8 years. 6-month contracts. Repeat.

At Amazon I've retained clients walking out the door, built EU-scale automation saving 450hrs/year, tripled site throughput, led the first UK B2B Vendor Flex launch. All as a contractor.

I look back and think…damn. One-man army. Every role I've touched I've left faster, leaner, more automated.

And yet here I am wondering if I need a picker-packer shift to feed my family.

Still going. 💪

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