Reboot Theory
Agentic AI consulting · Allen Gradnigo

Put AI agents to work on the jobs that slow your team down.

Reboot Theory helps businesses find the work that AI agents can take on, build those agents safely, and get real results in weeks, not quarters.

Workflow automationCustom AI agentsHuman-in-the-loop designTeam training
What "agentic" means

A chatbot answers questions. An agent finishes the task.

Typical AI tools

You type a prompt, you get text back, and someone still copies it into the CRM, the spreadsheet, or the email. The work moves, but a person is still doing every step.

AI agents

An agent plans the steps, uses your real systems (email, CRM, accounting, documents), checks its own work, and pulls in a person only when a decision needs one. Your team reviews outcomes instead of doing the busywork.

Services

From "where do we start?" to agents in production.

Engage for one piece or the whole path. Every engagement ends with something your team can use.

ASSESS

AI Agent Opportunity Assessment

A focused review of how your team works today, ranked by where agents will save the most time with the least risk.

  • Interviews and workflow mapping
  • Ranked list of agent use cases with ROI estimates
  • Tool and data readiness check
BUILD

Agent Design & Build

Custom agents connected to the systems you already use, with clear guardrails and approval steps built in from day one.

  • Working pilot on a real workflow
  • Integrations with email, CRM, docs and more
  • Monitoring, logs and human sign-off points
ENABLE

Team Enablement & AI Strategy

Hands-on training and an ongoing advisor so your people trust the agents, improve them, and know what to automate next.

  • Workshops for leaders and staff
  • AI usage and data policy
  • Fractional AI advisor retainer
How it works

Small, safe steps that prove value early.

  1. Week 1

    Discover

    We map the workflows that eat your team's time and pick the one with the clearest payoff.

  2. Weeks 2–3

    Prototype

    A working agent on real examples, so you see results before committing further.

  3. Weeks 4–6

    Pilot

    The agent runs alongside your team with approvals on, and we measure time saved.

  4. Ongoing

    Scale

    Expand to the next workflows, train your staff, and tune the agents as you grow.

Allen Gradnigo, smiling, in a grey houndstooth blazer and blue shirt
About

Allen Gradnigo

Founder, Reboot Theory

Allen has spent more than 30 years turning complex technology into results people can count on. He served 23 years in the U.S. Air Force, where he directed a $15M network and communications system for over 3,000 users and wrote software testing standards that cut training time by 60%.

Since then he has led programs and portfolios at Amway, Skyline Advanced Technology Services, Haworth and BAE Systems: shipping more than 20 software releases with zero post-release bugs, rolling out learning platforms to 19,000 employees, and guiding a new product line from development to production.

Reboot Theory brings that discipline to agentic AI. Allen starts with your business goals, picks the workflows where agents pay off fastest, and runs every build like a well-managed project: clear scope, measured results, and people in control.

  • MBA, University of Michigan
  • B.S. Computer Science
  • PMP certified
  • Cisco CCNA
  • U.S. Air Force veteran
  • Holland, Michigan · working with clients everywhere
Questions

Common questions

Do we need technical staff to work with you?

No. Allen handles the technical build and explains everything in plain language. Someone who knows the workflow well is all you need on your side.

Is it safe to let AI act on our systems?

Agents are built with limited permissions, full activity logs, and approval steps for anything sensitive, like payments or customer messages. You decide what the agent can do on its own.

How quickly will we see results?

Most clients see a working prototype within two to three weeks of the first call, on one of their own workflows.

What size businesses do you work with?

Small and mid-sized teams get the most from agents, because a few hours saved per person each week adds up fast. Allen also brings experience from large enterprises and the public sector.

Get started

Find out what an AI agent could take off your plate.

Book a free 30-minute call. Bring one workflow that frustrates your team, and leave with a clear idea of whether an agent can handle it.