Bennett Newhook
Engineer and founder building practical AI and intelligence tools.
Bennett Newhook is an engineer and founder in St. John's, Newfoundland who builds small, focused commercial tools across AI automation, open-source intelligence, and local SEO. He runs Outport AI, Digital Hound, and OutportReviews.
AI automation
Designing automation that removes repetitive work and produces a result a business can measure.
Open-source intelligence
Lawful, defensible research from public and online sources, delivered as fully-cited written reports.
Engineering
A grounding in mechatronics and autonomous systems, and ongoing graduate work in applied AI.
Ventures
Outport AI
A practical AI automation studio. Outport builds automation that delivers a measurable business result: conference automation, CRM reactivation, workflow automation, and lead response.
Digital Hound
An open-source intelligence practice serving law firms and the corporate clients they advise. Defensible, fully-cited research drawn only from lawful, publicly available sources.
OutportReviews
A local-SEO and online-reputation service that helps small businesses earn more genuine five-star reviews and rank where their customers are searching.
A builder, by training
Engineer by training, with a background in mechanical and mechatronics engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and a Master of Engineering in progress with a focus on artificial intelligence.
Research work spanning AI for autonomous systems and satellite guidance, navigation, and control, recognized with the NRC Future Builder Award and an IEEE publication.
A builder first: the throughline across every venture is turning a hard technical problem into a tool that does useful work reliably.
A few common ones
- What do you work on?
- Two main things: AI automation through Outport AI, and open-source intelligence through Digital Hound. The common thread is taking a hard technical problem and turning it into a tool that does useful work reliably.
- How do I get in touch?
- Use the contact form on this site; it reaches me directly. A short note about what you are trying to do is plenty to start.
- Are you taking on new work?
- It depends on the venture and the timing. The quickest way to find out is to send a short note about the problem you are working on.
- Where are you based?
- Newfoundland, Canada. The work is remote-friendly, and most engagements run remotely.