AI consulting
Hands-on AI consulting for owners and operators who want a working result, not a slide deck. Based in Northwest Ohio and working with local businesses first.
Who this is for
Most businesses do not need an AI strategy. They need one or two slow, repetitive, expensive parts of the week to get faster and cheaper, without adding risk or another subscription nobody uses.
That is the work I do. I am a senior software developer who builds with these tools every day. I can advise on where AI fits, prove it on your real work, and build the solution that lasts, so the person making the recommendation is the same person responsible for making it work.
We walk through how the work actually gets done: the quoting, the paperwork, the inbox, the follow-up. You get a plain-language shortlist of where AI could help, ranked by payoff and risk, including the places it should stay out of.
I build a working proof of concept around one real task, using your process and a target we agree on up front. You see it run on your own work before you commit to anything larger.
When the proof holds, it becomes a dependable tool: connected to the systems you already use, with a person in charge of the decisions that matter, and looked after over time.
Hands-on sessions that show your people how to use AI tools well and safely in their own roles, so the benefit does not depend on one enthusiast in the office.
Where it tends to help
These are typical starting points, not promises. Each one gets tested against your own work and numbers before anything is built for the long term.
Turn a request, a drawing, or a set of notes into a solid first draft your estimator reviews instead of starts from scratch.
Sort and summarize incoming requests, draft replies in your voice, and make sure nothing waits three days for an answer.
Pull the details out of invoices, forms, and PDFs and put them where they belong, with a person checking the exceptions.
Let staff ask a question and get the answer from your manuals, policies, price lists, and job history, with the source shown.
Keep jobs, appointments, and reminders moving without someone retyping the same information into three places.
A short weekly summary of what changed in the numbers and what deserves attention, written in plain language.
Every engagement starts small, with a measurable goal and a person who stays responsible for the outcome. If the proof does not hold up, you will know early and cheaply.
Talk about your business ↗Common questions
No. You bring knowledge of how your business runs. I handle the technical side and explain each choice in plain language, so you can decide with confidence.
We agree on what data is used, where it goes, and who can see it before any work starts. Sensitive information stays out of tools that are not suited to it, and I will tell you when a task should not be handed to AI at all.
It depends on the problem, so pricing is set after a first conversation. The first step is deliberately small and fixed in scope, so you know what you are paying for and what you will have at the end.
Local comes first. I am based in Bluffton and glad to work in person around Lima, Findlay, and the rest of Northwest Ohio. I also work remotely with businesses elsewhere.
Then I will say so. Sometimes the better fix is a simpler tool, a cleaner process, or ordinary software. A clear reason not to build is a useful result.
Tell me what eats the most time in your week. I will reply personally within two business days, and the first conversation costs nothing.
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