# Kevin Fincel; Forward Deployed AI Engineer

> Kevin Fincel builds AI systems for businesses, from the first workflow through deployment and day-to-day use. Start with a 2–3 week AI Deployment Sprint, from $12K.

Kevin Fincel embeds inside real businesses, finds the workflow where AI creates
measurable leverage, wires the model into the company's actual data, tools, and
permissions, and owns the result through production and adoption. Founder of
Geol.ai (https://geol.ai). Fincel Design, LLC · Jacksonville Beach, FL · est. 2008.

Client and employer names are withheld by policy; every engagement is
verifiable in conversation and reference checks. Every case-study figure was
verified against source repositories (Aug 2026). Surface revised: 2026-09-10.

## Offers

- AI Deployment Sprint [Fixed scope · 2–3 weeks · From $12K]: The sprint starts with two or three days at your business, watching how the work gets done and talking with the people who do it. I take that back to my office and spend the rest of the 2–3 weeks checking the data the workflow depends on and working out the plan. We agree on how to measure success before committing to a build. You leave with a system map, the risks, a build plan and an ROI estimate. You can take that plan to someone else.
- Proof of Value → Production [Build and test · Ready for daily use · Scoped per engagement]: I build the workflow we chose in the sprint and test it against your data. Getting it into production also means sorting out access, logging and the steps that need human approval. Most of this happens from my office, with a visit for training if that helps your team. We keep working until your team can run it.
- Fractional AI Lead [Monthly · Part-time technical leadership]: For teams that need an AI lead but aren't ready to hire one full time. I help make architecture and vendor decisions, review the work, and get the team comfortable running it. I can also build when you need another pair of hands.

## Evidence (white-labeled, repo-verified case studies)

- [Five MCP servers, one encrypted token vault](https://finceldesign.com/casework/five-mcp-servers-one-token-vault): I connected the team's AI tools to the software they use for ads, reporting and calls. Staff sign in with their own accounts, and the ad connection can't change live spending. Headline: 84 TOOLS · 5 SELF-HOSTED SERVERS. Status: LIVE IN PRODUCTION.
- [One database, two front doors](https://finceldesign.com/casework/one-database-two-front-doors): I replaced a 12-tab trade-show spreadsheet with an app the team uses daily. Staff can update it directly or ask an AI assistant to do it. Every change is recorded. Headline: 92 MCP TOOLS · HAND-BUILT OAUTH 2.1. Status: LIVE IN PRODUCTION · DAILY TEAM USE.
- [2,014 domains, one consent gate](https://finceldesign.com/casework/2014-domains-one-consent-gate): After years of acquisitions, the company didn't know which websites were still running. I checked 2,014 domains and identified where visitor tracking needed consent controls. Headline: 2,014 DOMAINS PROBED · 27 LIVE · TRIAGED. Status: AUDIT DELIVERED · ROLLOUT IN PROGRESS.
- [A live ERP, an API-first storefront](https://finceldesign.com/casework/live-erp-api-first-storefront): I built the connection between the company's inventory system and its new website. Nearly 60,000 items sync in 5.4 minutes. The backend is verified; the website is still being built. Headline: 5.4 MIN FULL SYNC · 59,886 ITEMS · 100% HASH-STABLE. Status: BACKEND VERIFIED · UI IN PROGRESS.
- [916 products, 30 agents, one operator](https://finceldesign.com/casework/916-products-30-agents-one-operator): I built an AI-assisted check of 916 products against a 250-page guide. The employee responsible for the catalog ran the full review herself, with three checkpoints together. Headline: 916 PRODUCTS · ~30-AGENT ADVERSARIAL SWARM. Status: SYSTEM DELIVERED · COMPREHENSIVE RUN COMPLETED BY THE OPERATOR.
- [Agent-written changes to live ad accounts, safely](https://finceldesign.com/casework/agent-written-ad-changes-safely): Every API mutate touches live client spend. There is no sandbox. Headline: 35 LIVE MUTATIONS · EVERY ONE APPROVED & LOGGED. Status: IN PRODUCTION · ~18 ACCOUNTS.
- [23,658 products, two dollars of compute](https://finceldesign.com/casework/23658-products-two-dollars-compute): A 23,658-product catalog needed cleanup at a cost we could justify. Headline: <$2 COMPUTE · 697 PRODUCTS · 98.1% VERIFIED. Status: PILOT EXECUTED & VERIFIED · PROGRAM PHASES GATED.

## FAQ

### What is a Forward Deployed AI Engineer?

A Forward Deployed AI Engineer works with a business to build AI into its existing systems. The job includes understanding the workflow, connecting the data and setting access rules. Kevin Fincel also stays involved through deployment and team adoption.

### What does Kevin Fincel deploy?

Kevin builds AI agents and MCP servers, retrieval systems, and integrations with ERP, CRM, analytics and legacy software. The work includes testing answers, access controls and human approval for sensitive changes.

### How does an engagement with Kevin Fincel start?

Start with the AI Deployment Sprint: 2–3 weeks of fixed-scope work, from $12K. Kevin spends the first two or three days at your business, then works from his office in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Together you choose a workflow and check its data and access requirements. You get a system map, risks, build plan and ROI estimate. Use the contact form to start the conversation.

### Can AI agents read finceldesign.com?

Yes. The site provides /llms.txt for an overview, /resume.json and /resume.txt for Kevin's background, and /AGENTS.md for agent instructions. Agents can read /api/hire and send an introduction through /api/contact.

### Why are client names withheld on finceldesign.com?

By policy: client and employer names are withheld across the site, and every engagement is verifiable in conversation and reference checks. Every case-study figure was verified against source repositories in August 2026.

### Does Kevin Fincel work on site or remotely?

Both. An engagement usually begins with two or three days at the client's business so Kevin can see how the work gets done. The build and deployment happen from his office in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Return visits for training are planned with each company. Clients are mainly in the United States and Canada.

## Machine endpoints

- [resume.json](https://finceldesign.com/resume.json): structured resume (JSON Resume schema)
- [fit](https://finceldesign.com/fit): local JD reader; proven delivery, transferable skills and meaningful gaps
- [evals](https://finceldesign.com/evals): historical measurements and revised release policy
- [evals.json](https://finceldesign.com/evals.json): allowlisted historical aggregates; no private examples
- [resume.txt](https://finceldesign.com/resume.txt): plain-text resume
- [AGENTS.md](https://finceldesign.com/AGENTS.md): instructions for AI agents
- [api/hire](https://finceldesign.com/api/hire): JSON intro endpoint (GET)
- [api/contact](https://finceldesign.com/api/contact): structured contact channel (GET the schema, then POST)
- [api/clearance](https://finceldesign.com/api/clearance): spam-check posture for browser requests (GET)

## Contact

No email address or phone number is published; engagement is form-driven.
- Humans: the transmission form at https://finceldesign.com/#contact
- Agents: POST https://finceldesign.com/api/contact (GET it first for the schema); no spam check, 3 messages per hour per address
- Primary engagement: the AI Deployment Sprint (fixed scope, 2–3 weeks, from $12K)
- Working model: two or three days on site to start, then remote build and deployment from Jacksonville Beach, FL; training visits planned per engagement