AI Automation Consultancy - NYC - 10+ Years

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We help growing teams automate operations, ship AI that works, and pass the compliance audits that close enterprise deals.

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What we do

The problems we solve.

Real challenges we are built to solve.

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Your operations run on manual work that doesn't scale

Workflow Automation

Data entry, document review, approvals, customer routing - processes that eat hours every week and break when you grow. We build AI-powered systems that handle it end to end, so your team focuses on the work that actually moves the business.

Map your workflows
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You want AI in your business but don't know where to start

AI Strategy & Implementation

Most AI pilots fail because they start with the technology instead of the problem. We identify where automation will deliver real ROI in your specific business, then build and deploy it. No science projects — just tools your team will actually use.

Find your AI opportunities
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Your team is growing but your technology decisions aren't keeping up

Fractional CTO

You need someone who can make the right technical calls, vet hires, and keep your engineering team aligned with where the business is going - without the cost of a full-time executive. We step in as your technical leader until you are ready to hire one.

Talk to a technical leader
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A deal or partnership depends on a security audit you haven't started

Security & Compliance

An enterprise client wants SOC2. A partner is asking about HIPAA. Your board wants a security review before the next raise. We run the full assessment, build the remediation plan, and get you through the audit - not a 200-page report that collects dust.

Start your audit prep

Our approach

How we work.

Senior engineers who ship. Experienced talent, clear communication, and focused execution from first call to final deploy.

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Senior talent from day one.

Every engagement is led by an engineer with 10+ years of experience. You get the person who architects the solution and the person who builds it. Same person.

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Scoped to outcomes, not hours.

We start with the highest-impact problem and prove results in weeks. No six-month roadmaps built on guesswork. Every sprint ties directly to a business outcome you care about.

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Built so your team owns it.

Clean code, clear documentation, and knowledge transfer baked into the engagement. When the work is done, your team runs it without us. That is the goal.

The approach

How we are different.

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No six-week discovery phase.

You will not get a 40-page SOW before anything happens. We scope tight, start small, and prove the approach works before scaling it. First deliverable in weeks, not months.

Work starts fast
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Small practice. Nowhere to hide.

Big firms move on to the next deal whether your project works or not. We are a solo senior practitioner with a reputation built over a decade in startups — if the work does not deliver, there is no one else to blame. That is the accountability you get when you hire the person, not the brand.

Skin in the game
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Honest about what AI can do.

AI can genuinely accelerate parts of your business. It cannot do everything vendors claim. We will tell you where it fits and where it does not - before you spend six figures finding out the hard way.

No hype, no overselling
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Latest thinking

From the blog.

Compliance8 min read

The EU AI Act Is 98 Days Away. What Your Company Needs to Do Now.

Article 12 of the EU AI Act binds 2026-08-02. A plain-English guide for compliance officers, legal leads, and heads of ops. No jargon.

Engineering11 min read

The v0.7 Bet: Postgres Stays Authoritative, the Bridge Fails Open

We shipped v0.7.2 of the Code Atelier Governance SDK. Here is how an opt-in dual-write bridge gives operators a hosted audit dashboard without new infra.

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Let's talk

Tell us what you're building. We'll tell you how we can help.

No pitch deck, no sales funnel. Just a real conversation about the challenge you're facing and whether we're the right team to help. If we're not, we'll point you to someone who is.

Prefer email? hello@codeatelier.tech