The Creative Logic Builder You Need
I’m an early-stage builder working across agentic AI, computer vision, backend systems, and product design. My current work includes automation systems that learn from successful runs and demonstration-driven workflows that turn human actions into executable processes.
Clear Vision
I focus on practical automation problems with real user value. I care about where a system is going, not just whether it works once.
Technical Depth
I like working close to the system layer, especially around memory, retrieval, backend logic, and workflow execution. I build with structure and reason through implementation details carefully.
Team Aware
As a co-founder, I think beyond code and into product direction, usability, and collaboration. I want technical decisions to support how people actually work.
Practical Innovation
I’m interested in new ideas only when they create better systems. My best work comes from combining creative thinking with logical structure.
User Focus
I build for people who want to save time, reduce repetitive work, and make automation accessible. That means keeping interfaces and system behavior understandable.
Reliable Delivery
I move by prototyping, testing, and refining quickly. Even early-stage work should show clear progress and a coherent system direction.
The best systems are clear, useful, and better after every run.
Where Logic Meets Execution
I work best on problems that need structure, iteration, and practical execution. My focus is building systems that reduce repetitive work, stay clear in design, and improve through repeated use.
Agent Workflow Design
I design agent flows that turn user intent into repeatable actions. The goal is usable automation, not abstract capability.
Vision-Led Automation
I build pipelines that translate demonstrations and visual context into executable workflows. This makes automation easier to teach and easier to scale.
Memory Systems
I create workflow memory layers that preserve successful runs and make them reusable. That turns one-off success into compounding system competence.
Product-First Systems
I connect backend logic, interfaces, and integrations into systems people can actually use. I optimize for clarity, usefulness, and iteration speed.
Bring me in when automation needs to move from idea to usable system.
A Structured Build Process
How I Work
Break
I decompose the problem into smaller system parts before building.
Clarity first.
Test
I validate ideas quickly with prototypes and direct feedback loops.
Useful beats impressive.
Refine
I improve what works and remove what adds complexity without value.
Complexity must earn its place.
Compound
I design systems so each successful use makes the next one better.
Systems should improve with use.
Building Through Systems
An early career focused on product building, automation, and applied AI systems
Co-founder
ARIA
- Built a working prototype for an agentic AI product focused on real-world workflow automation
- Designed workflow memory systems that convert successful runs into reusable Markdown playbooks
- Developed backend and integration logic for semantic workflow retrieval and execution
- Shaped product direction around reducing repetitive work and making automation more accessible
Student
UMass Amherst
- Built technical foundations in Python, calculus, and structured problem-solving through coursework
- Applied programming skills across game development, logic-based assignments, and systems thinking
- Expanded quantitative and analytical skills through coursework in mathematics, computing, and business tools
Technical Foundation
A growing skill set across AI systems, backend engineering, product thinking, and analytical coursework
Languages
Frontend & Interface
Backend & Infrastructure
AI & Automation
Systems & Product
Analytical Foundation
Systems in Motion
I build automation systems that turn human intent and successful execution into reusable intelligence.
ARIA
ARIA is an agentic AI product designed to make automation more accessible for general users, startups, and enterprise teams. I worked as a co-founder with ownership across workflow memory, backend systems, product design, integrations, and the computer vision pipeline. One core feature, Show-to-Automate, uses a video-to-action flow to convert a recorded screen demonstration into an executable workflow the agent can replay. Another, Workflow Evolution, turns successful runs into reusable Markdown playbooks and ranks them for future use through embedding similarity, allowing the system to improve over time.
Impact: Reduces repetitive work | Makes automation more accessible and reusable over time
Client Testimonials
What people say about working with me
"Ishaan drove some of the most important system thinking behind ARIA’s workflow memory and execution model. He consistently pushed the product toward usefulness, not just technical novelty. The Show-to-Automate and Workflow Evolution features reflect his ability to connect logic, product design, and backend implementation into one coherent system."
Ishaan Shah
Co-founder
ARIA
"What stood out in ARIA was how quickly Ishaan translated a rough automation idea into a working prototype. The product made repetitive workflows feel more accessible, and the memory layer gave it a sense of improvement over time. Even in an early build, the system direction was clear and technically thoughtful."
Dhaval Shah
Early beta tester, independent developer
Independent
"Ishaan is highly analytical and structured in how he builds. In conversations around ARIA, he consistently broke complex automation problems into workable system components and focused on what would actually be useful in practice. That combination of logic and product instinct is what makes his work strong."
Aarush Shah
Classmate & project collaborator
Purdue Engineering
Let’s Build Something Useful
I’m open to conversations around agentic AI, workflow automation, early-stage product building, and technical collaboration. If you’re working on systems that need structure, clarity, and practical execution, I’d be glad to connect.
"I build automation systems that are useful first, clear by design, and stronger after every run."
— Ishaan Shah
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