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Not another AI consultant.

The calm operator who makes AI earn its keep.

The 4× CTO who bridges AI with real work — and knows when not to use it. Systems over hype. ROI over demos. Judgment over automation.

For leaders of SMEs and scale-ups — CEOs, COOs, founders, heads of ops. Big enough to feel the pressure to adopt AI. Too small for an in-house AI team.

Fractional AI Operator Retainer

2–4 days a month, embedded in your leadership team. I own AI adoption, ROI tracking, and governance — so it doesn't sit with whoever has the most spare time.

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AI Adoption Audit & Roadmap Sprint

Fixed price, 1–2 weeks. I map your workflows, surface the shadow AI your team is already running, set ROI targets, and hand you a 90-day plan. The natural front door to the retainer.

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AI ROI Leadership Workshop

One day with your exec team. We align CEO, COO, and CTO on where AI actually creates value in your model — and leave with three scoped pilots that can reach production.

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Workflow-Embedded Enablement Program

Role-specific training built into the tasks your team already does. No slideshow, no generic prompt library — just the workflow, upgraded.

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Builder Advisory

1:1 call packages for founders and operators building their own AI systems. Bring the hard decision; leave with a system, not a swipe file.

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Speaking / Media Kit

From a six-year-old with a Commodore 64 → teenage web freelancer → 8 years at IBM until the glass ceiling → 4× CTO and founder through startup chaos → arriving at “the Operator” — someone who builds intentional systems that make AI actually pay off, proven in both software (internal AI adoption, 90% of tasks via technology) and music (Dark Beauty).

Credentials

  • 20 years in tech: IBM developer/PM, 4× CTO, founder
  • Runs an internal AI adoption mandate: 90% of tasks completed via technology
  • Founder of Dark Beauty (music label/community helping independent artists)
  • Performed at Burning Man 3 times (also became a music lead on regional Burning Man events)
  • Writes publicly on applied AI adoption and “when not to use AI” at ai-operator.dev

Talk Topics

  • Why 95% of AI pilots die — and the boring system design that survives
  • Running a “90% of tasks” mandate from the inside: what actually moves the needle
  • Feeling faster vs. being faster: measuring AI adoption honestly
  • The SME AI maturity ladder — where you really are, and the one next step
  • Knowing when not to use AI is a competitive skill — personal and corporate
  • I build AI systems for companies by day and musicians by night — what each taught the other

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