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Established 2019 · Houston, Texas

The Minds
Behind
Your Growth.

We are Cypress Universal — a technology consultancy built on conviction: that intelligent systems, honest advice, and genuine partnership create transformational outcomes for the businesses that trust us.

How We Got Here

A story built on substance, not slides.

2019
Founded in Houston
Tyler and a small team of enterprise technologists founded Cypress Universal with a singular mission: make enterprise-grade consulting accessible to growing businesses.
2020
First Enterprise Client
Onboarded first Fortune 500 engagement — a 12-month EPM transformation programme that generated $1.2M in efficiency gains.
2021
AI Practice Launched
Established a dedicated AI & Intelligent Automation practice as organisations began demanding production-grade ML systems rather than proof-of-concept work.
2023
Global Expansion
Expanded delivery capabilities to 15+ countries, building distributed teams that serve clients across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
2024
340+ Projects Delivered
Crossed 340 completed engagements, maintaining a 98% client retention rate — a figure that reflects outcomes, not just relationships.

We didn't start
with a vision board.
We started with a problem.

Enterprise technology consulting had a fundamental flaw: it optimized for billable hours, not business results. Large firms produced elegant strategy decks, then disappeared. Smaller shops delivered tactical fixes without strategic coherence.

Cypress Universal was built to close that gap. We bring the rigour of tier-one consulting with the accountability of a team that measures success by your KPIs — not ours.

"We built this firm for the executives who are tired of paying premium rates for recommendations that never get implemented. We stay until the work is done."
5+
Years combined leadership experience
240+
Projects delivered on time
91%
Client retention rate
15+
Industries served
Our Purpose

What drives every
decision we make.

Two forces keep us aligned — a mission that anchors us to present impact, and a vision that keeps us moving toward what's possible.

🎯
Our Mission

To make intelligent technology the foundation of every ambitious business.

We exist to design, build, and implement technology strategies that convert complexity into competitive advantage — doing the hard work of connecting innovation to tangible business outcomes that boards can measure and teams can act on.

Outcome-driven Measurable impact Honest delivery
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Our Vision

A world where every organisation operates at the intelligence of its best day.

We envision a future where the gap between a company's data and its decision-making is zero — where AI and human expertise work in concert so seamlessly that every team, at every level, acts with clarity and speed.

AI-augmented Human-centred Perpetually curious
What We Stand For

Six principles that are
non-negotiable.

These aren't wall art. They're the criteria we use to hire, the lens through which we make hard calls, and the standard we hold ourselves to on every engagement.

🧠 01

Intellectual Honesty

We tell clients what they need to hear, not what they want to hear. Every recommendation is grounded in evidence, not ego or incentive to extend scope.

🤝 02

Genuine Partnership

We embed ourselves in your team. Your goals become our goals. We measure our success by your outcomes, and we stay through the hard parts, not just the exciting kickoff.

⚡ 03

Bias for Action

We are practitioners, not theorists. We move from diagnosis to delivery with urgency, because organisations don't grow by waiting for perfect conditions.

🔬 04

Engineering Precision

The systems we build are production-grade from day one. We hold every architecture, data model, and automation to the same rigour as code that never sleeps.

🌍 05

Long-term Thinking

We design for the organisation you're building, not just the one you have today. Scalability, maintainability, and talent transfer are baked into every deliverable.

📐 06

Radical Transparency

Progress is visible, blockers are surfaced immediately, and budgets are respected. Clients always know exactly where their investment stands and why.

Company Journey

Built milestone by milestone.

Every chapter of our growth has been shaped by client challenges, industry shifts, and an unwillingness to stop learning. Here is the path.

Cypress Universal Founded

Two enterprise consultants leave Big Four to build a firm that stays accountable to outcomes. Office: a co-working desk in Houston's Energy Corridor.

Foundation
2019
2019

First Enterprise Win

A Fortune 500 energy company awards a 12-month EPM transformation. The engagement delivers $1.2M in documented efficiency gains and a 7-month payback period.

EPM

Data Practice Established

Formalised a Data & Analytics Advisory practice following repeated demand for modern data platform builds. First cloud data warehouse delivered in 11 weeks.

Data & Analytics
2020
2021

AI & Automation Practice Launched

Scaled the team to include ML engineers and data scientists. First generative AI production deployment precedes the public ChatGPT wave by 14 months.

AI & Automation

100th Project Milestone

Delivered our 100th client engagement with a perfect Net Promoter Score and zero client losses. Recognised as a Top IT Consultancy by a leading industry body.

Milestone
2022
2023

International Expansion

Opened delivery partnerships across UK, UAE, and Singapore. Established 24/7 follow-the-sun support capability across 15 countries.

Global Reach

340+ Projects · 20+ Experts · 98% Retention

Entered 2025 as a full-spectrum IT & AI consultancy trusted by organisations across finance, energy, healthcare, and technology sectors worldwide.

Present Day
2025
The Difference

Why clients choose us
and stay.

Capability is the baseline. What separates our partnerships is the depth of commitment we bring to every engagement, from strategy through to production.

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Innovation at the Core

We don't retrofit new technology onto old thinking. Every engagement starts with first-principles analysis of what's actually possible and what will actually create value for your organisation.

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Full Transparency

Weekly status reports, live project dashboards, and a direct line to the senior consultant on your account. You will never wonder what is happening or why a decision was made.

🏢

Enterprise Experience

Our principals have delivered programmes for FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 organisations. We bring that institutional rigour to every client, regardless of their current scale.

🎯

Client-First Always

We have walked away from scope expansions that were not in the client's best interest. Our advisory is structured so our incentives are aligned with yours: outcomes, not hours.

🔗

Long-term Partnerships

98% of our clients continue working with us after their initial engagement. That is not an accident — it is the result of embedding knowledge transfer into every project from day one.

📊

Measurable Results

Every engagement begins with agreed KPIs and ends with documented proof of impact. We track, we report, and we own the numbers together with you throughout the journey.

Our Expertise

Deep domain knowledge
across key industries.

We've learned the language, the regulation, the legacy debt, and the ambition of these sectors — so our advice is never generic.

⚡
Energy & Utilities

Digital transformation for traditional operators navigating the energy transition.

🏦
Financial Services

EPM, data governance, and AI solutions for banks, insurers, and asset managers.

🏥
Healthcare

Secure, compliant data platforms and workflow automation for health systems.

🏭
Manufacturing

IIoT integration, predictive analytics, and smart operations for industrial firms.

🛒
Retail & Commerce

Real-time analytics, personalisation engines, and supply chain intelligence.

📡
Technology

Advisory and build services for fast-scaling technology companies and SaaS platforms.

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Public Sector

Secure, auditable AI and data programmes for government and public institutions.

📦
Logistics & Supply Chain

End-to-end visibility platforms and demand forecasting models for complex networks.

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Leadership Philosophy
Technology does not transform organisations.
People who understand both the technology
and the organisation do.

This belief sits at the centre of how Cypress Universal operates. We recruit consultants who have held operational roles inside large organisations — people who have felt the friction of legacy systems, the pressure of quarterly targets, and the exhaustion of initiatives that never reach production. That lived experience makes our advice grounded, our implementations practical, and our partnerships real.

We do not believe in intellectual abstraction for its own sake. Every framework we apply, every platform we recommend, every roadmap we build is tested against a single question: will this actually work for the people who have to use it?

Cypress Universal · Houston, Texas
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