AI Automation Specialist | Building production systems that eliminate manual work

Currently: AI Automation Engineer @ Desorbitante (remote, Madrid) | Co-Founder & CTO @ Gercio
Buenos Aires, Argentina | Computer Engineering @ ITBA | Open to remote opportunities

I build AI-powered automation workflows that run in production. From restaurant order systems to multi-client data pipelines, I focus on solutions that deliver measurable business impact.

Currently running automation infrastructure for 6+ clients while building Gercio, a SaaS that automates restaurant operations using conversational AI.

• job-assistant — Chrome extension + n8n + Claude for AI cover letters & screening answers
• n8n-automations — production n8n workflows (Gercio ordering + job-search pipeline)
• OrdenesRestGercio — Gercio real-time kitchen display (Next.js + Supabase Realtime)
• gercio-landing — Gercio marketing landing (Next.js + Tailwind)

Full-stack QR-based ordering system with AI conversational assistant, payment processing, and kitchen automation. Serving real customers in Buenos Aires.

Tech Stack:

Key Features:

• AI agent handling customer orders via WhatsApp/web (GPT-4o-mini)
• Automated payment processing with Mercado Pago
• Real-time kitchen display system (WebSocket-based)
• Google Sheets CMS for menu management (non-technical friendly)
• Telegram notifications for waiters

Impact:

• Order processing: 5 min → <30 sec
• Payment reconciliation: 100% automated
• Menu updates: No developer needed (self-service via Sheets)

Infrastructure: Production deployment on Vercel (frontend) + self-hosted n8n on VPS + Supabase cloud database

Code: Kitchen Display repo · Landing repo · n8n automations

Live Site | Demo App | Kitchen Display

Two connected projects I built to speed up my own job search and demonstrate the exact stack these roles ask for:

• job-assistant — a Chrome extension + n8n workflow that turns any job posting into a tailored cover letter and answers to screening questions, with an LLM (Claude). Two modes: fast fit-scoring, and full application generation.
• n8n-automations → job-search — an n8n pipeline that pulls remote listings, filters by keywords/seniority, scores each 0–100 against my profile with an LLM, stores them in Supabase and pushes matches to Telegram.

Tech Stack:

Flow:

Job posting → extension / n8n
  → keyword + seniority filter
  → LLM fit-scoring (0-100) + cover letter + screening answers
  → Supabase storage
  → Telegram notification

End-to-end data automation infrastructure for digital marketing agency supporting 6+ active clients.

Tech Stack:

Key Projects:

• Multi-source data pipeline (Meta Ads API, SalesRobot, Instantly → BigQuery → Looker Studio)
• CRM standardization (Instantly → GoHighLevel integration across all client accounts)
• AI-powered lead classification and deduplication
• Real-time Slack notifications for LinkedIn responses

Impact:

• Client onboarding: 8 hours → 2 hours (standardized templates)
• Manual CRM review: Reduced ~60% (AI filtering)
• Dashboard updates: Manual → Real-time (hourly sync)
• Data consolidation: Eliminated for 6 clients

Production reliability: Systems running 24/7 with SLA requirements, OAuth2 flows, rate limit handling, comprehensive error monitoring.

Advanced n8n: Self-hosted production workflows, custom node understanding, complex error handling

Production AI agents: Conversational flows, guardrails, cost optimization, evaluation

Meta Ads API • Mercado Pago • GoHighLevel • SalesRobot • Instantly • Telegram Bot API • Slack API • Google Sheets API

Self-hosted n8n on production VPS, cloud deployment, workflow monitoring

• 6+ clients supported via automation infrastructure
• 2+ production systems running 24/7
• Order processing cut from ~5 min to <30 sec (Gercio)
• ~60% reduction in manual CRM work (Desorbitante)
• ~1.5 years of production automation experience
• 20 years old (founded a company while studying engineering)

ITBA - Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires
Computer Engineering (in progress, started Mar 2025)

Key Certifications:

• Databases and SQL for Data Science with Python - IBM (Jan 2025)
• Introduction to Programming with Python and Java - University of Pennsylvania (Oct 2023)
• Data Analysis Using Python - University of Pennsylvania (May 2023)
• Salesforce Administrator Training - Trailhead (Nov 2024)
• Version Control - Meta (May 2024)

• Acquiring first paying customers for Gercio
• Building reusable n8n workflow templates for common integrations
• Exploring multi-agent AI orchestration patterns
• Deepening knowledge in distributed systems and cloud architecture

I'm currently open to remote opportunities in:

• AI Automation Engineering
• n8n/Make/Zapier Specialist
• Integration Engineering
• AI Agent Development

Contact: santiagocione9@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/santiago-cione-7b3a50173
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina | Remote, full-time or part-time

Looking for someone who can build automation systems that actually work in production? Let's talk.