A small studio · Colorado Springs

AI-native
development.

We build AI products. We use AI to build them.

Two ends of the same loop: production AI applications, shipped using AI tooling that lets us scope tight and deliver in weeks. Not a pilot. Not a hackathon. Not a deck. Three principals — ML and cloud-scale engineering, federal cyber and strategy, SaaS architecture — building the next thing in AI-native, on a deadline.

Start a project → See the work
ML & Computer Vision
Research to Production, 20+ Years
Cloud-Scale Engineering
Civic Tech, Transit, Defense
Cybersecurity & Strategy
Federal & Civic Sector
SaaS Architecture
Build, Scale, Exit
The Loop

One loop. Both ends.

AI-native means building AI products and using AI to build them. Most consultancies do neither. Most pilot shops do only the first.

Build No. 01

Build AI Products

Production AI applications. Custom-built. Scoped tight, delivered in weeks. Code you own, never a vendor lock.

With AI No. 02

Build with AI

We use AI tooling throughout the dev process — code, review, test, refactor. Even your non-AI features ship 3–5× faster.

Bridge No. 03

Bridge the loop

Strategy + senior judgment + embedded delivery. We translate AI capability into real production work — and tell you when AI is not the answer.

Who We Are

Three principals. One loop.

Decades of building things that carry weight. We sign every piece — and we're all in Colorado Springs.

Leif Ullman
Executive & Architecture
Leif Ullman
Ullman Technologies · est. 2009

Technology executive and entrepreneur with 20+ years building and scaling SaaS companies — including one taken from concept to acquisition. Brings the executive and architecture layer to complement Ryan's engineering and Forrest's strategy.

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Ryan Thomas
Engineering
Ryan Thomas
MindBending Software · est. 2017

Full-stack software engineer and founder with 20+ years across machine learning, cloud-scale defense systems, and award-winning government platforms. Deep experience in civic tech, ML/computer vision research-to-production, biometric recognition for defense, and transit systems.

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Forrest Senti
Strategy & Delivery
Forrest Senti
Chaske Consulting Group · est. 2016

Product strategist and technology advisor with 10+ years across product management, strategy, and cybersecurity. 2025 Colorado Governor's Fellow with deep relationships across state government, federal agencies, and civic tech.

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— meet all three of us →
Three firms. One workshop. Same town.
Three Houses
Ullman Technologies
Since 2009 · Colorado Springs
MindBending Software
Since 2017 · Colorado Springs
Chaske Consulting
Since 2016 · Colorado Springs

Built for trades in tech, healthcare, real estate, logistics, nonprofits & enterprise.

How We Work

Four commitments, one loop.

The opposite of what you'd expect from consultants. Posted in the window so you know what to count on.

— the first —
I

Plain-spoken counsel

We say what we think — not what you'd like to hear. If AI is not the answer, we'll tell you, and save you from spending money on a problem it cannot solve.

— the second —
II

One loop, not two stacks

We build AI features and ship them with AI tools. Same team, same loop, same calendar. The thing we're claiming as a category is the thing we live inside daily.

— the third —
III

Tight scope. Real ship date.

We commit to a deadline and a budget. Our deliverable is software running, not a phase-2 proposal. Working code before the first invoice lands.

— the fourth —
IV

Your code. Your team.

Documented, tested, transferred. The category we're claiming is also one you can take in-house when you're ready. No vendor lock. No retainers disguised as support.

Start Here

Tell us what you're making.

Drop a note. We read every one — and we'll tell you honestly whether we can help.

A note to the bench