Services & Pricing
Three ways to engage: ad-hoc hourly, monthly retainer, or custom fixed-price project. Pick what matches your scope — no pre-packaged commitments.
Previous engagements include
10 years enterprise engineering at BETA CAE Systems · 10K+ end users served · 20+ AI systems in production
Hourly Implementation
Pay for time. No commitment. No minimum.
The easiest way to start. After the free Process Workshop, we agree on a first project and start at €60/hour. Typical first project: 5-20 hours focused on the smallest highest-impact problem from the workshop. You get a working improvement in production fast, and the trust to discuss bigger scopes after.
Best for
- First-time engagement, testing the relationship
- Small one-off automations
- Ad-hoc code reviews, architecture consultations
- Technical due diligence
- Quick wins identified in the Process Workshop
Deliverables
- Direct hands-on engineering on your highest-impact problem
- Weekly time reports — full transparency on hours spent
- Code, documentation, and runbooks yours from day one
- No minimum commitment beyond agreed first project
- Easy upgrade to retainer or custom project when scope grows
- Direct chat & email access during business hours
Monthly Retainer
For ongoing development, integrations, and maintenance.
When the work becomes ongoing — features rolling out, systems needing maintenance, integrations to other tools — a monthly retainer is more economical and gives you faster response times. Three tiers based on how many hours you need each month. Cancel anytime with 30-day notice.
Standard
20 hours / month
€54/hr effective · 10% off ad-hoc
Small ongoing tech needs — light maintenance, occasional integrations, small enhancements.
- 20 development hours per month
- 24h response SLA (business hours)
- Dedicated communication channel
- Weekly summary email
- Covers: dev, integrations, maintenance, bug fixes
Growth
40 hours / month
€48/hr effective · 20% off ad-hoc
Active automation development with regular new features, integrations, and reliable maintenance.
- 40 development hours per month
- 12h response SLA (business hours)
- Dedicated communication channel
- Monitoring & alerting setup included
- Covers: dev, integrations, maintenance, monitoring
Scale
80 hours / month
€42/hr effective · 30% off ad-hoc
Heavy ongoing involvement across multiple systems. Effectively your part-time dev team.
- 80 development hours per month
- 4h response SLA (business hours)
- Dedicated communication channel
- Monitoring + alerting (business hours)
- Strategic advisory hours (architecture, hiring input, vendor selection)
- Covers: everything in Growth + strategic advisory
Compare Engagement Models
| Feature | Hourly | Standard | Growth | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours per month | Ad-hoc | 20 | 40 | 80 |
| Monthly price | Variable | €1,080 | €1,920 | €3,360 |
| Effective hourly rate | €60 | €54 | €48 | €42 |
| Response SLA | Best-effort | 24h | 12h | 4h |
| Dedicated channel | ||||
| Monitoring & alerting | ||||
| Strategic advisory | ||||
| Cancel terms | Anytime | 30-day notice | 30-day notice | 30-day notice |
| Code ownership | Yours | Yours | Yours | Yours |
Hourly
Standard
Growth
Scale
Custom Fixed-Price Projects
For defined scopes that need predictable pricing.
Two formats available for engagements that don't fit the hourly or retainer model — typically because the scope is well-defined upfront, the stakeholders need a fixed budget commitment, or there's a formal procurement process involved.
AI Sprint
Fixed-price project · 30-60 days
Quoted per project (~€4,800-€7,200 for 80-120 hours)
Defined automation projects with clear scope — e.g., a customer support AI agent, document processing pipeline, internal copilot. Quoted after the free Process Workshop.
- Discovery + scoping workshop included
- Production-ready system deployment
- Cloud-native (AWS / Azure) with GDPR handling
- Documentation + runbook
- 30 days post-launch support
Operations Audit
Fixed-price · 2 weeks
€1,800
When stakeholders need a formal roadmap document before approving an implementation budget. Common in larger organizations, VC-backed companies, or procurement-driven environments.
- Operations mapping (interviews, process walkthroughs)
- ROI-ranked opportunity report (3-5 candidates)
- Architecture sketches for top opportunities
- Vendor / build / buy recommendations
- 6-month phased roadmap
How engagements start
Regardless of which format fits, every engagement follows the same 4-step process: free discovery call, free process workshop, first implementation at hourly rate, then optional scale-up to retainer or custom project.
Discovery Call
30 min · Free · Video call
Process Workshop
60-90 min · Free · Video or on-site
First Implementation
Hourly · €60/hr · Quick win
Scale Up
Retainer or custom project
Services FAQ
All engagements include NDA, IP assignment to you, and GDPR-compliant data handling by default. Invoicing in EUR; USD/GBP on request. EU VAT handled appropriately. Retainers billed monthly in advance.
Ready to start at Step 1?
The discovery call is the only commitment-free way to find out if I can help. Most calls end with either a clear 'yes, let's do the workshop' or an honest 'this isn't a fit — here's what would be.'
Book your free discovery call →Typically: 24h response · 48h to book a slot · No follow-up sales pressure