48-hour AI pilot
Pick one task that eats your team's time. Once the scope is agreed, I put AI to work on it in 48 hours, on your data and in your tools.
Hire an FDE. Pay for the outcome.
A forward deployed engineer who works inside your business, in your tools, on one result you choose.
Start with a 30-minute scoping call.
About
An engineer who sits inside your team and ships working AI, not slide decks
Track record
2,300
plants running a vision-language safety system I shipped.
Hazard-detection accuracy
67%
Reached by fine-tuning a Ministral-3B model. A clear task and a result you can measure.
Delivered through Selectify Analytics.
Workers covered
15,000
by that safety system, across those plants.
Pilot, from signed scope48h
Services
Three ways to put an FDE to work
Start with one task or hand over a whole workflow. Each one ends in something your team uses.
Book a callWorkflow setup
I map how the business runs, then build the automations, agents and integrations that do the work.
AI fine-tuning
Your own model, trained on your data and deployed in your setup. If something simpler does the job, I say so first.
How it works
Deployed in four steps, no surprises
Nothing starts until the outcome and the price are written down and you have agreed to both.
Scoping call · 30 min
Enquiries take us four hours a day.
AI can sort and draft those. Here is what I would build.
Scoping call
Tell me what you are trying to do. I tell you whether AI helps and what I would build.
Written scope
Outcome Agreed
What is out Listed
Timeline Set
Price Fixed
Written scope
A short, plain-English scope: what is in, what is out, the timeline and the price.
Build · in your tools
31:42:10
Progress check-in Sent
Build, embedded
I work in your accounts, on your data, and keep you updated while it comes together.
Handover
Your accounts
Your code
Your data
Recorded walkthrough
Handover
You get the working thing, access to everything, and a walkthrough so you do not depend on me.
Pricing
Pay for the outcome, not the hours
A fixed price in the written scope before any work starts. 20% upfront, the balance once the outcome is delivered and verified.
48-hour pilot
One task, working on your real data, so you see a result before committing to more.
From $2,00020% upfront, balance on verified delivery
- A working pilot on one agreed task
- Deployed so your team can use it
- Recorded walkthrough
- Plain-English summary of what a rollout takes
Workflow setup
The places AI saves real time, found and built, one workflow at a time.
$3,500$3,000 to $4,000 depending on scope. 20% upfront.
- Written plan, ranked by time saved
- Automations across the tools you use
- Agents for specific jobs
- Documentation and team walkthrough
Fine-tuning
A model that behaves the way your business needs, measured against a test set we agree on.
From $5,00020% upfront, balance on verified delivery
- Check that fine-tuning is the right call
- Help preparing training examples
- The model, compared against the baseline
- Deployed in your own setup
Why an FDE
What working with me is like
One engineer, on your side of the table, accountable for the result.
You talk to the engineer doing the work.
No account managers, no handoffs.
Fast, without cutting corners that matter.
A working pilot in 48 hours. Clear timelines for everything else.
Honest about where AI does not fit.
Some problems need a spreadsheet or a better process. I will say so, even if it means a smaller project.
You own what gets built.
Your accounts, your code, your data.
Sized to the work.
I can lead a whole team on a large build, or be the only engineer on yours.
Playbooks
Open the playbooks
Not ready for an FDE? Build it yourself first.
Ready-to-use, copy-paste guides and prompt cards for the work a standard AI subscription already handles. Book an FDE when it needs to run at scale.
FAQ
Questions people ask
What is a forward deployed engineer?
An engineer who works inside your business instead of handing advice across a table. I sit with the people who do the work, build in your tools and accounts, and stay accountable for the result.
What does "pay for the outcome" mean?
We write down the outcome before anything starts, and the price is fixed against it. You are not billed by the hour. You pay 20% upfront, and the balance only once the agreed outcome is delivered and verified.
Should I hire an FDE or do it myself?
If a standard AI subscription can do the job, do it yourself. The open playbooks show you how. An FDE is for mission-critical, complex or large-scale systems that need custom evaluation, tool integrations and production reliability.
Is 48 hours real?
Yes, for one well-scoped task. The clock starts when the scope is approved and I have what I need from you (access, sample data, examples). If the task is too big, I tell you before we start.
I already use AI tools. Can you check they are set up right?
Yes, and it is often the best place to start. I look at what you have and tell you what works, what does not, and what to change or drop.
Do I need to be technical?
No. I explain things in plain language and hand over a short walkthrough. If you are technical, I am happy to go deeper.
Who owns the code and the data?
You do. Everything is built in accounts you own or transferred to you at handover. Your data is used only for your project.
What happens after handover?
Every project includes one working week of dedicated bug fixes and two scheduled walkthrough or consultation calls. After that, new work is scoped separately.
Got a process that eats your team's week?
Book a 30-minute scoping call. You leave with a clear answer on whether AI helps and what it would take.
Book a scoping call