Independent AI and data consulting for leaders who need AI to ship.
I help companies assess AI readiness, move pilots into production, and build the data foundations behind measurable outcomes. No vendor ties, no product to sell you.
Three minutes, twelve questions, no call required.
You are probably here for one of these.
Four problems account for most of the conversations I have. Find the one that sounds like your quarter.
“We have AI ideas but no path to production.”
The gap is rarely the model. It is integration, ownership, and the data underneath. I take a stalled pilot and get it shipped, integrated, and earning its keep.
“We are evaluating tools and cannot afford an expensive mistake.”
Twelve points, scored against evidence, before the budget is committed. Independent of every vendor on your shortlist, because I do not resell any of them.
“Our data is not good enough for AI to be reliable.”
Usually the real blocker, and the least glamorous to fix. I build the platform and the quality gates that make every downstream AI outcome trustworthy.
“We need senior data leadership without hiring full time yet.”
A senior data and AI leader on retainer. Sets the standard, builds the team, and hands you a capability rather than a dependency.
Score, decide, or build.
Most engagements start at one of these three points, depending on how far the investment decision has already gone.
AI Readiness Calculator
Twelve questions, three minutes, one per screen. You get a readiness score out of 100 and the two dimensions holding you back, without booking anything.
AI and Data Readiness Audit
The same twelve points, scored against evidence in your systems rather than your own read of them, so the invest-or-wait decision is made on facts rather than a vendor pitch.
Pilot to Production
Agentic systems, RAG, chatbots, and voice agents built to survive real users, real data, and real audit. Whether a pilot has stalled or nothing is built yet.
The audit fee is credited against a subsequent build engagement.
Nothing downstream pays me.
Independent by design
No vendor relationships. No resale commissions. No product to push. The recommendation is the same whichever way the decision goes, because nothing downstream pays me.
Production experience, not slideware
AI agents, data platforms, and compliance pipelines running in production across nine industries. I have shipped the thing I am advising you to build.
Written for the executive
The report goes to the person signing for it, in the language of cost, risk, and payback. Your engineers get the technical detail as an appendix, not as the headline.
You keep the capability
I have led teams of up to thirty four engineers, and every engagement ends with your people running the system after I leave.
It was a pleasure working with Zohaib. He gave us clear, practical insights into our AI implementation and flagged real risks around cost and data lineage that we had not fully considered in our tool selection for our marketing analytics department. His input helped us make a more informed decision before committing to a platform.
Know where you stand before the next AI dollar is spent.
Whether you need an independent readiness audit, an AI agent taken to production, or a senior leader to build the capability from within, I would like to hear about the problem first.