What this is
Connect tools, normalize data, add reliability patterns, document ownership and changes.
Who it’s for
- Agencies running repeated client processes
- SMEs with manual operations across tools
- Teams that tried automation but it became fragile
Typical engagements
Workflow Audit (3–5 days)
- Review existing workflows
- Identify fragility and missing monitoring
- Propose fixes and improvements
Workflow Build (1–4 weeks)
- Build 3–10 workflows with a reusable pattern library
- Add logging, retries, alerting, documentation
Workflow Maintenance (monthly)
- Fix breakages caused by API changes
- Add enhancements
- Monitor usage and bottlenecks
Example tasks
- Automate reporting across tools and send weekly summaries
- Sync CRM leads to email sequences and Slack notifications
- Process inbound documents: extract → classify → route → archive
- Build a “human approval” step before publishing or sending
- Create a workflow library for the team (reusable templates)
Deliverables
- n8n workflow(s) + reusable templates
- Documentation: purpose, inputs/outputs, failure modes
- Alerting setup (Slack/email)
- Handover training for maintainers
For technical readers
- Credential management and environment separation (dev/prod)
- Error handling patterns (retries, timeouts, dead-letter)
- Structured logging and correlation IDs
- Webhook endpoints + validation
- Lightweight companion services (FastAPI/Python) for complex logic
- Workflow versioning and change control
Why I’m good at this
- Built automations that combine n8n with Python services for robust processing
- Strong engineering background: monitoring, reliability, and maintainability mindset
- Understands both business processes and technical integrations
How I work
- Map the manual process first (steps + decision points)
- Automate a small slice end-to-end
- Add reliability patterns early
- Hand over templates and guidelines for future workflows