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AI Consulting & Custom Software

Use AI to take repetitive work off your team's plate, without putting customer data at risk. And when existing software doesn't fit, we can build what you need.

  • Your first consultation is free
  • A written quote before any work starts
  • Led by a cybersecurity professional with more than 10 years of experience

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  • Locally owned since 2017
  • Based in Effingham, IL
  • Serving Central Illinois and beyond

AI consulting

Put AI to work, carefully

AI tools can draft documents, summarize reports and handle routine admin. The risk is what goes into them. We help you adopt AI in a way that saves time and keeps your data protected.

  • 1

    Find the work worth automatingRepetitive admin, reporting and documentation are good places to start.

  • 2

    Set it up safelyThe right tools and settings, plus simple rules for what staff can and can't share.

  • 3

    Keep a person in the loopHuman review stays where it belongs, so mistakes get caught.

What AI consulting covers

  • A practical adoption plan: where AI fits in your business, and where it doesn't
  • A safe-use policy that tells staff what they can and can't share
  • Tool settings that help protect sensitive and customer data
  • Human review kept in the loop where it matters
  • Less time spent on repetitive admin, reporting and documentation

Custom software

Software that fits how you work

When off-the-shelf software doesn't quite fit, we build custom tools, integrations and automations. We use AI in our development work, and people review what we build.

Built with AI, reviewed by people

Custom tools

Simple apps and internal tools built around a job your team does every day.

Integrations

Connect the apps you already use, so information moves between them without retyping.

Automations

Hand repetitive, rule-based steps to software, with a person checking the results.

Our approach

How we work with AI

Practical, careful, and focused on what your business actually needs.

  • Business first

    Recommendations built around your work, not tool sprawl. We start with the tasks that eat up your team's time.

  • Protect sensitive data

    Data protection is built in from the start, with clear rules for what goes into AI tools and what stays out.

  • People stay in charge

    Human review stays where it belongs, so mistakes get caught before they reach a customer.

  • Easy to keep up with

    Plain-English guidance and tools your team can actually maintain, without overwhelming anyone.

Who you'll work with

Security-minded from the start

Our AI consulting and custom software work is led by Ben Meinhart, our CEO and co-founder. With more than 10 years of experience delivering cybersecurity solutions, he builds data protection into the plan from the first conversation.

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Ben Meinhart

Ben Meinhart

CEO and Co-founder, iHelpU.Tech

Ben co-founded iHelpU.Tech and leads our AI consulting and custom software work, along with our IT and cybersecurity services. He has more than 10 years of experience delivering cybersecurity solutions.

Education

Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, Western Governors University

Straight answers

Questions about AI and custom software

It can be, with the right setup. The main concern is what information goes into them. We help you choose tools, configure them to protect sensitive data, and write simple rules your team can follow.

It depends on which AI tools you use and how they're set up. We help you choose tools and settings that protect sensitive data.

We'll explain exactly how your data is handled in your written quote, before any work starts.

We'll spell out exactly what you own and receive at handoff in your written quote, before any work starts.

Every project is different, so we don't publish a price list. Your first consultation is free, and you get a written quote before any work starts.

Free first consultation

Find out where AI can help your business

Tell us about the work that slows your team down. We'll talk through your options and recommend a safe, practical first step.

Schedule a Free ConsultationCall (217) 994-9412

2307 Hoffman Drive, Effingham, IL 62401Serving Central Illinois and beyond