Santhosh Kumar R — IT Manager · AI Automation Architect

Capabilities

Skill Mapping

Technical vs. Leadership Radar

Where two-and-a-half decades of experience concentrate.

Skill Distribution

How my working week actually splits.

Core Proficiencies

IT Management & System AdministrationExpert

AI Automation — n8n · Make · AI Agents · RAGAdvanced

Python & Web Development — Flask · SQLite · APIsAdvanced

Cloud & Security — Azure · GCP · SentinelAdvanced

Training & Digital Literacy — Prompt Engineering WorkshopsExpert

Design — Photoshop · Adobe Creative Cloud · UI/UXAdvanced

ChatGPTClaudeGoogle GeminiAzure AIPineconePower BIAdvanced ExcelGoogle WorkspaceWindows ServerCisco NetworkingGit / GitHubOAuth2 & WebhooksSharePointDockerMCP ProtocolngrokREST APIsJavaScript

Journey

Professional Timeline

MAY 2025 — PRESENT

Freelance Python Developer

Self-Employed · Remote (Maldives & India)

Built and shipped 4 Python web applications for small-business clients. AI-assisted development cut delivery time by 42% while owning the full lifecycle — requirements to deployment.

MAY 2014 — PRESENT

System Administrator, Teacher & Digital Learning Facilitator

Ministry of Education, Maldives · Dhaalu Atoll School

Maintain 99.9% uptime across school infrastructure. Designed AI-powered admin workflows (Python, n8n, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Azure AI) cutting manual tasks by 70% for 60+ staff, and trained 500+ educators in digital literacy and prompt engineering.

SEP 2010 — APR 2014

Senior Manager, Web & Enterprise IT

Safe Software & Integrated Solutions · Palakkad, India

Founded the Web Department and led development of India's first co-operative internet banking software. Delivered platforms for 200+ clients across banking, healthcare, and hospitality in India and Africa.

MAR 2007 — SEP 2010

Manager, Web Department

Pixellence (P) Ltd · Kochi, India

Delivered 30+ web, graphic, and print projects for clients including KIMS Hospital and Alukas Jewellery; mentored 7 junior designers and lifted site performance by 40%.

OCT 2005 — MAR 2007

Sr. Manager, Web Design

Leedhar Technologies · Cochin, India

Led front-end development and reporting functions for an ERP solutions provider — 30% improvement in service delivery.

NOV 2003 — OCT 2005

Sr. Web Specialist

Gate6 (P) Ltd · Indore, India

Designed and maintained 20+ websites for a US-based software company with a focus on performance and engagement.

SEP 1999 — OCT 2003

Project Leader, Web Designing

Softex Digital · Technopark, Trivandrum, India

Led web and graphic design for partners including Siemens, Nokia, and Motorola — 15+ projects across web and mobile.

Selected Work

Projects & Case Studies

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DAM Payroll Management System & Employee Portal

Full-stack payroll and HR suite live in production at Dhaalu Atoll School — a 94-column calculation engine replacing manual Excel payroll for local and expatriate staff, now expanded into a complete employee self-service portal: leave requests with supervisor approval workflows, OT requests and daily-entry submissions, in-app chat and announcements, push notifications, HR document management, and an installable Android/PWA mobile app. Deployed on a VPS with an automated deployment pipeline. Sole developer and product owner.

PythonFlaskSQLiteReportLabgspreadPWA / FCM PushVPS Deploy

🔗 Live System Request a Demo

94Column calc engine

60+Staff on payroll

LiveIn production

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SmartWood ERP — Complete Business Suite

Custom web-based ERP built end-to-end for a woodworking business in the Maldives. Covers inventory and purchasing with low-stock alerts and receipt uploads, quotations and invoices with PDF/Word export and automatic stock deduction, finance with expense tracking, payroll and monthly balance sheets, HR with task assignment and work-report review, plus an employee self-service portal. A command-center dashboard tracks revenue, expenses, profit, inventory distribution, and employee productivity — with role-based access and an MVR/USD currency toggle.

PythonFlaskSQLiteBootstrap 5Jinja2PDF/Word Export

🔗 Live System Request a Demo

9Integrated modules

2-in-1Admin + employee portal

LiveIn production

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AI Image Generation MCP Tool

Fully automated image pipeline exposed as a custom MCP tool to Claude AI — accepts a natural-language prompt, generates via Gemini's image model, verifies output with Gemini vision (auto-retry on mismatch), uploads to Google Drive, and returns a public URL. Zero human intervention.

n8nGemini APIMCPDockerngrokDrive APIJavaScript

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School AI Automation Workflows

n8n + Python automation pipelines connecting Google Workspace, AI models, and school systems — 70% reduction in manual administrative tasks across 8 departments.

n8nDockerGoogle APIs

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Co-operative Internet Banking

Spearheaded India's first co-operative banking internet banking software, plus utility platforms for 200+ clients across banking, healthcare, and real estate.

Enterprise ITBanking

📚

Digital Teaching Aids & Grading Tools

Lesson plans, math quizzes, and Excel-based grading and reporting tools with advanced formulas — streamlining data processing for teachers at Grade 2 & Grade 7 levels.

Advanced ExcelEdTech

More About Me

Highlights & Availability

AVAILABLE NOW

🚀 Open for Freelance Work

Python Web Apps · AI Automation · IT Consulting · Training

I take on freelance projects alongside my role — building Python/Flask web applications, designing n8n + AI automation workflows, and delivering digital literacy & prompt engineering training. 4 client projects delivered since 2025.

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OPEN SOURCE & BUILDS

🐙 On GitHub

github.com/santhoshkur-hash

Where my production work lives — the DAM Payroll System, SmartWood ERP (both Flask, live in production), and an AI Image Generation MCP tool built with n8n, Gemini, and Docker. Version control with Git across every project.

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🌐 Languages

Multilingual communication across India & Maldives

MalayalamNative

EnglishFluent — professional working language

TamilFluent

HindiProfessional

DhivehiConversational

📜 Certifications & Professional Development

AI Career Accelerator (6-Month) — be10x 100 Days of Code: Python Pro Bootcamp — Udemy Create & Manage Microsoft Sentinel Workspaces — Microsoft Learn Intro to Microsoft Sentinel: SIEM & Workspace Mgmt — Microsoft Learn Describe Microsoft Security Copilot — Microsoft Learn Introduction to Generative AI — Microsoft Learn Configure Your Microsoft 365 Experience — Microsoft Learn Cybersecurity Assessment — LearnTube AI Agents, RAG & Voice Agents — be10x modules AI Product Building & Workflow Automation — be10x modules

IT leadership meets
AI automation.