MANUEL ROCHOLL · AI SYSTEMS ENGINEER
I connect strategy, automation, and AI to make organizations run faster, without the overhead.
I'm Manu. 0. AI Systems Engineer at Raving Fans, working remotely from Frankfurt.
I spent years trying things. Dropshipping, copywriting, product management, course creation. Every time I hit a ceiling, I'd look for a smarter approach. When I started using AI to systematically break down problems, not just in business but personally, something clicked: you can build almost anything if you think carefully about what actually matters.
What drives me isn't the end product. It's the full process. Understanding the goal, mapping the current state, deciding what's worth solving and where you need a workaround. Good systems take work off people's plates. That's what I care about.
Outside of work: gym, meditation, and traveling. Usually somewhere in Asia.
End-to-end workflows that eliminate manual work. From API connection to finished process.
OpenAI and other models used purposefully. Not as toys, but as leverage.
Internal tools, dashboards, and platforms that people actually use.
Map the existing system. Find what's missing.
Define the simplest architecture.
Connect the tools. Ship fast.
Measure output, cut waste, repeat.
2020–2022
First real job. Dual study in IT consulting.
Learned how large organizations run, and where they break.
2022
Back-office in direct-to-consumer marketing.
Understood funnels before I knew what funnels were.
2022–2024
Finished my BBA. Semester abroad in South Korea.
Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia.
Started thinking about what I actually wanted to build.
2023–2026
Designed module architecture, AI writing workflows, and automation systems for a freelancing coaching program actively serving the LATAM market.
2026 →NOW
Joined in February. Built the affiliate platform, KPI pipelines, onboarding automations, internal dashboards. Architecture to deployment. Everything.
// SELECTED WORK
The backbone of daily operations at Raving Fans: CRM, calendar sync, time and vacation tracking, task planning, OKRs, and a client-facing portal. More than 20 modules, architecture to deployment, solo. My biggest project so far, still growing every week.
STACK: Next.js · TypeScript · Supabase · Railway · shadcn/ui
A self-built agent loop, no framework, running two Telegram bot personas with shared long-term memory. Pulls in Oura, Apple Health, and workout data, then writes a weekly report with exactly one LLM call. Everything else runs deterministic.
STACK: Python · FastAPI · SQLite · Telegram Bot API · Oura API
Built a multi-tenant referral tracking system from scratch: three permission levels, EU-hosted on Supabase, with commission logic and real-time dashboards.
STACK: React · TypeScript · Supabase · Vercel · Edge Functions
Built a 5-step lead funnel with a server-side scoring engine (hot, warm, cold) for a tenant-representation service, plus an authenticated admin dashboard for lead management. 59 tests across 12 suites, shipped in three days.
STACK: Next.js · TypeScript · Supabase · Jest · Vercel
Built a daily KPI pipeline from GoHighLevel webhooks into a FastAPI dashboard, tracking hot leads, appointments, and conversation touchpoints across multiple client subaccounts, with Airtable sync via Make.com for the ops team.
STACK: GoHighLevel API · Python · FastAPI · SQLite · Make.com
Form submission triggers Drive folder creation, Asana task generation, and an OpenAI-generated knowledge base. Zero manual steps in the onboarding process.
STACK: Make.com · Fillout · Google Drive · Asana · OpenAI API
Redesigned a timing-broken Zapier flow by moving the AI call to a Railway-hosted Express server, eliminating duplicate Telegram responses entirely.
STACK: Zapier · Railway · Express.js · Node.js
Designed module architecture, AI writing workflows, and automation systems for a freelancing coaching program actively serving the LATAM market.
STACK: AI Workflows · GHL · Automation · Content Systems