Ahki Bamendan
@ahkibamendan
Digital Enablement & AI Specialist at White Rainbow who drove AI adoption across every department with 7 production workflows.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
At White Rainbow, I took AI use from zero to adoption across every department, ownership, and executive leadership by recruiting department AI champions and connecting rollouts to outcomes teams valued. I turned workflow needs into 7 production AI workflows, prompts, and use cases on Claude and Gemini.
I also led platform rollouts, wrote plain-language SOPs and property reference hubs, and trained staff from seasonal housekeepers to executives. My work included responsible-AI rules with human review and access and data-handling policies for 120+ users across 4 systems.
As an Independent AI Strategy Consultant, I identify AI use cases for small businesses and remote clients and coach teams through adoption into daily work. Earlier, I taught 700+ international students at Global Creek and worked as a systems analyst, database administrator, and application developer. I’m an AWS Certified AI Business Strategist with 20+ years of teaching experience.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Independent AI Strategy Consultant
Self-Employed
Jun 2026 - Present (4 months)
Identify AI use cases for small businesses and remote clients and coach their teams through adoption into daily work.
Director of Operations and Technology
White Rainbow
Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 8 months)
Led AI adoption from zero to 100% across all departments and leadership through an AI champion network. Rolled out multiple platforms including PMS, guest messaging, VoIP, smart locks, Google Workspace, and AI tools, and wrote SOPs and process guides.
General Manager & IT Director
White Rainbow
Jul 2024 - Feb 2025 (7 months)
Directly led all property staff and moved the company onto cloud collaboration and operations platforms.
IT Manager
NYS Olympic Regional Development Authority
May 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year 2 months)
Provided Tier II/III user support and delivered technology refreshes across multiple large public venues.
Founder, Director & Program Manager
Global Creek
Feb 2008 - Feb 2023 (15 years)
Taught 700+ international students and ran certification workshops; trained staff and students by video for 3 years.
Part-time Systems / IT Analyst
CR Construction & Management; Cacao Eden
Jan 2014 - Jan 2023 (9 years)
Managed IT infrastructure and network security across international office locations.
Online Application Developer
Self-Employed
Apr 2005 - Jun 2006 (1 year 2 months)
Delivered database-backed web tools end to end, from requirements to deployment.
Systems Analyst & Database Administrator
University of Toronto
Aug 2003 - Mar 2005 (1 year 7 months)
Administered a shared research database used by universities nationwide, and owned data access and user support.
Systems Analyst & Inter-Departmental Liaison
University of Guelph
Apr 2002 - Aug 2003 (1 year 4 months)
Translated user requirements into web-based database tools and design documents for programmers (full SDLC).
IT / Programmer Analyst
University of Guelph
Jan 2001 - Apr 2002 (1 year 3 months)
Led support teams of 8–20, trained 20–30 student staff per semester for 9 semesters, and wrote user guides.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
MIT Sloan
MIT Sloan, AI: Implications for Business Strategy, AI: Implications for Business Strategy
Pursuing the MIT Sloan course on AI: Implications for Business Strategy, currently in progress.
IAPP
IAPP AIGP, AI Governance
Pursuing the IAPP AIGP certification, currently in progress.
AWS
AWS Certified AI Business Strategist, AI Business Strategy
Earned the AWS Certified AI Business Strategist certification in 2026.
CertNexus
CertNexus AIBIZ, AI Business
Earned the CertNexus AIBIZ certification in 2026.
University of Guelph
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Computing & Information Sciences and Environmental Studies
Earned a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computing & Information Sciences and Environmental Studies from the University of Guelph in 2003.
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