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Transform your business with expert AI consultation and software development services

You Know AI Matters. But What Does It Actually Do For Your Business?

I help small businesses discover and build the AI applications that make you more efficient, more capable, and more connected to your customers.

What I Actually Do

Every project is different. Here's how I typically help:

Process Automation

Stop doing the same work twice.

→Kill manual data entry
→Bridge old systems and new tools
→Scale without hiring

AI Integration

Put AI where it actually helps.

→Wire AI into Slack, email, your stack
→Make your docs searchable and useful
→Extract signal from customer noise

Custom Software

Software that fits your process, not vice versa.

→Qualify leads automatically
→Build customer self-service
→Turn spreadsheets into systems

The honest truth: I don't know what you need until we talk about your actual situation. But these are the types of things I end up building.

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What Clients Say

Rian transformed our vision into reality by designing, coding, and supporting a web application that has really enhanced our ability to help our clients reach their business goals. We're very happy to have an experienced technology partner on the DeVoe team.

Rian has seen us through a complete technology and design overhaul of our web presence, including some very challenging times in the process. I sleep better at night knowing Rian's on our team.

His work resonates over a year later as do his recommendations... When I need a deliverable and deep dive like the work he produced again in the future Rian knows his will be the first phone number I am calling.

Can I Solve Your Problem?

Fair question: Why should you trust me to build something critical for your business?

I've built systems at real scale:

•Scaled from hundreds to millions of monthly video views (Vadio platform for Shazam)
•Enterprise-grade security programs (SOC2, ISO 27001)
•Production AI/ML since 2011 (before it was cool!)
•Led engineering at Amazon's Zappos Labs

I have the credentials:

•Stanford MBA
•Electrical Engineering degree
•CISSP (cybersecurity certification)
•20+ years developing prototypes to production systems

But here's what actually matters:

I've been building software for over 20 years. I've worked at startups and big companies. I've built AI/ML systems since before the current boom. I've led teams and built products that customers love. I've seen what works and what doesn't.

Now I work with growing businesses who need someone who:

✓Understands what's technically possible
✓Knows what actually matters for business outcomes
✓Builds things fast that work the first time
✓Doesn't waste your money on unnecessary complexity

I'm based in Portland and work with a small number of clients at a time to ensure quality and attention.

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