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Ashman Kumar

Ashman

Co-founder, Engineering & AI Development
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Three years at E-Store, shipping warehouse routing, inventory forecasting, and document-extraction systems in production.

Two years at AFS building carrier integrations, carrier selection algorithms, and customer-facing technology.

Co-founder of Portmento, focused on engineering AI systems for logistics and supply chain operators.

Writing
Customs brokering and the skills gap: AI as the answer, with one big caveat

Half of Australian licensed brokers are 50 or older. Trade volumes are forecast to rise 50% by 2032. AI won't replace the broker — but it can multiply their capacity.