We’re here to make compliance easier, faster and smarter

At Checkfirst, We believe the future of certification, inspection, and compliance is AI-assisted not admin-driven.

Our mission is to eliminate inefficiencies from critical quality and regulatory processes by building AI tools designed for real-world planners, inspectors, and auditors.

Founded in 2021, 
Checkfirst was born from a common frustration

Too many certification and inspection teams were still running mission-critical workflows in excel, outlook, and email threads.

We set out to build AI-native tools that reduce compliance friction, increase transparency, and return time to the professionals who uphold global standards.

~ Benjamin Lambert

Built by experts, backed by leaders

At Checkfirst.ai, we believe the future of certification, inspection, and compliance is AI-assisted not admin-driven.

Ian Spaulding
CEO, LRQA
Jean Michel Marnoto
Ex-Vice President B2B - Bureau Veritas
Matt Regusci
Ex-Chief Revenue Officer - Rizepoint
Harry Woolfall
Director // TIC & Checkfirst AI Ambassador
Jerry Kut, PhD
Ex- US Director of Quality - WSP
Karel van der Kaaij
Head of Product Design at JP Morgan

Biggest problem is planning the work. Group work together in a geographic area.

Managing Director
Inspection company, 200 employees

The biggest issue: Having the resource. Challenge is integrating a skills matrix and a calendar that's intuitive.

Quality Manager
Inspection company, 50 employees

I need to plan ... all the dates to do and the places where I'm gonna visit

Certification Director
Certification company, 1k employees

We need to ... schedule the different audits, link the auditor with the location and the date when they will do the audit

Labs director
Certification company, 1k employees

Daily putting people around to meet customer needs, that's the challenge. These Google Sheets. They're bloody massive!

Technical Director
Inspection company, 5k employees

UX when you watch a scheduler work, is pretty painful. Looking at 10 tabs of calendars to reschedule

CFO
Certifications company, 500 employees

Without scheduling it’s impossible for us to scale

COO
inspection company, 200 employees

You couldn't do things economically because there's just not enough volume in one location.

CEO
Inspection company, 500 employees

Complexity of planning is bigger than what the current system can deal with

Technical Director
Inspections company, 5k employees

Our plans for the year involve having better software, better planning. Yes, it's about scheduling inspections.

Managing Director
Certification company, 200 employees

We need 3 planners now, can go from 3 to 1 planners with better tools.

CEO
Inspection company, 5k employees

Drive the audit planning and scheduling, you will have a big product in the place because it's the bottleneck for every TIC organization

Director of Operations
Inspection company, 10k+ employees

Team behind Checkfirst

Aman Hemchand
Head of AI Transformation
Spencer Grabel
AI Transformation Manager
Orestis Tzanetis
Growth Advisor
Elmera Toofan
Customer Success
Rania Hassan
Full Stack Engineer
Tarek Ismail
Full Stack Engineer
Assem Mansour
Software Developer
Sherif Abushadi
AI Solution Engineer
Andrew Barrie
AI Transformation Manager
Sam Leworthy
Product Designer
Franz Vitulli
Product Manager

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Trusted by the ones powering tomorrow’s infrastructure

What TIC says

We now auto-allocate 90% of audits in two minutes with smarter use of internal resources.

Juan Maties Garcia
MD
Control Union Germany

What you do in 12 minutes used to take us a month it’s beyond expectations.

David Perez
Managing Director
AENOR

Checkfirst enables faster, higher-quality service by automating complex, regulation-heavy workflows.

Stéphane Ponthieux
Former Director
Bureau Veritas Group

We’re focused on staying compliant while boosting productivity and delivering faster, more accurate results.

Gonçalo Pimentel
CEO
ISQ SA

AI-driven scheduling ensures every inspection gets the right expert efficiently and accurately.

Eren Can
Inspection Team Leader
TÜV Rheinland Europe

ScheduleAI bridges the gap finally something that works for planners and delivers board-level results.

Jerry Kut
Former U.S. Director of Quality
WSP USA

By integrating clear, data-driven criteria into our selection process, we can dramatically improve speed and quality in inspector assignments.

Regional Director
Intertek Europe Central Asia

ScheduleAI smartly automates audit planning solving visibility and coordination issues across large inspection teams in asia.

Jerry (沈卫华) Shen
Branch Head
Geo Chem CPS China

ScheduleAI solves workforce planning like no other system out there. It's fast, intelligent, and built for how certification companies operate

Jean Michel Marnoto
Former VP B2B
Bureau Veritas Group

Our industry, our mission

Every safe product, every clean factory, every audited process starts with one truth:

Someone had to get it right. Compliance isn’t just about ticking boxes.

It’s about ensuring products are safe, food is clean, buildings are stable, and systems are trusted.

And the professionals behind that responsibility? They take pride in doing it right, every time.

At Checkfirst, we exist to support those professionals.

That’s why we build AI tools that scale quality. Not shortcuts.

We know you don’t compromise on quality. You can’t. The stakes are too high.

Your work defines trust in the industries you serve and your tools should help reinforce that, not undermine it.

What we believe

The principles that power our platform and protect your standards

Quality first

Audits aren’t admin. They’re about getting it right.

AI should amplify integrity

We don’t replace human rigor. We strengthen it.

Tools must be accountable

Every output must be explainable and traceable.

Scale without compromise

You should be able to grow without cutting corners.

Modular by design, scalable by default

Solving complexity without creating more

Most enterprise tools fail because they ask too much, too soon. At Checkfirst, our architecture is built on modular principles letting organizations adopt one capability at a time, whether it's scheduling automation, document verification, or reporting consistency.

Why it matters

“If all your water is in one tank and it gets infected, you're finished. Thousands of tanks? One fails, others survive.”

Strategic Advisor
Red Swan Summit 2025
No need to rip and replace existing systems
Each module delivers value independently
Seamless progression from pilot to enterprise rollout

Designed for change before the cliff edge

Compliance teams are reaching a breaking point

Legacy systems, disconnected tools, and rising audit volumes are pushing many organisations toward operational failure. Our clients don’t wait for systems to collapse they act now with smart, safe innovation.

What we offer

Rapid simulations to validate ROI before any commitment
Tools that align with accreditation requirements and industry KPIs
Built-in change management support across people, systems, and processes

Change is coming whether you’re ready or not. We’re the bridge between your current process and what comes next.

Bottom-up adoption that actually works

Empowering the people who keep your system running

Many of our most successful deployments didn’t start in the boardroom. They started with subcontractors, planners, and QA teams who needed better tools. Our contractor-ready modules (like ScheduleAI lite) create organic adoption from the ground up.

How we enable this

Tools that solve real problems for independent contractors

Referral and reward mechanics to foster viral spread

Enterprise-level visibility from individual-level usage

“Contractors aren’t just users they’re champions of better systems. And when their lives improve, organisations follow.”

Security & Compliance

Built with trust: ISO 27001 certified, fully GDPR compliant
Human-centric AI: Tools that empower not replace professionals
Outcome-driven: Every feature must reduce risk or improve efficiency
Transparent, always: Value shown through real-world use, not theory
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