I’m Erik Budanov, founder of DigiDog. I connect Claude and AI agents to the tools you already use, like your CRM, bookings, email and analytics, so your team asks for answers instead of searching for them. Real projects, from tour operators to dental clinics.
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Not demos. These systems run in real companies today. Each one started with the same step: walking through one business process and finding where AI saves the most time.
Tour operator · EuropeBookings arrive by email, guides need schedules, payments need tracking. We connected all of it, so managers simply ask about revenue, open tasks or tour performance.
Dental clinic chain · 7 branchesSeven branches, one patient journey. HubSpot connected to the clinic software through its API, with automations that move patients and tasks without manual copying.
Jewelry brandAI reads customer requests, pulls out the requirements and creates a first sketch automatically. The team starts from a draft instead of a blank page.
We go through one of your processes and show where Claude or AI agents fit. No obligation.
Erik Budanov
Independent product engineer · DigiDog
MSc Engineering, TU Wien. Before DigiDog: system development at SMA Solar Technology and digital project management at Siemens. Identity verified on Upwork. Languages: English, German, Russian, Armenian.
View my Upwork profileFor five years, companies have hired me through Upwork, mostly for websites, platforms and integrations. 54 jobs and 7,830 hours later, the profile holds a 100% Job Success score and Upwork's Top Rated Plus badge. These five show the range:
Reviews from clients on completed Upwork projects, quoted as written.
“Erik has been an exceptional partner for our team. While he joined us as a contractor, he quickly became an integral part of our day-to-day operations and truly feels like an in-house team member. … Erik is incredibly reliable and dependable. We can count on him to deliver on time, communicate clearly, and follow through on every detail.”
CAPPA
WordPress development & site optimisation
“Erik is a great developer. He helped us integrate AI into our lead generation pipeline and outreach system, including integration with our CRM system, which enabled automated outreach records and follow-ups. We have been working with Erik for a long time and have already completed many projects together.”
AI agents & automation client
AI in lead generation, outreach and CRM
“Erik transitioned into our team after an acquisition and was responsible for the majority of site updates for several years. Erik was great to work with, communicated well, and often times thought outside of the box … In the future, we likely will reach out to Erik when we are in need of a web dev.”
Upwork enterprise client
Web administration after an acquisition
For businesses improving an existing website and founders with a concrete product idea, early customers or a pilot to deliver.
I bring content, design and engineering together so visitors can understand your offer and take the next step.
The goal: a clearer path from first visit to qualified enquiry.
I connect your existing tools and automate defined workflows, with appropriate permissions and human review.
The goal: fewer manual handoffs between your systems.
I turn your product idea into a practical scope and build the features your first customers or pilot actually need.
The goal: a usable product with clear next steps.
I build interactive 3D and VR experiences that run in the browser and on Meta Quest, made from real rooms, real data and real landscapes.
Real estate & interiorsLvovyan apartment, Yerevan
An empty concrete shell, scanned and turned into a walkable 3D model. Furniture, lighting, sockets and plumbing are placed at real scale. Notes spoken inside the headset are applied in Blender and show up back in VR a few minutes later.
EducationArmenian-language worlds for children
A growing encyclopedia of 3D worlds children can walk through: the solar system with moons and NASA spacecraft, a time machine back to the dinosaurs, and a shrink ray into a drop of pond water, the bloodstream and a living cell. Every stop has narration in Armenian.
Real estate & interiors
Show buyers and clients the finished space before any work starts.
Education & museums
Let people explore places and objects they can't visit in person.
Products & venues
Present machines, factories or event spaces at real scale.
I work independently, using AI agents to support research, implementation and testing. I make the engineering decisions, review the work and remain responsible for delivery.
An empty apartment shell in Yerevan, scanned and turned into a walkable VR model where furniture, lighting, sockets and plumbing are planned at real scale on Meta Quest.
View ProjectAn Armenian-language encyclopedia of 3D worlds for children: the solar system, a time machine to the dinosaurs and a micro world inside water, blood and cells. Runs in the browser and on Meta Quest.
View Project
Our own infrastructure: 12+ SaaS tools replaced with AI-operated systems on a single VPS. $1,200/month → $210/month.
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Anthropic shipped Claude Skills — folders of instructions Claude reads on demand. They replace half the use cases we used to need MCP servers for. Here's when to use which, and how to build one.
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Everyone's talking about vibe coding with hosted platforms. But the real power move? AI + your own VPS. You build it, you deploy it, you own it. Here's how the new stack actually works.
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I canceled my team's subscriptions to Asana, Pipedrive, Apollo, and Make. Replaced them all with Docker containers on a $10 VPS and Claude Max. The secret: design tools for AI, not humans.
Read MoreShare your website or product brief. We’ll discuss the business goal, technical requirements and a practical first step.
Founder & Product Engineer
Send your website, project goal and target timeline. I’ll get back to you with next steps.
