Ryan Alexander Black

AI Solutions Consultant & Builder

I build AI software, automations and tools — end to end.

I'm Ryan. I take ideas and turn them into working AI products — full-stack apps, automation pipelines, and custom model integrations — with the production guardrails that keep AI reliable. After ~7 years running my own businesses, I build for real outcomes, not just features: I understand the whole operation a tool has to fit into, the context most builders lack. Proven across a live SaaS, a decision-support engine, a custom AI media toolset, and research/reporting automations — all built solo.

Ryan Black
Builder & founder
~7 years running my own businesses; now building AI software full-time. Flagship is OCLA — a SaaS that unifies a whole coaching business into one system, built solo, live with paying users. That background is the context most AI builders lack — I build for outcomes, not just features that look good in a demo.
Operations & delivery
Ran production and installation for a signage company — ~$250k/month, 30+ concurrent projects, a team of 5–6. I understand real-world constraints.
Range, end to end
Full-stack SaaS, a rules-based data/decision engine, a custom AI media toolset (MCP server + automated video editor), and research/reporting automation pipelines — I build whatever the job needs, idea to live, not just the fun bits in the middle.
AI-native & fast
I take ideas → live with AI-assisted tooling, with the production guardrails (validation, code-not-LLM for anything numeric, tests) that keep AI reliable once real people use it.

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Client work

Client results

Cash Direct

Shelley GregoryHead of Risk and Complaints, Cash Direct

After an initial audit with Shelley, we identified an opportunity to replace her daily manual loan-statement process — pulling two reports, cross-checking them, and rebuilding the numbers by hand in a spreadsheet — with a simple, automated tool she could run herself, checked for errors along the way.

Ryan worked with me to identify exactly where AI could take that load off, then implemented practical, easy-to-use solutions that genuinely changed how I work. I'd recommend Ryan to anyone who wants AI implementation that's tailored, well thought out, and actually delivers.

~75% less time per statement (1 hr/day → ~15 min)~4 hrs/week recovered

This was one of several automation opportunities identified in the audit — the same process applies to the rest of her workload.

Selected work

Builds & case studies