Claire
Rahlfs

At Feeble, I run the consulting and delivery engine, scoping automation solutions for founders, replacing manual bottlenecks with practical AI workflows, and helping clients go from idea to implementation to done.

I also mentor students in Feeble’s education program, drawing on the fact that I scaled my own automation agency to over $10k/month part-time before joining full-time. That hands-on founder experience means I know exactly where people get stuck and how to get them unstuck.

I managed the end-to-end delivery of hydrogen plant projects, guiding each one from initial engineering design all the way through on-site commissioning. This involved reviewing and approving engineering drawings to ensure they met contract technical specifications, and leading cross-functional P&ID reviews with process, mechanical, and instrumentation teams to validate design integrity before fabrication began.

I drove schedule and budget adherence through proactive risk tracking and weekly communication with global stakeholders, primarily based in the Middle East, coordinating deliverables across US-based engineering teams and international clients while navigating time-zone and cross-cultural dynamics to keep milestones on track.

I managed cryogenic bulk tank system installations at customer sites, handling everything from designing the tank systems to coordinating schedules and project scope directly with clients. I documented work process procedures and training notes to keep the team aligned.

The part that stood out most was building a proposal automation tool using Excel and VBA, and developing a SharePoint site that automated portions of the daily workflow. It was my first real experience using technology to eliminate repetitive manual work, and a thread that would eventually lead me to AI automation full-time.

I led the complex startup of a facility responsible for 40% of the world’s crude helium production after it had been shut down for six months. I managed the commissioning schedule day-to-day, communicating with team leads on every shift change.

Beyond getting the plant running, I improved operations across the board, tagging 3,000 valves and using 2,500 feet of vinyl to label pipe for safety and efficiency, implementing Smart Whiteboard technology to improve plant-wide communication, and developing a new multimedia training program to boost operator engagement. That experience designing and teaching curriculum carried forward into every role since, and it’s a big part of how I approach Feeble’s education program today.

I quoted over $1M worth of cryogenic Food & Beverage equipment installations, communicating weekly with customers on project schedules and costs.

I spearheaded six different projects using waterfall project management practices, building out each project schedule in MS Project and managing four contractors on-site to keep timelines on track. The technical side involved performing piping and exhaust sizing calculations for 14 separate cryogenic systems: work that required precision, clear documentation, and constant coordination between engineering specs and field realities.

I worked as a NASA contractor performing safety analysis on the next-generation xEMU spacesuit. I authored and presented a Hazard Report covering electrostatic discharge risks, then formatted it for the Delta Phase 1 Review.

I also linked 550 individual failure mode and effects analyses to their applicable hazard reports and verified the accuracy of the entire FMEA database. The precision and documentation discipline required in aerospace directly shaped how I approach system design and quality assurance in my work today.

I spent four weeks observing drilling practices on well sites across the Permian Basin, then turned that field experience into a data story. I completed a cost analysis of MWD survey acquisition efficiency across six rigs and three directional drilling companies, identifying $1.5M in potential yearly savings.

I presented the findings to the Permian Region management team. It was early proof of a recurring pattern in my career: go to where the work happens, find the inefficiency, and build the case for change.