Xavier Charles

Xavier Charles

Freelance AI Engineer — Laravel, LLM-powered dashboards & business tools

Nationality: BelgianLicense: Category B
Location: 6140 Fontaine-L'Évêque, Belgium
Email: ch.xavier03@gmail.com
Website:
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/xaviercharles
GitHub: github.com/xavcha03

Professional Summary

Freelance developer specialized in PHP Laravel & Filament: custom back-offices, dashboards and business tools.

Integration of generative AI into business processes: dashboards connected to LLM APIs, media generation (text, image, audio, video) and automation.

Design of REST APIs and third-party integrations (Salesforce, Odoo, Mailchimp).

Intensive training in data science, machine learning and deep learning, applied to real-world use cases.

10 years running a business: a solid grasp of business constraints, project management and the client's perspective.

Website creation through my studio Tempo Digital (tempo-digital.be).

Professional Experience

IT Consultant (freelance assignment)

Immoprice •

  • Providing IT consulting services to support the company's technology needs.

Freelance Fullstack Developer

Self-employed — Tempo Digital •

  • Development of custom business tools and dashboards (Laravel/Filament) to centralize requests, tracking and operational data (confidential client projects).
  • Integration of existing generative AI models into client processes: dashboards connected to LLM APIs, media generation and automation of repetitive tasks.
  • Creation of professional websites under the Tempo Digital brand for freelancers and SMEs.
  • Maintained technical foundation (Next.js + Laravel/Filament admin) to deliver faster and more reliably.

Backend Developer PHP Laravel

Unanim.Studio •

  • Development and maintenance of PHP Laravel backend applications for multiple client projects, with a focus on code quality and performance.
  • Creation of complete back-offices with Filament: user management, permissions and business workflows.
  • Design of REST APIs powering frontend applications, with authentication and dynamic data.
  • Integration of third-party services (Salesforce, Odoo, Mailchimp) via their APIs to automate business processes.
  • Ownership of the backend architecture: database modeling, business logic, performance optimization and server deployment.
  • Delivery of client projects end to end, from design to production.

Store Associate

Aldi •

  • Customer service, inventory management and checkout operations.
  • Teamwork following strict procedures and quality standards.

Business Owner

Family roofing business •

  • Ran a roofing business: administration, job scheduling, customer relations and team supervision.
  • Managed staff and trained them in new working methods.
  • Trained in digital marketing (2016) to grow the company's online presence.

Skills

Backend & Framework

  • PHP Laravel, Filament
  • REST APIs
  • Backend architecture
  • Node.js (basics)

Frontend (React/Next.js)

  • React, Next.js (React framework)
  • TypeScript, JavaScript
  • HTML, CSS/SASS, Tailwind CSS

Generative AI

  • LLM API integration (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini) in business applications
  • Media generation (text, image, audio, video) via API
  • AI-driven process automation, LangChain

Data & Machine Learning

  • Python, ML/DL
  • Data analysis (Pandas, NumPy)
  • SQL Server
  • Visualization (Power BI)
  • MongoDB
  • Flask

Tools & DevOps

  • Git, Docker, Linux
  • DevOps: Server configuration, deployment
  • Integrations: Salesforce, Odoo, Mailchimp
  • Agile, SCRUM, TDD

Education

AI Developer — data science, ML & DL

Technofutur TIC • August 2025 - January 2026

Intensive training in data science, machine learning and deep learning

  • Exploratory data analysis (EDA) with Pandas and NumPy
  • Machine learning and deep learning in Python
  • Databases (SQL Server, MongoDB) and visualization (Power BI)
  • SCRUM methodology
  • Individual AI development project

Web Developer

BeCode • June 2022 - January 2023

Intensive training in web development: PHP, Laravel, JavaScript, Node.js, React, Git, project management

Computer Science

University of Namur • 2021 - 2022

First year of bachelor's degree in computer science

High School Diploma – Applied Sciences & Computer Science

Institut Saint Joseph de Charleroi • 2004

Languages

  • French: Native language
  • English: Intermediate (B2)
  • Dutch: Basic

Interests

Artificial intelligence•Automation•Technology watch & continuous learning•Innovation & problem solving