Case Studies
Real analytics and AI consulting outcomes across healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, education, and government. See what changed when we shipped it.
Data engineering and lakehouse: 31 engagements
- We consolidated 14 regional patient encounter definitions into one standard in 11 weeks, cutting reconciliation labor costs by $2.1 million. , Kaiser Permanente, Healthcare
- We recovered $4.8M a year in misrouted claims by lifting member match accuracy from 75 to 94 of every 100 records, restarting three stalled ML pilots. , Express Scripts, Healthcare
- We improved patient data quality from 58 to 91 in 12 weeks, enabling a $3.2M population health management platform to move forward. , St. David's Medical Center, Healthcare
- We identified inconsistencies across six revenue metrics and created one certified ARR definition, resolving a $1.4M reporting gap between finance and sales. , Enterprise SaaS Company, Technology & SaaS
- We replaced nine outdated reporting systems with a single platform, reducing infrastructure costs by $3.1 million annually and cutting the monthly close process from 18 days to 3. , Lumen Technologies Division, Technology & SaaS
- Built and launched a churn prediction model in 10 weeks that flagged $2.6M in at-risk ARR and cut churn by 340 accounts in three months. , Domo Analytics, Technology & SaaS
- Consolidated 14 business unit data warehouses into a federated data mesh, cutting $4.7M in annual infrastructure costs and unlocking cross-unit analytics. , Rackspace Technology, Technology & SaaS
- We helped 67 school districts replace manual IPEDS reporting with one platform in 14 weeks, cutting $1.9M in yearly labor costs. , Florida Department of Education, Government
- Replaced a slow 4GB Access database with real-time Snowflake in three months, unlocking $1.4M in new slot revenue. , Jamul Casino, Gaming & Hospitality
- Deployed revenue analytics on 8 vessels to uncover $2.1M in upsell opportunities and cut inventory waste by $380K annually. , Gulf Coast Cruise Line, Gaming & Hospitality
- Automated call report preparation cut compliance labor from three weeks to two days and eliminated $680K in annual costs, resulting in zero MRAs in the next exam cycle. , Frost Bank, Financial Services
- We improved policy data quality from 61 to 94, unlocking $8.4M in AI underwriting projects that were stalled. , Employers Holdings Inc., Financial Services
- We built a deal pipeline data system in 12 weeks that cut report preparation from two days to 90 minutes and saved $420K in analyst costs annually. , Stephens Inc., Financial Services
- We merged 11 campus data warehouses into a single system, cutting infrastructure costs by $2.3 million annually and speeding report delivery from five days to same-day. , Texas A&M University System, Higher Education
- We audited and fixed research data systems in 14 departments to secure $6.8M in federal AI research funding. , Texas Tech University System, Higher Education
- We implemented a university-wide data governance program that fixed four years of inconsistent enrollment and research data and automated $2.8M in federal reporting. , Baylor University, Higher Education
- Automated OEE tracking at 6 plants uncovered $3.7M in downtime and cut unplanned stoppages by 31 hours monthly. , Benchmark Electronics, Manufacturing
- We merged seven warehouse systems into a single platform, slashing logistics costs by $2.2 million a year and cutting order fulfillment from 3.1 days to 18 hours. , XPO Logistics Regional Division, Manufacturing
- Improved data accuracy at four plants to cut defect escapes from 21 to 4 per 1,000 units, saving $4.6M annually in warranty costs. , Flex Ltd. (Automotive Division), Manufacturing
- Built a unified customer data system across 8 channels to drive $4.2M in personalized sales revenue. , National Specialty Retailer, Retail & E-Commerce
- We combined claims data from four outdated systems to unlock $8.4M for AI underwriting. , Regional P&C Insurer, Insurance
- Cut NAIC statutory reporting from 6 weeks to 4 days by automating processes, saving $1.1M in yearly compliance labor costs. , National Life Insurance Carrier, Insurance
- We built a clinical trial data governance system that cut FDA submission prep time from 14 weeks to 3 weeks. , Mid-Size Pharmaceutical Company, Life Sciences
- We developed R&D portfolio analytics covering 8 programs to give the board a clear, consolidated view of pipeline value. , Clinical-Stage Biotech, Life Sciences
- We automated the pharmacovigilance data pipeline, cutting adverse event processing from 18 days to 4 hours. , Specialty Pharmaceutical Company, Life Sciences
- Built a reliable ESG data system that cut sustainability report prep time from 18 weeks to 3 weeks. , Investor-Owned Utility, Energy & Utilities
- Built a smart meter data system for 680,000 meters that cut demand response program costs by $3.4 million. , Municipal Electric Utility, Energy & Utilities
- Aligned ARR, NRR, and churn data across finance, product, and sales to resolve a $2.1M reporting gap for the board , Growth-Stage SaaS Platform, Technology & SaaS
- We found three stalled ML projects and mapped out clear 12-week plans to get each into production. , Mid-Market SaaS Platform, Technology & SaaS
- We carried asset and reporting data through an S/4HANA migration with zero reporting blackout, in 16 weeks. , Mid-Market Energy & Utilities Company (representative), Energy & Utilities
- We rescued a stalled S/4HANA migration and brought it to a clean go-live in 5 months, with zero downtime. , Technology Hardware Company (representative), Technology & SaaS
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Sixty-four engagements, each recorded with the question it existed to answer, the situation it arrived in, and what the work produced. Filter by stage, industry or question type.
Sixty-four engagements and the question each one was answering.
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Every entry records the question the work existed to answer, the situation it arrived in, the roadmap that answered it, and what that produced. Filter by the stage the work sat in, by industry, or by the kind of question.
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