CYNDRAAbout Cyndra AI
AI that actually ships, for operators who don't have time for slide decks.
Cyndra AI is an AI strategy and implementation firm that works as your embedded AI department. We talk to your leaders and to the people doing the work, find where AI fits and where it does not, then build alongside your team in live sessions, turning how your people already work into shared AI skills inside the tools you already pay for, read-only first. The skills belong to your company, so the work stays when people move on. Most clients start with a free live build on one real task.
Who you're working with
Leadership team
The consultants, engineers and trainers who build with your team.
Jess Mason
Co-Founder & Chief Agent Architect
Leads Cyndra AI's team trainings. Teaches thousands on YouTube how to train and deploy AI agents. Writer of the OpenClaw book. One of the most prolific builders in the OpenClaw ecosystem. Designs the agent systems that replace entire workflows across voice, multi-channel orchestration, and client operations.
Johann Sathianathen
Co-Founder
Software engineer and serial entrepreneur who built and exited three SaaS companies. Has personally deployed AI systems across real estate, finance, insurance, F&B, and consulting. Closes enterprise deals and builds the technology behind them.
Amr Tawfik
Head of Product
Product leader with 7 years across AI and software and two exits behind him. Former HugeIcons. Ships across the full stack with Next.js and Node.js and a sharp eye for user experience. Owns Cyndra's product surface, turning agent capabilities into the interfaces clients actually use.
Michael Cohen
Co-Founder & Chairman
Serial entrepreneur and investor who co-founded Cyndra to bring AI into the businesses he knows best. Spent 15 years building and scaling companies across promotional products, CPG, and professional services before turning that operator experience into Cyndra's go-to-market thesis. Sets strategic direction, sources enterprise partnerships, and connects the team to the industries where AI pays off first.
Tom Counsell
CTO
Decade of engineering leadership across fintech, AI, and travel tech at companies like Bumble, Fuse, and Agoda. Builds production infrastructure that doesn't break at scale. Responsible for the architecture behind the workflows Cyndra builds for clients.
Valor Engels
Lead AI Engineer
Specialist in context engineering and shipping frontier models into live product surfaces. Turns bleeding-edge research into production tools that teams actually use every day. Leads AI capability development across client deployments.
Mark Carmona
AI Implementation Lead
Builds production-grade autonomous agents that run around the clock across F&B, real estate, insurance, and scheduling workflows. Specialist in self-improving systems and hybrid local/cloud LLM infrastructure. The guy who makes sure your agent works flawlessly on day 1 and day 300.
Jasher Chan
AI Automation Lead
Builds multi-agent production systems on Claude and n8n, self-hosted on bare metal. Operator turned engineer who understands both the business logic and the infrastructure underneath it. Ships systems that run without hand-holding.
Our own AI agents. We run Cyndra AI on the same kind of workflows we build for clients: Andrea (head of corporate operations), Melody Hansen (chief of staff), Cindy Margolis (cfo), Tars (head of growth). They are software, not people.
What we believe
Four principles that shape every Cyndra engagement.
We don't force AI
We find where AI fits and where it does not. Sometimes the fix is training, an integration or a simple script, and we say so.
We work in the tools you already use
We build inside the Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot you already pay for, connected to the systems you already run. No new software to learn.
You own what we build
Workflows, written procedures and the know-how stay with your company, so the work stays when people move on.
Human-in-the-loop by default
Read-only access first, and high-stakes steps always wait for a person to approve them, with a full record of every action.
How we work
From first call to production AI in weeks, not quarters.
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Discovery
We map your processes, identify high-ROI workflows, and scope an engagement against specific outcomes.
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Build
We build AI workflows live with the people who do the work, on their real tasks, and connect them to the tools you already use.
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Deploy
We roll out inside the tools and channels your team already uses, and train internal owners to run each workflow. Monitoring included.
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Optimize
After go-live we refine against real usage data, expand coverage, and compound gains across departments.
FAQ
About Cyndra, answered.
What does Cyndra AI do?
Cyndra AI is an AI strategy and implementation firm that works as your embedded AI department. We talk to your leaders and to the people doing the work, find where AI fits and where it does not, then build alongside your team in live sessions, turning how your people already work into shared AI skills inside the tools you already pay for, read-only first. The skills belong to your company, so the work stays when people move on. Most clients start with a free live build on one real task.
Is Cyndra a software company or a consulting firm?
A consulting firm. Cyndra AI is an AI strategy and implementation firm that works as your embedded AI department. Our consultants and engineers build with your team and train them, so the work and the know-how stay with your company. The Cyndra platform is a secondary product; you do not need it to work with us.
Who founded Cyndra AI?
Johann Sathianathen (co-founder), Michael Cohen (co-founder and chairman) and Jess Mason (co-founder, leads the trainings).
Who is Cyndra AI for?
Owners, COOs and CFOs of real estate developers and operating companies, then finance, professional services and other process-heavy companies, where work crosses systems, people and approvals.
How is Cyndra AI different from a generic AI consultancy?
Most AI consultancies stop at the roadmap. Cyndra AI builds working AI workflows with your team, live, inside the tools you already pay for, and trains the people who will run them. Strategy, build and training in one accountable team.
Where is Cyndra AI based?
Cyndra AI operates remotely, with clients across North America, Europe and the UK. Engagements run on video, with in-person sessions, such as executive AI training days, held at your office or your leadership offsite.
How do I get in touch?
Book a free live build on our contact page: 30 minutes on one real task your team still does by hand. We build it with you, and you keep it.
Work with us
Put AI to work
in your business.
A free 30-minute live build. Bring one task your team still does by hand. We build it with you, and you keep it.