AI Agents — OpenAI API, Claude API, Gemini, RAG, prompt engineering, AI chatbots • Low-Code Automation — Make (Integromat), n8n, Zapier migration, GoHighLevel (GHL), Flowise • Web Scraping & Data Extraction — Scrapfly, Puppeteer, ScrapegraphAI, Firecrawl, PDF parsing • Full-Stack Development — Next.js, React, Node.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS • Backend & APIs — Express.js, REST/GraphQL APIs, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Supabase • Cloud & DevOps — AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Vercel, DigitalOcean, Docker • Integrations — Stripe, Google Maps API, Microsoft Graph, GoHighLevel, Insightly, Aloware, Telegram, Google Sheets HOW I WORK: I don't start with code. I start with your problem — the "why" behind the request, not just the "what." Then I map the simplest, most scalable path from where you are to where you want to be. Everything gets built in phases. You see working results early — not a spec document. I explain things in plain language, I'm transparent about tradeoffs, and you'll always know where things stand and what it costs. I'm not a task-doer. I'm a technical partner who thinks about your business with you. WHO I WORK BEST WITH: • Small business owners drowning in manual work who know automation could fix it but don't know how • Founders with an idea who need a working prototype, not a spec document • Teams with a "duct-taped" process that needs to be rebuilt before it breaks • Anyone with an AI use case who wants to see it actually work, not just talk about it Send me a message describing what's eating your time. The best projects usually start with a conversation, not a spec document.