
Cristian Livadaru
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Automate the work you never signed up for
Studied at Spengergasse
Works at Cloudvox
Available April 8 at 7:00 AM UTC
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Cristian's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $120/hr
Get help with AI Tools & Integration, AI Agents, and AI Automation.
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Cristian’s AI Automation & Agents Qualifications
Experience level: Executive
100+ people coached for AI Automation & Agents
I've been building software and infrastructure since the C64 era, which gives me a rare perspective in the automation space: I don't just know AI tools, I understand the full stack underneath them. As the founder of two companies and an n8n Ambassador for Vienna, I build process automations that I use myself every single day. My accounting is 80% automated, my invoice processing runs without me, and my email triage sorts itself. I'm not teaching theory from a slide deck; I'm sharing systems I've built, broken, fixed, and rely on personally. What makes me different as a coach is that I speak both languages: I can go deep on technical implementation with developers, and I can explain the same concepts to a business owner who just wants their invoicing to stop eating their weekends. I work primarily with SMBs and startups who are drowning in repetitive admin work and don't realize how much of it can run on autopilot. My approach is practical and honest. I'll tell you what's worth automating, what's overhyped, and where AI actually delivers real value versus where it's just a shiny distraction.
Cristian can help with:
AI Tools & Integration
AI Agents
AI Automation
About Cristian
I've been building, breaking, and automating things since the Commodore 64 era. What started as a kid typing BASIC into a home computer turned into over two decades of running technology businesses in Vienna. Since 2009, I run two my company cloudvox.at, where I help SMBs and startups escape the administrative quicksand that comes with running a business. My specialty: building intelligent automation systems that handle the repetitive, soul-crushing tasks nobody signed up for when they started their company. I'm an n8n Ambassador and Certified Expert Partner, which means I spend a lot of my time designing workflows that let AI and automation do the heavy lifting, from invoice processing and email triage to complete accounting preparation pipelines. My clients regularly tell me the best part is checking their monthly tasks and finding 80% of the work already done. What makes my approach different is that I eat my own cooking. Every automation I build for clients started as a solution to my own frustrations. I know exactly what it feels like to drown in admin work when you'd rather be solving real problems, and I know the relief when a well-designed system takes that weight off your shoulders. My background spans infrastructure, networking, VoIP, Ruby on Rails development, and self-hosted systems. I'm not an expert in just one thing, and that's by design. Understanding how all the pieces fit together is what lets me see automation opportunities others miss. When I'm not automating things, I organize community events, speak about AI security and business automation, and spend my weeks off with my two daughters in Vienna.
Why do I coach?
For the longest time, I was convinced I wasn't cut out for coaching or teaching. I'm a builder, an automator, someone who'd rather solve problems in code than stand in front of a room. That changed when I became an n8n Ambassador. I started organizing workshops and community events, initially just to share what I knew about automation. What I didn't expect was the feedback. People told me I had a talent for making complex technical topics understandable, for meeting them where they were instead of talking over their heads. That's when something clicked. I realized I genuinely enjoy watching someone go from overwhelmed by a problem to confident they can solve it. The moment a business owner sees their first automation run and understands they'll never have to do that task manually again is incredibly rewarding. I coach because I've lived every frustration my clients face. I've been the solo founder buried in admin work, unsure how to prioritize, stretched too thin across too many things. I know what it's like to underestimate projects, say yes too often, and chase the next shiny thing instead of finishing what's in front of you. That honesty about my own struggles is what lets me connect with people and help them find practical paths forward. I don't coach from theory. I coach from experience, mistakes included.
Work Experience

n8n Ambassador and Expert Partner
n8n
December 2024 - Present

Founder
Cloudvox
June 2009 - Present
Founder and CEO, IT Solutions, Software Development, n8n and AI Automations

Test Engineer
Scientific Games Vienna
June 2004 - January 2009

Software Engineer
Scientific Games Vienna
April 1999 - June 2004
Education

Spengergasse
Reife- und Diplomprüfung, IT
1994 - 1998
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