CONNOR GILLILANDCREATE. CONNECT. AUTOMATE.AI Application Builder | Business Automation | Content Marketing
I’m Connor. I use AI-assisted development to build applications, simplify business workflows, and create content that makes products easier to understand.
Building tools for real teams.
Even as a kid, I was always looking for a smarter way to get things done. Was it efficiency or just an elaborate attempt to avoid extra work? Probably a little of both. But the instinct stuck: question the process, find a better approach, and make more room for what matters.
My creative career began in high school with Photoshop CS3, FrontPage, and Adobe Dreamweaver. I went on to earn an associate’s degree in graphic and web design, then spent several years freelancing. Since then, I’ve held specialist, manager, and director roles, building social media accounts, strengthening SEO, developing marketing campaigns, and training teams of different sizes.
Across those roles, I kept coming back to the same challenge: how do we make great work easier to produce? I worked with my teams to create systems and processes that reduced unnecessary effort while keeping quality high. Efficiency became more than a favorite word—it became a way of thinking about design, leadership, and the everyday work behind a good result.
I discovered ChatGPT about two weeks after its release and immediately wanted to see what I could do with it. Since then, I’ve explored a wide range of AI platforms and models, using them to create content, build applications, and automate workflows. That curiosity has grown into a new career direction, bringing together my creative background, business experience, and lifelong habit of asking, “Could this work better?”
Today, I’m focused on building useful tools and making complicated processes easier for the people using them. AI has given me new ways to turn that instinct into something tangible. Working smarter has always been the goal. Now, it’s the work I love.
SELECTED WORK / 2026
Six projects. Different challenges.
A closer look at how I think and build.
HR automation · Web application
An HR onboarding application that connects offers, employee documents, reviews, and department handoffs. This employer-neutral walkthrough uses fictional hires and simulated notifications.
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View project ↗Business systems · AI workflow prototype
A connected operating-system concept for people, AI employees, dispatch, marketing, reputation, and business decisions.
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View project ↗Marketing operations · Prospecting system
An eight-stage prospecting demo that turns targeting criteria into researched opportunities, review queues, and editable outreach.
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View project ↗Mobile learning · Product design
A playful mobile learning prototype with personalized paths, practice, flashcards, and visible progress.
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View project ↗Mobile puzzle game · Interactive storytelling
A touch-first puzzle adventure where changes in one age reshape the world in another.
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View project ↗Mobile wellness · Product design
A mobile-first nutrition prototype that turns natural meal descriptions into editable estimates, with personalized setup, meal planning, and encouragement beyond the scale.
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WHAT I BRING
From the first idea to the experience people actually use.
Use AI-assisted development to turn product ideas into interactive applications, with clear workflows and user control.
Explain how a product works through visual direction, clear writing, and narrated demonstrations.
Bring experience in social media, SEO, campaign planning, and creative-team leadership to product messaging and content.
Build event-triggered workflows that update spreadsheets, connect email tasks, and deliver weekly reports automatically.
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE WORK
People, products, and the workflows that connect them.
Recruiter
March 2026 – present
CSR → Recruiter · August 2026Social Media & Content Manager
August 2023 – January 2024
Managed 50 Facebook and Instagram accounts, plus LinkedIn, TikTok, and X, while leading a small team across content creation and SEO. Partnered with IT and sales to coordinate marketing initiatives across departments.
Marketing and Content Director
January 2015 – January 2022
Led creative teams at my primary ministry location, introducing updated software and streamlined production workflows to improve content quality and efficiency. Also traveled to other ministry locations as needed to help build and train their teams.
MY TOOLKIT
AI development, agents, and delivery.
OPEN TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
I’m looking to join a company where I can build AI-assisted applications, automate business workflows, and create effective content. If your team needs someone who connects practical business experience with hands-on building, I’d welcome a conversation about a role.
