We help industrial teams understand and use AI safely in everyday work and build better workflows with clear rules, approvals, and controls.
Talk directly with Dan Hughes, founder. Bring one question, problem, or operational bottleneck. In 60 minutes, we’ll work through it together and leave you with a practical recommendation for what to do next—whether you hire us or not.
We’re practitioners. We work hands-on with AI development tools like Claude Code and Codex, with commercial and open-source models, and with the systems you already run—ERP, estimating, order entry, drawings, spreadsheets. We even use AI in our own work. AI agents help us analyze your workflows and recommend what to automate. Our agent-powered software factory takes an idea to a working solution in weeks, not quarters. And we teach your team to build the same way.
We build that advantage with you, in five steps. Start anywhere—we’ll tell you honestly if you’ve skipped one.
Hands-on AI training, on your own work.
Surface and rank your use cases—high value, low lift first.
Break the process apart and decide what stays human.
Build and test the AI workflow on real work.
Grow the team and expand AI adoption across your business.
The path above runs through these four services. Most companies begin with training and grow from there; peer groups can start any time.
01 · Educate
Build role-specific AI fluency and develop internal champions who can spot opportunities, reinforce guardrails, and help useful practices spread. Training covers ChatGPT, Claude, and the coding tools we build with daily—Claude Code and Codex.
Deliverables: AI Briefing for Leadership, AI 101, AI Use Case Identification, AI Builder, Champion Development
Training and champion development
02 · Build
An experienced AI builder works alongside your team. Together, we map the process, build and test the new workflow, and help put it into daily use.
Deliverables: Discovery & Process Mapping, Workflow Engineering, Testing & Rollout
How the build works
03 · Coach
Coaching for executives, managers, and internal champions—from AI strategy and governance down to hands-on building. Because we work with the technology at a deep level, the guidance comes from doing, not theory.
Deliverables: Executive & Manager Coaching, AI Strategy & Roadmap, Builder Mentorship
How AI coaching works
04 · Connect
Peer groups matched to responsibilities. Executives focus on strategy, governance, investment priorities, and organizational adoption. Manufacturing leaders and hands-on builders compare use cases, workflows, tools, and implementation lessons.
Deliverables: Facilitated Monthly Sessions, Shared Resources & Peer Network
View current groups and membershipWe focus on construction, manufacturing, and distribution—industries where decisions made in documents and systems shape real work on job sites, plant floors, in warehouses, and out in the field.
Construction
Preconstruction through turnover: estimating and bids, takeoffs, submittals and RFIs (requests for information), field documentation, closeout.
Manufacturing
Quote request through shipment: quoting, bill of materials and drawing review, production planning, quality and traceability.
Distribution
Demand through delivery: purchasing, quotes and order entry, warehouse operations, invoicing and returns.
No. Bring a business goal, a capability gap, or an operational bottleneck. Finding the use cases worth doing is a step on our path—and we run it with you.
No. We assess what exists, identify material gaps, and choose a starting point that can be tested responsibly.
Both—usually in that order. You can enter at any point, but education first is why the rest works. Teams that understand the tools pick better problems and stay with the workflow after we leave.
Approved sources, access controls, human-review points, and ownership are defined before anything is built.
In a 60-minute working session with Dan Hughes, we’ll explore what’s on your mind, assess whether AI is relevant, and identify a practical next step—if there is one. Whether you hire us or not.