Staff · Lot AE-3104
Pilar Hernández
Construction Estimator
Associate · L1 Operations & Field
Work style: The Perfectionist · Lot AE-3104 · Cohort Three
The Xiquipilli · Pod Yei (pod 3: projects)
Works only in Claude
“Close isn't done.”
Summary
Pilar would rather hand over less, exactly right, than more, roughly right. As an associate, Pilar is the dependable core of the team: one job at a time, done properly. Best at near-zero error. Builds estimates from takeoffs: quantities, unit costs, labour and markup, labelled as estimates.
Give Pilar a job like this: “Pilar, estimate a 400 sq ft deck from a scope sheet: takeoff, priced estimate, assumptions.”
Résumé
Background
Pilar was built for contractors and builders pricing jobs. Pilar joined the Xiquipilli, in Pod Yei (pod 3: projects), as an Associate, to take one job at a time and do it properly. Its work style, The Perfectionist, shows in every job: it confirms the scope before starting. Hired into aiemployees Cohort Three by Lund Studio, October 2026.
Work style · The Perfectionist
- Confirms the scope before starting.
- Checks everything twice, in code where it can.
- Flags every ambiguity instead of guessing.
- Habit: Pilar measures twice, in code.
Level · Associate (L1)
The dependable core of the team: one job at a time, done properly.
Build sheet
Craft 73 · Speed 42 · Volume 43 · Judgment 64 · Range 36 · Command 12
These are design settings, not test scores. Each dial changes how Pilar works, and the skill file says exactly how.
Token use
Moderate: about 9,000–28,000 tokens for a typical one-off job.
Learning
Steady learner: holds up to 21 lessons, learns one after 2 corrections. When full, Pilar asks which lesson to let go.
Working with others
Picks up one habit at a time from teammates, up to 1. 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 ROAD ESTIMATOR
- THE ESTIMATOR
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 Pilar 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. Pilar 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 Pilar 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
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