Inbox & follow-ups
Sort requests, route work, and keep follow-ups moving.
AI solutions & consulting
Less busywork. More possibility.
Custom AI applications and automations that take work off your plate.
Enterprise experience.
Personal attention.
6+ yearsBuilding with AI
Fortune 500AI deployment experience
One direct partnerFrom conversation to code
More than chatbots.
Documents & data
Turn invoices, forms, and PDFs into updated records.
Connected systems
Connect your CRM, spreadsheets, and tools. Stop entering things twice.
Internal AI tools
Give your team faster answers, useful reports, and custom applications.
Your problem. Our starting point.
Find the friction
Show us where work gets stuck.
Build the right thing
A focused solution, built around your tools and team.
Make it work
Deploy, refine, and support it in the real world.
Your partner. And your engineer.
Phillip DoughertyForward-deployed engineer
I'm Phillip Dougherty. I build AI applications alongside the people who use them.
Six-plus years in AI, before ChatGPT. Enterprise agents deployed for Fortune 500 companies. Still building for large corporations today.
With DU, you work directly with me—from the first conversation to the code.
Let's talkBring the problem. Not the brief.
Tell us what’s slowing you down. We’ll figure out the next step together.
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A few quick answers.
I know what is frustrating. I don’t know what AI I need.
That is exactly where we can start. Tell us about the repetitive work, delays, or disconnected tools in your business. We’ll help identify what is worth improving—and whether AI is the right way to do it.
Is this just chatbots and phone agents?
No. Conversational AI is one option, not the whole offer. We also build backend workflows, document-processing tools, integrations, internal applications, and reporting systems. Much of the best work happens where your customers never see it.
Do I need to replace the tools we already use?
Not necessarily. We start with your existing workflow and check what your tools can support. Connecting what you have is often a better starting point than replacing everything.
What if a simpler solution would work?
Then that is what we should build. A straightforward integration or a small software change can sometimes solve the problem without AI. The goal is less friction in your business, not more technology.
What does it cost?
Scope comes first. After we understand your challenge, we can discuss the approach, what is included, and pricing before any work begins. There is no one-size-fits-all package to push you into.
How do you approach sensitive business data?
We discuss access, permissions, data handling, and any security requirements before a build. Those requirements help determine the tools and architecture. Please keep passwords, confidential customer information, and sensitive records out of your initial inquiry.