Background & Principles
About Sachin Burman
A builder and operator shaped by real-world technical troubleshooting, digital operations, and hands-on problem solving.
From fixing critical network failures to running digital operations and building tools.
My professional journey started at Tech Mahindra, where I resolved over 500 high-priority network cases for NETGEAR routers and business hardware. When an office or home network went down, theory was not enough. I had to test everything step by step to find where the connection broke. That habit of looking for real facts instead of guessing became the foundation of how I work today.
In 2022, I helped build and ran operations at The AWSM Company, a creative technology studio. Over three years, we served 50+ commercial clients and sustained a two-year commercial partner retainer (supporting creative campaigns for platforms including ShareChat), producing animation and digital deliverables. Leading a 6-person team required continuous balancing of capacity, client expectations, and technical delivery.
When our biggest client concluded their contract in 2025, our monthly team expenses became too high to sustain. Instead of hiding this, I consider it my most valuable learning experience: relying too heavily on one single client is risky, keeping expenses lean is vital, and knowing how to find new customers matters just as much as doing great work.
Today, I focus on building products and setting up AI automations. I build practical tools for online stores, like my Shopify app Lokally, and create automated voice and workflow systems that save teams hours of repetitive manual work.

Background & Summary
- Location:Kolkata, India
- Status:Active / Available for Selective Projects
- Focus:Product Engineering & AI Automations
- Primary Tooling:Next.js, n8n, Shopify Liquid, Python
- Operations Experience:50+ Client Deployments, 6-Person Team Lead
Chronological Record
Experience & Career History
Every role, company, and milestone below is based on documented, real-world work experience.
AI & Automation Specialist
Independent Practice / Client Advisory
Designing and building automated business workflows, AI phone interview systems, CRM integrations, and data connections to help teams save time.
Operations & Technology Lead
The AWSM Company
Ran operations and delivery for a creative technology studio delivering animation, motion graphics, and web projects across 50+ clients.
WordPress / Shopify Website & Product Developer
AWSM Tech India Private Limited
Led website and e-commerce development for retail, healthcare, hospitality, and corporate businesses.
Technical Support Associate (NETGEAR)
Tech Mahindra
Handled high-priority technical escalations and hardware troubleshooting for business and home networking equipment.
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Mechanical Engineering
I.T.S Engineering College (AKTU Lucknow)
Four-year engineering degree focused on systems, machine mechanics, analytical problem-solving, and practical design.
How I Think & Build
Core operating rules derived from hands-on engineering, incident management, and running a client studio.
Root Cause Over Quick Patches
Whether fixing an enterprise switch or an n8n webhook bottleneck, superficial band-aids guarantee recurring downtime. Diagnose the core failure mechanism first.
Operational Margin & Concentration Risk
Cash reserves and diverse client pipelines are not financial luxuries—they are foundational survival prerequisites for independent operations.
Transparent, Honest Ground Truth
Document systems as they actually behave in production, not as ideal theory suggests. Transparent metrics build compounding trust.
Direct Hands-On Execution
True technical leadership requires stepping into the codebase, understanding edge cases, and building tools alongside the team.
Have a problem worth solving?
Whether you want to automate repetitive workflows, build a custom e-commerce tool, or need a hands-on partner for product and operations, I'd love to connect.