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Cinnamon M

AI Automation Engineer & Systems Architect

€750/day
Lisbon, PT
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Cinnamon

I build automated systems that save time, cut costs, and remove the manual work slowing your team down.
Most clients find me after a tool or platform promised to fix their workflow and didn't. What I actually do is map out what's happening, find where the time and money are going, and build something that fits how the team already works.

On the technical side, I build production automation systems using Python, Google Cloud Functions, Google Cloud Run, and REST API integrations. I work directly with the major AI APIs including Claude, OpenAI, and Gemini, and I use Claude Code for agentic development workflows.

For clients who need AI that works with their own data, I build RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems using vector databases like Qdrant and Google Vertex AI. The output is grounded in their actual documents and internal knowledge, not generic model responses.

I also build on EU-based infrastructure using providers like Hetzner and Scaleway, fully independent of US technology stacks and compliant with GDPR by design. For European clients, data sovereignty is not an afterthought. It is built into the architecture from the start.

What makes my work different is 20 years of experience across marketing and business operations alongside the technical side. I can have a real conversation with a founder, marketing director, or operations manager who has never heard of an API, and still build exactly what they need. I translate between the business problem and the technical solution. Most engineers cannot do that. Most consultants cannot build the system. I do both.

My clients are typically professional services firms, SaaS companies, and agencies with 20 to 100 people. They are growing, stretched thin, and tired of doing by hand what a system should be doing for them.

If that sounds like your situation, I would be glad to talk through it.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Consultancy
    AI Automation Engineer & Systems Architect
    DIGITAL AND IT
    January 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)
    Lisbon, Portugal
    • • Designed and deployed production RAG systems integrating EU-compliant vector databases (Qdrant, Chroma) with Claude, Mistral, and OpenAI APIs, enabling structured knowledge retrieval across large client document sets.
    • • Built and deployed AI agent workflows using Claude API tool use and function calling to orchestrate multi-step autonomous processes across CRM, scheduling, and content systems.
    • • Architected end-to-end AI video production pipeline (Google Sheets, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Seedance, Imagen 3, ElevenLabs, FFmpeg) scaling faceless YouTube channel output from 1 to 5+ videos per week.
    • • Developed AI-powered content pipelines integrating OpenAI API, Claude, Mistral, and Gemini, reducing manual content production time by 80% and delivering 1,000+ assets monthly across multiple B2B clients.
    • • Built transcript-to-structured-data extraction system for estate planning law firms: Zoom transcripts → Claude API → JSON → billing automation (Stripe) → legacy software prep, increasing client capacity beyond 5 concurrent cases.
    • • Delivered AI-assisted bookkeeping intake system for nonprofits on Microsoft stack (Power Automate, Azure AI, SharePoint), cutting manual data entry errors and improving funding compliance posture.
    • • Built AI-powered consultant workflow automating CRM dashboard creation, session transcription, and client progress tracking, eliminating post-session admin overhead.
    • • Designed CRM and knowledge capture system on fully EU-compliant infrastructure (Hetzner EU hosting, Google Cloud EU region, Qdrant) with GDPR-conscious data architecture and iPhone Shortcuts capture layer.
    • • Developed AI literacy training program (Get R.E.A.L. AI™) for government agencies, workforce boards, and community colleges; aligned with EU AI Act literacy principles and DOL TEN 07-25.
    RAG AI Automation Content marketing LLM API
  • Consultancy
    Marketing Automation Specialist
    January 2012 - January 2023 (11 years)
    Lisbon, Portugal
    • • Produced and managed short-form video ad campaigns in health, legal, home improvement, and insurance verticals across Meta, YouTube, and TikTok, applying 15 years of conversion psychology to hook structure and pacing.
    • • Designed automated marketing funnels and AI content distribution systems for US and EU clients; built data analytics pipelines tracking conversion rates, LTV, and ROI across multiple concurrent accounts.
    • • Authored plain-language AI automation report for agricultural businesses and farm funders, bridging operational context with practical implementation guidance.
    Content marketing Marketing AI Automation Social media Inbound marketing
  • CACI
    Program Analyst II
    January 2010 - January 2012 (2 years)
    Vienna, VA 22180, USA
    • • Directed program management oversight for federal projects utilizing $830M ARRA budget; built tracking and reporting systems for budget monitoring across concurrent projects.
    • • Coordinated cross-functional teams on project scheduling, risk assessment, and requirements analysis at enterprise scale.

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Education

  • B.A. Psychology
    DePauw University
    B.A. Psychology
  • Certified Financial Planner Certificate
    Georgetown University
    Certified Financial Planner Certificate

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