Advisory

I provide AI and emerging technology education for owners, boards, and leadership teams — helping them navigate the pressure to move quickly, cut through the hype, and connect technology decisions to real business strategy.

Education

AI is changing fast and vendors are louder than ever. The pressure to act is real — usually without a clear picture of what's hype and what's actually shipping.

I help leaders build that picture. Grounded explanations of what AI and emerging technology actually do today, what they don't, and what's worth watching. Tailored to your industry and your role — not generic AI 101.

Alignment

Technology decisions go wrong when leadership isn't aligned on the business goal. The architecture conversation gets ahead of the strategy conversation, and you end up evaluating tools before you've agreed on what you're actually trying to do.

I work with leadership teams to slow that down — get to a shared understanding first, then evaluate technology and vendors against it.

Connection

These calls shouldn't be made in isolation. I bring leaders into conversations with practitioners, peers, and communities working through the same questions. Sometimes the most useful thing isn't an answer — it's the right person to talk to.

Where this comes from

Twenty-five years in software. Head of Engineering at Okaya. Organizer in Lancaster's technology community. I've been in engineering rooms and leadership rooms, and they're usually having different conversations about the same decisions.

I've built Broadway live streaming for Randi Zuckerberg, EdTech SaaS platforms, and the mental health AI platform at Okaya. Across all of it, the recurring work has been translating ambiguous goals into shipped software — and making the trade-offs visible to the people paying for it.

I currently sit on the advisory board for Colab, helping with AI and software development strategy.

I also speak at conferences, meetups, and internal sessions. See my speaking history for recent and upcoming events.