Said Azizov
Testimonials
What clients and collaborators say
About
AI Automation Agency Founder
AI engineer and AI founder. Transitioned from deep learning research (Kandinsky diffusion models at Sberbank, X-FLUX computer vision ecosystem with 1M+ downloads) to running HermesOps — an AI automation agency. Background spans neural networks, computer vision, and natural language processing, now applied to business automation through AI agents, voice systems, and workflow orchestration.
AI background → Business automation
Projects
Open-source & client work
X-FLUX AI Generation Ecosystem
Industry-standard framework for FLUX model integration with 4,000+ GitHub stars and 1M+ downloads
4,000+
stars
1M+
downloads
50%
vramReduction
Deforum-Kandinsky Video Generation
Pioneered text-to-video animation by integrating Kandinsky models with Deforum framework. 100+ GitHub stars.
100+
stars
1,000+
creators
60%
speedup
HermesOps — AI Operations Automation
Custom AI systems that automate business operations — assistants, workflow automation, and data intelligence.
15+
clients
5/5
satisfaction

Lezghian ML — AI for Language Preservation
Founded a 1,000+ volunteer community preserving the Lezgin language through AI. Built the first Russian-Lezgin translator, TTS model, and open-source language corpus.
1,000+
volunteers
6
models
5
datasets
Lekion — Lezgian Professional Network
Community platform connecting Lezgian specialists and businesses. A directory that grows through referrals from the community itself.
Early stage
status
Experience
Where I've worked
Founder
•HermesOps- ›Founded AI operations automation agency
- ›Designing and deploying custom AI systems for businesses
Senior AI Engineer
•Skygen.ai- ›Invited without interview after build-in-public journey
- ›Building AI agents and automation systems
Founder
•AnyAgent- ›Built AI agent platform from scratch
- ›Build-in-public approach that led to Skygen.ai opportunity
Senior ML Engineer
•XLabs AI- ›Built X-FLUX ecosystem with 4,000+ GitHub stars combined
- ›1M+ downloads across HuggingFace, CivitAI, and GitHub
Middle Data Scientist
•Sberbank (SberAI)- ›Promoted from intern to full ML Engineer
- ›Implemented Kandinsky Deforum for text-to-video generation
Data Science Intern
•Sberbank (SberAI)- ›Implemented Kandinsky Deforum for text-to-video generation
- ›Gave a lecture to students at VDNH
Blog
Hackathons, awards, talks & articles
Inbox Router — How We Built AI Email Routing for Shared Inboxes
Inside Inbox Router by HermesOps: AI email classification that routes shared inboxes in 1.2 seconds. Plain-language rules, full audit log, on-prem LLM option.
AI Email Routing for Factories — Zero Manual Sorting, CRM Connected
How HermesOps built Inbox Router for two manufacturing clients — 16 inboxes routed in 2 weeks, leads reach sales in 1.2 seconds, everything logged to CRM.
Qwen3.6-27B Drops — Why Local LLMs Just Got Real for Business
Qwen3.6-27B runs locally on 16-18GB RAM with 262K context and Apache 2.0 license. On-premise LLM automation is now viable for document classification, RAG, and internal chatbots.
Lezgin Translator 2.0 — When 1000 People Change the Future of a Language
Major update to the Lezgin translator: significantly improved quality via synthetic corpus, integrated text-to-speech, and 1000+ volunteers behind the project.
You Don't Know How to Sell AI If You Don't Know How to Buy
Lessons from selling AI automation services — why understanding buyer psychology is the key to closing deals for AI agencies, SaaS, and consulting.
Featured on @tellsef — From Hackathons to Senior AI Engineer
Featured in a media post by @tellsef covering the journey from school hackathons to Senior AI Engineer — presenting to government leaders, building Kandinsky and X-FLUX, and founding an AI agency.