Built for the built world AI, made practical for the shop floor Executive IT strategy and AI implementation for mid-market builders and manufacturers — from an advisor who has led IT at companies totaling $500M+ in revenue.
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What's keeping leaders up at night Four worries, and the honest answer to each
01 What should we actually do with AI? We start with what's already happening in your business — most leaders are surprised — then rank use cases by return, not novelty.
02 How do we do this safely? Policy, governance and training land before anything scales. Security and compliance are addressed from day one, not retrofitted.
03 Will this cost us jobs? No. We never walk in with a headcount target. The aim is revenue growth with the team you have — which is better for margin anyway.
04 How do we measure success? KPIs and a measurement framework are part of phase two, so you can see return rather than take our word for it.
How we help Two services, one strategy behind them Most clients start with AI readiness and keep us on as their fractional CIO. We work alongside your existing IT team and MSP rather than replacing them. Start with a 15-minute assessment
Start here A free 15-minute AI assessment Fifteen minutes on one process — quoting, scheduling, submittals, RFIs, purchasing, whichever one is costing you the most time. You leave with a straight answer on whether AI can help it, and what it would take.
01 Fifteen minutes on the phone Pick the process that eats the most hours. We walk it end to end — who touches it, where it stalls, what data it runs on. No preparation, no deck.
02 A one-page snapshot back Within two business days: the two or three places AI would actually pay off, the hours or dollars each is worth, and the risks worth knowing about first.
03 Your call on what's next Run it in-house with the snapshot, or bring us in for a full assessment and build. Plenty of companies take the page and go. That's a fine outcome.
No cost, no obligation, no pitch Fifteen minutes is short on purpose. If it's not a fit, we'll say so on the call.
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How we work together Start small, move fast, no year-long contract Most companies don't need a twelve-month transformation program to get moving. They need someone senior on the phone twice a month who already knows their business. That's how we work by default.
We take six Concierge clients at a time, so every one gets real attention. Retainers and projects are quoted after the assessment, once we both know what's in scope. Larger operations that need a full phased roadmap, governance framework and rollout plan can be scoped as a program instead — ask on the call.
Credentials Formal training behind the advice Graduate-level coursework in AI strategy and governance — the same framework we bring to your assessment.
AI Business Strategy The Johns Hopkins University · Whiting School of Engineering 60 hours of graduate-level coursework in AI strategy, governance and business application. Issued March 2026. Show credential