Houston's hands-on AI partner

Turn your people into your AI advantage.

SplitStep sets AI strategy, trains teams on the tools that matter, and delivers real solutions. The result: leaner teams, automated workflows, and capabilities that weren't possible before — proven across the companies below.

Book your free strategy call → Free 30-min session · No pitch — we'll map your first 10× win.
10x Client Spotlight
Horizon Industrial Technologies
Rebound Dynamics
Hangar67
FieldBridge
Nabors Drilling
01 / About

Who you work with

David Kent

David Kent

Founder — SplitStep

David is a developer and a forward-deployed engineer. He doesn't consult from a conference room — he shows up at the drilling rig, sits with your team at their desks, and builds the solution right there with them. He has rebuilt multi-year systems on AI foundations, turned non-technical staff into capable builders, and connected physical devices to the cloud with plain-language analytics on top.

The throughline across every project: replace slow, expensive process with automation and well-trained people — built hands-on, on-site, then measured. SplitStep brings that approach to your team, and hosts a growing AI meetup community in Houston.

02 / Services

What SplitStep does

S-01

AI Strategy Consulting

Identify where AI creates real leverage, prioritize use cases, and build a roadmap you can execute — not a slide deck.

S-02

Custom Training

Curricula built around your business, data, and workflows. Designed to make employees measurably more productive — the goal is 5× output, not AI awareness.

S-03

Implementation & Build

Automations, custom AI tools, integrations, and live dashboards — built and delivered inside your systems, with security and access guardrails.

S-04

Workshops & Enablement

Hands-on, role-specific sessions that get teams confident with the tools they'll use the next day. Plus the Houston AI Meetup community.

03 / Selected Work

Proven results

Rebound Dynamics Rebound Dynamics SmartBox RFID inventory container

Training non-developers into a working engineering team

RFID / Inventory Management

Trained non-developers to become capable builders and rebuilt an entire software system — previously the work of 50+ developers over several years — with a fraction of the team and cost.

80%
Reduction in IT costs
50→2
Reskilled product and operations personnel to save on IT costs
Horizon Industrial Tech Typhoon 325 exploded blueprint view with annotated components

Connected devices, plain-language data, and AI-streamlined operations

Industrial IoT / AI Integration

Connected Particle Tracker devices to stream live data to the cloud, built a way to ask questions of that data in plain language plus a dashboard, and integrated the rental, inventory, and bookkeeping systems with AI tools. Set up a secure, centralized hub with guardrails to manage employee access.

$100K+
Saved in software consulting costs
15+ hrs
Saved for leadership every week
Hangar67 ICON A5 light sport aircraft listed on Hangar67

A 3-year software system rebuilt on an AI foundation

Aviation Marketplace / Automation

Rebuilt and streamlined a system that took three years to develop, giving the platform an AI foundation to add new features at breakneck speed — while fully automating manual data entry.

3→0
Data-entry headcount, fully automated
3 yrs
Of legacy software rebuilt on an AI foundation
04 / Trust

Security, privacy & control by default

Adopting AI shouldn't mean handing your data to someone else's cloud. We architect every engagement around your security posture, regulatory obligations, and the option to keep models and data entirely in-house.

T-01 · Security

Guardrails & access control

Centralized repositories with authentication, role-based authorization, and audit trails — so the right people reach the right systems and everything is accountable. Built and proven in production.

T-02 · Data Privacy

Your data stays yours

Clear data boundaries, minimization, and retention controls. We design pipelines so sensitive information is never exposed to third-party training and never leaves systems you control.

T-03 · Legal & Compliance

Built to meet your obligations

We map AI workflows to your contractual, regulatory, and industry requirements — and document them — so legal and leadership can sign off with confidence rather than caveats.

T-04 · On-Premise AI

Private & self-hosted models

When the cloud isn't an option, we run AI on your own servers or in your private environment — tuned to your data and workflows, fully under your control, with no data leaving the building.

05 / Community

Houston AI Meetups

Where Houston builds with AI

SplitStep hosts regular AI meetup events in Houston — founders, builders, and curious professionals sharing what's working, demoing real projects, and learning from each other. Beginners and veterans both have a seat.

Hosted in
Houston, TX
In-person · Recurring

Let's talk.

Tell us about your team and what you're trying to achieve. We reply within one business day.

EMAIL — hello@splitstep.com
BASE — Houston, TX
WORKING — With teams everywhere
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