Commercial AI Architect · Noosa, Queensland

Find it.
Plan it.
Build it.
Maintain it.

I understand the business. I build the tools. I make sure your team actually uses them.

30-minute diagnostic $99 · Full 90-minute audit $285

Michael Schwalger Commercial AI Architect · Noosa, QLD Co-Founder · GetSignQuote.com → AI Quoting & CRM Platform

Why it works

Three worlds.
One person.

Most businesses already have people using AI. Employees are using it for their own workflows. Tech people understand the tools. Owners and managers understand the business but not the tech. Consultants talk frameworks but don't build anything. Nobody is connecting all of it into one system that actually runs the business.

I sit across all three. Twenty years of commercial operating experience. Hands-on AI building. And I don't leave until it's implemented and working inside your business.

How it works

Four steps.
One outcome.

01 Find it 30 or 90 minutes · Call or in person

I listen. I ask the right questions because I've spent 20 years inside signage, construction, manufacturing, packaging, print, trades, and franchise operations. I know your workflow before you explain it.

02 Plan it 24–48 hours · Included in Step 01

Within 48 hours you receive an action plan. The problem ranked. The fix prioritised. The cost of doing nothing quantified. You can take the plan and run. Most people ask me to do Step 3.

03 Build it 1–6 weeks · Scoped from your audit

I build the tool that fixes the problem. Quoting systems. CRM. Workflow automation. Pipeline dashboards. Site reports. Built on your real data. Designed for your team to actually use, not sit in a folder. Yours to keep.

From $2,500 Single tool build · Full implementation from $15,000

04 Maintain it Ongoing · Retained partnership

I stay embedded. Monitoring. Improving. Each system compounds on the last. When staff leave, the knowledge stays. When the market shifts, the system adapts.

From $500/month Retained · Direct line to the owner

30 minutes · Call $99 Tell me your biggest problem. I tell you what it's costing and what to fix first. Book 30 Min

Recommended 90 minutes · Call or in person $285 Full diagnostic. Written action plan within 48 hours. Proof of concept where possible. Book 90 Min

Most business owners find a problem worth ten times this in the first session.

Excludes GST

Where I sit

Outside the org chart.
Direct line to the owner.

I work direct with the owner. One line of communication. No filters. No politics. We identify the systems holding the business back, build a strategic roadmap with dollar values attached, and I build the fix.

You can't compete on headcount. You have to compete on intelligence.

How I build it

One problem at a time.
Then it compounds.

I find the single biggest problem first. Build the tool that fixes it. Then the next one. Each tool connects to the last until you have a completely rebuilt operating system for your business.

01 Fix the
bottleneck

02 Connect
the systems

03 Compound
the gains

04 Knowledge
stays

Real work. Real outcomes.

No projections.
No case studies built after the fact.

National Manufacturer — 8 Figure Revenue · 50+ Staff

Problem Tender processing taking weeks. No pipeline visibility. Revenue declining. $0 in AI tools.

Built AI estimator, contracts review system, site condition reporting tool, CRM dashboard, Freedom Fuels rebrand EOI — five tools in one week.

Result $11.5M quoted across 30 tenders. Brought back a department that had been lost. One person now does the work of three: AI handles estimation, builds custom presentations for every tender, and processes work that used to take weeks in hours. Board approved full AI roadmap.

Construction Business — Queensland

Problem Owner was the only person who could price work. 60 unquoted jobs on the desk. Every quote took hours.

Built Extracted entire quoting methodology in one session. Built AI estimator tested on real jobs in the room.

Result Quoting bottleneck broken. $1.5M pipeline quantified. 240 hours of admin time recovered. Retainer commenced.

Priced the Unpriceable

Problem Two multimillion-dollar tenders. No drawings. No signage specs. No BOQ from the builder. Quote it anyway.

Built Entire signage scope built from experience and AI. 237 line items priced across Low, Mid, and High ranges. Every assumption documented.

Result First to submit while competitors were still working on theirs. Full scope, compliant, priced from nothing but knowledge and AI.

AI Quoting Platform — Construction & Trades

Problem Construction and trades businesses losing weeks to quoting. Competitors pricing faster with fewer people.

Built Co-founded AI quoting platform combining commercial quoting logic with full AI estimating engine. Built for any trade adjacent to construction.

Result Live platform. Two operators. Zero headcount. Solving the same problem across multiple industries.

Who this is for

If this sounds like
your business.

You are the bottleneck

Every quote, decision, and approval goes through you. You know it can't scale. You just don't know what to fix first.

You tried AI. It didn't stick.

Nothing connected to how your business actually runs. You need someone who builds for your specific operation.

You're competing on headcount

Your competitors are bigger. You can't outspend them on people. The only way to win is to be faster and smarter.

You know something needs to change

The systems that got you here won't get you to the next level. You don't need a slide deck. You need someone who builds the fix.

90 minutes.
Everything changes.

Start with a 30-minute call or go straight to the full 90-minute audit. Either way, you'll leave knowing exactly what's costing you and what to do about it.

30 Min Diagnostic — $99 90 Min Full Audit — $285

Excludes GST · Noosa, Queensland · National

Find it.Plan it.Build it.Maintain it.

Three worlds.One person.

Four steps.One outcome.

Outside the org chart.Direct line to the owner.

One problem at a time.Then it compounds.

No projections.No case studies built after the fact.