SkyAICONSULTING

PERSONAL AI COACHING MARIN COUNTY

Learn AI with
a real task.

Start with a task you already know. I’ll help you try AI in your own work, understand the result, and build from there at your pace.

$125 60 minutes Google Meet

Stinson Beach and the blue Pacific, seen from the hills above Marin
STINSON BEACH
Marin County, California

YOUR PACE, YOUR STARTING POINT

Get comfortable.
Then go further.

One familiar task is enough to begin.

  1. 01 / EXPLORELearn the toolsFind your way around.
  2. 02 / PRACTICEPrompts + contextAsk better questions.
  3. 03 / APPLYYour real workCheck and refine results.
  4. 04 / CONNECTAgents + workflowsBuild when you're ready.

Hi, I’m Skyler.I taught math in Marin before building AI.

Physics + CSgraduate

5 yearsteaching math

Voice + document AIengineering experience

A LITTLE LESSON

From a next word to a useful answer.

Try the training steps, then explore the moments that brought AI into everyday life.

01 / HOW IT LEARNS

Finish this sentence.

Prediction is the beginning. Feedback helps make the result useful.

Finish this sentence
Predicting an ending

The sky above Marin is blue.64%

A model learns patterns by predicting what comes next across enormous amounts of text. This loop shows possible endings, not live model readings.

Teaching simulation. Percentages and the background attention diagram are illustrative. Prediction + feedback ↗ Backpropagation ↗

02 / THE BIGGER STORY

The moments people remember.

Move through the releases, leaps, and surprises.

JUN 2017THE BREAKTHROUGH

Wait—this does more than translate.

The Transformer was tested on English-to-French translation. Its attention architecture later became a foundation for modern language models.

WORD TO KNOWattentionA way for tokens to weigh other tokens.
03 / 19

    Select a point or use the arrows. Spacing shows moments, not elapsed time. Terms explain each moment; their dates do not mark when the words were coined.

    HOW THE HOUR WORKS

    You do the trying.
    I help it make sense.

    Bring the actual work on your screen. We’ll choose one useful goal and practice in your own account.

    WHERE COULD AI HELP?

    Choose a workday.

    Five research-informed work mixes, from classrooms to client firms.

    50%WORK MIX

    Teacher · school week

    • 50% Teaching
    • 14% Planning and teamwork
    • 10% Grading and feedback
    • 6% Student support
    • 4% Family messages
    • 16% Admin and other work
    ONE TASK TO TRYTry three ways to explain one idea.

    Start with a fraction problem you already teach. Ask for visual, verbal, and step-by-step explanations; choose and check the one that fits your class.

    THE BASIS Adapted from the 2022 Merrimack College Teacher Survey. Weekly task medians are grouped and rounded; this is not a measured Marin schedule.

    1. BEFORE

      Bring a starting point.

      An email to write, a messy spreadsheet, or a question is enough. Bring your laptop and any account you already use.

    2. DURING

      Keep the keyboard.

      You try it. I explain the prompt, help check the answer, and let you repeat the useful steps yourself.

    3. AFTER

      Leave with a next step.

      We write down the prompt, the checks, and one small task to practice again on your own.

    FOR BUSINESS BUILDERS

    Have an idea you keep
    coming back to?

    We can turn it into something you can test: research the market, make a simple site, then build a small team of agents for repeatable tasks.

    Talk through your idea
    1. 01ResearchWho needs it? What exists?
    2. 02BuildA page people can use.
    3. 03CoordinateAgents for repeatable work.

    YOUR OWN HOUR WITH SKYLER

    Bring your task.
    Learn the steps.

    One-on-one coaching built around your experience. We’ll choose a manageable goal, work in your own account, and write down what to try next.

    $125 60 minutes on Google Meet

    • One goal we choose together
    • Hands-on practice at your pace
    • Prompts, steps, and a next task to keep
    Book a session

    Looking for team training or a business implementation? Let’s discuss that separately.

    Skyler Santos smiling at an outdoor community event
    Skyler Santos AI engineer. Former teacher. Marin local.
    A group of students and adults wearing hats and posing together in a sunny school courtyard
    Learning together.

    HI, I’M SKYLER.

    From teaching math
    to building AI.

    I studied physics and computer science, then spent five years teaching math in Marin. That experience still shapes how I teach: start with something familiar, try it together, and make the next step clear.

    I’ve since worked on voice AI at Caseflood and AI-generated documents at EvenUp. I use these tools professionally, so we can talk about what they’re doing as well as how to use them.

    What I want to do here is help people around Marin find their own use for this technology. We can start with one question and see where it leads.

    A FEW THINGS YOU MIGHT WONDER

    Before we start.

    What if I’ve never used AI?

    That’s a perfectly good place to start. We can open a tool together, explain what you’re looking at, and work through a first question. You don’t need to prepare technical questions.

    Do I need a paid AI account?

    Bring any account you already use. We’ll choose an approach that fits what you have. If a task needs a paid feature, we’ll discuss it before you decide whether to upgrade.

    Is this online or in person?

    Sessions booked here are one-on-one video calls on Google Meet. Your confirmation includes the meeting link. I’m based in Marin; you can join from your own computer.

    How do we handle private information?

    You stay in control of your account and choose what to share. Keep passwords to yourself. We can use a made-up or redacted example instead of uploading sensitive documents, and review what’s appropriate before connecting an app.

    What if I need to change my time?

    Please give at least 24 hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule. Email skyler.p.santos@gmail.com if you need to change your booking.

    Can we work on something more advanced?

    Yes. We can explore scheduling and automation, MCP connectors that link AI to your tools, voice AI, or agent orchestration—how multiple AI assistants share work. We’ll choose a focused piece that fits the hour.

    What is outside the session?

    This is coaching in using and evaluating AI. Medical, legal, and financial decisions belong with a qualified professional. For a larger build or ongoing implementation, we’ll discuss the scope separately.

    THE TOOLS, WHEN YOU’RE READY

    Tools we can explore.

    Your task comes first. We’ll choose a tool that fits, then go as deep as you want—from a first prompt to connected apps and advanced agents.

    OpenAI logo
    BY OPENAI

    ChatGPT

    Research, spreadsheet analysis, and reusable assistants. We can move from a better prompt to a workflow built around your own information.

    RESEARCH & DATA ANALYSIS

    WHAT WE CAN WORK ON

    • Deep ResearchCompare local service providers in a sourced brief, then check the evidence.
    • Data analysis & PythonClean a messy CSV, find patterns, and turn the results into charts.
    • Custom GPTsBuild a reusable assistant with instructions for your writing or recurring tasks.
    Claude logo
    BY ANTHROPIC

    Claude

    Detailed document work and coding with context. Start with a draft or prototype, then explore connected tools and specialized agents in Claude Code.

    DOCUMENTS, CODE & AGENTS

    WHAT WE CAN WORK ON

    • Long contextCompare lengthy proposals with your reference material in the same conversation.
    • ArtifactsTurn a rough idea into a working calculator or interactive prototype.
    • MCP & subagentsConnect Claude Code to your tools and delegate focused tasks to separate AI assistants.
    Google Gemini logo
    BY GOOGLE

    Gemini

    A useful fit when your work lives in Google’s tools. Bring together documents, visual information, and research with the apps you choose to connect.

    MULTIMODAL & GOOGLE WORKSPACE

    WHAT WE CAN WORK ON

    • GemsSave detailed instructions for a repeatable task, such as planning lessons or revising a newsletter.
    • Multimodal promptsWork through a diagram or photograph alongside written instructions.
    • Deep Research + WorkspaceBuild a project brief from web research and the Gmail or Drive material you select.
    Grok logo
    WEB & X SEARCH

    Grok

    Current web and X research, with a path into custom workflows through its API. Follow a topic and trace the claims back to their sources.

    LIVE SEARCH & TOOL CALLING

    WHAT WE CAN WORK ON

    • X SearchFollow reactions to a product launch and find the original posts.
    • Grounding & citationsAnchor an answer in current web sources and check what they actually support.
    • Tool calling through the APIBuild a workflow where Grok searches, summarizes, and calls your own software functions.

    You don’t need to pick a platform first. Tell me what you have in mind.

    A SMALL EXPERIMENT

    Which AI tool fits your idea?

    Describe a task, question, or idea. A small model looks for useful tools. You can move every logo around and see what each one is for.

    TRY ONE

    A free, small AI model runs in your browser. The first search takes longer while it downloads.

    LET’S TALK

    What have you
    been curious about?

    Send me a question, something you’ve tried, or an idea you haven’t quite figured out yet. We can talk through where to start.