AI Enablement & Automation

KATY
GAFFNEY

Building intelligent automation at the intersection of data, AI, and human-centered design. Turning complex operational problems into elegant, scalable solutions.

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52%
Match quality improvement
5,000+
Data issues resolved
25%
User retention uplift

About

Art school grad turned
automation architect

AI automation specialist with hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying AI-powered workflows in complex, regulated enterprise environments. I combine strong Python and cloud analytics skills with consulting instincts — stakeholder management, systems thinking, and a talent for converting abstraction into clear, actionable roadmaps.

AI & Automation

  • Anthropic & OpenAI APIs
  • Workflow Automation
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Semantic Matching
  • Data Enrichment

Technical

  • Python
  • SQL & BigQuery
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Git
  • Data Modelling

Enablement

  • Stakeholder Management
  • Roadmapping
  • Training & Onboarding
  • Agile Delivery
  • Impact Measurement

Experience

Where I've built things

Business Analyst, AI Automation

BMG Rights Management

Aug 2025 – Present · Berlin, DE (Remote)

  • Built and deployed AI-powered automation workflows for bulk royalty processing, document handling, and data enrichment
  • Led solution design for semantic matching product, improving match quality by 52% through parallel processing and AI APIs
  • Designed discrepancy reporting frameworks (Python + BigQuery) automating data quality monitoring
  • Drove platform-level data migration: legacy database analysis, entity mapping, and migration strategy
  • Enabled non-technical teams to operate AI tooling independently through training and hands-on support

Manager, Copyright Data Automation

BMG Rights Management

Apr 2024 – Aug 2025 · Berlin, DE

  • Created automated discrepancy reporting supporting high-risk Q4 2024 migration, resolving 5,000+ critical data issues
  • Built automated catalogue onboarding tool (Python + BigQuery) for bulk music registration, accelerating income generation
  • Established backlog governance, delivery workflows, and CI-aware development practices from scratch

Analytics Intern

Beelinguapp

Jan 2024 – Mar 2024 · Berlin, DE

  • Built data pipelines (Google Analytics, BigQuery, Looker) centralising user engagement metrics
  • Dashboard insights contributed to approximately 25% increase in user retention

Projects

Solutions I've shipped

Data Quality Automation

5,000+ issues resolved

Automated discrepancy reporting framework using Python and BigQuery to monitor data integrity across systems during high-risk migrations.

PythonBigQuerySQLAutomation

Catalogue Onboarding Tool

Weeks → hours

Bulk data registration pipeline automating music catalogue onboarding, replacing manual processes and directly accelerating revenue generation.

PythonBigQueryETLProcess Automation

AI Workflow Automation

Full team enablement

End-to-end AI-powered workflows for document handling, data enrichment, and royalty processing using Anthropic and OpenAI APIs with n8n orchestration.

AI APIsn8nPythonPrompt Engineering

Algorithmic Bias Research

Award-winning

"Efficient Innovation or Diversity Disaster?" — examining bias in AI-powered Applicant Tracking Systems. Winner of Berlin Science Week 2023 essay competition.

ResearchAI EthicsPublished Essay
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Contact

Let's connect

Based in Berlin, available remotely. Always interested in conversations about AI enablement, data automation, and building tools that make people's work lives better.

katyanngaffney@gmail.comLinkedInGitHub