01.Afrom €600 / engagement
AI Tooling & Automation
Custom Claude/GPT integrations, internal tools, knowledge bases, agentic workflows. Built fast, made to last.
claude-codellm workflowsmcpknowledge bases
Open for projects — Summer 2026
I build useful things
for people who’d rather ship than slide-deck.
Independent operator working at the intersection of AI, product, and operations. Currently a director at Nomad AI, freelancing through Havenga Labs, and running the Dublin Padel League on the side.
Based in Wicklow. Available for short engagements, retainers, and the occasional weird brief.
Currently
Building AI tooling at Nomad and shipping client work through Havenga Labs.
Studying
MEng Mechanical Engineering at Trinity (First Class).
Recently
Launched the Dublin Padel League. Talked too much about it.
§ Two ways to work with me
Pick your path ↓
For clients & operators
Hire Havenga Labs.
Project work through my sole trader vehicle — AI tooling, product strategy, operations build-outs, advisory. Short engagements, monthly retainers, and one-off office hours.
See services →
For recruiters
Recruit me for an internship.
Currently in my MEng at Trinity (First Class Honours). Open to IB, strategy, and engineering internships for Summer 2026 and Spring/Summer 2027. CV linked below — case studies above are real work, not coursework.
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AI tooling✦Product strategy✦Workflow automation✦Knowledge systems✦Internal CRMs✦Operator coaching✦AI tooling✦Product strategy✦Workflow automation✦Knowledge systems✦Internal CRMs✦Operator coaching✦
§ 01 — Services
Things I do, and what they cost
01.Bfrom €1,200 / sprint
Product & Strategy
Product thinking for founders who need a sparring partner, not a deck. Roadmap, positioning, scope.
discoverypositioningroadmaps
01.Cfrom €400 / month
Operations as a Service
The unglamorous stuff. Internal CRMs, ops playbooks, financial tracking, the systems that let you focus on the work.
ops designinternal toolsretainers
01.D€150 / hour
Advisory & Office Hours
Single sessions for founders, operators, or anyone stuck. Bring the problem, leave with a plan.
one-offfounder office hours
§ 02 — Selected Work
Things I’ve shipped
2026
Nomad AI — co-founder, director
AI product
→
2026
Dublin Padel League — founder, operator
community
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2025–26
Kitscan QMS — Saol Therapeutics
pharma / AI
→
2024–25
Crisp Chilli — founder & director
brand · €20k+
→
2024–25
Predictive locating software — Ubisense
logistics
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2025–26
Fitzwilliam leaderboard & ops — Fitzwilliam LTC
ops
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§ 03 — Notebook
Loose thoughts
Half-formed ideas, project teardowns, and the occasional opinion that ages badly.I write to think, then leave it here in case it’s useful to anyone else.
§ 04 — About
The short version.
Based in
Ashford, Co. Wicklow
Trading as
Havenga Labs
Director at
Nomad AI
Side project
Dublin Padel League
Studying
MEng @ Trinity (First Class)
Available for
Projects + 2026/27 internships
I’m Ben — a generalist who happens to be good with AI. I’ve spent the last few years building products, running operations, and quietly becoming the person friends call when something needs to ship by Friday.
Havenga Labs is the sole trader vehicle I work through. It’s deliberately small and deliberately direct — you talk to me, I do the work, no agency mark-up, no junior account manager. Alongside it I’m finishing an MEng at Trinity, so I’m also open to the right internship for Summer 2026 and Spring 2027.
I take on a handful of projects at a time so each gets proper attention. If you’ve got something interesting, I’d love to hear about it.
§ 05 — Get in touch