LUDDAN SERVICES · CONSULTING

AI-powered consulting
that simplifies people's jobs.

We use Claude, autonomous agents, and 3D printing to solve real workplace problems for small fleets, marine ops, auto repair, and specialty manufacturers. We augment workers — never replace them.

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How we work

Four non-negotiable
principles.

Every engagement runs on the same playbook. These aren't marketing claims — they're the rules our contract templates enforce.

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Augment, don't replace

AI handles the repetitive part of someone's job so they can focus on the work that needs human judgment. We won't propose a solution that targets headcount reduction.

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Real workplace problems first

No prepackaged product to push. Every engagement starts by sitting with your team for a day and listening to where the friction actually is.

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AI as the IP

The deliverable isn't a one-off script. It's a tested AI workflow plus the runbook to operate it — so the value compounds long after our engagement ends.

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Hybrid pricing default

Base retainer covers our operating costs. Bonus tied to documented savings aligns our incentives with yours. Pure savings-based deals are rejected — measurement integrity isn't enforceable as a one-person LLC.


Pricing

Three ways
to engage.

Hybrid is the default. Savings-based is offered only when an existing customer has a documented baseline already. Floor rate of $75/hr applies in all cases.

Option A

Savings-based

You pay a percentage of measured savings. Available only to customers with documented baselines.

  • Quarterly review of saved hours, errors avoided, downtime prevented
  • Mutually-agreed measurement methodology in the SOW
  • $75/hr statutory floor still applies on disputed quarters
  • No upfront retainer — but baseline must be auditable
Option B

Consulting fee

Fixed monthly retainer. Predictable cost. Predictable delivery cadence.

  • $1,500–$3,000 / month base retainer
  • All deliverables, agent runbooks, design IP
  • Customer pays direct costs: AI APIs, hosting, filament, subscriptions
  • 30-day notice to cancel either side

Who we work with

Service
catalog.

Verticals where AI agents + 3D printing solve real recurring pain. Engagements are evening / weekend delivery; daytime availability is not promised.

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Small fleets (5–50 trucks)

Dispatch automation, parts lookup, vendor scheduling, custom 3D-printed jigs and brackets. Non-safety-critical only.

Evening / weekend delivery

Marine operations

Crew scheduling, parts logging, inspection paperwork. Steering, propulsion, and life-safety systems are out of scope.

Non-safety-critical only
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Auto repair shops

Estimate generation, customer follow-up, parts cross-reference, inventory reorder rules. Local-first AI keeps customer data in your shop.

Local-first deployment
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Specialty manufacturers (under 50 staff)

Quote workflows, drawing-to-print pipelines, structural sanity-checks, branded part traceability. Reuse our parametric library where it fits.

Reuses our pattern library
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Property management

Tenant communication, maintenance triage, vendor coordination, document generation. Multi-property dashboards built on the Nexum stack.

Built on Nexum stack
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One-off custom parts

Spec-to-print: send a drawing or a photo, receive a parametric design with structural sanity-check, FEA-lite report, and branded traceable parts.

48-hour quote turnaround

Risk discipline

Work we
don't take.

There are categories of work that conflict with our risk profile as a small LLC without specialized professional liability coverage. We decline these on the first call — not because the work isn't valuable, but because we're not the right firm to do it.

Categories outside our scope

If your project falls into any of these, we will refer you to firms equipped for them rather than take the engagement.


Engagement timeline

90 days
from sign to measurement.

A standard engagement runs four phases over a quarter. AI agents work through the night so the customer-facing meetings stay short.

Phase 1 · Discover

Sit with your team

One day on-site. Watch the work, document the friction, identify the highest-leverage AI intervention. No-cost discovery.

Days 1–7 · Free
Phase 2 · Design

Prototype overnight

Agents draft the workflow. We deliver a working prototype in 30 days. SOW signed before any work that costs the customer money.

Days 8–30 · SOW signed
Phase 3 · Deliver

Install and train

We install the workflow on customer hardware where possible. Train the team. Document the runbook. Customer accepts before invoicing begins.

Days 31–60 · Customer signoff
Phase 4 · Measure

Quarterly review

Saved hours, errors avoided, downtime prevented — measured against the agreed baseline. Drives the savings-bonus calculation in hybrid contracts.

Days 61–90 · First measurement

What you get

Every engagement
ships these.

Standard deliverable bundle. Templates are pre-drafted; we adapt to the engagement rather than re-inventing each time.

Mutual NDA

Background-IP and foreground-IP clauses non-negotiable. Signed before discovery day.

Master Services Agreement

One MSA covers ongoing engagements; SOWs reference it without re-negotiating terms each round.

Statement of Work

Per-project scope, milestones, acceptance criteria, and pricing model. Three SOW variants for the three pricing options.

Measurement plan

Baseline numbers, after-state metrics, who collects them, how disputes are resolved. Built into the SOW from day one.

Working prototype

Within 30 days. Tested on real customer data. Ready for installation, not a slide deck.

Agent runbook

Plain-language operating instructions for the team. How to start it, stop it, troubleshoot it, hand it off.

30-day case study

After installation, a written summary of what was deployed and what changed — yours to keep, ours to anonymize for portfolio (with your approval).

Free-work clause

If a free pilot generates recurring value, a revenue-share clause activates. No perpetual free work — bounded as a one-time origin story.

Send us your problem.

We'll tell you in 48 hours whether AI can fix it — and which of the three pricing options fits. No-cost discovery day if we proceed.

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