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Ali K.

AI Agents & Automation Engineer | Claude, n8n, RAG, MCP | Next.js SaaS

I build AI agents, automations and AI SaaS products that take manual work off your team, and keep working after handover. Top Rated · 150+ contracts · $200K+ earned · 15+ years in software engineering (Telstra, Honeywell, Siemens) "Ali is amazing to work with. He is a great communicator and delivers great quality work." (client review, AI-Powered Absence Coach) I'm Ali, CTO of VRTECHSOL. I lead every build personally, backed by the VRTECHSOL delivery team when a project needs more capacity. Australia-based, with working overlap with US evenings and UK/EU mornings. 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 • 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗜 | HR & Recruitment: AI hiring agents that speak for the hiring manager. Recruiters build an agent per role (company, team, job, tone, prompts); candidates chat by text or voice about the role, salary and interview process before applying. Recruiters track live roles and interested candidates. • 𝗗𝗢𝗠 𝗔𝗜 | Construction: multi-tenant AI assistant for Australian construction businesses. Tenant isolation, role-based access, encrypted document storage, audit logs and cited answers from company documents; designed for NCC and SOPA compliance models and module agents. React, React Native, Node.js, Gemini, OpenAI. • 𝗢𝗟𝗢 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 | Marketing & Agencies: multi-brand SaaS that generates posts, images, reels and videos with AI, auto-schedules them to social platforms, and runs ad and email campaigns, with approvals and tiered plans. Next.js, Supabase. • 𝗔𝗜-𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 | HR & Workforce: built the MVP and stayed on as long-term development partner. • 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗦𝗦𝗤𝗟 | Business Intelligence: React reporting with pricing tools and real-time data. "Created a highly efficient and intuitive toolbelt tailored to my needs." • 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗔𝗽𝗽 | Engineering: web app for piping hydraulics calculations. 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗 • 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: chat and voice agents that act for your team, with tool calling, MCP, human approvals and execution logs. • 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗥𝗔𝗚: answers from your documents and data with citations, access control and data isolation. • 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: n8n and API integrations across CRM, email, forms, payments and databases, with retries and alerts. • 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: on-brand text, images and video at scale, with review and scheduling. • 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Supabase/PostgreSQL, Stripe billing. • 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗜: Vapi, Retell AI and Twilio for call handling, booking and human handover. • 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻: role-based access, tenant data isolation, audit logs and human approval steps. 𝗔𝗜 𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗬 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗬 • 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: contract and compliance Q&A, RFQ summaries, project status agents. • 𝗛𝗥 & 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: candidate-facing agents, screening, onboarding assistants. • 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀: content engines, campaign automation, lead nurturing. • 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: email triage, document chasing, shipment updates, quote automation. • 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 & 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀: booking and reminder agents, intake forms, patient FAQs. • 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆: lead qualification, listing content, tenant support. • 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: invoice and document extraction, reconciliation workflows. • 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 & 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀: document review, knowledge assistants, client intake. • 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲 & 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹: product content, support agents, order automation. • 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: course assistants, quiz and content generation. 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 → 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲: your workflow, data and success measure, and where AI is (and isn't) the right tool. → 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱: fixed milestones with clear acceptance criteria and regular demos. → 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 & 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿: testing, documentation and a clear handover. 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗙𝗜𝗧 if you have a real workflow problem, a decision-maker involved and a budget for production-quality work. 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗙𝗜𝗧 if the lowest price is the main criterion. Book a consultation from this profile, or send me your workflow and I'll suggest a practical first milestone. 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦 AI Development: AI agents · agentic workflows · LLM integration (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini) · RAG · MCP · document AI · chatbots · voice agents · prompt engineering Automation: n8n · Make · Zapier · API and webhook integrations · CRM automation · reporting automation Product Development: AI SaaS · MVP development · multi-tenant platforms · dashboards and internal tools · mobile apps Stack: React · Next.js · TypeScript · Node.js · Python · Supabase · PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Stripe · Twilio · GCP · AWS

🇦🇺Melbourne, Australia$49/hr100% JSS4.91 (95)Since Feb 2020
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$3.3k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#10,859 / 412k
🇦🇺Country#60 / 2,970
Revenue, last 30 days
$5.4k

Last 6 months: $20k

World#4,909 / 412k
🇦🇺Country#33 / 2,970
Total earnings
$242k

Billed in all: $247k

World#11,278 / 412k
🇦🇺Country#64 / 2,970
Per project
$1.8k

$3.3k in the last 6 months

World#82,146 / 412k
🇦🇺Country#463 / 2,970
Projects, last 6 months
6

Across 9 contracts

33% fixed67% hourly
World#34,408 / 412k
🇦🇺Country#201 / 2,970
Projects in all
132

Across 153 contracts

64% fixed36% hourly
World#18,961 / 412k
🇦🇺Country#152 / 2,970

Earnings, last 30 days

$247k+$5.4k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
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Skill rankings: Top 4% in ChatGPT API Integration

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