Vincent Haywood

AI and Automation consultant

Experience

VHDigital

09/2015 – Present

AI, Automation & Digital Consulting

Act as a trusted technical advisor to founders, agency leaders, and senior stakeholders, guiding AI discovery, evaluation, and deployment. • Design and build applied LLM systems including GPT-powered assistants, RAG pipelines, and agentic workflows • Partner with non-technical and technical teams to translate business problems into scalable AI architectures • Run AI and automation audits to identify high-impact use cases and integration patterns • Deliver AI literacy workshops, technical deep dives, and enablement sessions across agencies and SMEs • Implement evaluation approaches to assess model outputs, reliability, and suitability for real-world use cases • Ensure GDPR compliance, data privacy, and risk controls across AI implementations

Loop Horizon

02/2023 – 10/2023

Digital Performance Marketing Consultant

Worked with senior stakeholders to design data and automation systems supporting cross-channel decision making. • Implemented AI-assisted workflows for analysis, segmentation, and reporting • Supported teams in adopting generative AI tools within existing operational constraints

Shine

08/2012 – 09/2015

Head of Digital

Built and scaled a digital department, including systems, workflows, and team capability. • Implemented early automation tools to streamline campaign management and reporting • Led cross-functional collaboration with creative, technical, and client teams

Romley Davies

01/2011 – 08/2012

Head of Digital

Managed global digital campaigns with automated reporting and workflow optimisation. • Introduced early process automation across social and campaign management

The7Stars

07/2008 – 07/2011

Head of Digital

Founded and scaled the digital department. • Implemented automated planning, buying, and reporting systems

Earlier Career

Pre-2008

Various Roles

Digital Project Manager – Them (London) Account Director – Carat UK (London) Online Campaign Manager – Osiris Trading (South Africa) Web Developer – Cullinan (South Africa)


Skills

AI Strategy, Audits & Enablement

AI Readiness Audits, Opportunity Mapping, Implementation Roadmaps, Training & Workshops, Adoption Support

AI & Automation (Implementation)

Workflow Automation, LLM Integration, AI Agents, Tool Orchestration, System Integration

Products & Experiments

Micro-SaaS Products, MVPs, Internal Tools, Applied AI Experiments, Rapid Prototyping


Tools

OpenAI
ChatGPT
N8N
Make
Zapier
Perplexity
Claude
Antigravity
Augment Code
Cursor
Vercel
Runpod
Supabase
Docker
Postman
Github
CrewAI
HubSpot
AirTable
Notion
ComfyUI
Visual Studio
SEMRush
SharePoint
Webflow
Descript
Shopify
GA
ActiveCampaign
Confluence
Photoshop
Figma