Agent Work & LLMs
OpenAI · Claude · Gemini · Grok · OpenClaw · Prompt engineering · Tool calling · Retrieval · Evaluation
About
I'm Franklin, a web systems and AI automation engineer based in Waterloo, Ontario. I came to Canada as an international student and built my technical career from the ground up.
I started with the basics: HTML, CSS, JavaScript. Over time I moved into full-stack engineering, product leadership, and eventually product and operations ownership inside a startup. I've built platforms that scaled to thousands of users and shipped a blockchain product that helped raise $2.4M.
But I kept returning to the same gap: the difference between what technology promises and what it actually delivers for people doing real work. That's the space I work in: turning an idea into the practical layer around it, where websites, apps, internal tools, intake flows, and intelligent automations meet.
I've lived the operational chaos these systems are meant to solve. That experience shapes how I build: stay close to the problem, find the real bottleneck, and create something dependable that a team can actually run with.
I came to Canada with a plan and not much else. I built the plan as I went. Navigating systems that weren't designed for you, making decisions under real pressure, and finding solutions when the conventional path isn't available shaped how I approach every build.
I work independently and bring in trusted specialists when a project needs to scale. I'm direct about what I can and can't do. I respond fast. I document everything.
Tools & Approach
OpenAI · Claude · Gemini · Grok · OpenClaw · Prompt engineering · Tool calling · Retrieval · Evaluation
n8n · Make · Zapier · REST APIs · GraphQL · Webhooks · Background jobs
Node.js · TypeScript · Python · React · Next.js · PostgreSQL · Supabase
Azure · AWS · DigitalOcean · Docker · CI/CD · GitHub Actions
System design · API architecture · Technical delivery · Product thinking
Waterloo, Ontario. Working with clients globally.