From Army veteran to Fractional Chief AI Officer.
I embed as a fractional AI executive inside growing companies — owning the strategy, evaluating the tools, and making sure every automation dollar drives measurable ROI. Founder of AutomateNexus, author of The AI Automation Field Manual.
Most AI initiatives fail because they're treated as experiments, not operations. I treat them as missions.
Most AI initiatives die the same death: a vendor sells a tool, nobody owns the strategy, and six months later the license is shelfware.
I've seen it 100+ times. The companies that extract real value from AI have one thing in common — senior leadership owning the AI function. Not a CTO adding it to an already full plate. Not a consultant who drops a report and disappears. An embedded operator who owns outcomes.
That's why I serve as a Fractional Chief AI Officer — embedding into leadership teams to own the AI roadmap, evaluate every vendor decision, and ensure implementation drives revenue within 90 days. The agency handles execution. I handle the thinking.
The companies that treat AI as a mission, not an experiment, are the ones still standing when the hype cycle ends.
Three ways to engage.
One embedded operator. Three depths of engagement — from a single decision to a standing seat at your leadership table.
in documented client savings
AI implementations delivered
day ROI target — every engagement
active client cap — limited availability
Documented outcomes, in motion.
The AI Automation
Field Manual
Battle-tested frameworks for building automation systems that deliver consistent results under any conditions. Military-grade discipline applied to enterprise AI.
“Most companies invest millions in AI automation that works beautifully in controlled environments—then breaks under real-world pressure. This book is the antidote.”
Recent essays.
AI Audit: How to Evaluate Your Company's AI Before It Costs You
Most companies adopted AI faster than they inspected it. An AI audit answers five questions — what's in use, what data it touches, what it costs, whether output is checked, and who's accountable. Here's the working framework.
The AI Maturity Model: 5 Levels and How to Climb Them
Enterprise AI maturity models are built for companies with committees. This one is built for operators: five levels, honest placement criteria, and the specific work that moves a growing business up each rung.
AI Transformation: The Executive Playbook (Without the Consulting Theater)
"AI transformation" has become a phrase that means everything and therefore nothing. Here's what it actually is, why the big-bang version fails, and the executive playbook that works for companies without transformation offices.
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