Independent operator · San Diego, CA

I make your business run smoother.

Front desk and admin, websites and AI tools, and hands-on site work. One person who can step in, find what's slowing you down, and fix it.

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$25/hr most work Bilingual English / Spanish OSHA & CPR certified

Esteban Lemus sitting on the rocks by San Diego Bay at dusk, downtown skyline behind him — Taking new clients

5+years in hospitality, retail, and client support

300+customers served a day at peak volume

10+new team members trained and mentored

+40%social following grown for a local business

Services

Three kinds of work, one point of contact.

Most small businesses need a little of everything. I cover the desk, the tech, and the physical work, so you don't have to hire three people.

Office

Admin & Concierge

Keep the front of the business organized and responsive.

Front desk and multi-line phones
Email and call routing, message logs
Calendars, scheduling, and follow-ups
Personal assistant work and errands
Vendor and contractor coordination

Digital

Web, AI & Social

Set up the tools, then make them do the repetitive work.

Website setup, updates, and fixes
AI automation with Claude and Gemini
Social media content and ads
Photo editing (Adobe, Canva)
Tech troubleshooting for your team

Worker with a tool belt on a framing site

On site

Physical Operations

Hands-on help when the job needs someone there.

Home organizing, move-ins, and unpacking
Site and property maintenance
Handyman tasks and repairs
Construction logistics and support

Featured work

Helping a home-organizing brand grow online.

An organized closet with clothes and bags on open shelving

Example photos of the kind of spaces and content involved.

Alana's Organizing · San Diego · 2022

Social Media Marketer & Organizer

A luxury home-organizing company doing move-ins, unpacking, and closet and pantry design. I ran their Instagram and helped on organizing jobs. The business has since grown into The Haute Suite.

+40%followers

+50%post engagement

+15%conversions

Created and posted content across Instagram and Facebook
Planned campaigns and managed the ad budget, which also lowered cost per click
Answered comments and messages so leads didn't go cold
Sent weekly reports on what was working and what to change

See the account on Instagram

How I work

I don't just finish tasks. I fix the reason they pile up.

Walk through

I spend time inside your day-to-day and watch how things actually run.

Find the bottleneck

The missed calls, the messy inbox, the job that always runs late. I name what's costing you time.

Fix it and keep it running

I set up a simpler way of working, handle it myself, or hand it off cleanly so it sticks.

Experience

What I've actually done.

I grew up working alongside two self-taught business owners: a photographer and a contractor. Every job since has added to that.

Personal AssistantPrivate clientNov 2024 – Present

Run scheduling, errands, transportation, and household operations with full discretion
Coordinate vendors and contractors and keep organized records of everything in progress
Built a 72-hour pre-travel checklist that has eliminated trip-day problems

ConciergeSenior living community2026

First point of contact for residents, families, and visitors
Ran the multi-line phones and coordinated transportation, events, and vendors
Handled sensitive personal information with care and privacy

Barista & Certified TrainerStarbucks · two locationsSep 2024 – Aug 2025

Served 300+ customers a day and de-escalated tough situations during rushes
Trained new hires to a 95%+ satisfaction benchmark
Handled $3,000+ per shift at 99% accuracy; helped drive a 15% seasonal sales lift

Team MemberTargetNov 2022 – Nov 2024

Trained and mentored 10+ new team members
98% customer satisfaction score across 100+ transactions a day
Helped write guest-service procedures that made the team faster

Sales AssociateThe Village Hat ShopSep 2022 – Aug 2024

Grew store sales 20% and average sale 30% with one-on-one style consultations
Redesigned displays and cut overstock 15% across 500+ products
Ran seasonal events that boosted sales 40% during promotions

SupervisorElite Auto Body and Paint2022 – 2024

Supervised repair work and inspected finished jobs for quality and safety
Helped speed up turnaround times and kept the shop organized and safe

Photography AssistantPhotography by L Rose2020 – 2024

Scheduled clients, set up lighting and gear, and helped shape creative direction
Edited final images in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop

Projects

Things I've built on my own.

In development Almond Mom.

Wellness app

Almond Mom

A consumer AI wellness app with recipes and food tracking, built privacy-first. I'm designing and coding it myself, from the content system to sign-in.

Next.jsVercelSanity CMSPasskey sign-in

Built from the ground up Wood framing on a build site

Construction

A tiny house

I built a tiny house from the ground up: framing, tool work, and the day-to-day logistics of a real build. It's where the OSHA certification and the hands-on side of my work come from.

FramingTool workSite logistics

Certifications & skills

Trained, certified, and ready to start.

OSHA certified CPR certified CA Food Handler Notary Public in progress Bilingual English / Spanish Microsoft Office Adobe Creative Suite Canva Google Ads Claude & Gemini CA driver's license

Rates

Simple, hourly pricing.

Most work is billed by the hour, so you only pay for the time it takes. For larger jobs like a full website build, a multi-day project, or construction work, I'll walk through it with you and send a written quote first.

Rate cardEsteban J. Lemus

$25per hour

Admin & concierge: Hourly
Web, AI & social: Hourly
Organizing & on-site: Hourly
Big builds & projects: Quoted

Contact

Tell me what's slowing you down.

Text is fastest. Tell me a little about the job and I'll get back to you. Hablo español.

Phone · text or call 619-335-0332

Text

Email esteban64lemus@gmail.com