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CTO, AI training and pipeline services

Three ways to work with me: technical leadership as a fractional CTO, AI training for businesses in a 1:1 format, and pipeline consulting for audiovisual projects.

  • Fractional CTO

    External technical leadership for founders, CEOs and technical teams that need a senior lead.

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  • 1:1 AI training & advisor

    A bespoke program for executives, teams and workers to apply and maintain AI.

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  • Audiovisual pipeline consulting

    Pipeline design and development for VFX, animation and CGI studios.

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Technical leadership

What is a fractional CTO?

A fractional CTO is an external technical director who dedicates part of their time to your company, typically one or two days a week, instead of joining full-time. They bring senior judgment on architecture, tools, technical hiring and priorities, without the burden of a permanent hire. It works whether you have no technical team yet or you already have one and need an experienced leader to drive it.

It's transitional by design: it makes sense when there's a specific technical gap, whether pre-hiring an in-house CTO, launching a product, scaling, steadying a junior team or leading a seasoned team through a key phase. Once that gap closes, the engagement ends.

  • Part-time dedication

    An external technical director who dedicates part of their time to your company, typically one or two days a week, instead of joining full-time.

  • Senior judgment

    Brings senior judgment on architecture, tools, technical hiring and priorities, without the burden of a permanent hire.

  • With or without a tech team

    It works whether you have no technical team yet, a junior team that needs senior judgment, or a seasoned team that needs an experienced leader to drive it.

  • How we work

    I decide architecture, tools, hiring and priorities with you, with weekly meetings, supervision and leadership of your team or vendors, and async availability between sessions.

Training & advisor

What is 1:1 AI training & advisor?

1:1 AI training and AI advisor for businesses is a one-to-one mentoring program with an AI advisor for CEOs, executives, teams and workers who want to understand how AI works and how it can help them in their day-to-day at the company.

Tailored to your company: it can be 1:1 or with several workers, but always inside your company. It starts from a diagnosis of your business and is designed to measure, working on your real processes, emails and reports until they're automated. From the basics to a first working implementation, with the judgment to continue without depending on me.

  • One to one

    A one-to-one mentoring program with an AI advisor for CEOs, executives, teams and workers who want to understand how AI works and how it can help them in their day-to-day at the company.

  • Bespoke for your company

    Tailored to your company: it can be 1:1 or with several workers, but always inside your company. It starts from a real business diagnosis and works on your processes, emails and reports until they are automated.

  • From basics to implementation

    Fundamentals and prompting, tools, AI process automation and AI agents, with the judgment to continue without depending on me.

  • Work more efficiently

    Get your company working more efficiently and optimize resources: the service I focus on most, so your company and your team gain real productivity with AI.

Pipeline

What is audiovisual pipeline consulting?

The pipeline is the set of tools and workflows that connects the departments of an audiovisual production. Audiovisual pipeline consulting designs, develops and improves that machinery for VFX, animation and CGI studios and producers: integrations between your platforms, custom tools for productions, and leadership of technical pipeline teams when needed.

The service is open to audiovisual production in general, beyond visual effects. Behind it are 18 years as a pipeline TD and software developer on international productions, including the ftrack Studio team.

  • What the pipeline is

    The set of tools and workflows that connects the departments of an audiovisual production.

  • Design and development

    Audiovisual pipeline consulting designs, develops and improves that machinery for VFX, animation and CGI studios and producers: integration of production-management tools, custom tools development and task automation.

  • Custom tools and integrations

    We build custom tools for productions (DCC tooling), integrations between the platforms you already use, and pipeline-specific automations.

  • Leading technical teams

    I lead pipeline and TD teams when needed, and audit and improve existing pipelines at consolidated studios.

  • Beyond VFX

    The service is open to audiovisual production in general, beyond visual effects.

  • 18 years of experience

    Behind it are 18 years as a pipeline TD and software developer on international productions, including the ftrack Studio team.

Pricing

Clear pricing, no fine print

Each service has a reference price, no open-ended quotes, no fine print. Prices are indicative and for example only: the final price is set after the first call and varies with the scope and involvement of each case.

How we can work together

From the first call to something that works

Three steps. Fast and precise.

  1. 01

    First call: 30 min, free

    You tell me your case, what you've tried and what's blocking you. I tell you whether I'm a fit, which service makes most sense (fractional CTO, AI training or pipeline) and a ballpark of what it would cost. No commitment.

  2. 02

    Choosing the service

    I send you a proposal with one or two concrete formats: scope, schedule and a fixed price. You decide at your own pace.

  3. 03

    Execution

    We start. You get direct access to me (WhatsApp, email) between sessions, with clear milestones so you see real progress.

Get in touch with Lluís Casals Marsol

Tell me about your case: your challenge, your needs and how you'd like me to help. I reply within 24 hours.

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