Software developer · Systems thinker · New Zealand

I make AI useful beyond the chat box.

I build AI automation, MCP integrations and modern business software that connect to the systems people already use—turning repetitive work into reliable, auditable workflows.

Ben Adamhuman in the loop

What I do

Automation built around real work.

My background spans software, infrastructure and consulting. I can follow a process from the user interface, through APIs and databases, all the way to the server it runs on.

01 / CONNECT

AI + business systems

MCP servers, APIs and secure tool interfaces that let AI agents work with organisational data and applications—not just talk about them.

02 / AUTOMATE

Workflow automation

Replace copy-paste, double handling and fragile manual steps with approvals, logging and sensible human checkpoints.

03 / BUILD

Purpose-built software

C#, .NET 10, Blazor and pragmatic web applications shaped around the operation, with maintainability designed in.

Selected builds

Things that ship and do a job.

Recent projects span AI-assisted production, customer self-service, visual configurators and end-to-end business integration.

AI production

AI-assisted laser engraving workflow

A customer-facing pipeline that turns uploaded photos and prompts into engraving-ready artwork, preserves the original, generates a mock-up and routes the result through a human production check.

OpenAI ImagesPHPAsync jobsHuman review
Commerce tools

Interactive product designers

A connected family of cutting-board, bottle, tumbler, gift-basket and sign builders. Customers configure artwork and text visually, then carry structured design data and assets into checkout.

CanvasWooCommerceImage processing
Business systems

Custom CRM + accounting integration

A bespoke customer, quoting, order and PDF invoicing system with two-way MYOB and Xero integration—removing duplicate entry and keeping financial records synchronised.

REST APIsMYOBXeroMySQL
Applied vision

Camera-based NZSL practice trainer

A local sign-language learning tool using hand landmarks, motion trails and forgiving scoring to recognise signs and multi-step phrases in real time while keeping camera data on-device.

MediaPipeComputer visionPrivacy-first
Field software

Fish survey platform + Android apps

A mobile-first platform for field teams to record survey sites, catches, measurements and photos, enriched automatically with weather and moon-phase data.

Node.jsMySQLKotlinAndroid

About

Software, infrastructure and the space between.

I’m a software developer with a background in systems engineering, IT consulting and business integration. I started with servers, networking, Microsoft environments, virtualisation, databases and web hosting before moving increasingly into application development.

Today I focus on connecting systems cleanly: modern .NET applications, API-first architecture, MCP servers and AI-assisted workflows that solve real operational problems.

AI & automationMCP servers, agent tools, OpenAI integration, workflow design
DevelopmentC#, .NET 10, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, REST APIs, PHP, JavaScript
DataSQL Server, MySQL, database design, ERP integrations
InfrastructureIIS, Windows Server, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, virtualisation
EducationBachelor of Information Technology, SIT