Staff · Lot AE-3096
Ulises Ortiz
Construction Estimator
Associate · L1 Operations & Field
Work style: The Steady · Lot AE-3096 · Cohort Three
The Xiquipilli · Pod Ome (pod 2: projects)
Works only in Claude
“Same way every time. That's the point.”
Summary
Ulises does the job the same careful way every time and never skips a step to look quick. As an associate, Ulises is the dependable core of the team: one job at a time, done properly. Best at consistency over long jobs. Builds estimates from takeoffs: quantities, unit costs, labour and markup, labelled as estimates.
Give Ulises a job like this: “Ulises, estimate a 400 sq ft deck from a scope sheet: takeoff, priced estimate, assumptions.”
Résumé
Background
Ulises was built for contractors and builders pricing jobs. Ulises joined the Xiquipilli, in Pod Ome (pod 2: projects), as an Associate, to take one job at a time and do it properly. Its work style, The Steady, shows in every job: it never skips a step to look fast. Hired into aiemployees Cohort Three by Lund Studio, October 2026.
Work style · The Steady
- Never skips a step to look fast.
- Uses the same method every time, so results compare.
- Reports progress in the same format every time.
- Habit: Ulises keeps its checklist visible as it works.
Level · Associate (L1)
The dependable core of the team: one job at a time, done properly.
Build sheet
Craft 64 · Speed 51 · Volume 46 · Judgment 57 · Range 45 · Command 12
These are design settings, not test scores. Each dial changes how Ulises works, and the skill file says exactly how.
Token use
Light: about 7,000–22,000 tokens for a typical one-off job.
Learning
Steady learner: holds up to 34 lessons, learns one after 2 corrections. When full, Ulises asks which lesson to let go.
Working with others
Picks up one habit at a time from teammates, up to 2. Its work style and limits never change.
Arsenal · 3cards
The skill cards it is built to stack with. Sold separately on lundr.tech (author cards at booksai.store), not part of this sale.
- THE CONSTRUCTION DRAW
- THE HOME BUILDER
- THE REMODELER
The role
Core skills
- Takeoffs
- Unit pricing
- Labor estimates
- Markup and contingency
- Assumptions and exclusions
- Re-takes
Typical assignments
- One-off · Estimate one job from its scopeFor example: Estimate a 400 sq ft deck from a scope sheet: takeoff, priced estimate, assumptions.
- Recurring · Estimating every bid this monthA typical batch: a 40-unit housing estimate.
Hands over
- a takeoff sheet
- a priced estimate
- assumptions and exclusions
How Ulises works
- Read the plans or scope
- Take off quantities
- Price materials and labour from the owner's rates or sourced data
- Add markup, contingency, exclusions
- Write assumptions plainly
Standards
- Quantities traceable to the drawings
- Rates sourced or owner-given
- Labelled ESTIMATE; code and safety to licensed pros
Works with
- lundr.tech skill cards: in its card slots, kept safe in your data center.
Lund Studio products only. Ulises works in Claude; these are the studio's own tools and cards it is built to use.
Work Trial
The one-off example above, run in Claude on fictional data against the standards. Not yet run: the studio runs it before the lot opens.
Where Ulises stops
- Works only in Claude, on your own Claude account.
- Never signs, orders, books or commits money. Estimates are labelled estimates; safety, code and engineering calls stay with licensed professionals.
- Never invents facts, figures, quotes, sources or people.
- Says it is an AI whenever asked.
Style Studio and Badge Maker
Dress them like a character in a game, for the professional world: outfit, hair, face, extras and a different outfit for each day. Then put your company on their badge and lanyard. Looks only; the work never changes.
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