About ClaudeImplementation

About Us: Certified Anthropic Claude Implementation Experts

We exist because most enterprises cannot get Claude to production on their own. Not because Claude is hard — but because enterprise deployment is. Governance, security, change management, architecture. We've solved these problems 50 times. Now we solve them for you.

Our Story

Built by Engineers Who Got Tired of Watching Claude Pilots Die

ClaudeImplementation was founded after watching the same pattern repeat itself across enterprise after enterprise. A brilliant team spins up a Claude POC. It works spectacularly. Leadership is impressed. Then it spends six months in security review, gets blocked by IT policy, fails to scale beyond the pilot team, and quietly disappears from the roadmap.

The problem was never the AI. The problem was the gap between "technically possible" and "enterprise deployed." Security reviews that nobody knew how to answer. Admin configurations that required Anthropic expertise nobody had. Change management plans that didn't account for how knowledge workers actually adopt new tools.

We founded this firm with a single focus: Anthropic Claude. Not a multi-vendor AI agency. Not a consultancy that added "Claude" to a list of LLM offerings. A firm that knows Claude the way an AWS-specialised consultancy knows AWS. Every engagement, every certification, every training programme — built around a single platform that we believe is the best enterprise AI available.

Since then, we've deployed Claude Enterprise across financial services firms, legal practices, and manufacturing organisations. We've built production Claude API integrations, developed custom MCP servers connecting Claude to internal systems, and trained hundreds of engineers and analysts. Every engagement makes us better at the next one.

2023 Year Founded
50+ Deployments
4 Industry Verticals
// WHAT WE ARE NOT
Not a generalist AI agency
We don't offer OpenAI, Gemini, or Azure OpenAI services. Claude only.
Not a staff augmentation shop
We deliver outcomes, not bodies. Fixed-scope engagements with defined deliverables.
Not a slide deck factory
Every engagement ends with Claude in production, not a strategy document collecting dust.
// WHAT WE ARE
Claude Certified Architects on every senior engagement
Anthropic Partner Network members with direct access
Deployed Claude in financial services, legal, healthcare, manufacturing
From strategy to production in 90 days. With receipts.
The Team

Claude Certified Architects. Not Prompt Engineers.

Every senior consultant holds the Claude Certified Architect credential — a proctored, 60-question, 120-minute architecture exam covering API design, MCP, agent patterns, Claude Code, and enterprise security. The CCA exam launched March 12, 2026. We passed it at launch.

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Sarah Alderton
Lead Claude Architect & Co-Founder
8 years in enterprise software architecture. Former AWS Solutions Architect. Led the firm's first 20 Claude deployments, including a Fortune 100 financial services rollout covering 3,000 knowledge workers. Specialises in Claude Enterprise implementation and agentic system design.
CCA Certified AWS SA Partner Network
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Marcus Kellner
Head of API & Agent Engineering
10 years in backend engineering, 3 years building production AI systems. Leads all Claude API integration and AI agent development engagements. Built multi-agent Claude systems for legal discovery, compliance monitoring, and financial research automation.
CCA Certified Agent SDK MCP Specialist
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Priya Lingham
Head of Training & Enablement
Former Learning & Development director focused on enterprise technology adoption. Designed our entire Claude training curriculum — prompt engineering, Claude Code for developers, and the CCA exam preparation programme. Has trained 400+ professionals since launch.
CCA Certified L&D Expert Anthropic Academy
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David Marchand
Enterprise Security & Governance Lead
15 years in enterprise security architecture, with deep experience in regulated industries. Leads our Claude security and governance practice. Has navigated Claude deployments through SOC 2, HIPAA, and FCA compliance reviews. If a CISO is blocking your Claude project, he knows exactly what they need.
CCA Certified CISSP ISO 27001
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James Thornton
Claude Code & DevEx Lead
Engineering manager turned Claude Code specialist. Designed production CLAUDE.md configurations and skills frameworks for 15 engineering organisations. Leads all Claude Code enterprise deployments and code modernisation projects. Expert in hooks, sub-agents, and CI/CD integration.
CCA Certified Claude Code Platform Eng
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Amara Fong
Strategy & Change Management
Management consultant specialising in enterprise technology adoption. Leads our Claude strategy and roadmap engagements and the change management workstreams that determine whether a deployment gets used. 100% deployment completion rate on her engagements. See her case studies.
CCA Certified Change Mgmt Executive Advisory
Credentials & Partnerships

The Certifications That Actually Matter for Claude Deployment

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Claude Certified Architect (CCA)

The gold-standard Claude credential. A proctored 60-question exam covering API architecture, MCP, Claude Code, agentic systems, and enterprise security. Launched March 12, 2026. Every senior consultant on our team holds this credential. We also prepare your team to pass it.

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Claude Partner Network Member

Anthropic invested $100 million in the Claude Partner Network — a select group of implementation partners with direct access to Anthropic's technical teams, early product releases, and co-marketing opportunities. We are one of those partners. That relationship makes a material difference in delivery quality. Learn more about the Partner Network.

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Anthropic Academy Certified

All team members have completed Anthropic Academy's full curriculum — 13 courses on Skilljar, the official Anthropic learning platform. Our training programmes build on this foundation, extending into enterprise architecture patterns and production deployment scenarios the Academy doesn't cover in depth.

Our Approach

How We Turn Claude Pilots Into Production Systems

Most POCs succeed technically. Most deployments fail operationally. Our methodology addresses both — with defined checkpoints at every stage to catch the problems that kill enterprise AI projects before they reach production.

Our Strategy Service →
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Discovery & Architecture Review (Weeks 1–2)

We audit your infrastructure, security posture, data architecture, and the use cases you want Claude to address. This is a technical review, not a sales discovery. We come in with a pre-engagement questionnaire and leave with a realistic deployment plan — or an honest "not yet" if the foundations aren't ready.

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Governance & Security Design (Weeks 2–4)

Before any deployment work starts, we design the governance framework: usage policies, access controls, audit logging, data handling procedures, and the security documentation your CISO and legal team need. Skipping this step is why Claude projects die in review. We've never had one fail at this stage.

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Pilot Deployment & Validation (Weeks 4–8)

Controlled rollout to 20–50 users in a single team or department. We measure adoption, collect structured feedback, refine configurations, and build the internal champions who will advocate for broader rollout. This is where Claude use cases get stress-tested against real workflows.

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Enterprise Rollout & Change Management (Weeks 8–16)

Scaled deployment with training, communication playbooks, manager enablement, and usage metrics. Change management is built into the delivery — not bolted on. We track adoption rates by team, identify laggards, and provide the toolkits that turn reluctant users into Claude advocates.

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Optimisation & Ongoing Support (Month 4+)

Production Claude deployments improve over time — if someone is watching the data. We offer ongoing optimisation retainers covering prompt libraries, new use case development, MCP expansion, and quarterly architecture reviews as Anthropic ships new capabilities. Talk to us about ongoing support.

Work With Us

Ready to Talk to a Claude Certified Architect?

Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute strategy call. No sales pitch — just a structured conversation about your Claude goals, the blockers in your way, and an honest assessment of what it takes to get there.