Mike Andrei Abano

Designed and deployed a self-hosted AI portfolio platform on baremetal Linux as a technical showcase.
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Built a production RAG chatbot (ChromaDB + n8n + GPT-4o-mini) with a double-blind Nginx proxy, Cloudflare WAF rate limiting, and AI guardrails — live at mike-dev.uk.
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Extended the RAG system into a real-time AI voice assistant using LiveKit (WebRTC), Groq Whisper STT with 4-language detection (English, Arabic, Hindi, Filipino), and ElevenLabs TTS — achieving sub-500ms response latency on a CPU-only Xeon server.
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Implemented a fully automated CI/CD pipeline: GitHub push → n8n webhook → SSH deploy → Vite build → live Nginx update, with zero manual intervention.
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Delivered the Sefeena maritime company website (React + Vite) with automated deployment, Cloudflare Tunnel hosting, and multi-channel contact notifications (Pushover + WhatsApp).

Sole technical owner responsible for all IT infrastructure, data systems, AI automation, and internal tooling across a 500+ driver fleet operation.
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Designed and deployed an AI-powered WhatsApp chatbot (n8n + GPT-4o-mini + Gemini Vision) that allows drivers to retrieve legal vehicle compliance documents instantly by sending a plate number or photo — eliminating manual document distribution for a fleet of 500+ Talabat drivers.
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Built a PostgreSQL driver database with an automated 8-hour sync from Google Sheets, a WhatsApp management query interface (admin-whitelisted), and a Google Contacts caller ID sync covering 500+ drivers — replacing entirely manual record-keeping.
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Engineered full OCR pipeline using Gemini 2.5 Flash to extract plate numbers from driver-submitted photos, including Kuwaiti motorcycle plates with bilingual (Arabic/English) formatting.
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Implemented anti-ban architecture (serial queue, typing simulation, randomised delays) to protect company WhatsApp account from automation detection.
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Manages and maintains all server infrastructure on a self-hosted Ubuntu 24.04 baremetal server: Docker stack orchestration, Cloudflare

• Developed and launched a bootstrapped freelance platform for software development, testing, and graphic
design.
• Expanded and debugged four medium-scale applications using AGILE workflow; performed static,
regression, and unit tests across mobile and desktop platforms.
• Designed brand identity packages for medium-to-large companies; created UI/UX prototypes prioritising
usability.

• Increased project efficiency by 10% by automating regression test suites across all software products.
• Designed and deployed 4 SIM applets into production customer use; contributed to class-1 (severe) OS
defect resolution.
• Landed and implemented multiple high-value SIM card development contracts.

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Increased project efficiency by 33% by introducing Continuous Integration via Jenkins, unifying static code testing, coverage testing, and build automation.
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Reduced testing manpower by 1 man-month by developing a VBA-based full automation suite for target board device testing.
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Secured a six-digit wireless security contract by proposing and leading a new project initiative with the customer.
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Led the project’s framework transition from Waterfall to AGILE methodology.