Daniel Cowx
AI & Automation Consultant
Vancouver-based AI & Automation Consultant. I replace manual work with practical AI.
About
I'm an AI & Automation Consultant with 20+ years of software engineering experience. I help businesses replace manual work with practical AI — the CRM automation, data pipelines, voice agents, and custom software that move real numbers.
Before consulting I was co-founder and CTO of Grow, a Vancouver fintech acquired by ATB Financial in 2019. Before that, ten years in Kodak’s Workflow Automation department — literally the kind of work I now consult on. Formal training: Software Engineering at SFU and Robotics & Automation at BCIT. That background means I've shipped what I'm advising on: real product, real customers, real scale.
If you have a process that takes too many human hours, a system that should talk to other systems but doesn't, or a phone line that needs an agent who actually understands your business — let's talk.
What I've built
DealerScout.ai
An AI-powered Chrome extension that finds private sellers on Facebook Marketplace. Most AI consultants advise — I ship.
Problem
Half the listings on Facebook Marketplace are dealers posing as private sellers. Buyers waste hours filtering real leads from noise, inflated prices, and dealer fees.
Solution
A Chrome extension that classifies every listing in real time using AI. Color-coded badges flag dealer vs private, vehicle vs non-vehicle — before you click. Runs client-side; can't see messages or personal Facebook data.
Result
In Early Access with real buyers. I built the full stack end-to-end — classifier, extension, billing, observability — not a PowerPoint pitch. This is what “I ship, not advise” looks like in practice.
“I had the pleasure of working directly with Dan when he was the CTO at Grow on several mission-critical projects. He was a pleasure to work with and learn from, and always brought true passion to everything we worked on.”
Mike Martin
Director, sedulus.ca · Worked with Daniel at Grow
What I Do
Workflow & CRM Automation
Connect the systems you already pay for. Replace spreadsheet handoffs and manual data entry with reliable automation across HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Notion, Slack, and the rest of your stack.
Voice AI Agents
Custom phone agents that handle inbound and outbound calls — appointment booking, qualification, follow-ups — at a fraction of the cost of human staff.
Custom Agents & Assistants
Domain-specific AI agents that live in Slack, your CRM, your inbox, or a custom interface. Trained on your data, doing your busywork, available around the clock.
Data Pipelines
Get your data flowing where it needs to go. ETL, warehousing, and integration that turns scattered systems into a single source of truth.
Custom Software
When off-the-shelf doesn't fit, I build it. Full-stack, AI-augmented, shipped to production.
Lifestyle Automation
Personal productivity systems for busy professionals. Smart-home routines, photo libraries, calendar logic, and the small daily frictions that add up. The same thinking applied to your own life, not just your business.
Get In Touch
Got a manual process burning hours? Let's automate it.
Tell me what you're trying to fix. I read every message personally and reply within 24 hours with a 30-min slot if there's a fit.