Who Is Ernest

I'm Ernest, a local AI coach based on the Oregon Coast. I help people understand and use appropriate AI tools in their home, hobby, or business — no jargon, no hype, no selling you something you don't need.

My Story

I grew up cooking, selling, and growing food in the Midwest before moving to Oregon. I currently live in Pacific City and work along the coast and the I-5 corridor in Oregon. Over the years I have taught farmers and young scientists how to use basic technology to support their work and businesses. Whether it's accounting, communications, inventory tracking, or any of the other boring things that computers do, quite simply AI tools are making it cost effective for small businesses to service themselves and offer services that only the big companies could offer.

I love teaching in person, in non-traditional settings, and I love learning from others and helping bring their dreams into existence.

My Approach

Every session is one-on-one, on your actual device, with your real problems. I don't lecture. I don't show slides. We work together until something clicks. If you have questions, we slow down. If you want to go deeper, we go deeper.

My Philosophy

AI is a tool. It's not magic, it's not coming for everyone's job, and it's not going to make your life better just because you bought it. It earns its place when it removes friction from work you actually do, in a way that fits how you actually live.

My job is to help you decide what's appropriate— for your home, your hobby, or your business — and then build the small rhythm of practice that makes it stick. Notice what's worth doing. Try the smallest version of it. Evaluate honestly. Adjust. That cycle is the work.

The skills we build outlast any specific tool. The model on the screen will change. The way you think about deciding, trying, and adjusting won't. That's the part I care about — and the part nobody else can do for you.

I Don't Make Courses. I Help You Use Them.

I don't build courses — I tutor people through good ones. Anthropic Academy is the one I stand behind: it's clear, well-paced, and built by the people making the tools. I'm glad to sit with you while you work through it — applying what you learn to your real work, troubleshooting the exercises, and connecting concepts back to your day-to-day. There's a difference between watching someone explain a hammer and actually learning to build something, and that second part is where I come in.

OpenAI and Google AI offer similar tracks if those tools fit your workflow better. Pick whichever course matches your goals — what matters most is what you're trying to do, not which platform we use to get there.