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Shop AI Walkthrough
Half a day with your team, on site or by video. You leave with a written plan.
- Where your hours go today
- Where AI saves the most time
- What to leave alone
Practical AI for the People Who Build Things.
I'm Kyson, a purchasing manager in metal fabrication. I use AI daily on quotes, POs and paperwork, and teach shop teams to do the same. No tech background needed.
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Built and used daily: QuoteTrax and SteelTrax
- Quotes
- Purchase orders
- Price history
- Vendor emails
- Spec sheets
- Job status
- Shipping logs
- Training new hires
Services
Four Ways to Put AI to Work
Most shops start with a walkthrough. Every job is flat priced.
Small groups
Team Training
Your team learns AI on its own quotes, POs and emails, and uses it the same day.
- Built around each role
- Cheat sheets for the desk
- A follow up once they've tried it
Custom app
Custom Shop Tools
For repeat work, I build a small web app around your process. I call them Trax.
- A working version early
- Runs on your own network
- A guided tour for new hires
Monthly
Ongoing Support
Questions, tweaks and a heads up when a new AI tool is worth your time.
- Help when a process changes
- Training for new hires
- Upkeep for any Trax you own
How It Works
From First Call to a Team That Uses It
Results early. Nothing built without your OK.
- 1
Free Call
Thirty minutes on where your team loses hours. No pitch.
- 2
Walkthrough and Plan
I map the work and hand you a written plan, priced up front.
- 3
Train, Build, Support
Your team learns on its own documents, and I stay on call while it settles in.
Work
Proof From the Shop Floor
Built with AI for a fab shop and used daily. Sample data shown.
Quote #1047
Ridgeline Precast
- Manhole form, 60 × 48 in$9,835
- Cone top, 48 to 24 in$4,260
- Grade rings, set of 3$1,145
- Freight to plant$640
Package price$15,880
QuoteTrax
The sales quote spreadsheet, rebuilt as a web app. Matched Excel on 192 of 192 prices. Built in under a week.
Last price paid
Morning sweep, 6:30 AM
- HSS tube2 × 2 × 3/16$4.82/ft+3.2%
- Angle2 × 2 × 1/4$2.67/ft−1.5%
- Flat bar1/4 × 2$1.38/ft0.0%
- ChannelC6 × 8.2$9.14/ft+2.2%
24 ft of HSS tube$115.68
SteelTrax
Every vendor PO becomes price history. A 6:30 AM sweep reads the morning's POs and flags steel price changes.
InventoryTrax
Next on the Line: Yours
Which spreadsheet, form or email chain slows your team down? Sometimes the fix is training, sometimes it's a Trax.
Why Work With Me
AI Help From Someone Who's Done the Job
If your team can use email and Excel, they can learn this.
I Work in a Shop
I already speak PO, mill cert and freight bill, so we skip the translation.
Your Work, Not Slides
People learn faster when the example is the job they did this morning.
Your Data Stays Yours
Private settings, and clear rules on what never goes into a public chatbot.
Results You Can Count
I time tasks before and after, so you see what you paid for.
Most AI training is built for tech companies.Mine is built for the shop floor.
About
Built by Someone Who Works in a Shop
Seven and a half years at one shop: shipping, then the books, then purchasing.
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2026 to now
Founder
Kyson WorksAI consulting and custom tools for manufacturing. I built QuoteTrax and SteelTrax with Claude Code.
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2025 to now
Purchasing Manager
Metal fabrication · OregonI source the steel, manage vendors and POs, and keep material costs current on every job.
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2019 to 2024
Shipping Manager, Then Bookkeeper
Same shopStarted in a mix of roles, ran shipping and freight, then kept the books.
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2015 to 2019
Oregon State University
EducationBusiness Administration and Management.
ProcurementSupply chainLogisticsMetal fabricationAI trainingProcess mappingSAPExcelPythonClaude Code
FAQ
Questions People Ask First
Do I need to be good with computers?
No. If you can use email and Excel, you can learn this. Every session ends with a cheat sheet you keep.
What can AI actually do in a shop?
Draft quotes and emails, pull numbers from POs and invoices, compare vendor prices, summarize spec sheets and write procedures. I'll also tell you where not to trust it.
Is our data safe?
Your team gets private settings and clear rules on what never goes into a public chatbot. Any Trax runs on your own network.
Do you only work with metal shops?
No. Precast, machining, distribution and most manufacturing run on the same spreadsheets and email.
Do you come on site?
Yes, around Oregon. Everywhere else works well by video.
What does it cost?
A flat price, quoted up front. The first call is free.
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Ready to Put AI to Work?
Tell me what slows your team down. The first call is free, with a straight answer on where AI helps.
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info@kyson.works