Lawrence Bensaid — software engineer, photographer, systems builder

Corporate CV

Digital products

Self-hosted Agents
2026 – now

Building a fleet of self-hosted agents for personal and professional use. Integrates OpenClaw for agent orchestration, Slack for communication, and n8n for workflow automation.
- Hermes
- MCP
- Ollama
- LangChain
- LangGraph
- N8N
- LM Studio
- OpenClaw
- Slack
Drone from Scratch
2024 – 2025

Building a fully custom drone from the ground up — from PCB design and ESP32 firmware (C/C++) to a Swift control app. Integrates Bluetooth/BLE, WiFi, and 4G/LTE connectivity.
- C/C++
- Swift
- ESP32
- Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi
- 4G/LTE
- Embedded Swift
Vinyl Cover Classifier
2022

Computer vision classifier for vinyl album covers, built during Wentworth's Image Signal Processing course.
- Python
- OpenCV
Product Classification (Tinka)
2021 – 2022

ML pipeline for automated e-commerce product classification at Tinka/Wehkamp, running on Databricks with TensorFlow.
- Python
- TensorFlow
- Databricks
Early Chatbot (Tinka)
2021

One of the earliest NLP chatbots at Tinka/Wehkamp, built with Python and TensorFlow before the LLM era.
- Python
- TensorFlow
- NLP
- Neural Networks
3D Org Visualisation (Tinka)
2021

3D visualisation of internal team communications and org structure to help colleagues find expertise. Built with TypeScript and Neo4j graph database.
- TypeScript
- Neo4j
Smart Home Automation
2020 – now

Developing plugins for IoT platforms and installing/maintaining various smart home automation systems.
- NodeJS
- Zigbee
- OpenThread
- IoT
- HomeAssistant
- Linux
Various iOS Apps
2018 – 2024

Shipped multiple iOS apps through Software Essentials across various domains. Placeholder — specific apps to be listed.
- Swift
- iOS

Media

Motorsport & equestrian. High-speed subjects require the same precision and timing as engineering.

CSI Valkenswaard, LGCT Longines Global Champions Tour, Valkenswaard Stand-in reel

A show-jumping rider in a navy jacket on a chestnut horse, walking past a line of national flags at CSI Valkenswaard — **CSI Valkenswaard, LGCT** A rider in navy on a chestnut, flags of the field behind

A rider in a black jacket and a winner’s sash, tipping his helmet, on a horse wearing a blue Stal Hendrix cooler, walking out past the scoreboard at CSI Valkenswaard — **CSI Valkenswaard, LGCT** The winner, leaving the prize-giving

Installation

TCP/IP Networking
UDP Networking
DNS Networking
DHCP Networking
UniFi Networking
Packet Tracer Networking
Docker Virtualization
Proxmox Virtualization
UDM Virtualization
Virtualbox Virtualization
AWS Cloud
Azure Cloud
GCP Cloud
Docker Cloud
Kubernetes Cloud
Proxmox Cloud
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Cisco NetAcad

Self-hosted Agents
2026 – now

Building a fleet of self-hosted agents for personal and professional use. Integrates OpenClaw for agent orchestration, Slack for communication, and n8n for workflow automation.
- Hermes
- MCP
- Ollama
- LangChain
- LangGraph
- N8N
- LM Studio
- OpenClaw
- Slack
Multi-site Private Cloud (42U)
2026 – now

Assembling and operating a 42U server rack for a private cloud across 2 locations. Includes hardware assembly, network configuration, virtualisation, and administration.
- Proxmox
- Docker
- UniFi
- Linux
- Debian
- Networking
- Virtualisation
Smart Home Automation
2020 – now

Developing plugins for IoT platforms and installing/maintaining various smart home automation systems.
- NodeJS
- Zigbee
- OpenThread
- IoT
- HomeAssistant
- Linux

Digital products

Self-hosted Agents

Drone from Scratch

Vinyl Cover Classifier

Product Classification (Tinka)

Early Chatbot (Tinka)

3D Org Visualisation (Tinka)

Smart Home Automation

Various iOS Apps

Media

Installation

Self-hosted Agents

Multi-site Private Cloud (42U)

Smart Home Automation

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