Dallas–Fort Worth · Fractional · On-site
You want to integrate AI into your business. Your team may already be using it to speed up their own workflows. But you feel like you're missing the best that AI has to offer: transformative capabilities executing in a governed, auditable environment.
I embed in your business, learn how you actually operate, and build that unifying AI layer for your team. No vendor agenda, no demos that never deploy. Just the last mile of AI transformation that has to be built, not pitched.
No hourly rates. I work on your problem until it's done.
What is a Fractional FDE?
A Forward Deployed Engineer practices business immersion: embed in your environment, learn how you actually operate, and build the production-grade AI you need alongside your team.
There's just one problem: Big tech's FDEs are working to get you locked into their stack.
I work for you directly: doing what is best for your team and standing by my work with a flat-rate maintenance program.
Meet your engineer →
Meet your engineer
gordonburgett.net ↗
I'm Gordon Burgett - fifteen-plus years building production software, and leading AI workflow transformation in aerospace. Mobile apps, cloud services, and AI agents for companies that needed them to actually work beyond the demo.
I run this practice solo, on purpose. The person you meet in discovery is the person in your standups six months later - writing the code and answering the phone.
The engagement
See pricing →3 days on site in person, anywhere in the Metroplex. I learn your business, map your data flows, and identify your highest-leverage opportunities. You get a roadmap and timelines for implementation.
A flat monthly subscription, shipping production-grade AI continuously, prioritized with you each week.
Working software in production, fast. Six months gives us room to compound real outcomes and see the success.
When the heavy build is done, step down to a light maintenance plan — or keep going.
Fixed price
No retainer required. Good first steps if you'd rather see the work before you see a subscription.
I sit with your team and find where AI could really help. You get a report with specific opportunities and actionable solutions.
I install observability into your AI agents and hand you a report on exactly where your tokens go — plus specific, costed changes to cut spend and put a ceiling on it.
Genuinely helpful AI inbound voice receptionist handling first-layer or after-hours support. Routes inbound calls better than an IVR tree, handles simple message-taking tasks, and escalates to human support.
See how I built this for ServPro →
The new AI-native business operating system. Cloudflare OS enables your entire team to build tools and integrations, automate processes, and collaborate on skills. I deploy it into your Cloudflare tenant and configure governance rules, audit trails, and spend limits.
Want to add AI to your product?
I build AI agents that make consumers' lives easier.
Get in touch →Insights
Engineering observability and continuous evaluation into AI projects
Read more →Case study: designing a genuinely helpful AI inbound voice agent that routes calls, takes messages, and knows when to escalate to a human.
Read more →Case study: building an AI agent that actually empowers people instead of just augmenting them, built for HealthShare Technology Solutions.
Read more →Now accepting engagements
I keep the practice small to keep the work deep and the relationship real. Tell me about your business and I'll follow up to schedule a call.