Turn Your Big Ideas Into Software That Matters More
AI is powerful, but its real value shows up in everyday work—predicting failures before they happen, finding patterns hidden in complex data, or helping teams respond to customers faster.
We build custom AI systems that strengthen human judgment rather than replace it. Every solution begins with understanding what matters to your team and the business outcomes you need to deliver.
Your Trusted Partner in AI Development
AI is changing how organizations plan, build, diagnose, and operate—but the value comes from solving problems that actually matter. Through close collaboration, we identify where AI can genuinely help:
- the bottlenecks slowing you down
- the patterns your team doesn’t have time to find
- the predictions that could shift your organization from a reactive to a proactive stance
Just steady partnership, thoughtful engineering, and solutions shaped for your real-world needs.
AI Readiness Consulting
Make AI useful for your business.
Identify where AI can help, assess data readiness, and build a plan that aligns with real business needs.
Custom AI Development
AI that’s built in–not bolted on.
Design and develop AI systems that predict, automate, and support the work that matters to your team.
AI Product Innovation
Explore where AI strengthens your product.
Your product is already in users’ hands. We help you identify where AI can genuinely elevate the experience and which features deserve your team’s attention next.
All Things AI at SEP
Clear, grounded support across the full AI lifecycle from shaping ideas and evaluating feasibility to building models, integrating systems, and keeping them reliable over time.
- AI Enablement
- Agentic AI Development
- Algorithm Prototyping
- Analytics & Monitoring
- Automated Optimization
- Computer Vision
- Data Readiness & Assessment
- Generative AI
- Machine Learning
- Modern Architecture
- Natural Language Processing
- Planning & Scheduling
- Prediction & Classification
- Product Design Strategy
- Simulation & Modeling
- Solution Prototyping
AI Solutions at SEP
How does SEP approach AI development?
We bring the same collaborative, thoughtful approach we use on every SEP project—shaped for the early, uncertain work of AI development.
Discovery
We start by understanding your data, constraints, and goals. Workshops, research, and early prototypes help uncover assumptions and identify where AI can add real value. This gives everyone a shared view of the opportunity—and the risks.
Design
We build lightweight experiments, models, and validation tools to test feasibility. This is where ideas become tangible: algorithms are prototyped, performance is measured, and teams gain evidence to make confident decisions.
Delivery
AI systems learn—and so do organizations. As your data grows and needs shift, we help refine models, adjust priorities, and ensure your systems stay reliable and aligned with business goals.
Our teams help you understand the problem, explore technical options, and find a path you can rely on. The process is grounded in learning, conversation, and practical steps that turn complex ideas into working software.
Built With Tools That Scale With Your Business
AI systems depend on solid engineering—clean data pipelines, verification and security at every layer, and infrastructure that can evolve as your product does. From model-building frameworks to orchestration and IaC, the stack is shaped around your needs, not forcing you into a pre-defined solution.
AWS Bedrock
AWS SageMaker
Azure Foundry
Azure ML
ChatGPT
Claude
GitHub Copilot
Hugging Face Pipelines
Microsoft Copilot
TensorFlow
Whisper
Are these AI challenges holding you back?
- “Not sure if our data is complete or accurate enough for AI.”
- “Unsure which of our problems AI can realistically solve.”
- “Worried our current infrastructure can’t support machine learning.”
- “Trying to shape an AI idea but unsure how to prove it out.”
- “Not confident we can integrate AI without breaking what already works.”
- “Seeing inconsistent predictions and not knowing how to fix them.”
- “Needing deeper insight into how people use our product before adding AI.”
- “Concerned AI features might confuse users instead of helping them.”
We’ve helped teams facing these same challenges, and we can help you move past them.
Trusted by Teams Who Count on Their Products
“They delivered exactly what we needed.”
SEP brought in the right experts, understood our process deeply, and delivered exactly what we needed. Their level of detail gave us confidence to fund the project and continue building the algorithm.
AI Work We’re Proud Of
Thoughtful Engineering, Complex Problems
AI earns its value when it enables clearer decisions, faster insight, and tools you can trust in real-world conditions. From sawmills to city streets, our teams help clients test ideas, reduce uncertainty, and build AI that supports the outcomes that matter.
Cutting Waste, Boosting Output: Smart Optimization for Sawmills
A global sawmill equipment leader set out to reduce waste and speed up production. Together, we validated a custom optimization tool that delivers sub-second insights, improves yield, and reduces dependence on third-party software.
Results
- Feasibility proven with a working prototype
- Optimization in under 1.25 seconds
- Reduced waste and increased yield
AI Road Planning Tools for Smarter Communities
Avenew set out to transform how cities plan road maintenance. We built AI-enabled tools that generate optimized five-year plans in seconds, helping leaders stretch budgets, improve road quality, and serve their communities more effectively.
Results
- Five-year plans generated in seconds
- Higher road quality without higher budgets
- Clear proof of AI feasibility for statewide use
The Latest In AI
Our AI team explores how intelligent systems fit into real work. We focus on practical, responsible approaches to AI—solving complex problems with care, curiosity, and a clear understanding of how people actually use technology.
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Intentional AI: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job
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Common Questions About AI at SEP
Absolutely. AI isn’t the right fit for every problem, and we’ll be candid about that. If AI does make sense, we’ll guide you through discovery, feasibility, and planning in plain language.
Let’s build AI that your people can rely on.
When decisions carry real weight, a thoughtful, steady partner matters. Submit the form to start a conversation with SEP’s AI team today!