# r.blackman — AI Consulting

> AI help that's scoped, hourly, and actually useful. r.blackman is a small AI consulting practice (Ryan Blackman and Noaman S'Bouria, the operators behind EHVAhealth and ehva.ai) working on voice AI, business process improvement, analytics, model training, and AI infrastructure. $150–$250/hr, free 20-minute intro call, no contracts.

## Services

### Strategy & Operations

- [Business Process Improvement](https://rblackman.ai/services/business-process-improvement.md): Map the workflow, find where AI actually removes work, and cut the rest.
- [Analytics & Decision Intelligence](https://rblackman.ai/services/analytics-decision-intelligence.md): Turn scattered data into decisions you can actually defend in the room.
- [AI Strategy & Readiness](https://rblackman.ai/services/ai-strategy-readiness.md): Figure out where AI actually fits your business before you spend a dollar building it.
- [Workflow & Agent Automation](https://rblackman.ai/services/workflow-automation.md): Custom AI agents that do the specific, repeatable task, not a generic chatbot.

### Models & Infrastructure

- [Voice AI Consulting](https://rblackman.ai/services/voice-ai-consulting.md): Phone and voice AI that actually resolves calls, not a frustrating IVR with a new coat of paint.
- [Data Infrastructure & Reporting](https://rblackman.ai/services/data-infrastructure-reporting.md): The pipelines and warehouse your analytics and AI initiatives actually need underneath them.
- [Open Source Model Consulting](https://rblackman.ai/services/open-source-model-consulting.md): Llama, Mistral, and the rest: know when open source beats a proprietary API, and when it doesn't.
- [AI Hardware & Infrastructure](https://rblackman.ai/services/ai-hardware-infrastructure.md): Cloud GPUs, on-prem hardware, or managed inference: pick your compute strategy with real numbers.
- [Model Training, Fine-Tuning & RAG](https://rblackman.ai/services/model-training-fine-tuning.md): RAG, fine-tuning, or both: the right approach depends on the problem, not the hype.

### Governance & Economics

- [AI Cost Optimization](https://rblackman.ai/services/ai-cost-optimization.md): Inference is quietly becoming your second-biggest AI line item. Let's find the waste.
- [AI Governance, Risk & Compliance](https://rblackman.ai/services/ai-governance-compliance.md): Know your AI risk exposure and get ahead of it before a regulator or a customer asks.

## Why r.blackman

- Direct access: you work directly with Ryan or Noaman, not a rotating bench of juniors.
- Hourly, not locked-in: no annual retainers or six-month minimums.
- Scoped, honest advice: if AI isn't the right answer, that's what you'll hear on the free call.

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Full page: https://rblackman.ai/
How it works: https://rblackman.ai/how-it-works.md
About: https://rblackman.ai/about.md
Book a free 20-minute consult: https://rblackman.ai/contact/