Data science + practical AI for growing businesses

Clear the technical blockers that have been slowing your business down.

For growing businesses with real operations, useful data, and technical work that has piled up.

I help teams turn scattered data, repetitive work, and vague AI ambitions into useful systems they can actually run with—one tangible improvement at a time.

No polished brief required. Send the problem you’re stuck on and we’ll identify a practical next step.

Does any of this sound familiar?

“We still run this process manually.”“Our data exists, but no one can trust or use it.”“We know AI could help, but don’t know where to begin.”

From blocker to momentum

Start with the problem in front of you. Build from there.

You know the business. I bring the technical depth to turn the next stuck point into useful progress—without making it feel like a massive transformation.

01 / FIND

Untangle the operational mess

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Map the handoffs, spreadsheets, systems, and decision points that quietly cost your team time.

  • Workflow and data diagnosis
  • Opportunity prioritization
  • Practical next steps

03 / GROW

Keep the momentum after the first win

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Stay involved for the next blocker, the next build, or the technical support your team needs to keep improving.

  • 1–3 month implementation projects
  • Ongoing improvement support
  • Clear handoffs and ownership

Bring the thing that’s been nagging at you

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Let’s turn a blocker into a next step.

You don’t need a polished brief. Tell me where the work gets stuck, what your team has tried, or what you wish your systems could do.

jenaess@naessai.com