AI Training · Automation · New York City

Abode Saafan

I train teams to actually use AI.

By day I'm a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft building Azure Logic Apps itself: a large-scale distributed system with AI features that enterprises run their workflow automation on. The rest of the time I bring that experience to teams like yours through hands-on AI training, prompt engineering, and automation that ships.

Now booking corporate AI workshops and automation engagements for fall 2026.

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  • Microsoft6+ years building Azure Logic Apps
  • TeachingAI Certification (AIC™) at BrainStation
  • Clients2 business sites shipped end to end
  • Based inNew York City
Built & taught at
  • Microsoft
  • BrainStation
  • University of Toronto
  • SOTI
Client work
  • Aura Events & Co
  • Auto Glass Xperts

Consulting and training engagements are independent of my employer.

What I Offer

Services

For teams that have tried the AI tools and have nothing shipped to show for it. Focused engagements that turn AI from a talk track into working software.

01

AI Training & Enablement

Your team has the ChatGPT licenses and nothing has changed. I run hands-on workshops that take engineers and product folks from AI-curious to shipping real LLM features. I teach AI professionally every week, and every program is built around your team, your stack, and your goals. Good fit if: you want the team shipping LLM features this quarter.

Corporate workshops & cohort programs Prompt engineering & agent design Custom curriculum for your team's stack
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02

Business Process Automation

Someone on your team copy-pastes between systems every day. That's a workflow. At Microsoft I'm a senior engineer building Azure Logic Apps, the platform enterprises automate their workflows on, so I know what makes automation stick at scale. I audit your manual processes and replace them with LLM- and agent-powered tooling that plugs into what you already use. Good fit if: hours of repetitive work each week, and nobody owns fixing it.

Workflow discovery & ROI scoping Custom agents & LLM pipelines Integrations with your CRM/ERP/email
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03

AI-Assisted Web & MVP Builds

A typical multi-week agency engagement, compressed into days. I ship production sites and MVPs fast with orchestrated AI workflows: design, copy, code, and SEO all in the loop. Both client sites below are live. Good fit if: you need it built right, and soon.

Marketing sites with SEO baked in Internal tools & admin dashboards Validated prototypes for new ideas
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Not sure which fits? A free 30-minute intro call sorts it out.

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How I Teach

Teaching

I teach data science and AI every week as an instructor at BrainStation, and I bring the same skills to private clients: clear explanations, hands-on labs, and examples drawn from your team's actual work.

Formats: half-day corporate workshops, multi-week team enablement, and leadership briefings. Remote, or on-site in New York City.

In course feedback, students most often describe me as "patient," "approachable," and "super supportive," and call out how I break complex topics into clear, visual explanations.

  • 180+ professionals taught
  • 11 courses across data science & AI
  • Weekly live instruction since 2024
Free sample of how I teach: the AI Concepts Lab ↗
I expected a website to take a couple of months. Abode had ours designed, written, and live in a few days. I gave him one call's worth of information and he handled the rest.
Meeral Owner, Aura Events & Co
I think Abode does great at explaining abstract concepts and rewording or providing examples if necessary for us to better grasp ideas in class. Also, I think it's great when he provides additional exercises in Slack for us to practice more.
Student BrainStation course feedback (anonymous)
We needed a proper business site fast and it had to work for SEO. Abode had it live in days, then worked with our marketing agency to get the SEO perfect.
Yousef Owner, Auto Glass Xperts
Where I've Worked & Studied

Experience

2020–Present
Microsoft, Azure Logic Apps
New York City, New York, United States
Full-time
Senior Software Engineer Sep 2024 – Present
Software Engineer II Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
Software Engineer Mar 2020 – Sep 2022

Building distributed systems for Azure Logic Apps that power enterprise workflow automation at scale. My work spans agentic workflows, AI-driven orchestration, developer tooling, platform reliability, and AI-assisted engineering workflows.

2024–Present
Python & AI Instructor
BrainStation
Part-time

Teaching data science and AI courses, including Python programming and the Artificial Intelligence Certification (AIC™). Covering prompt engineering, generative AI, large language models, neural networks, AI governance, and practical AI applications through live online instruction.

2018–2019
Teaching Assistant
University of Toronto, Dept. of Mathematical & Computational Sciences
Part-time

TA for CSC343: Introduction to Databases (x2) and CSC301: Introduction to Software Engineering. Created tutorial and practice material, ran labs and tutorials, supported students on forums, and graded assignments and tests.

2017–2018
Software Developer (Intern)
SOTI, MobiControl Windows Modern Team
Internship

Participated in the complete SDLC including SCRUM processes. Developed product features using C# with .NET framework and Angular/JS for the frontend. Created automated test scenarios, investigated and fixed bugs with 100% automated test coverage, and built tools to increase team productivity.

2014–2019
Honours Bachelor's Degree
University of Toronto, Computer Science Specialist
Education

Graduated with 3.7/4.0 CGPA. Achieved Computer Science Honour Roll in all years of study. Dean's List Scholar. Interests include Software Development, Algorithms and Complexity, and A.I / Machine Learning.

Client Work & Case Studies

Work

SpeakDeck

Web app that turns PowerPoint decks or written scripts into narrated videos. Adds natural AI voiceover, syncs each slide to its narration, and renders a finished MP4 as either a full lecture or a short vertical clip.

What it proves: I design and ship LLM products end to end, the same capability behind every build engagement.

  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • FFmpeg
  • AI/LLM
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SpeakDeck landing page with the PowerPoint upload and video creation form SpeakDeck short-form video setup with text style, stock footage, background music, and 9:16 aspect ratio options SpeakDeck short-form editor with a vertical 9:16 slide preview beside its narration script SpeakDeck rendering a short-form video with a scene-by-scene progress indicator SpeakDeck finished short-form vertical video ready to download as an MP4 SpeakDeck Start from Script mode with a script editor SpeakDeck slide editor showing a slide preview next to its narration script SpeakDeck finished video screen with the rendered lecture ready to play and download

AI Concepts Lab

An interactive teaching lab that explains modern AI engineering concepts through animated, scene-by-scene walkthroughs, covering workflows vs. agents, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), how a prompt becomes an answer, the context window, and coding agents. Built to make abstract LLM ideas visual and tangible, with a fully responsive layout that works on mobile.

What it proves: I can make AI concepts click. This is a live, free sample of how I teach.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • AI Education
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AI Concepts Lab home menu listing the available lessons RAG lesson showing the question, search, retrieve, answer pipeline and a knowledge library Message-to-answer lesson showing the model predicting the next token with probabilities Coding assistant lesson showing an AI fixing a bug in a code file AI Concepts Lab home menu on a mobile phone RAG lesson pipeline view on a mobile phone

AI-Assisted Sites

End-to-end builds for two small businesses, Aura Events & Co (auraeventsandco.com) and Auto Glass Xperts (autoglassxperts.ca). Led design, copy, code, and SEO using orchestrated LLM and agent workflows, applying AI expertise to compress a typical multi-week agency engagement into days while keeping engineering quality and search performance in the loop.

What it proves: I deliver client work in days that holds up on quality and SEO.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • AI-Assisted
Aura Events ↗ Auto Glass Xperts ↗
Aura Events and Co landing page Aura Events and Co secondary section Auto Glass Xperts landing page Auto Glass Xperts secondary section

Wayward

A casual "one-tap" mobile game with a space exploration theme built with Unity. The player explores planets by slingshotting a spaceship out of orbit.

  • C#
  • Unity
Wayward main menu screen Wayward spaceship orbiting a planet Wayward slingshotting between planets Wayward combo screens

Early projects from my university and internship days

Screentime

Computer vision program that calculates actor and gender on-screen time from video clips using face detection, DBSCAN clustering, and CNN gender classification.

  • Python
  • OpenCV
  • TensorFlow
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Screentime progress tracking screens Screentime results screen Screentime design diagram

Grace

Online Python compiler and REPL. Create, share, and pair program on Python projects. Supports guest mode for quick testing and full accounts for saving and sharing work.

  • JavaScript
  • Angular
  • MongoDB
  • Node.js
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Grace main editor view Grace guest mode Grace login page Grace registration page

Pickup

Android app to find and create pickup basketball games nearby. View game details, join games, or create your own. Built as the SOTI intern project for 2017/18.

  • Java
  • Android
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL
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Pickup app game listing screen Pickup app game details screen

Meadow

Led UX research and interface design for a peer support platform aimed at reducing stigma around seeking mental health help. Prioritized anonymity-first flows after user research showed identity exposure was the top barrier to engagement, so resource search and peer matching were both designed to work without requiring profile disclosure. This shaped how I think about designing for trust and psychological safety in sensitive product contexts.

  • UX Research
  • HCI
  • App Prototyping
  • User Research
Meadow project overview and goals Meadow user research findings Meadow peer support network design Meadow resource search interface Meadow accessibility and anonymity features
Who I Am

About

I'm Abode, a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft working on Azure Logic Apps, and a part-time Python & AI Instructor at BrainStation. I build distributed systems that power enterprise workflow automation across Azure, with recent work focused on agentic workflows and AI-driven orchestration.

I build software at the edge of technology: cloud-scale workflow engines, developer platforms, and AI-enabled systems. Within my team, I also help improve AI-assisted development workflows so engineers can build, debug, and ship complex systems more effectively. Outside of work, I enjoy teaching Programming and AI, helping others learn Python, prompt engineering, generative AI, large language models, and practical AI applications.

Languages
C# TypeScript Python JavaScript Java SQL
Frameworks & Platforms
Azure .NET Angular Node.js React Unity TensorFlow OpenCV
Concepts
Cloud Architecture Distributed Systems REST APIs CI/CD AI/ML Generative AI Prompt Engineering Test Automation
Let's Connect

Get in touch

Tell me what you're working on: AI training for your team, a workflow you want to automate, or a site you need built. The intro call is free, and I usually reply within 1–2 business days.

Email saafanabode@gmail.com LinkedIn ↗ GitHub ↗ Resume PDF ↗
Send a Message

Prefer email? Reach me any time at saafanabode@gmail.com.