Your shortest path to operations that run themselves.

Hi, I’m Franz. I design and build the automation layer behind growing teams. Below are the systems I’ve shipped, the way I work, and the fastest way to find your highest-value automation opportunity.

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Typically saves teams 40–120 hours every month.
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Systems that run themselves.

A selection of practical tools that moved real work out of inboxes, spreadsheets, and people’s heads.

01 / Filing automationFilingFlow Bot completing an automated business filing workflow

FilingFlow Bot

Handles the full filing process from login to submission, with automatic retries, clear run logs, and a record your team can review afterward.

02 / Client intake

Laughlin Blueprint

A 12-step client questionnaire that saves progress across devices and gives the Laughlin team structured information for personalized asset protection plans.

03 / Operator systemMK Handwrite AI operator interface controlling an AxiDraw pen plotter

MK Handwrite AI

A production app that turns rows in a spreadsheet into batches of real handwritten notes, with live controls for the operator and the AxiDraw pen plotter.

04 / Customer experienceAI ecommerce chatbot answering product and order questions

Ecommerce AI assistant

A catalog-aware assistant that answers pre-sale questions, recommends products, checks live order status, and hands off to a person when it should.

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See the systems in action.

Short walkthroughs of real automation systems, from Google Workspace tools to n8n agents and AI workflows.

How I work

Find the leak.Build the fix.Prove the value.

We start with the most expensive bottleneck, not a giant transformation plan. Your team sees a working system quickly, then we expand only where the numbers make sense.

  1. 01

    Trace the workflow

    We walk through the real process, including the awkward workarounds. You get a crisp map of where time, errors, and follow-ups pile up.

  2. 02

    Ship the first version

    I build one focused automation, usually in one to two weeks. Your team uses it on real work while I refine the edge cases.

  3. 03

    Make it dependable

    We add the boring parts that matter: logging, alerts, fallbacks, documentation, and a clean handoff your team can trust.

  4. 04

    Expand from evidence

    Once the result is proven, we automate the adjacent work one valuable system at a time, without a risky big-bang rollout.

What clients noticed

We were losing around $5,000 a month on manual data reconciliation. Franz built the fix in two weeks.
Sam TrevoOperations Manager, Brightwave Logistics
Replies now go out right away, and the team can focus on closing deals. We saw the value in the first month.
James LimHead of Sales, Northbend Capital
Franz Testado, automation architect

About Franz

I care about the system after launch.

I’m Franz Testado, an automation architect based in Manila. I build practical systems for growing teams. These tools reduce manual work, survive edge cases, and are clear enough for people to actually use. My test is simple: does the business run better on Monday morning?

1–2 weeksto a working first version
40–120htypical monthly time returned
Top Ratedindependent expert on Upwork

Let’s make the work move itself.

Bring me the workflow your team complains about most. In 30 minutes, we’ll work out what is worth automating and what isn’t.

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