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Ash Lane

Ash Lane

AI Workflow Automation Architect

Professional Summary

AI workflow automation architect who designs the systems around automation, not just the scripts. I turn repeated operational work into event-driven workflows, agentic steps, review queues, dashboards, and runbooks. Hands-on across CRM enrichment, web research, WhatsApp and email flows, roadmap analysis, internal tooling, Node/TypeScript APIs, React, serverless platforms, Firebase, queues, SQL/data stores, storage, and structured LLM outputs.

Core Skills

Automation Architecture

  • Workflow state models, queues, scheduled jobs, webhook paths, retries, and idempotent execution
  • Human review queues, approval gates, override paths, and exception handling
  • Audit trails, observability, runbooks, and operational ownership models

Agentic Workflow Design

  • Tool-using agents with explicit scope, context, memory, structured outputs, and escalation rules
  • Prompt and eval patterns for repeatable extraction, classification, routing, and summarisation
  • Feedback loops that improve data quality and reduce repeated manual correction

Systems Integration

  • CRM, messaging, email, product, analytics, roadmap, admin, and content operations integrations
  • Node/TypeScript APIs, React dashboards, serverless functions, queues, Durable Objects, Firebase, and SQL-backed services
  • API contracts, schema decisions, and tenant-aware service boundaries

Operator Experience

  • Dashboards that make automated work inspectable, editable, and measurable
  • Controls for pausing, retrying, approving, assigning, and reviewing workflow outputs
  • Documentation and training that help teams trust automation without over-delegating

Director-Level Scope

  • Director-level ownership across product roadmap, delivery governance, stakeholder communication, vendor selection, budget trade-offs, and cross-functional operating cadence.
  • Experience leading product, engineering, operations, GTM, implementation, and partner teams through 0-to-1 launches, regional expansion, and platform scaling.
  • Translate founder, board, and executive priorities into OKRs, portfolio plans, hiring needs, delivery metrics, risk management, and customer-facing execution.

Professional Experience

AI Workflow Automation Architect

Topolo Technology Inc

Mar 2022 – Present Global / Remote

Designed workflow automation systems that connect CRM, research, messaging, roadmap, support, content, and internal operations into controlled execution loops.

  • Built automation patterns for CRM enrichment, LinkedIn and web research, WhatsApp/email flows, documentation, roadmap analysis, support triage, media workflows, and internal delivery tracking.
  • Structured event-driven backends using Workers, queues, D1/KV/R2 storage, Vectorize, scheduled jobs, service clients, and operator dashboards for repeatable execution.
  • Designed review gates, idempotent workflows, retry paths, state tracking, audit trails, and scoped authorization to keep automation useful without losing control.
  • Connected front-end operator surfaces with backend services so humans could inspect, approve, override, and improve automated work.
  • Turned manual research and operations loops into reusable playbooks supported by prompts, structured outputs, browser automation, and data-quality checks.

Automation & Product Systems Lead (Founder)

Fresh Ventures – Livefreshr, JustCook, JustFeed

Mar 2014 – Present Dubai, UAE

Owned product and automation systems for a vertically integrated food tech stack spanning consumer, operational, and SaaS layers.

  • Designed and implemented JustCook SaaS, an end-to-end platform for meal kit operations including orders, inventory, recipes, procurement, routing, reporting, and operational workflows.
  • Translated kitchen, logistics, customer-service, and marketing constraints into software and automations that reduced manual effort and operational error.
  • Connected campaign, CRM, order, and product data so decisions could move faster across operations, marketing, and delivery teams.
  • Shipped customer and internal tools across Flutter, Laravel/Vue, lifecycle messaging, analytics, and decision-support workflows.

Solution Consultant / Project Manager

XpertLearning

Feb 2013 – Sep 2016 UAE

Implemented enterprise learning and talent management platforms, bridging client workflows, technical integration, and vendor product constraints.

  • Served as the first Cornerstone OnDemand certified solution consultant in the GCC, leading discovery, configuration, integrations, and deployments for major regional clients.
  • Owned RFP responses, solution demonstrations, admin training, workflow mapping, and post-launch optimisation for performance, learning, and talent products.
  • Converted real-world client usage patterns into vendor enhancement requests, reporting improvements, and operational playbooks.

Mid-Market Sales Manager / TPP Partnerships Manager

Cvent

Apr 2019 – Mar 2021 Dubai, UAE

Brought a product-minded and data-led approach to selling event technology platforms into the Middle East market.

  • Drove consultative discovery, tailored demos, workflow mapping, and product-qualified opportunities for enterprise and mid-market event teams.
  • Partnered with product, SDR, and implementation teams to turn pipeline signals, customer constraints, and regional requirements into successful deployments.
  • Built credibility with both commercial and technical stakeholders by connecting event operations, integrations, reporting, and adoption outcomes.

Technical Skills

Automation Stack

Workers, D1, KV, R2, Queues, Durable Objects, scheduled jobs, webhooks, TypeScript services, React operator consoles.

AI Workflow Patterns

Extraction, enrichment, classification, summarisation, routing, content drafting, quality checks, review queues, agent handoff.

Business Domains

CRM enrichment, LinkedIn and web research, WhatsApp/email operations, roadmap analysis, media workflows, admin tooling, delivery operations.

SaaS Tools & Platforms

CRM, GTM & Lifecycle

Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Apollo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Mailchimp, Braze, Customer.io, WhatsApp Business API, Stripe, Google Ads, and Meta Ads.

Product, Analytics & Support

Jira, Linear, Notion, Confluence, Figma, Airtable, GA4, Looker Studio, Mixpanel, Amplitude, Hotjar, Intercom, and Zendesk.

Delivery, Cloud & AI

Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, AWS, Google Cloud/Firebase, Cloudflare, Vercel, Netlify, VPS/cPanel, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Sentry, Datadog, OpenAI API, Claude, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, MCP, RAG, vector search, prompt/eval workflows, and agent tooling.

Selected Projects

  • Topolo platform: Edge-native business software ecosystem spanning identity/OIDC, developer onboarding, CRM, roadmapping, billing/payments, AI gateway, notifications, admin tooling, commerce, workflow automation, media operations, and customer support.
  • Platform infrastructure: Cloudflare Workers architecture with generated deployment manifests, staging/production targets, service-to-service auth, scoped JWT/JWKS authorization, CI/CD, D1/KV/R2/Vectorize/Queues/Durable Objects, and deployment orchestration tooling.
  • JustCook SaaS and JustFeed: Food-tech operations and mobile subscription platform covering ordering, inventory, recipes, procurement, routing, payments, lifecycle messaging, and reporting.