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Your Company Can't Afford to Guess. Now It Doesn't Have To.

ACI is assessment intelligence for companies building for national security. We predict who will succeed in your critical environment — and how to deploy them — before you invest a single interview hour.

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The Problem

The Tools You Have Weren't Built for Your World

Five-minute AI screens. One-way video recordings. Generic personality tests. They were built for volume hiring. Your environment demands depth.

$50K–$150K+
Cost of a single mis-hire in a critical environment
2.1M
Manufacturing jobs projected unfilled by 2030
38–40 Days
Average hiring cycle that still ends in "we're not sure"
What ACI Is

An Assessment Built for Companies Where Getting It Wrong Isn't an Option

ACI is an adaptive intelligence assessment.

Built on the same aptitude science the military and intelligence community have used for decades.

Adaptive & Conversational
When a candidate gives a concerning answer, the system follows up. When unexpected strength emerges, it probes deeper. It adapts to the person in front of it in real time.
Military-Grade Methodology
We didn't start with a consumer hiring tool. We started with the question: how do you assess someone for a role where the stakes are existential?
Built for Scale
The depth of the best human evaluator, at a consistency no human team can sustain across thousands of candidates.
What You Receive

Not Just a Score. A Deployment Plan.

Who to advance. What to ask them. How to set them up for success on day one.

01
For the TA Leader
Defensible assessment data that replaces gut calls. Audit-ready. Scalable.
02
For the Recruiter
Stack-ranked candidates with clear signals. Decisions in days, not weeks.
03
For Operations
New hires arrive with an onboarding plan built around who they actually are.
What Makes ACI Different

Built Different Because the Problem Is Different

Depth Over Speed
The market is racing toward shorter assessments. Five minutes. Three minutes. We went the other direction — because your roles deserve it. ACI is a thorough, structured investigation. The candidates right for your environment will invest in a serious evaluation. The ones who won't? That's signal, too.
Methodology, Not Just Technology
Most AI assessment tools are technology looking for a problem. ACI is methodology first, technology second. The architecture is rooted in decades of research into identifying talent for high-stakes roles. The AI serves the methodology — not the other way around.
Purpose-Built for Critical Environments
ACI wasn't adapted from a consumer hiring platform. It was built from the ground up for environments where assessment must be deeper, more rigorous, and designed for stakes that most tools were never intended to handle. Your environment cannot afford to guess.
Who ACI Is For

For Companies Building for National Security

ACI was designed for organizations operating in environments where the cost of a mis-hire is operational, security-relevant, or mission-critical. If your company builds within the national security ecosystem — and the tools you've tried weren't built for your stakes — we should talk.

Defense
Scaling production workforces for autonomous systems, precision munitions, naval vessels, and next-generation platforms.
IN OUT
AI
Building safety, operations, and infrastructure teams for AI systems with national security implications.
Space
Expanding manufacturing, assembly, and operations teams for satellite systems, launch vehicles, and space infrastructure.
Advanced Manufacturing
Hiring precision machinists, technicians, engineers, and quality specialists into regulated, high-consequence production environments.
Solutions

Two Modes. One Platform.

ACI adapts to where you are in the talent lifecycle — whether you're bringing new people in or developing the ones you already have.

Hiring
Candidate Assessment
Evaluate candidates before you invest a single interview hour. ACI gives your hiring team a structured, objective signal on who belongs in your environment — and who doesn't.
  • Pre-interview screening that measures cognitive ability, procedural discipline, and judgment under pressure
  • Structured candidate profiles with clear advance/decline signals — no more gut calls
  • Targeted interview guides generated from each candidate's assessment, so your team asks the right questions
  • Stack-ranked candidate pools with defensible, audit-ready data
Workforce
Internal Talent Development
Assess your existing workforce to surface high-potential operators, inform leadership decisions, and build development plans rooted in real capability data — not tenure or title.
  • Identify who is ready for promotion, cross-training, or increased responsibility
  • Build targeted development plans based on individual cognitive and behavioral profiles
  • Benchmark team capability across departments, shifts, or sites
  • Reduce attrition by placing people in roles that match their strengths
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See What Assessment Intelligence Looks Like

We're selecting design partners who are defining the next era of American capability in defense, AI, space, and advanced manufacturing. Request a demo and we'll walk you through the platform in the context of your specific environment, your roles, and your stakes.

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