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Anri Hakobyan

AI & Business Process Automation Engineer

10+ years building reliable automation systems that cut manual work, sharpen operational accuracy, and scale internal business processes — from internal AI agents and workflow orchestration to QA automation and hands-on AI infrastructure.

Anri Hakobyan
10+
Years of experience
400+
Automated test cases
3,500+
Product types triaged
30+
Data sources unified
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About

Professional Summary

AI and business process automation engineer with 10+ years of experience building reliable automation systems that reduce manual work, improve operational accuracy, and scale internal business processes. Strong background in workflow orchestration, internal AI agents, browser automation, QA automation, reporting pipelines, support operations, data collection, secure internal tooling, and hands-on AI infrastructure. Known for translating complex business needs into practical, cost-conscious solutions that work reliably in production and remain maintainable over time.
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Toolbox

Skills & Technologies

Automation & AI

Business Process Automation AI Workflow Design Internal AI Agents Workflow Orchestration Browser Automation QA Automation Email Routing & Triage Lead Generation GTM / Marketing Automation

Data & Systems

Reporting Pipelines Data Collection & Validation Data Pipelines Database-Driven Workflows Secure Internal Tooling High-Reliability Systems Chat Platform Integrations Process Improvement

AI Infrastructure

GPU-Enabled Servers GPU Passthrough vGPU / Virtualization Local AI Environments Local Agent Frameworks Server Hardware

Platforms & Tools

Node-REDn8nKestra DockerPortainerOllama LM StudioFlowiseLangChain NocoDBMauticMattermost SlackGoogle ChatPlaywright SeleniumAI / LLM integrations
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Career

Professional Experience

Business Process Automation Engineer2022 – Present
101domain GRS Limited · Vista, California

Design, build, and maintain automation systems that connect internal tools, reduce repetitive work, and help teams operate faster and more accurately across the company.

  • Developed a company-wide internal AI agent integrated with HR employee context, with strict role-based access controls preventing cross-user data exposure while enabling practical internal AI adoption.
  • Built an AI-powered QA automation system reviewing every closed chat for script adherence and security compliance, with instant Mattermost feedback — then extended it to phone support via call-recording transcription.
  • Built an AI support email triage agent across 3,500+ product types that reads every incoming email, determines urgency and ownership, and routes it among hundreds of daily messages.
  • Replaced manual spot-checking with automated review of every interaction, saving many hours of management time while greatly increasing QA coverage and feedback speed.
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  • Build workflow automations in Node-RED, integrating internal systems, reports, email flows, and chat platforms into unified pipelines.
  • Fully automated a trademark watch workflow (30–50 emails/day) — structuring and organizing data by client and generating client-specific reporting — eliminating days of manual work per week.
  • Automated invoice collection & payment (~1 workday/week saved), daily marketing lead-feed processing, and weekly lead-data cleanup (several hours/week saved).
  • Automated the "Employee of the Month" workflow and daily support-agent availability collection, saving 6–8 hours/month and 30+ min/day respectively, with structured monthly reporting.
  • Built browser-based automation for systems without usable APIs, enabling end-to-end processes to run unattended; automated bulk task lists saving weeks of work per quarter.
  • Built a prospecting workflow that researches a company's domain footprint, finds protection opportunities, and generates offer-ready outreach; automated daily UDRP case collection for lead signals.
  • Currently building a data warehouse initiative automating collection, validation, and normalization of 30+ sources for AI-generated reports, playbooks, and lead insights.
  • Built domain.ai, an experimental AI tool that suggests, checks, and explains domain names from a described business idea.
QA Automation Manager2016 – 2022
101domain GRS Limited · Vista, California

Built and led QA automation efforts with a strong emphasis on practical automation, quality coverage, and reliable testing systems.

  • Built the QA automation function from the ground up, designing frameworks that improved release confidence and cut manual QA effort.
  • Created 400+ automated test cases with strong validation logic and repeatable process design.
  • Built QA tooling and browser-automation expertise that carried directly into later business process automation work.
Project Manager2013 – 2016
101domain Inc. · Carlsbad, California

Managed internal automation and web projects in the domain industry, helping teams streamline processes and improve operational efficiency.

  • Led internal projects spanning process improvement, technical coordination, timelines, and delivery.
  • Moved projects from concept to execution across technical and business stakeholders, improving operational workflows.
Co-Founder2008 – 2013
Global AR / reg.am · Armenia

Co-founded an Armenian domain registrar and grew it from inception to ~20 employees across technical, project, customer service, and operations.

  • Launched one of the market's first fully online, end-to-end domain registration experiences.
  • Led the technical and operational side, effectively covering CTO- and CEO-level responsibilities during the growth stage.
  • Built and scaled the registrar's online platform and service processes for customer acquisition and operations.
Technical Sales Director2011 – 2012
Huawei Technologies · Armenia
  • Supported technical sales, client relationships, and strategic growth across local and international engagements.
  • Led marketing and client-facing initiatives, helping secure key agreements through technical understanding and execution.
Web Project Manager2010 – 2011
Yerevan City Municipality · Armenia
  • Delivered public-facing web projects, overseeing domain management, QA, and payment functionality for city services.
Earlier — Sysadmin & Database Administrator2001 – 2010
NewAgeTech Agency (LA) · Hostelling International, AYH (Maryland)
  • Remote System Administrator: installed POS systems and networks, delivered support and training, managed order-tracking databases and system maintenance.
  • Database Administrator: administered MS Access databases and reporting, streamlined data-collection workflows, ran statistical surveys, and set data-handling standards.
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Selected work

Projects

Internal Company-Wide AI Agent

Secure, role-aware AI agent integrating HR context and internal tools across departments, tailored by role and responsibility.

AI QA Automation — Chat & Phone

Quality-control pipeline that evaluates every support interaction, verifies scripts and processes, and reports feedback instantly.

Support Email Triage Agent

AI intake and routing that reads support emails, determines urgency and ownership, and forwards to the right team across 3,500+ products.

Data Warehouse + AI Reporting

Centralized validation layer aggregating 30+ sources to power AI reports, playbook generation, and lead identification.

Prospecting / Domain Opportunity

Researches a company's domain footprint, identifies defensible opportunities, and generates offer-ready outreach content.

Trademark Watch Automation

Full intake, structuring, sorting, and outbound reporting from dozens of daily emails, replacing spreadsheet-heavy manual work.

domain.ai

Experimental AI domain discovery that suggests, checks availability, and explains why each name fits a described business idea.

AI Infrastructure & Agent Lab

Hands-on side project: server hardware, GPU installation, local AI environments, and agent harnesses (OpenClaw, Hermes Agent) with GPU passthrough.

Public Form QA Automation

Automated daily test flow that fills and submits public website forms to surface issues before customers are affected.

Hands-on

AI Infrastructure & Hardware

Build, configure, and maintain server hardware for AI and automation experimentation.
Install and test different GPU types for AI workloads and local model hosting.
Configure GPU drivers, passthrough, and virtualization-oriented setups for VM environments.
Split larger GPU resources into smaller virtualized allocations across multiple VM workloads.
Run and maintain server environments, including a colocated server for personal AI / infra projects.
Install and test local AI agent harnesses and frameworks such as OpenClaw and Hermes Agent.
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Background

Education & Languages

Education & Certifications

BA, Radio Engineering
State Engineering University of Armenia
Database Management Coursework
George Washington University
Advanced Java Programming — Certification
UC San Diego
Front End Development — Certification
UC San Diego

Languages

EnglishProfessional working
RussianFluent
ArmenianNative

Technical Interests

  • Agent-based AI systems (Hermes Agent, OpenClaw) & AI teams around business goals
  • Automated GTM / marketing process systems
  • Secure local AI deployment & long-running Claude-based workflows
  • GPU-enabled servers, virtualization & AI infrastructure side projects