How Metec gave its engineers AI, with the guardrails in first.
AI was creeping in, without a rulebook.
Like a lot of busy engineering firms, people at Metec had already started reaching for AI tools on their own. The upside was obvious, but there was no shared standard, no policy, and no one making sure it was safe to use with client and project data.
Leadership wanted the benefit of AI across the whole team, done properly, governed, trained, and supported, rather than a tool free-for-all that quietly created risk. The question wasn’t whether to adopt AI. It was how to do it without cutting corners.
Train and govern first, then make it stick.
Training & AI policy
We trained the team and put an AI policy in place up front, so everyone knew what was and wasn't OK to do with client and project data before anyone leaned on the tools in anger.
A supported rollout
Metec holds its own Claude accounts. Nomad supports the rollout across the team, handling onboarding and governance alignment, on a monthly cadence so adoption keeps building instead of fading after week six.
Analytics & automation build
Now underway: a custom build on top of Metec's existing systems to automate reporting and take manual work off the team. Scoped from the same relationship, delivered in phases.
This engagement is ongoing, training is delivered and the rollout is supported month to month; the analytics and automation build is in progress. We’ll add outcomes here as that work lands.