# Ignite Synergy > Ignite Synergy is an AI automation consulting and development firm founded in 2014. It delivers enterprise-grade AI automations and custom software in the $1,000–$50,000 engagement range — the market gap below the $250,000+ entry point of enterprise consultancies — using an AI development team that runs at 400X traditional speed. Key facts: - Founded: 2014 - Services: AI automation consulting, automation builds (20 proven patterns), custom application development - Deal size: $1,000–$50,000 (vs. $250K–$500K+ at McKinsey QuantumBlack, BCG X, Bain, Accenture, Deloitte) - Development: AI agent team (14 specialized agents) directed by the human founder; every change passes a QA + security gate reviewed by independent AI models - Compliance experience: HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001 control families; built software for a federal victim-services program - Founder: James Ferreira — former Google Agentic Transformation Strategist and Public Sector Customer Engineering lead (2019–2026), 2X Stratosphere award winner, 3X O'Reilly author, former CIO of the New Mexico Office of the Attorney General, contributor to President Obama's 2010 public-sector cloud computing report, inventor on two patent families including the patent-pending Agent Authorization Layer - Contact: james@ignitesynergy.com ## Pages - [Home](https://www.ignitesynergy.com/): Company overview, market positioning, client roster, three-phase engagement approach, FAQ - [Automations](https://www.ignitesynergy.com/automations): The 20 most profitable business AI automations with ROI metrics (support agents, lead scoring, invoice processing, autonomous coding, and more) - [Development](https://www.ignitesynergy.com/development): The AI development team, five-step delivery process, 400X development cycles - [Contact](https://www.ignitesynergy.com/contact): Founder bio and credentials (corporate and public sector), contact details