Edward Chalupa - Dallas, TX

What every scaling business is actually looking for:

Growth marketing leader. Automation architect. 10+ years turning data into pipeline, code into campaigns, and creative into conversions. Most recently directing marketing at iPEC Coaching; now building AI-powered growth systems at Whtnxt and seeking new opportunities.

Marketing Strategist Automation Engineer Creative Producer

Impact by the Numbers

5.95x
ROAS Maintained Through Budget Cuts
$2.5M
Marketing-Attributed Revenue
357%
Campaign Portfolio Scaled
75%
Re-enrollment Rate Achieved
74%
Meta CPC Reduction YoY
7%
YoY Application Growth

Experience

Whtnxt - Founder & Marketing Automation Consultant
2024 – Present
  • Founded marketing automation consultancy building AI-powered growth systems for small and mid-size businesses
  • Architected end-to-end automation stacks using n8n, Claude API, HubSpot, and custom RAG pipelines for lead gen
  • Built self-hosted multi-agent AI infrastructure with Docker, Qdrant vector memory, and NocoDB logging
  • Deployed quiz funnels, AI chatbot lead magnets, and automated nurture sequences driving client pipeline growth
iPEC Coaching - Director of Marketing
2025 – 2026
  • Led 4-person marketing team across 5 business lines managing $245K annual budget with 40% efficiency gains
  • Maintained 5.95x ROAS and $2.5M marketing-attributed revenue (30% of company total) through 58% budget cut
  • Scaled campaign portfolio 357% deploying 100+ variations across Google Ads and Meta ad platforms
  • Google Ads: 3,179 conversions at 6.8% CTR; Meta: 1.1M reach, 74% CPC reduction, 487% volume increase YoY
  • Pioneered quiz funnels achieving 30–50% conversion rates vs 5–15% industry standard
  • Built end-to-end HubSpot automation with multi-touch attribution, AI lead scoring, and n8n orchestration
Uplift Education - Manager of Digital Media & Content
2023 – 2025
  • Drove applications for charter school network of 23,000 scholars across 20 campuses, contributing $20M+ in funds
  • Optimized HubSpot with automated workflows for lead nurturing, scoring, and segmentation; 75% re-enrollment rate
  • Developed and executed targeted digital media campaigns achieving 7% YoY increase in launch applications
  • Leveraged data and cross-team collaboration to optimize marketing efforts resulting in 4,000+ applications
Southern Methodist University - Digital Content Producer
2023
  • Supported graduate lead generation, editorials, and university web presence through content and dev collaboration
  • Produced engaging digital content leveraging SEO best practices, leading to 15% growth in homepage engagement
  • Increased page durations by 6.3% through multimedia integration and analytics-driven content strategies
Chalupa Productions - Founder & Creative Director
2017 – Present
  • Founded B2B video production and brand narrative studio serving clients across tech, education, and lifestyle
  • Produced documentary-style brand films, event coverage, and commercial content from concept through post-production
  • Directed multi-camera shoots, interviews, and promotional campaigns for corporate and editorial clients
  • Built long-term client relationships through strategic storytelling that drives engagement and brand awareness
Highland Park ISD - Digital Media Manager
2016 – 2023
  • Managed district flagship social and digital platforms, producing original content that grew engagement by 30%
  • Contributed to strategic brand and content marketing, growing student retention by 7% during transition years
  • Spearheaded campaigns resulting in 15% YoY enrollment increase for students moving from private to public school
  • Led 6% year-over-year growth in newsletter engagement through content marketing and audience segmentation
  • Won 20+ TSPRA Gold awards; 4 consecutive Professional Achievement Awards
CultureMap - Content Producer
2015 – 2020
  • Produced branded editorial content contributing to $1.4M in funding over 4 rounds during the publication's startup phase
  • Developed and produced over 150 videos from concept to completion as a white-label video production service
  • Optimized channel-specific content for maximum reach, resulting in 20% increase in advertiser form conversions

Systems I've Built

automationFeatured

NxtOps - Multi-Agent AI Stack

Self-hosted orchestration platform: 7 Claude Code agents with per-agent permissions, n8n workflows, Qdrant vector memory, NocoDB logging, Langfuse tracing. Runs on Docker/Portainer on Mac Mini M2 Pro.

Claude APIn8nDockerQdrantNocoDB
automationFeatured

Automated Job Search Pipeline

End-to-end system: JobSpy multi-platform scraping > Claude AI scoring (0-100) > auto-generated cover letters via Qdrant RAG > Playwright browser automation > NocoDB + HubSpot pipeline tracking.

PythonClaude APIPlaywrightn8nNocoDB
growth

Influencer Enrichment Pipeline

Scored 5,000+ graduate contacts using Crawl4AI + Apify LinkedIn/Instagram scraping, automated influencer tier classification (A/B/C), and HubSpot property sync for outreach sequencing.

ApifyCrawl4AIn8nHubSpotPython
growthFeatured

AI Lead Magnet Chat Widget

RAG-powered conversational widget for a coaching certification company: Supabase vector store, n8n orchestration, contextual coaching assessment that qualifies leads while providing value.

Supabasen8nRAGClaude API
technical

Bricks Builder MCP Server

Open-source MCP server enabling AI-assisted WordPress page building with Bricks Builder - bridging no-code site building with programmatic control.

MCPWordPressNode.jsOpen Source
automation

Weekly Marketing Report Automation

n8n workflow pulling Google Ads, HubSpot, and Meta Ads data into a weekly digest with AI-generated summaries and anomaly detection - delivered via branded HTML email.

n8nGoogle AdsHubSpotClaude API

Technical Stack

Marketing & Analytics

HubSpot (Expert)Google AdsMeta AdsGA4 / GTMSEMRushPinterest Ads

Automation & AI

n8n (Builder)Claude / MCPQdrantOllamaLangfuseApify / Crawl4AI

Development

Next.jsReactPythonNode.jsDockerVercel

Infrastructure

NocoDBSupabasePortainerCloudflareHomebridgeMac Mini M2 Pro Server

Ventures

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Creative Work

Before the spreadsheets and the APIs, there was a camera and a darkroom. My creative practice spans documentary photography, alternative process printmaking (chemigrams, ziatypes, foil prints), glitch art, and video production. This creative foundation informs everything I build - systems should be as intentional as compositions.

Street photography - Matteo
Chemigram - alternative process print
Places - Dallas cityscape
Street photography - Fort Worth
Chemigram - abstract print
Street photography - Light

Recognition

20+ TSPRA Gold Awards (Video, Newsletter, Marketing) · 4× Highland Park ISD Professional Achievement Award · Featured in Art214, 30 Under 30, Art in the Atrium exhibitions · HubSpot Certified: Inbound Marketing, Content Marketing, SEO