Mwzimba Russeau

Mwzimba Russeau

AI Systems Architect | Ai Engineer | Founder, ZenRocket AI

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About

Before building AI for high-stakes business operations, I spent over a decade as an award-winning frontline journalist for Al Jazeera and The Guardian, interviewing generals and warlords in conflict zones where reading human systems was a matter of survival. Today, I apply that same relentless investigative precision as the founder of ZenRocket AI, diagnosing organizational chaos and engineering bespoke AI Operating Systems, autonomous agent harnesses, and complex Second Brains for forward-thinking teams. Whether you need advanced prompt engineering, custom Pi and Claude Agent SDK deployments, or full-stack AI engineers to build zero-trust private infrastructure, I turn trapped knowledge into self-running operational leverage. If you are ready to eliminate bottlenecks and scale your business with enterprise-grade AI architecture that puts human oversight first, let's build.

What I'm looking for

I seek high-impact roles as an AI Engineer, Systems Architect, or Technical Partner to build bespoke AI Operating Systems and Second Brains. Using the Pi and Claude Agent SDKs, OpenRouter, and zero-trust Tailscale networks, I transform trapped institutional knowledge into production-grade systems. Whether you need advanced prompt engineering or human-in-the-loop workflows, I help ambitious teams automate operations and scale.

Experience

ZenRocket AI

Founder and AI Systems Architect

ZenRocket AI

Jan 2024 – Present

ZenRocket AI builds bespoke AI Operating Systems, Second Brains, and custom AI solutions for companies with fewer than 50 people. - Lead discovery sessions to understand how knowledge, decisions, and work move through a company. - Identify workflows where AI can create useful leverage without removing necessary human judgment. - Design agent harnesses that limit which data, tools, and actions an AI system can access. - Build Second Brains with either the Pi Agent SDK or Claude Agent SDK. - Use OpenRouter to select models according to task requirements, speed, and cost. - Deploy systems on managed or client-controlled infrastructure. - Configure private server access through Tailscale when required. - Design human review around sensitive communication and consequential actions. - Work directly with founders and operators from discovery through implementation and handoff. Selected work HealSol Hub — AI-powered growth challenges https://healsolhub.com Daily challenges (breathwork, shadow work, etc.) powered by AI mentors. Gamified with tokens. Ancient practices meet modern tech. Tampah Agent - AI operating system for property operations Designed and built a system that helps a property business organize conversations, lead context, documents, reply drafts, and daily priorities. - Built with the Pi Agent SDK. - Extracts useful context from business conversations. - Prepares customer replies for human review. - Connects conversational history with property operations and CRM workflows. - Keeps external communication behind an approval boundary. - Gives the owner a clearer view of work requiring attention. Stack: Pi Agent SDK, OpenRouter, Neon, Nuxt JS, WhatsApp integrations (Custom build), Ubuntu Server (RKHunter, AIDE, Fail2Ban, Tailscale, CronSec) ChatX - Multilingual conversation intelligence Designed and built a searchable knowledge system for multilingual WhatsApp conversations. - Built with the Pi Agent SDK. - Translates messages across six languages into English. - Transcribes voice notes and video. - Makes conversations and media searchable. - Produces answers with citations to source messages. - Is designed to decline when the available material does not support an answer. Stack: Pi Agent SDK, OpenRouter, Neon, Nuxt JS, WhatsApp integrations (Custom build), Ubuntu Server (RKHunter, AIDE, Fail2Ban, Tailscale, CronSec) Secure client infrastructure Build and maintain private server environments for AI systems and business applications. - Configure client-controlled infrastructure. - Use Tailscale for private administrative access where appropriate. - Design revocable maintenance access. - Apply access controls across services and team roles. - Configure backups, monitoring, authentication, and operational documentation. - Keep infrastructure ownership and handoff clear.

Pi Agent SDKOpenRouterTailscale
Self Employed

SEO Marketing & Copywriter

Self Employed

Jan 2016 – Present

- Brand Storytelling and Copywriting - Facebook ads, keyword research, competitor analysis - Helped wellness brands rank #1 for keywords like meditation and yoga in competitive environments

Brand StorytellingCopywritingFacebook ads
TalentEX

Lead web developer and designer

TalentEX

Jan 2013 – Dec 2014

- Lead web developer and designer for TalentEx. TalentEx was a recruitment service where we helped Japanese startup find Thai employees all via social media and Line. - Learned software development through practical product delivery. - Worked across frontend, backend, infrastructure, integrations. Backend was built in CakePHP and the infrastructure was AWS

CakePHPAWSFrontend development

War Journalist

Al Jazeera, Le Monde, The Guardian

Jan 2000 – Dec 2013

- Covered conflict zones. - Interviewed high-stakes decision-makers—generals, ministers, warlords. - One of 50 journalists globally selected to win the United Nations Every Human Has Rights award.

Investigative journalismConflict reportingInterviewing

Education

Life Universitry

PhD · Life

2000 – 2026

Skills

Linux ServerPrompt EngineeringtailscaleCopywritingBrand StorytellingNuxt JSNeonWhatsApp integrationsWorkflow discoveryHuman approval workflowsOpenRouterClaude Agent SDKPi Agent SDKSecond BrainsAI Operating Systems

Languages

English (Native or bilingual proficiency)