AI Agent Engineer·Growth Engineer·Marketing Automation
tel(929) 414-9040emailinfo@dutchmike.comwebdutchmike.comlinkedin/in/mikemelchiotbasedPhiladelphia, PA · EU + US authorizedlangNative NL · Fluent EN
§ 01 — profile
AI engineer and operator with 15+ years across software, automation, and growth. Ships agentic systems that handle research, content, CRM enrichment, and multi-channel campaigns end-to-end. Stack spans Claude / Claude Agent SDK, RAG, evals, and low-code orchestration (n8n, GoHighLevel, JobTread). Former creative lead on global campaigns (Toyota, Spiegelworld); pairs engineering rigor with brand sense.
§ 02 — experience
Apr 2019 — PresentRemote · Self-employed
Founder · AI Agent Engineer
Dutch Mike Agency
Builds production agent systems for SMB and mid-market clients. Shipped 20+ Claude-powered agents covering marketing research, CRM enrichment, content generation, dashboarding, lead routing, and ops automation.
Designed end-to-end agent workflows in Python and n8n: intake → multi-step LLM reasoning → tool calls → CRM / publishing output, with structured evals and HITL checkpoints.
Architected JobTread ↔ GoHighLevel bidirectional sync with pipeline-bucket email triggers: closed attribution gaps, replaced manual handoff between sales and design teams.
Built autonomous content agents for WordPress: RAG over brand-voice corpus, multi-step research → draft → SEO → publish via a custom WP plugin.
Dec 2023 — PresentPA · Hybrid · Contract
AI Engineer & Marketing Automation Lead
Ryann Reed Design Build & Remodeling Concepts
First in-house technical hire across two $10M+ remodeling brands. Built the AI / automation function from scratch and grew it into the operational backbone of both companies.
Built and shipped the company-wide marketing dashboard (Python / Flask, Google Apps Script): multi-tenant, pulling GA4, Meta Ads, Google Ads, GoHighLevel, JobTread, and Gravity Forms into one source of truth.
Built n8n agent workflows (GPT-4 / Claude) for content ideation, scripting, and ad-variation generation at scale; powers the daily content engine for both brands.
Implemented RAG pipelines over brand-voice corpora for autonomous long-form → short-form repurposing across YouTube, social, and ads.
2016 — 2019NY · Remote · Self-employed
Owner · Front-End Developer / Video Producer
Lats x Longs
Hybrid creative–technical studio. Delivered end-to-end web and video campaigns for clients across hospitality, spirits, and lifestyle verticals.
2008 — 2016Amsterdam · NL
Founder · Web Developer / Creative Strategist
Kosmos Agency
Built and ran a creative agency: web development, video, branding. Scaled to a multi-person team with a recurring book of clients across Europe.
§ 03 — clients
Toyota·Spiegelworld·BlueCoat Gin·Irvine’s Spirits·Kremp Florist·Iron Hill Brewery