WHEN AI AND DATA INVESTMENTS STALL

Fractional Chief Data Officer for public, private and PE-backed industrial companies

I find what is actually blocking the result, agree who owns each decision, and lead the operating changes until the result holds.

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More than $1M

in annualized run-rate savings within the first 60 days of a fractional engagement, with no capital investment

$30M

in revenue protected at a $1.5B manufacturer by replacing two failing platforms in under twelve months

Sixteen weeks

to AI and ML models in production at a $5B industrial manufacturer

When companies call

An AI or data investment was funded and the result has not arrived.

Leadership needs an experienced executive to get it moving.

The board wants answers the current team cannot yet give.

How engagements start

START HERE

AI and Data Situation Assessment

One stalled investment, fixed scope. In 10 business days you receive a decision brief naming the constraint, who holds the decision, the options and the recommended mandate.

$10,000, with half the fee credited toward a fractional engagement that starts within 30 days.

How the assessment works · Read a sample decision brief

MAIN ENGAGEMENT

Fractional Chief Data and AI Officer

From half a day a week to near full time for a fixed term. A typical first 30 days produce an agreed outcome baseline, a decision rights map, a prioritized execution plan with named owners, and an operating review cadence.

How a fractional engagement works

OPERATOR TOOLS · FREE

Deciding whether to deploy an AI system?

The AI Deployment Gate scores one deployment across technical, accountability and operating readiness, then names the decision: proceed, hold, or do not deploy. You get the binding constraint, the conditions to proceed, and a one-page memo you can forward to your CFO or board.

Free. No sign-up. See the rest of the operating kit: vendor checklist, tabletop exercise and incident pack.

Run the gate

Prefer to start on your own?

AI Readiness Assessment

A free readiness score with the gaps that matter most. No account needed.

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Essentials

$49 a month or $490 a year. The full tool library and governance instruments.

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Executive Access

$249 a month or $2,490 a year. Everything in Essentials, plus monthly office hours with me.

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Browse the Governance Library: free worked examples, instruments you can use today, and the full suite. Start with the worked example to see the instruments work together on one company.

What leaders who have worked with me say

“Jay has a unique ability to break down data and IT topics and make them relatable to the company at large. He shares his knowledge freely and selflessly. I have personally been the beneficiary of his generosity.”

Joshua Dixon

President, CEO and Board Director, Industrial Manufacturing

“Jay is a big picture thinker who can think strategically and then quickly turn around and decompose that strategy all the way down to the smallest technical details. During my career, I have found this to be a very rare and highly valuable quality.”

Stacey Fedorka

Chief Information Officer, Exactech

“I honestly do not think Jay knows the word NO; his response is always ‘I am sure we can find a way.’ No better way to make the business feel empowered than having Jay in the conversation.”

Michelle Jensen

VP, Global Technology Partner and PMO

“Jay has demonstrated great strategic vision for effective information systems, comprehensive knowledge of IT solutions, operations, and processes, and interpersonal skills at all levels of the organization.”

Warren Stout

Former VP of Finance and Divisional CFO