Since Sep 2021 Karachi · Remote
Founder
Teqprotech
Founded a web development company specialising in PHP frameworks (Laravel, CodeIgniter, WordPress) with a remote team; AI/agent hackathon builds under team 'teqprotech' since 2026.
Karachi · Working remotely
Talal Khawaja
Founder, Teqprotech and Digital Systems Builder
I build the systems service businesses run on — Laravel platforms, WordPress sites, GoHighLevel and CRM automation, and the APIs between them — and keep them running in production.
- Laravel & PHP
- WordPress
- GoHighLevel
- CRM Automation
- API Integrations
- AI Agents with Human Approval
- Technical Operations
- Finalist — USAII Global AI Hackathon 2026
- 2× AI hackathon finalist
- 12 verified hackathon entries in 2026
- #15 lablab.ai leaderboard as of 30 Sep 2026
- 21 public projects
Professional summary
Production systems for real operations
I'm Talal Khawaja, founder of Teqprotech. I build Laravel and PHP applications, WordPress sites, GoHighLevel automation and API integrations, and AI systems that keep a person in charge of the decisions that matter.
My work sits where business operations meet software: the CRMs, automations, websites and integrations a team relies on every day — and, since 2026, AI agents that do the reading and drafting while a person keeps the decisions.
Currently
Since Mar 2025 United States · Remote
Production Manager
The EASE Association
Client management; leads automation with GoHighLevel and AI bots; integrations (Zapier, JobNimbus, HailTrace); email deliverability (Postmaster, DMARC, DKIM); WordPress and GHL sites/funnels; client training on Ease CRM (built on GHL); leads the web-dev and GHL teams.
Featured projects
Selected work
Hackathon builds, products and client systems — each with its stack, team and a verified result where there is one.
LockSmith
A deploy gate for PostgreSQL migrations: it flags lock-taking statements, proves the locks in embedded Postgres, estimates blocking time, and has IBM Bob rewrite them for zero downtime.
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- +3
Result pending GitHub repository for LockSmithThesisCircuit
Paper-only options research agents: three strategies compete, a critic objects, and a fail-closed risk governor has the final say. NO TRADE is a first-class, audited result.
- Python
- FastAPI
- alpaca-py
- Next.js
- +3
Team teqprotech GitHub repository for ThesisCircuitCivicAI Readiness Blueprint
Decision support for community AI readiness: transparent local scoring, gaps, scenario comparison, a three-phase responsible-AI roadmap, and an optional AI policy insight.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- OpenAI API
- Recharts
Finalist — USAII Global AI Hackathon 2026 GitHub repository for CivicAI Readiness BlueprintClientOps Memory AI
An AI operations agent for agencies that turns conversations into typed, evidence-backed memory in CockroachDB, so decisions, instructions and tasks survive the session.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- CockroachDB
- Amazon Bedrock
- +1
QuotePilot AI
An autopilot quoting agent for service businesses: Qwen reads the request, deterministic tools own price and availability, and a human approves before anything is sent.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Qwen
- Alibaba Cloud
The Gadget Index
Production PHP 8.4 + MariaDB review/index site with a GitHub Actions → cPanel deploy, backups and cron.
- PHP
- MariaDB
- GitHub Actions
- cPanel
- +1
Summary — full case study on teqprotech.com
What I work with
Areas of expertise
Four kinds of system, each backed by a project you can open.
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Laravel & PHP systems
CRM systems, dashboards and production PHP sites. Teqprotech has built on Laravel, CodeIgniter and WordPress since 2021.
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GoHighLevel & CRM automation
Lead automation and Conversation AI bots, integrations with Zapier, JobNimbus and HailTrace, and email deliverability (DMARC, DKIM) at The EASE Association.
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AI agents with human approval
Agents that do the routine work, then stop at a checkpoint so a person makes the call: quoting, delivery plans, community resources.
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APIs & integrations
REST APIs, webhooks, voice and CRM integrations — Twilio, Alpaca, Amazon Bedrock, Qwen — wired so the data ends up where the work happens.
Selected technologies
The stack I reach for
Strong-evidence skills only: several shipped projects or a verified role behind each one.
Experience
Career timeline
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Mar 2025 – Present Current
Production Manager
The EASE Association · United States · Remote
Client management; leads automation with GoHighLevel and AI bots; integrations (Zapier, JobNimbus, HailTrace); email deliverability (Postmaster, DMARC, DKIM); WordPress and GHL sites/funnels; client training on Ease CRM (built on GHL); leads the web-dev and GHL teams.
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Sep 2021 – Present Current
Founder
Teqprotech · Karachi · Remote
Founded a web development company specialising in PHP frameworks (Laravel, CodeIgniter, WordPress) with a remote team; AI/agent hackathon builds under team 'teqprotech' since 2026.
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May 2020 – Present Current
Full-stack Developer (Freelance)
Fiverr
Laravel development, WordPress customisation, CRM system development.
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Aug 2021 – Nov 2021
Laravel Developer
Firmsols
Laravel apps, WordPress, React Native; CRM systems; WP e-commerce.
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Jun 2021 – Aug 2021
Full-stack Developer
A&I Group of Companies
Built 3 CRM systems and 1 payment system on Laravel (self-reported).
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Jun 2020 – Oct 2023
Full-stack Developer
Nanosoft Technologies
Hackathons & achievements
12 verified hackathon entries in 2026
Every entry with the team that built it. Results appear only once they’re confirmed.
Finalist — USAII Global AI Hackathon 2026
CivicAI Readiness Blueprint
Decision support for community AI readiness: transparent local scoring, gaps, scenario comparison, a three-phase responsible-AI roadmap, and an optional AI policy insight.
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KhidmatConnect AI
Alibaba Cloud AI Hackathon Pakistan 2026 (Open Innovation)
Team: With Aqeela Urooj
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Prisma
- PostgreSQL
National Finalist — Alibaba Cloud AI Hackathon Pakistan 2026 Certificate for KhidmatConnect AI GitHub repository for KhidmatConnect AI -
lablab.ai
LockSmith
IBM Bob 2.0 Hackathon
Team: Solo
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
Result pending Submission for LockSmith GitHub repository for LockSmith -
lablab.ai
DUET: Dual-arm Execution from Everyday Talk
AI Infra Summit Hackathon
Team: Team of 4
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Devpost
NeighborOps AI
Agents for Humans Hackathon (Good Neighbor Agents track)
Team: Team of 4, with Aqeela Urooj
- FastAPI
- SQLAlchemy
- Strands Agents
- OpenAI API
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lablab.ai
ThesisCircuit
Alpaca AI Trading Agents Hackathon
Team: Team teqprotech
- Python
- FastAPI
- alpaca-py
- Next.js
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Devpost
ClientOps Memory AI
CockroachDB × AWS Hackathon — Build with Agentic Memory
Team: With Aqeela Urooj
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- CockroachDB
- Amazon Bedrock
Latest writing
Articles & notes
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BlogGoHighLevel
The reminder time was wrong. The calendar was right. Audit Logs said why.
A GoHighLevel appointment showed the right time on the calendar but the wrong time in the reminder. The answer wasn't in any workflow. It was in the contact's Audit Log.
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ArticleNext.js
Sometimes the best trade is no trade: a fail-closed risk governor for AI agents
ThesisCircuit lets three strategy agents argue, a critic object, and a deterministic risk governor decide. It trades on paper only, and NO TRADE is an audited result rather than an error.
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ArticleTypeScript
Human approval is an architecture decision, not a UX checkbox
Four agent builds, one lesson: an approval step only protects anything if the system is shaped around it. Where authority lives, what the model can touch, and what happens when someone says no.
GitHub
Open-source & public repositories
13 public repositories linked from the projects on this site.
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kmt9967/locksmith-ibm-bob on GitHub
LockSmith
A deploy gate for PostgreSQL migrations: it flags lock-taking statements, proves the locks in embedded Postgres, estimates blocking time, and has IBM...
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kmt9967/thesiscircuit on GitHub
ThesisCircuit
Paper-only options research agents: three strategies compete, a critic objects, and a fail-closed risk governor has the final say. NO TRADE is...
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kmt9967/clientops-memory-ai on GitHub
ClientOps Memory AI
An AI operations agent for agencies that turns conversations into typed, evidence-backed memory in CockroachDB, so decisions, instructions and tasks survive the...
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kmt9967/quotepilot-ai on GitHub
QuotePilot AI
An autopilot quoting agent for service businesses: Qwen reads the request, deterministic tools own price and availability, and a human approves before...
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kmt9967/civicai-readiness-blueprint on GitHub
CivicAI Readiness Blueprint
Decision support for community AI readiness: transparent local scoring, gaps, scenario comparison, a three-phase responsible-AI roadmap, and an optional AI policy insight.
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kmt9967/KhidmatConnect-AI on GitHub
KhidmatConnect AI
Urdu-first, phone-first emergency intake and triage for Pakistan: web or voice reports become one auditable case, Qwen gives decision support, and a...
Contact
Have a system that needs building or fixing?
Questions, collaborations and hackathon teams are welcome. Commercial projects run through Teqprotech, where the team and the paperwork live.