Said Azizov

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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

Experience

Where I've worked

Founder

HermesOps
Dec 2025PresentDubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Founded AI operations automation agency
  • Designing and deploying custom AI systems for businesses
AI AgentsVoice AgentsWorkflow AutomationBusiness Strategy

Senior AI Engineer

Skygen.ai
Nov 2025Apr 2026Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Invited without interview after build-in-public journey
  • Building AI agents and automation systems
AI AgentsAutomationFull-Stack DevelopmentLangChain

Founder

AnyAgent
Feb 2025Aug 2025Remote
  • Built AI agent platform from scratch
  • Build-in-public approach that led to Skygen.ai opportunity
Start-up LeadershipPythonUser ExperienceStart-up Ventures

Senior ML Engineer

XLabs AI
May 2024Mar 2025Moscow, Russia
  • Built X-FLUX ecosystem with 4,000+ GitHub stars combined
  • 1M+ downloads across HuggingFace, CivitAI, and GitHub
PythonPyTorchCUDADiffusion Models

Middle Data Scientist

Sberbank (SberAI)
Feb 2024Aug 2024Moscow, Russia
  • Promoted from intern to full ML Engineer
  • Implemented Kandinsky Deforum for text-to-video generation
PythonPyTorchDiffusion ModelsComputer Vision

Data Science Intern

Sberbank (SberAI)
Jul 2023Mar 2024Moscow, Russia
  • Implemented Kandinsky Deforum for text-to-video generation
  • Gave a lecture to students at VDNH
PythonPyTorchDiffusion ModelsComputer Vision

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Blog

Hackathons, awards, talks & articles

ArticleApr 2026

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.

Email AutomationAI Email RoutingLLMBusiness AutomationShared InboxManufacturingCRM IntegrationOn-Premise AI
ArticleApr 2026

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.

Email AutomationCase StudyAI Email RoutingManufacturingCRM IntegrationLLMBusiness Automation
ArticleApr 2026

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.

Local LLMQwenOpen Source AIOn-PremiseLLM AutomationHuggingFaceBusiness Automation
ArticleMar 2026

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.

NLPTTSLezgin LanguageCultural PreservationOpen Source
ArticleMar 2026

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.

SalesBusinessAI AgencyPsychologyConsulting
PublicationFeb 2026

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.

PressCareerAI EngineeringPersonal Brand