Network Kings

For Puget Sound suppliers, shipyards, and software shops

Seattle builds jets and ships. Why does every job still wait on a stack of paper?

We automate the office work that trails each part and each vessel: purchase orders, material certs, inspection records, and cargo papers. The data goes into the system you use now. A person still signs off on what counts.

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The part is done. The paper isn't.

A machined part can't ship until its papers do. Someone has to find the purchase order, pull the material cert, and match the heat lot number to the inspection record. Then they type it all into the job system. On the waterfront, a yard chases work orders and parts receipts for a boat that has to sail on Friday.

You're good at the hard part. Your shop holds tight specs, and your crew can turn a vessel around fast. Yet you still end up at a desk at seven at night, looking for one missing form. One wrong digit can hold a shipment or start a long talk with a buyer.

Skilled people shouldn't spend their best hours copying numbers from one screen to the next. Reading a form and matching two fields is routine, and software can do it. People should keep the calls that need a trained eye.

A security-first firm, two time zones east

We get why you're careful. Your customers hand you drawings and specs that aren't yours to share. A big buyer may send a long security form before it sends an order. So we start with one process, test it on your own files, and show you what it got right and wrong.

Network Kings is a Kalamazoo-based firm, and the work is CISSP-led. CISSP stands for Certified Information Systems Security Professional. It's a senior security credential. Our lead engineer spent 15 years in regulated financial services, where each change was written down and checked. We work the same way for you. The scope is in writing. Each automated step is logged. You can see who approved what. And if a simple rule or a better spreadsheet would solve it, we'll say so and skip the AI.

Where we help Seattle area businesses

These four fit what suppliers, marine firms, and small software companies from Everett to Tacoma tend to ask about.

Read certs, purchase orders, and cargo papers

Seattle document processing starts with OCR (optical character recognition), which lifts the words off a scan. An AI model then works out which number is which. Your rules check each result, and unclear ones go to a person. Send 3 to 5 sample files for a free test.

See Document Processing

Move a job from quote to ship date

A quote request lands. The job gets logged, the right people are told, and follow-ups go out on their own. A person approves prices and anything sent to a buyer.

See AI Workflow Automation

Keep customer drawings out of public chatbots

We set up AI on private hosting, in your own account or one we manage, and we say which in writing. Each use is recorded. So when a buyer asks how you use AI with their data, you have a written answer.

See Private AI Agents

Test your systems before a buyer asks

Seattle penetration testing with us is a planned, permission-based try at getting into your systems. AI agents cover more ground, and a security professional approves each phase. You get a report of what we confirmed and a fix list. A test finds weak spots. It doesn't certify anything.

See Agentic Penetration Testing

Three steps, starting with one job

  1. Name the bottleneck. Tell us which task holds up the most work, like cert matching or work order entry. We walk through it by video with the person who does it today.

  2. Watch it run on your papers. We try it on real samples from your business. Then you get a written scope and a price in writing before any build starts.

  3. Go live with a person in the loop. We watch the results, fix the odd cases, and send a short report each month. You choose what to hand over next, if anything.

Why this fits the Seattle area

Few regions build as many things that fly and float. Boeing assembles airliners in Everett and Renton, and a deep bench of suppliers across King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties feeds those lines. Most are far smaller than their customer, yet they carry the same paper trail.

Then there's the water. The ports of Seattle and Tacoma run their cargo terminals as one partnership. Shipyards, tug and barge firms, seafood companies, and freight firms line Puget Sound. Each one lives on forms: bills of lading, work orders, catch records, and customs papers.

The area is also full of software people. Small firms here sell to large buyers that ask hard questions about security and about how AI touches their data. A logged, tested setup makes those questions easier to answer. We help you prepare and test. We don't certify anyone.

We work from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and serve businesses across the Seattle area remotely. We have no office there.

Questions from Seattle businesses

You're in Michigan. How does that work for a Seattle business?

All of it is done remotely. We meet by video and connect to your systems over a secure link. Kalamazoo is on Eastern time, three hours ahead of Seattle, so we set calls for your morning. If your project needs someone on site, raise it when we scope the work. Travel and lodging are quoted separately.

Can AI read a scanned material cert or a handwritten work order?

Often, but it depends on your files, so we won't quote an accuracy number up front. Send 3 to 5 real samples through the form and black out what's private. We'll show you what the AI read right and what it missed. The test is free, and we delete your samples within 30 days.

Our customer's drawings are controlled. Where does the data go?

We write that down before we build. The plan lists what data the AI will use, where it's stored, and who can see it. If you work under export rules or a customer's data terms, tell us at the start. We'll say plainly where a setup falls short. We don't certify or audit you against any standard.

A big customer sent us a security questionnaire. Can you help?

We can test your systems, with your written permission, and give you a report of what we found and what to fix. That gives you real answers for the form. A test only covers what was in scope on the days it ran.

What does Seattle AI automation cost with your firm?

Projects start at $4,999, and professional services are $250 an hour. Monthly managed plans are quoted to fit and run month to month. You get the price in writing before work starts. Our pricing page explains how we quote.

Other metro areas we serve

Worth reading first

Tell us which paperwork holds up your jobs

Describe the one task that slows your shop, yard, or office the most. We'll tell you honestly if AI is the right fix, or if something simpler would do.

The first talk is free. We answer within one business day, and there's no obligation.