8× Certified · Automation & AI consultant

Think in systems.
Automation & AI consultant.

I connect your tools into clean automations and embed AI that actually works, so the busywork runs itself and your team gets its hours back.

Fix broken workflows Embed AI into your stack Ship AI-built apps & agents Train your team
Certified & connecting your stack
Zapier Make OpenAI Claude HubSpot Airtable Claude Code Lovable Custom APIs
The busywork tax

You didn't start a business to copy-paste between tabs.

Most teams lose hours every week to manual handoffs and fragile, half-finished Zaps. I find where the time is leaking, then close the gaps with automation that actually holds.

Manual data entry moving the same info between your CRM, sheets, and inbox by hand.

Zaps that silently break and nobody notices until a lead or invoice slips through.

Tools that don't talk to each other, so your team becomes the integration.

No documentation, so the automations live in one person's head.

What I do

Automation, built like a system. Not a band-aid.

Connect your tools, sharpen your team, or integrate the systems that don't talk. The foundation everything else runs on.

01

Process automation

I map your repetitive tasks and wire your apps together with Zapier, so handoffs happen automatically, accurately, every time.

02

Zapier training

Personalized, jargon-free training that shows your team how to build and maintain their own automations, at any skill level.

03

API integration

When off-the-shelf actions aren't enough, I build custom API connections to link the systems that don't natively talk.

AI enablement

Automation connects your tools.
AI makes them think.

I help you adopt AI the same way I build systems: deliberately, with guardrails, and built to last. No hype, no shadow tools your team quietly abandons.

AI enablement

I get your business AI-ready: the right tools, clear use cases, and a rollout plan your team will actually adopt, not just experiment with once and forget.

AI in your workflows

I embed AI into the automations you already run, so they can draft, summarize, classify, and route. Your systems get smarter, not just faster.

AI compliance

Use AI with confidence. I set up the guardrails, data policies, and human review steps that keep you private, safe, and audit-ready.

AI as your staff

Put AI agents to work on real tasks: triage, research, follow-ups, first drafts. Reliable team members that never clock out.

Build with AI

The tool you wished existed?
Now we can just build it.

AI-assisted development (yes, "vibe coding") has changed what a small team can ship. Internal tools, client portals, dashboards, and working MVPs, built in days with Claude Code and Lovable, not quoted in months by a dev agency.

01

Rapid app building

That internal tool, client portal, or MVP you've been putting off? I build it with AI in days — working software your team actually uses, documented and handed over properly.

02

AI agents on real work

Agents that triage your inbox, research prospects, draft replies, and chase overdue invoices — wired into your existing stack with guardrails and human review where it matters.

03

AI builder workshops

Hands-on team sessions where your people ship their first app or agent by the end of the day — and leave with the habits, prompts, and governance to keep building safely.

How it works

Four steps. One reliable system.

A clear, first-principles path from messy and manual to documented and automatic.

01

Audit

We map your processes and find where time and money are leaking out.

02

Design

I draft a tailored automation strategy and the exact workflows to build.

03

Build & integrate

I build the automations and connect your tools, tested and resilient.

04

Train & scale

I document everything and equip your team to run and grow it confidently.

Packages

Pick the level of help you need.

Transparent, fixed pricing. Not sure which fits? Start with a free 15-minute audit and I'll point you to the right one.

Precision
A focused fix for one workflow that's slowing you down.
$300/ session
  • Focused 90-minute working session
  • Fix one existing flow, or build 1–2 from scratch
  • Full session recording to keep
  • 1-week flow assurance + 30-min support if needed
Book Precision
Proficiency
An ongoing partner to run and evolve your automation.
$2,000/ month
  • Company-wide automation analysis
  • End-to-end workflow overhaul
  • Advanced API integration
  • Ongoing performance reviews & updates
  • 8 hours of dedicated support each month
Book Proficiency
Sami Abid — Automation & AI consultant
About

Hi, I'm Sami, your automation partner.

I'm a Zapier Certified Expert who helps small businesses, ops teams, and agencies stop drowning in repetitive work, and put AI to work without the risk. My approach is simple: understand the whole system before touching a single Zap or prompt.

That means no copy-pasted templates, no shadow AI tools, and no automation you can't maintain. Just clean, documented systems, built point by point, with intent, that keep working long after the project ends.

Sami Abid

Questions

Things people ask before they book.

What is vibe coding, and does it work for a real business?

Vibe coding is building software by describing what you want to an AI coding tool like Claude Code or Lovable, instead of writing every line yourself. It works — with discipline. The AI does the typing; someone still has to define the requirements, review what gets built, handle the data and security decisions, and make it maintainable. That's the part I bring. The result is internal tools and MVPs shipped in days at a fraction of agency cost.

Can AI really build our internal tool or MVP?

For most internal tools, dashboards, portals, and first-version products: yes. The trap is fragile one-shot prototypes nobody can maintain. I build with the same rules I apply to automation — documented, tested against your real data, and handed over so your team can run it without me.

What's the difference between automation and an AI agent?

Automation follows fixed rules: when a form is submitted, create a CRM record. An AI agent handles judgment: read this inquiry, decide if it's a sales lead or a support ticket, draft the right response. Most businesses need both — automation for the predictable 80%, agents for the messy 20% — with human review wherever the cost of a mistake is high.

Do you run AI training or workshops for teams?

Yes — hands-on builder workshops, not slideware. Your team ships a first app or agent during the session, and leaves with the prompts, patterns, and governance guardrails to keep building safely with company data. Remote or on-site.

Which tools do you actually work with?

Zapier and Make for automation; Claude Code, Lovable, and Bolt for AI-assisted app building; OpenAI and Claude APIs for AI inside workflows; plus the systems businesses already run on — HubSpot, Pipedrive, Airtable, SmartSuite, Xero, and custom APIs when off-the-shelf connectors aren't enough.

Get in touch

Let's find your first automation.

Tell me what's eating your time, or which tools you wish talked to each other. I'll reply with where I'd start.

Prefer to talk? Book a free 15-min audittidycal.com/samiabid · no pitch, just clarity
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