SHAMAZ ZULQARNAIN
AI Automation Specialist at Kossuth Capital
About
Experience
AI Automation Specialist
Kossuth Capital
January 2026 - Present
- Designed and built a fully automated AI-driven cold email outreach system from scratch — enabling Kossuth Capital to reach 500+ targeted prospects per month entirely on autopilot without any manual outreach effort from the team. - Built AI-generated personalized email templates achieving 40%+ open rates and consistent primary inbox delivery — through domain warming, technical DNS setup (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), and sending best practices. - Configured Clay workflows for lead sourcing and data enrichment — building targeted prospect lists of 1,000+ verified financial services contacts with personalized messaging at scale. - Set up automated 4-step follow-up sequences — ensuring every prospect received timely, contextual follow-ups over 14 days without any manual intervention from the Kossuth Capital team. - Integrated the cold email system with CRM platforms — automatically syncing new leads, tracking engagement, and feeding interested prospects into the sales pipeline without manual data entry. - Delivered a complete end-to-end automated new business development system — turning cold outreach into a reliable client acquisition channel generating 10+ qualified conversations per month.
AI Automation Specialist
Fluent Future Academy
January 2024 - Present
- Designed, developed, and deployed a 12-page fully functional website (fluentfutureacademy.org) in under 4 weeks — handling complete frontend and backend development, server-side logic, database integration, content management, and deployment from scratch. - Implemented comprehensive SEO, AEO, and GEO strategies across 10+ optimized pages — ensuring the academy ranks on traditional search engines, AI-powered answer tools, and generative platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity, increasing organic search visibility within 60 days of launch. - Wrote and published 8+ SEO-optimized blog articles — producing keyword-targeted, high-quality content that drives organic traffic and establishes the academy as an authority in language and interpreter training. - Built 5+ N8N automation workflows connecting the academy's administrative and operational systems — eliminating manual data entry, automating enrolment notifications, and reducing administrative overhead by 8+ hours per week. - Implemented AI-driven cold email outreach system using Clay and Make.com — sending 300+ personalized emails per week with 35%+ open rates, generating qualified leads without any manual effort from the client team. - Deployed an AI chatbot on the academy website handling 100% of routine student enquiries 24/7 — reducing average response time from 4+ hours to under 30 seconds and improving prospective student engagement. - Set up AI-automated email nurture sequences across 3 stages — automating follow-up communication for every new lead and increasing conversion rates from enquiry to enrolment.
AI Automation Specialist
Private Elementary School
January 2022 - Present
- Implemented 6+ end-to-end automation workflows replacing manual administrative processes — covering student enrolment, fee tracking, staff communication, and reporting workflows across the entire school operation. - Built N8N and Make.com pipelines connecting 4+ school management systems — reducing manual coordination time by 10+ hours per week for administrative staff and eliminating recurring data entry errors. - Designed and deployed an AI chatbot for parent and student communication — automating responses to 50+ frequently asked questions and reducing inbound manual communication volume by 40%. - Created an AI-powered dashboard consolidating 8+ key school performance metrics — giving leadership real-time visibility into enrolment, attendance, and operational KPIs without any manual reporting. - Built AI-driven cold email outreach campaigns targeting local families — automating lead generation and parent engagement sequences that generated 20+ new student enquiries per month without additional marketing spend. - Implemented AI phone caller solution for outbound parent communication — automating attendance alerts, fee reminders, and event notifications and saving staff 5+ hours per week of manual calling. - Developed and maintained the school's full stack web presence — building a professional 8-page website optimized for local search visibility, parent engagement, and online enquiry capture. - Trained 5 administrative staff members on new automated systems — achieving 100% team adoption within 2 weeks and enabling staff to maintain workflows independently.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
International Business University
January 2024 - January 2026
Field: Information Systems Management
Skills
Advanced
Expert
Intermediate
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