Model40

Work with me

AI automation, shipped.

Independent consulting for teams that want working software, not slide decks.

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About

20+ years in IT, with leadership roles at ACS Technologies, PlanetDDS, and Coterie Insurance. Most recently spent over two years shipping production AI automation pipelines on the Claude API. I run Model40 and ship side projects in the same stack I'd use for your build, so you're not paying me to learn on your dime.

Offers

Three ways to start.

Fixed scope, fixed price, fixed timeline. No retainer required.

AI Automation Sprint

One to two weeks · $3,500 to $5,000 fixed

You have a workflow that's manual, repetitive, and ripe for an LLM. I scope it on a 30-minute call, build it in your stack, and hand it over running.

Good fits

  • Ticket triage and routing
  • Document summarization at scale
  • Internal Q&A bots over your docs or Notion
  • Code review assists
  • Report generation from structured data
  • Email or Slack workflow automation

Stack: Claude API or Gemini, Python or Node, your hosting or a small VPS I spin up for you.

You get

Working software, documentation, a recorded walkthrough, source code, 30 days of bug fixes.

Internal Tool Build

Three to seven days · $1,500 to $2,500 fixed

A focused build for one specific internal need. The "we keep meaning to do this" project that never makes the sprint.

Good fits

  • Gmail-driven dashboards (orders, shipping, support)
  • Notion-to-GitHub or GitHub-to-Notion sync
  • Jira automation that closes a loop your team forgets
  • Helpdesk ticket router
  • Internal scrapers and data pipelines
  • Slack bots for one specific job

You get

The working tool, source code, setup guide.

Security Scanning Agent Setup

Two to three days · $750 to $1,250 fixed

Self-hosted Docker stack I've already built and run in production. Set up in your environment, configured to your repos, yours to keep.

What it does

  • Runs gitleaks, semgrep, pip-audit, npm audit on a schedule
  • FastAPI webhook listener for on-demand scans
  • Nightly cron with results to Slack or email
  • Runs on your hardware, a small VPS, or Tailscale on an existing machine

You get

Installation, configuration, documentation, 30 days of bug fixes.

Longer engagements

Bigger work, same starting point.

The three offers above are how most engagements start. If what you actually need is ongoing fractional help, a multi-month build, or a retainer for AI and automation work across your team, I'm open to that conversation too. Same discovery call, different proposal shape.

How this works

From email to working software.

  1. 01

    You email me with what you've been trying to ship.

  2. 02

    We hop on a 20 to 30 minute call this week.

  3. 03

    I send a one-page proposal within 24 hours.

  4. 04

    You sign, I invoice 50% upfront, I start within two business days.

  5. 05

    Working software in your hands by the deadline in the proposal.

What I won't do

Out of scope.

  • Anything that requires me to access production customer data without proper agreements in place.
  • Projects where the real problem is "we don't know what we want." I'll happily scope that on a call, but the build phase needs a clear target.
  • Work that conflicts with my existing clients or NDAs.

Let's talk.

Tell me what you've been trying to ship. I'll reply within a few hours during business days.

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