Emy Kirugo in professional attire
EMY KIRUGOApplied AI · Automation · Analytics
Western Governors University Bachelor of Science in Data Analytics graduation certificate
RECENT GRADUATEB.S. Data Analytics

Western Governors University · 2026

HELLO, I'M EMY KIRUGO

I turn operational problems into practical AI solutions.

Welcome to my portfolio. I combine hands-on operations experience with AI, automation, SQL, dashboards, and analytics to build useful systems that reduce manual work and make better decisions easier.

FEATURED PROJECTS

Three problems.
Three practical solutions.

A quick view of how I apply AI, automation, analytics, and product thinking to real operational needs.

SELECTED WORK

Built around problems,
not just technology.

Three projects showing how I move from an operational need to a useful, measurable solution.

01 LIVE PRODUCT
Featured case studyExplore the product +

AI accountability for distracted minds

Flowspace Focus

PROBLEM SOLVEDHelps people with ADHD turn intention into focused action without adding more pressure or complexity.

A focus product that pairs structured work sessions with Owliva, an AI accountability coach. The experience brings together personalized check-ins, focus audio, progress tracking, authentication, and subscription infrastructure.

MY CONTRIBUTIONProduct strategy, AI coaching flow, UX direction, feature architecture, billing logic, and deployment.
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I didn't set out to build another productivity app. I built the focus tool I needed to finish school.

FULL-TIME WORKERONLINE WGU STUDENTINDEPENDENT BUILDER

While working full time and earning my degree through WGU, my learning space was completely self-directed. I relied on Pomodoro videos on YouTube to create structure, but the same platform meant to help me focus kept pulling me away with ads, recommendations, and the temptation to watch just one more video.

Even after long study sessions, I had no clear way to account for how much focused time I had actually completed. So I started building a simple timer around my own struggle. That timer grew into Flowspace Focus: a calmer, distraction-free space designed to help students and remote workers begin, stay present, and see the work they have truly put in.

Then I created Owliva, an AI accountability coach, because sometimes a timer is not enough. We also need a gentle voice that helps us name the goal, return when our attention drifts, and celebrate that we showed up.

WHY IT MATTERS TO ME

Flowspace Focus is the product of late shifts, online classes, scattered attention, and the belief that people do not need more pressure to succeed. They need a space that helps them keep one small promise to themselves at a time.

FOCUS WITHOUT THE FEED

Your time. Your rhythm.
Your progress—visible.

Structured focus sessions, immersive soundscapes, progress tracking, and Owliva's AI accountability—all in one intentional workspace.

TRY FLOWSPACE FOCUS
Flowspace Focus product overview showing its mission and technology stack
01LIVE PRODUCT · BUILT FROM A REAL STUDENT NEED
IMMERSIVE FOCUS AUDIO

Choose the energy your brain needs.

From Afrobeat and Kompa to binaural sound, classical music, lofi, and coastal ambience.

Flowspace Focus playlist library with Afrobeat, Kompa, binaural, classical, lofi, and coastal focus sounds
02 VALIDATED VOICE AI
Open case studyView the evidence +

From n8n prototype to an ElevenLabs voice workflow

Anna — Healthcare AI Receptionist

PROBLEM SOLVEDGives behavioral-health callers an empathetic first point of contact while reducing repetitive front-desk intake and routing work.

A trauma-informed virtual care coordinator designed for a behavioral-health practice. Anna guides callers through intake, scheduling, refill, side-effect, billing, and overwhelmed-caller paths, with immediate crisis escalation and human handoff logic.

MY CONTRIBUTIONConversation and prompt design, n8n prototyping, ElevenLabs workflow migration, safety logic, branch testing, evaluation criteria, and production-oriented monitoring.
ElevenLabsn8nVoice AISafety routingWorkflow design
PROOF IN NUMBERS

Validated voice AI.
Measured in the real workflow.

LIVE TEST LINECall Anna · +1 (860) 780-7240 ↗
10.5KCREDITS USED
$0.395TOTAL LLM COST
$0.023AVG. LLM COST
100%TEST SUCCESS RATE

PHI & PRIVACYAnna is designed to collect only the minimum necessary PHI for routing and intake, follow HIPAA-aware handling principles, and move sensitive matters to secure channels or human staff.

EVIDENCE SCOPEControlled test conversations only. No patient or caller information is shown.

VALIDATED IN ELEVENLABS30-DAY TEST WINDOW · JUL 31–AUG 29, 2026
ElevenLabs analytics dashboard visibly labeled Anna, showing 17 conversations, duration, credit usage, LLM costs, and 100 percent success rate
Dashboard evidence from controlled test conversations: 10.5K credits, $0.395 total LLM cost, and $0.023 average LLM cost. No patient or caller information is shown.
03 REPRODUCIBLE ANALYTICS
Open case studyView the evidence +

Separating statistical significance from practical value

Auto Insurance Fraud Detection

PROBLEM SOLVEDHelps investigators prioritize higher-risk claims using multiple behavioral signals instead of relying on claim amount alone.

An end-to-end analysis of 30,000 claims that tests whether claim amount predicts fraud, then compares univariate and multivariate logistic regression with a random forest. The work documents weak single-variable signal, improves discrimination with additional features, and openly addresses synthetic-data limitations.

MY CONTRIBUTIONResearch design, data screening, feature engineering, hypothesis testing, model development, diagnostic evaluation, Power BI dashboarding, and reproducible documentation.
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Comparison of insurance fraud detection model performance
Reproducible notebook, exported predictions, confusion matrices, ROC data, and Power BI dashboard source are available in the public repository.
LIVE AI TRAVEL PRODUCT

Vacationish

AI trip planning that turns a traveler's real preferences into a personalized plan and packing list.

EXPLORE VACATIONISH
Vacationish homepage showing Mila, the AI travel planner
MEET MILAFrom “Where should I go?” to a trip built around the traveler.
Mila structured travel intake for destination, dates, activities, luggage and packing accommodations
REAL FUNCTIONALITY

Not just a chatbot.
A guided planning workflow.

Mila captures destination, trip type, dates, departure city, party size, luggage preference, planned activities, and packing accommodations before generating a useful trip summary.

  1. 01
    Structured intakeTurns open-ended travel ideas into clean, actionable preferences.
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    Personalized generationCreates a trip plan and packing list around the actual traveler.
  3. 03
    Reliable AI deliveryRetries, timeouts, model fallback, and deterministic recovery keep the experience useful.
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    Business-ready foundationSEO, analytics, affiliate commerce, AWS hosting, Lambda, and DynamoDB support growth.
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PLAN WITH MILA ↗

HOW I WORK

“Useful AI starts with understanding the real workflow.”
OPERATIONS → INSIGHT → AUTOMATION

I connect hands-on operations experience with data, product thinking, and applied AI to build systems people can actually use.

CREDENTIALS + WORKING STACK

Earned. Applied. Always building.

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WGU Bachelor of Science in Data Analytics graduation certificate
DEGREE · AUG 2026

B.S. Data Analytics

Western Governors University

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CERTIFICATION

CompTIA Data+

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CLOUD CREDENTIAL

AWS Cloud Architecture

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CERTIFICATION

AWS Cloud Practitioner

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UDACITY PROGRAM

Data Analyst Nanodegree

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PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Lean Six Sigma

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WGU CERTIFICATE

Data Engineering Practitioner

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AI DEVELOPMENT

Claude Code

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DATA VISUALIZATION

Power BI

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DATA

SQL

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PROGRAMMING

Python

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WORKFLOW AUTOMATION

n8n

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APPLIED AI

ChatGPT

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BACKEND & DATABASE

Supabase

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AUTHENTICATION

Clerk Auth