Engagement Options

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Every engagement includes both strategic thinking and hands-on involvement. That's not an add-on — it's the whole point.

"Strategy without implementation is just slides. Implementation without strategy is just tickets. Real value is both."
2-week engagement

AI Architecture Review

I assess your AI setup at both levels: strategic direction and technical implementation. This isn't a high-level audit where someone glances at diagrams — I dig into the code AND evaluate alignment with business goals.

This is for you if:

  • →You've built something but aren't sure if it's on the right track
  • →You need an outside perspective before scaling or expanding
  • →You want honest feedback, not validation

At the strategic level

  • • Is your AI approach aligned with business objectives?
  • • Are you solving the right problems with the right methods?
  • • What's realistic vs. aspirational in your roadmap?
  • • Build vs. buy analysis for your specific situation

At the hands-on level

  • • Code review of AI/ML components
  • • Architecture assessment (is it scalable? maintainable?)
  • • Data pipeline and model evaluation
  • • Technical debt and risk identification

What you get

A comprehensive assessment document with clear findings — what's working, what's not, and why. Plus an actionable roadmap with priorities, not a vague list of "recommendations." I'll walk you through everything in a final presentation to leadership.

Ongoing, part-time

Embedded AI Architect

I join your team 1-2 days per week as senior AI technical leadership. Not as an outside advisor who swoops in occasionally — as part of your team. I'm in Slack, in PRs, in architecture discussions.

This is for you if:

  • →You have engineers but lack senior AI technical leadership
  • →You need someone who can operate at both strategy and code level
  • →A full-time hire doesn't make sense (yet), but you need the expertise now

At the strategic level

  • • Architecture decisions and technical direction
  • • AI roadmap planning and prioritization
  • • Leadership advisory and stakeholder communication
  • • Build vs. buy recommendations
  • • Vendor evaluation and technology choices

At the hands-on level

  • • Code reviews and technical guidance
  • • Pairing with engineers on complex problems
  • • Technical mentorship for your team
  • • Hands-on prototyping when needed
  • • Architecture implementation and patterns

What it looks like

Think of it as having a principal-level AI architect on your team, part-time. I attend standups, participate in planning, review PRs, join architecture discussions. The difference: I can also sit with your CTO and shape the broader AI direction.

1-week intensive

AI Strategy Sprint

An intensive week defining your AI direction. This isn't a generic workshop that ends with platitudes about "AI transformation" — it's focused work that produces a strategy your team can actually execute.

This is for you if:

  • →You're at a decision point about AI and need clarity fast
  • →Leadership and technical teams need to align on direction
  • →You want a concrete plan, not vague possibilities

The week includes:

  • Day 1-2:Discovery — understand your business, current state, and what you're trying to achieve
  • Day 2-3:Technical deep-dives — assess capabilities, data, infrastructure with your engineering team
  • Day 4:Strategy workshop — align leadership on priorities, trade-offs, and realistic timelines
  • Day 5:Roadmap finalization and presentation to stakeholders

What you get

  • • Clear AI strategy aligned with business goals
  • • Prioritized roadmap with phases and milestones
  • • Technical architecture recommendations
  • • Build vs. buy analysis for key components
  • • Risk assessment and mitigation plan

I stay available during implementation to answer questions and ensure the strategy translates to action.

Variable timeline

AI Project Recovery

Your AI project isn't working — I figure out why. Not just at one level, but at both: Is it a strategy problem (wrong approach? wrong priorities?) or an implementation problem (architecture issues? data problems? technical debt?). Usually it's a bit of both.

This is for you if:

  • →You've invested in AI but aren't seeing the expected results
  • →The project is over timeline, over budget, or underperforming
  • →You need someone who can diagnose AND help fix — not more advice

How it works:

  • Phase 1:Diagnosis — I understand what's happening at both strategy and implementation level
  • Phase 2:Root cause analysis — why is it not working? What needs to change?
  • Phase 3:Recovery plan — concrete steps to get back on track
  • Phase 4:Implementation support — I help execute the recovery, not just advise on it

Common issues I diagnose

Strategy level:

  • • Wrong problem definition
  • • Misaligned expectations
  • • Scope creep
  • • Missing success criteria

Implementation level:

  • • Architecture issues
  • • Data quality problems
  • • Model performance
  • • Technical debt

The key difference

I don't just tell you what's wrong and leave. I stay to help fix it. That might mean working with your team on technical changes, helping reshape the project scope, or guiding the implementation in a new direction. The goal is a working project, not a report.

Not sure which engagement fits?

1

Need a second opinion on what you've built? → Architecture Review

2

Need ongoing senior AI leadership? → Embedded Architect

3

Need to define your AI direction quickly? → Strategy Sprint

4

Something's not working and you need help? → Project Recovery

Still not sure? Let's talk. A 30-minute conversation usually clarifies the right approach.

Deep Expertise

Specialized Services

Beyond general engagements, I offer focused expertise in specific AI domains. Same approach — strategy through implementation — applied to specialized challenges.

Agentic AI Design

Design and build autonomous AI agent systems — from architecture decisions to working implementations. Planning, memory, tool use, and multi-agent orchestration.

  • →Agent architecture design
  • →Tool and API integration
  • →Multi-agent systems

LLM Implementation

Enterprise LLM integration done right — from model selection and RAG architecture to fine-tuning strategies and production deployment.

  • →RAG system design
  • →Fine-tuning & optimization
  • →Production deployment

AI Evaluation & Safety

Build confidence in your AI systems with rigorous evaluation frameworks and safety testing. Red-teaming, benchmarking, and production monitoring.

  • →Evaluation frameworks
  • →Safety testing & red-teaming
  • →Production monitoring

These services can be standalone engagements or combined with the general engagement options above.

Let's figure out what would help

No pressure, no pitch. I'd like to understand what you're trying to achieve and whether I can help. If I'm not the right fit, I'll tell you.

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