About Me – AI Automation Dev Specialist

Michael Toback - About Me

I build AI automations that work in production — not prototypes that break when real data hits them.

What I Do

I’m a developer for hire. I build custom AI systems for businesses — workflow automation, AI agents, API integrations, data pipelines. The kind of work where someone needs to understand your process, write the code, and make it run reliably with real users and real data.

My stack: Python, Claude Code, LLM APIs, agent frameworks, database integrations. I work with business owners who know AI should be saving them time but haven’t found someone who can actually build it. I also partner with AI agencies who need a senior developer to handle the technical build on client projects.

Why I’m Good at This

I’ve spent 40 years doing the same thing in different domains: walk into a field I don’t know, learn the workflow, build a system that works.

Started at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in biomedical and electrical engineering. Then defense. Then enterprise software at VMware. Then patent law — I passed the California Bar and the USPTO Patent Bar, practiced for nearly 20 years, and authored six patents. Then cybersecurity — I earned my CompTIA CySA+ certification and spent three years securing fintech infrastructure on AWS.

Every move was a new domain. The engineering transferred every time. AI automation is the latest application, and it draws on all of it — the software architecture, the security thinking, the ability to understand regulated industries, and the pattern of learning a client’s world fast enough to build something useful.

What You Get

Production systems, not demos. I build with error handling, authentication, monitoring, and the other 70% of the work that most builders skip.

  • Security built in. CySA+ certified. Your automation handles data properly from day one.
  • Domain fluency. I’ve worked across engineering, law, healthcare, finance, and cybersecurity. I pick up your workflow fast because I’ve done it dozens of times in other industries.
  • Clear scope, clear delivery. You know what you’re getting, what it costs, and when it ships.

Get In Touch!

If you have a process that should be automated, or an AI project that needs someone who can actually build it — let’s talk.

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