AI advisory and research · Grand Rapids, Michigan
Most AI projects fail before anyone writes code, because no one tied them to a result leadership is accountable for. I start with the initiative you have already committed to, set the number that proves it, and work back to the smallest set of AI and technology that moves it.
The gap
76%
of small businesses use AI in some form. Only 14% have it built into core operations.
Source: Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses33%
name data security and privacy as their top barrier to using AI more, up from 23% a year earlier.
Source: Bluevine 202640%
of small and mid-sized businesses have no full-time IT employee to set any of this up safely.
Source: IDCWorkshops
The full fee is credited toward a Sprint or Advisory engagement signed within 60 days. If the deliverable doesn't arrive, you get your money back.
Find the AI work worth doing, rank it, and leave with one use case scoped tightly enough to build.
Your staff are already pasting company data into AI tools. Leave with the rules, the approved tools and a guide people will read.
One working automation or agent, built with your team, in your environment, in one day.
6:21See a real deliverable · Northfork Precision
Findings, data classes, approved tools, a full AI use policy, a staff guide and a rollout plan, written for a fictional manufacturer. Plus a 6-minute walkthrough of how each piece was built.
Fictional 140-person CNC machining shop in Wyoming, Michigan
How it works
Each one has a fixed price and a written deliverable. If you are unsure, book a free 30-minute fit call.
Card or ACH through Stripe. Need an invoice instead? Ask and I will send one on Net-15 terms.
Calendar invites with Google Meet links arrive within one business day, along with the pre-work.
Three focused hours, or six for a Build Day. Working, not presenting.
Written and in your hands within five business days. If it is not, you get a full refund.
Research
Written briefs for a specific decision: what to buy, which market to enter, whether a vendor's technology holds up. Every claim is sourced so you can check it.
All research services →Proof
12+ years at ServiceNow, including 6+ advising strategic technology partners on integrations and the ServiceNow Store, plus systems I build and operate every day.
CertIndexA real-time index of Certificate Transparency logs, served through a REST API and an MCP server that AI agents can query directly. Ingests, deduplicates and indexes public TLS certificates continuously.
ChangeRiskIntelIT change-risk and security-operations research, published and maintained by scheduled AI agent loops.
Control Plane LabsDevOps and security tools and reference pages, researched, published and kept current by the same kind of loop.
Insights
Free, practical writing and a worksheet you can use before you spend anything. Every piece maps AI back to an initiative your leadership already owns.
The guarantee
If I don't deliver the written deliverable described on the spec sheet, you get a full refund. No forms, no argument.
Refund policy →Book a free 30-minute fit call. Answer three questions first so the call is useful, then pick a time on my calendar.
