# Cedric Kato

> Cedric Kato is an AI Solutions & Automation Consultant based in Metro Manila, Philippines. Cedric designs and builds the automations, AI agents and internal tools that run businesses in the background. An architecture graduate (B.S. Architecture, University of Santo Tomas), Cedric maps the whole system before building and has spent 5+ years building systems for 200+ US-based businesses across nearly every industry.

Key facts:

- Name: Cedric Kato
- Role: AI Solutions & Automation Consultant
- Location: Metro Manila, Philippines (GMT+8); contract engagements with US-based clients; availability: Remote, flexible across US Eastern and AEST hours
- Languages: English (fluent), Filipino (native)
- Contact: contact@cedrickato.com or the form at https://cedrickato.com/#contact
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cedric-kato/
- Practice areas: CRM & marketing automation (GoHighLevel, n8n, Make, Zapier); AI agents & LLM integration (Claude, OpenAI, voice agents, MCP); internal tools & SaaS (Next.js, Postgres); email infrastructure (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, Resend)

Experience:

- 2021 – present: Independent AI & Automation Consultant — Contract engagements with US-based clients, delivered remotely.
  - Head of Admin Tech (US-based client): Designed a central operations dashboard covering subscription tracking, the affiliate system and automated Gamma deck generation for prospects, with a roadmap for GoHighLevel contact and campaign monitoring. Owned email deliverability and DNS: SPF, DKIM and DMARC configuration, sending-domain inventory, and Resend vs. GoHighLevel sending paths. Rewrote the client's llms.txt so AI crawlers index current positioning, services and pricing. Stood up the Circle.so course structure and led the WordPress-to-Circle content migration, including account and access handoffs during a vendor transition. Helped launch an inbound AI voice agent with GoHighLevel contact capture, sales handoff and SMS fallback.
  - LMS Content & Production Specialist (Language-learning curriculum for schools): Drove multi-year LMS content input across Spanish curricula (levels 1–8+), including practice questions, culture modules and teacher resources. Delivered a 2025 French curriculum sprint: practice, culture and dialogue sets. Trained and coordinated additional VAs on content input to scale curriculum throughput.
  - Systems & Automation Specialist (200+ US client accounts): Built automation systems with Zapier, Make, Airtable, ClickUp and n8n across multiple client accounts. Configured CRMs and ran email marketing on GoHighLevel, HubSpot, Keap, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, ConvertKit, Brevo and ActiveCampaign. Created client onboarding systems and SOP documentation; ran a Graphic Design/Canva mentorship track for other VAs.
- 2021: Junior Architectural Designer, V. Soliven — Architectural design and documentation; trained the design team on Autodesk Revit.
- 2020: B.S. Architecture, University of Santo Tomas, Manila

Tools:

- AI & LLMs: Claude, Claude Code, Anthropic API, OpenAI API / ChatGPT, MCP servers, MindStudio, Cursor, GHL Voice AI, prompt and agent design
- Automation: n8n, Make, Zapier, Airtable, webhooks and REST API integrations
- CRM & marketing: GoHighLevel, HubSpot, Keap, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, ConvertKit, Brevo, ActiveCampaign, ConnectAndSell
- Web & infrastructure: Next.js, Vercel, Neon/Postgres, Resend, WordPress, Pressable, Circle.so, Bubble, DNS, SPF/DKIM/DMARC

How the work runs (first person, as on the site):

1. Survey: I map how work actually moves today: every tool, handoff, spreadsheet and inbox. You get the map in writing before anything is built.
2. Blueprint: A scoped plan: what gets automated, what stays human, what it connects to and what it will cost to run. You sign off before I build.
3. Build: Delivered in stages your team can test with real data, with error handling and logging from day one rather than bolted on later.
4. Handover: Documentation and a recorded walkthrough, so your team can run it and change it. Your accounts and your data stay yours.

## Services

- [GoHighLevel Automation](https://cedrickato.com/services/gohighlevel-automation): GoHighLevel workflows, pipelines and AI, built properly: speed-to-lead, follow-up, booking and reporting that run on their own. 200+ businesses supported. Cedric Kato is an AI solutions and automation consultant in Metro Manila who has configured CRMs and run email marketing on GoHighLevel, HubSpot, Keap and ActiveCampaign, and helped launch an inbound AI voice agent with GoHighLevel contact capture, sales handoff and SMS fallback.
- [n8n Automation](https://cedrickato.com/services/n8n-automation): Hire an n8n consultant to design, build and host reliable workflows: CRM syncs, AI agents, reports and ops automation, with error handling and documentation. Cedric Kato is an AI solutions and automation consultant in Metro Manila who has built automation systems with n8n, Make, Zapier, Airtable and ClickUp across multiple client accounts, in a role serving 200+ US client accounts.
- [Make & Zapier Automation](https://cedrickato.com/services/make-zapier-automation): Make.com and Zapier automations built properly: connected apps, clean data and error handling. Fix the ones you have, or build new ones that stay fixed. Cedric Kato is an AI solutions and automation consultant in Metro Manila who has built automation systems with Zapier, Make, Airtable, ClickUp and n8n across multiple client accounts, along with client onboarding systems and SOP documentation.
- [Zapier to n8n Migration](https://cedrickato.com/services/zapier-to-n8n-migration): Move your Zapier automations to n8n with no planned downtime: inventory, rebuild, parallel testing and staged cutover. Stop paying per task on busy Zaps. Cedric Kato is an AI solutions and automation consultant in Metro Manila who has built automations in both Zapier and n8n across multiple client accounts and led a WordPress-to-Circle.so content migration during a vendor transition.
- [AI Agents & LLM Integration](https://cedrickato.com/services/ai-agents-llm-integration): Custom AI agents and LLM integrations on Claude and OpenAI: classification, extraction, drafting and tool-using agents wired into your real business systems. Cedric Kato is an AI solutions and automation consultant in Metro Manila who builds with Claude, Claude Code and the Anthropic and OpenAI APIs, and built Sortie, an AI inbox organizer that uses Claude, and Axis, a multi-tenant SaaS on the Anthropic API.
- [AI Voice Agents](https://cedrickato.com/services/ai-voice-agents): AI voice agents on GoHighLevel Voice AI or a custom stack: answer calls, qualify leads and book appointments 24/7, with a clean handoff to a person. Cedric Kato is an AI solutions and automation consultant in Metro Manila who helped launch an inbound AI voice agent with GoHighLevel contact capture, sales handoff and SMS fallback.
- [MCP Server Development](https://cedrickato.com/services/mcp-server-development): Custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that connect Claude and other AI assistants to your CRM, database and internal tools, with auth and audit logs. Cedric Kato is an AI solutions and automation consultant in Metro Manila who works with MCP servers, Claude and Claude Code, and explored GoHighLevel integration via MCP for Axis, a multi-tenant SaaS Cedric built.
- [Internal Tools & Dashboards](https://cedrickato.com/services/internal-tools): Custom internal tools, admin panels and dashboards on Next.js and Postgres. Replace spreadsheet chaos with software built around how your team actually works. Cedric Kato is an AI solutions and automation consultant in Metro Manila who designed a central operations dashboard for a US client and built Axis, a multi-tenant SaaS on Next.js, Neon Postgres and Vercel.
- [Automation for VA Agencies](https://cedrickato.com/for/va-agencies): Automation, AI and operations software for VA and staffing agencies: onboarding, client reporting, VA management and CRM, from the builder of Axis. Cedric Kato is an AI solutions and automation consultant in Metro Manila who built client onboarding systems and SOP documentation in a role serving 200+ US client accounts, and built Axis, an operations platform for VA service businesses.
- [AI Automation Consultant, Philippines](https://cedrickato.com/ai-automation-consultant-philippines): Manila-based AI and automation consultant: GoHighLevel, n8n and Make automations, AI agents and internal tools for Philippine and overseas businesses. Cedric Kato is an AI solutions and automation consultant in Metro Manila with 5+ years building systems for 200+ US-based businesses, available across US Eastern and AEST hours.

## Selected work

- [Axis](https://axis-ops.app/): Multi-tenant SaaS operations platform for VA service businesses — team, clients and communications on one control surface. Stack and features: Next.js, Vercel, Neon Postgres, Resend, Anthropic API.
- [Sortie](https://www.getsortie.xyz/): AI inbox organizer: maps every Gmail sender, classifies them with Claude, then builds the labels and filters so new mail arrives pre-sorted. Stack and features: Claude, Gmail API, Google sign-in.
- [Curriculum Hub](https://curriculum-hub-portfolio.vercel.app/): Curriculum operations dashboard with role-based access for content, editorial and voiceover teams. Stack and features: Next.js, Role-based access, Dashboards. Portfolio demo with fictional data.
- [Motherboard](https://motherboard-portfolio.vercel.app/): Internal operations dashboard: onboard new team members, provision tool access across the stack and keep it in sync, with role-based access, an audit trail and Slack notifications. Stack and features: Next.js, Google sign-in, Role-based access, Audit trail, Slack notifications. Portfolio demo with fictional data. Demo sign-in details are on its login page.
- [Chronicle](https://www.thechronicle.ink/): Social tracking app for movies, series, anime and documentaries: collections, reviews, a follow feed and a leaderboard. Stack and features: Next.js, Social graph, Reviews. In beta.
- [Opus](https://www.opus-core.app/): Private daily journaling and life-tracking app across six dimensions of personal growth. Stack and features: React, Vite, Google sign-in, Cross-device sync.
- [Log Pose](https://log-pose-optcg.vercel.app/): One Piece Card Game navigator: browse, filter and sort the full English card catalog and build tournament-legal decks. Stack and features: React, Vite, Search & filters.

## Field notes

- [Why my images went blank: Vercel's 402 image-optimization error](https://cedrickato.com/notes/vercel-image-optimization-402-blank-images): A 402 on /_next/image isn't a code bug. It's Vercel's shared Image Optimization quota. How I traced blank images on a Next.js site, and three ways to fix it.
- [llms.txt: what it is, what it isn't and how I generate mine](https://cedrickato.com/notes/llms-txt-generate-from-site-data): A straight answer on llms.txt for founders and marketers: what the proposal covers, what it won't do for SEO and how I generate mine so it stays accurate.
- [Free business email on your domain: ImprovMX, Resend and Gmail](https://cedrickato.com/notes/free-business-email-improvmx-resend-gmail): Free business email on your domain, with nothing to pay beyond it: ImprovMX receives, Resend sends, Gmail replies. The DNS records, steps and checks I use.

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