Test the AI idea before you build the AI system.
I help Aberdeenshire businesses find out whether an AI idea is worth building — by building it. A working prototype in days, not a strategy deck in months.
A few small tools, built the same way a Sprint would.
Two of these are genuinely live — try them with your own numbers or your own data. The third needs a real backend, so it's a concept rather than a fake demo.
Cost calculator
LiveMessy data → clean table
Live| Name | Role | Site |
|---|---|---|
| J Smith | Site Supervisor | Aberdeen |
| A Jones | Warehouse Operative | Dyce |
| R Patel | Office Admin | Ellon |
| K Wallace | Warehouse Operative | Dyce |
| M Reid | Site Supervisor | Peterhead |
Ask-your-data chat
ConceptThis one needs a live backend and your own data connected — not something a static page can honestly fake. Happy to build it properly on a Sprint.
You might recognise one of these.
If any of this sounds familiar, that's usually where the useful AI project is.
"We're copying data between three systems every morning."
→ I'll automate it.
"We've got a spreadsheet nobody trusts."
→ I'll turn it into a live dashboard.
"Our team's using ChatGPT but getting inconsistent results."
→ I'll build the workflow and train the team.
"We've got an AI idea but don't want to spend £30k finding out it doesn't work."
→ I'll prototype it first.
From a conversation to a working prototype.
Four stages, each useful on its own — you can stop after any of them.
Discovery call
A short conversation about the actual problem, not the technology. No commitment either way.
Consultation
A focused working session on your specific problem, with clear next steps by the end — whether or not we go further.
Scoped proposal
A full written proposal — what to build, how long it takes, and a fixed price for the build itself.
The Prototype Sprint
The actual build, priced against your written proposal — not an hourly rate.
Things I've built
One example for now — more going up as client work is cleared to share.
UK fuel price monitoring
I'm James. I lead commercial work for a maritime technology company, and build AI prototypes and automation for Aberdeenshire businesses alongside that — based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire.
Aithan takes its name from the River Ythan, which runs through Aberdeenshire. Everything I build is judged on whether it actually gets used, not on how it looks in a pitch.