AI Automation & Systems Architect Founder • Technical Strategist • Live Production Engineer

I build systems.

For over three decades, my work has centered on taking complicated problems, understanding how all the pieces interact, and building a better way to make them work.

As founder of Best Studios LLC, I work at the intersection of AI, automation, software development, media production, and operations. I design and build AI-powered systems that connect people, processes, data, software, and automation into practical workflows that solve real business problems—whether architecting an AI-enabled CRM, designing automation workflows, developing SaaS apps, connecting APIs and AI agents, building live-streaming platforms, or fixing broken systems.

I'm not interested in technology for technology's sake. I want technology to do useful work.

WHAT I DO

• AI & Automation: AI-assisted business systems, automation workflows, AI agents, CRM processes, content systems, and operational pipelines. I focus on eliminating manual friction with reliable, repeatable systems.

• Systems Architecture: Looking across the entire ecosystem rather than isolated tools—application architecture, APIs, databases, workflow orchestration, infrastructure, integrations, AI execution, UI/UX, and deployment.

• Live Production & Broadcast Tech: Over a decade building live production environments—live streaming, technical direction, A/V production, remote production, WebRTC, RTMP, vMix, OBS, virtual events, broadcast workflows, and multi-platform distribution. (Engagements: IDoTV.com, iab2020, Public Health Institutes® Opioid & Overdose Summits, PRO / MLS Pre-Season, Momentum Tribe LIVE™.)

• Software & SaaS: Operational software systems included below.

WHY MY BACKGROUND IS DIFFERENT

Before AI and automation were buzzwords, I was already building systems.

My early career was rooted in civil engineering, surveying, CAD, technical computing, and process improvement. I learned to analyze raw data, construct reliable workflows, eliminate inefficiencies, manage complex information under real-world constraints, and design processes that save time and money.

Transitioning through entrepreneurship, media production, live broadcasting, and software into AI, the technology evolved—the problem-solving method did not.

That is why I move comfortably between executive strategy meetings, software architecture diagrams, broadcast control rooms, API integrations, AI workflows, and high-stakes production crises.

SELECTED WORK

• Best Studios LLC: Our Legal Name

• AIO Relay™: Broadcast production platform for persistent program output, input routing, WebRTC, RTMP, remote production, and streaming distribution.

• AIO Nexus™: AI-infused business and workflow platform unifying customer data, automation, AI commands, and business execution.

• AIO Bots™: Conversational AI systems with automated lead handling, CRM integration, and human escalation.

• AIO Postbot™: AI-powered content and marketing workflow automation.

• Best AI TV™: AI, AI processes, AI news, AI events, AI workshops, AI project development, AI automation creations

• Best Live TV™: Live production, technical direction, interviews, podcasts, webinars, and virtual events.

MEDIA & PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS

Over a decade producing, directing, hosting, and technically supporting live/recorded media: • Key Shows: Leland Best LIVE, A License to Rant (with John Pizzi & Mikey Sausage), Wake Up West Coast, Mind Over Money, Blab Nation (with Jonathan Tripp), and Across the Pond LIVE (with Steven Healey). • Industry Contributions: Contributor/panelist on Alex Lindsay's Office Hours broadcast and global live-streaming community mentor.

THE ENGINEERING FOUNDATION

My technical discipline began in civil engineering and CAD, progressing from technical reproduction into senior technical design and founding engineering businesses serving Fortune 500's like Ameritech, AT&T, and Sprint.

That background still drives how I build technology today: Measure the problem. Understand the system. Fix the process. Build the solution.

WHAT I'M FOCUSED ON NOW

I partner with organizations that know they need AI and automation, but lack clarity on what the system should actually look like. My value isn't recommending another tool, writing prompts, or building a standalone chatbot—it's designing the end-to-end system that makes all of those pieces work.

Let's Build Something Useful. If you want to explore how AI, automation, software, or modern media tech can improve your organization, let's talk.

Best Studios LLC | AI • Automation • Systems • Media • Production

#AI #Automation #SystemsArchitecture #LiveStreaming #SaaS #BestStudios #CivilEngineering #TechStrategy