Waseem Ilyas.
ABOUT

A technologist who designs, builds, teaches, and automates.

I have been making digital things for over fifteen years. The thread that connects all of it is turning technology into something people can actually use.

It started with graphic design at age 15: logos, branding, event and web work. That creative practice is still in the toolkit, but it is the origin story, not the centre of gravity.

I studied Computer Science, worked as a front-end web developer at SportsShoes, then built a digital practice single-handedly at Global Diversity Practice: instructional design, e-learning production with Articulate Rise and Storyline, and the design of workshops and leadership programmes.

Today I run Automancer, a UK automation consultancy. I help small businesses get real value from AI and practical digital systems, without the cost and complexity of enterprise software. The work is hands-on: I scope the problem, design a lightweight system, and build it.

Across all of it the register is the same. Precise, practical, and quietly confident. Technology that earns its place.

ARC

The arc

Not a CV. A line from the first thing I designed to the practice I run now.

Age 15

Started designing and building

Designing and building on the web. Graphic design, logos, branding, event and web work.

University

Computer Science

Studied Computer Science.

SportsShoes

Front-end web developer

Front-end web developer.

Global Diversity Practice

Built the digital practice

Built the digital practice single-handedly. Instructional design, Articulate Rise and Storyline, e-learning production, workshop and leadership-programme design.

  • Set up GDP's digital practice from scratch.
  • Grew it to approximately 25% of business revenue.
  • Onboarded approximately 30 digital clients over 6 years.
  • Delivered approximately 50 bespoke e-learning modules for clients including Fortune 500 organisations.
  • Designed and delivered 2 modules end-to-end for Shell, reaching more than 100,000 learners around the world.
Automancer

AI artisan & automation practitioner

AI artisan and automation practitioner. Turning new AI capabilities into real business workflows.