Forward Deployed AI Engineering
Embedded. Practical. Built Around Your Systems.
iB Consulting USA acts as your forward deployed engineering team, embedding with your business to build AI solutions around your actual systems, workflows, and data. You get the caliber of a $500K forward deployed engineer without making a $500K hire.
Embedded with your team
A forward deployed engineer studies your organization from the inside: your systems, your data, your people, and your constraints. No generic product. Solutions are built for how your business actually runs.
AI that ships
From AI readiness to working tools: automation, analytics, dashboards, and custom AI workflows deployed inside your environment and tied to measurable performance outcomes.
Governed and accountable
AI engineering with governance discipline: clear oversight, security awareness, and executive reporting. The same standards we bring to board advisory and Baldrige based diagnostics.
What is a forward deployed engineer?
A forward deployed engineer (FDE) is an engineer who embeds directly inside a client organization, studies its systems, workflows, and data, and builds custom software, now typically AI solutions, tailored to that specific company rather than selling a generic product. The model was pioneered at Palantir and is now used by leading AI companies. iB Consulting USA brings forward deployed engineering to organizations that want AI built around their real operations.
Who is embedded AI engineering for?
CFOs, boards, associations, agencies, and operators who want practical AI: automation, analytics, and custom workflows delivered with governance discipline. If your organization wants AI results without hiring a six figure engineering team, forward deployed engineering is built for you. We serve as your AI implementation consultant and applied AI engineering partner from diagnostic through deployment.
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