Ethan White

Summary

Open to automation, ops, and growth roles in Victoria, BC. Remote is fine when scope and handoffs are written down. I build automation for uploads, scrapes, Telegram triggers, and file-to-API jobs. API spend gets checked weekly like rent. When something breaks I read the logs before I swap tools.

Selected work

• AI automation & systems— Solo builder, Aug 2024 to Present

  ethanwhite.dev

  ~75% faster per beat release. ~10+ hr/week back on recurring jobs. Channel link below.

  YouTube API, BeatStars (no API), ~75% faster drops

• 2026 Portfolio— Solo creator, Ongoing

  localhost:3000

  LIVE on Vercel; outbound links on the card; `sitemap.xml` you can curl.

  Next.js, TypeScript, live on Vercel

• OpenClaw, Telegram and spend dashboard— Solo builder, Ongoing

  Spend and service visibility. Telegram plus local execution in the demo.

  Spend panel, file-backed state, live

Experience

• Certifications— IBM AI · Google · Berklee · BC service

  2024 – 2025

  IBM: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (2025); IBM: Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics (2025); Google: Foundations of Digital Marketing & E-Commerce (2024); Berklee: The Art of Vocal Production (2024); FoodSafe Level 1; Serving It Right (BC).

• Self-directed— AI automation & systems

  Aug 2024 – Present

  Victoria, BC

  Agent workflows for publishing, files, and routine data tasks (~10 hours saved per week). Beat uploader cut per-release time ~75%. Instagram scrapes trends and posts daily. YouTube pipeline posts on schedule without daily manual uploads. Scraper produced 500+ outreach leads. Spend dashboard sends cheap models to low-stakes jobs and lowered monthly API cost.

• Bigwheel Burger— Line cook · cashier

  Feb 2024 – Present

  Victoria, BC

  Ran grill and kitchen stations through high-volume rushes; food quality and ticket times held. Handled front-counter cash and card accurately on 300+ daily-transaction shifts. Followed health, safety, and food-handling standards with zero food-safety incidents on record. Covered multiple stations when the floor went short-staffed.

• Self-directed— Music production & community growth

  Jan 2024 – Present

  Victoria, BC

  $1,000+ in beat sales in 12 months across YouTube, BeatStars, and Discord, no paid ads. "Vivette" for SauceKills (~70K Twitch); ~5,000 streams. Built a 2,000+ member Discord from zero. Cold outreach and follow-up for placements with newer artists.

• LMS Reinforcing Steel Group— Rebar labourer

  Oct 2023 – Jan 2024

  Victoria, BC

  Moved rebar and materials on active construction sites in all weather. Kept work areas clean and organised so crews could move fast without site safety slipping. Physically demanding outdoor work; took direction well and didn't need hand-holding.

• The Wash Doctors— Founder & operator

  Jun 2023 – Oct 2023

  Victoria, BC

  Started residential window cleaning from scratch, found 15+ clients door-to-door, and ran the whole operation solo. Same-week follow-up kept clients coming back; repeat clients referred most of the new work.

• London Drugs— Customer service & cashier

  Dec 2022 – Jun 2023

  Victoria, BC

  Handled cash across sales, returns, and refunds with end-of-day reconciliation. Named in customer compliments more than once. Managed the lottery section to compliance. Stocked shelves and reset displays between rushes.

• Costco Wholesale— Cashier

  Sep 2021 – Dec 2022

  Victoria, BC

  Processed 200+ transactions per shift at one of the busiest checkouts in the city, keeping lines moving and errors rare. Helped with stock rotation and shelf resets between rushes. Fifteen months at that pace built accuracy habits that stuck.

• Reynolds Secondary— High school diploma

  Sep 2018 – Jun 2022

  Victoria, BC

  Graduated June 2022.

Skills

• AI & automation: Custom AI agent workflows, OpenClaw (local), Cursor-assisted development, Claude API & prompts, Scraping & lead systems, Spend & usage dashboards
• Growth & Marketing: Content automation, Social & community growth, E-commerce & D2C, Email & outreach, Paid online campaigns
• Tools & production: Next.js & React, TypeScript, Tailwind & layout, Git & GitHub, Microsoft Office, Telegram bots, Discord, POS & retail ops, FL Studio & audio

Certifications

• IBM, Intro to Artificial Intelligence — Completed 2025
• IBM, Generative AI prompt engineering basics — Completed 2025
• Google, Foundations of digital marketing and e-commerce — Completed 2024
• Berklee, The art of vocal production — Completed 2024
• FoodSafe Level 1 — BC food safety certification
• Serving It Right (BC) — Responsible beverage service certification