Why 88% of AI Agent Pilots Never Reach Production
The failure numbers are real. The diagnosis everyone reaches for is wrong. It was never the model.
AI consulting for mid-market leaders — from a practitioner who's built it, not just studied it. Process before technology. Real results before hype.
AI Tech Magic is built on three things that have to work together: intelligence that's grounded in your reality, technology that reflects it honestly, and the human clarity to act on what you find.
The AI here stands for Authentic Intelligence. That's deliberate.
AI strategy and implementation grounded in your actual processes, people, and constraints — not vendor playbooks. Original frameworks (RAPID, Organizational Second Brain) built from 15+ years of Fortune 500 practice.
Explore consultingSelf-serve SaaS tools that give mid-market leaders an honest read on where they actually stand. Starting with ReadinessRadar — a 20-question AI maturity assessment scored across six pillars, with results you can act on.
Try ReadinessRadarThe strategic value of putting the phone down. Small-group retreats in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, and Montenegro — for leaders making big AI decisions. The most important calls require distance from the noise. Launching Summer 2027.
Explore MagicFour core engagements. Each one designed for organizations that want enterprise-grade AI strategy without the Big 4 timeline or price tag.
Clear-eyed assessment of what AI can — and can't — do for your business. Strategy grounded in your actual processes, people, and constraints, not vendor playbooks. Original frameworks (RAPID, Organizational Second Brain) built from 15+ years of Fortune 500 practice.
A complete diagnostic of where your organization stands on data, infrastructure, governance, talent, processes, and leadership. Deeper and more customized than the ReadinessRadar self-assessment — delivered as a written report with prioritized recommendations and a roadmap for the next 12 months.
Workshops, leadership briefings, and board-level sessions that demystify AI without dumbing it down. Strategic decision-making, prompting fluency, governance considerations — calibrated for your specific industry and team. From a half-day session to a multi-week program.
Hands-on guidance taking AI initiatives from concept to production. Vendor selection, change management, governance design, technical architecture review. For organizations that want a strategist in the room, not a deck and a goodbye.
Deepest experience in industrial and manufacturing. 15+ years on shop floors, in boardrooms, and across global supply chains. Equally at home in adjacent sectors where mid-market companies need real strategy from a practitioner.
My career started in 2007 on IBM's BlueGene supercomputer program — as an ASIC design engineer and project manager. Over nearly two decades since, I've led AI/ML and technology work at Fortune 500 scale across IBM, Zeiss, Medtronic, and Emerson — managing multi-million-dollar budgets, building global teams, and delivering AI solutions that actually move business metrics. Now I bring that playbook to mid-market companies ready to scale intelligently.
From enterprise chatbots to innovation frameworks that compress 18-month timelines into weeks, I've navigated the real challenges: governance, skeptical stakeholders, data quality nightmares, and the gap between vendor promises and production reality.
My approach combines technical depth (Cornell Project & Program Leadership certification, engineering roots) with executive-level strategic thinking. I speak both languages — and I translate between them.
Field notes on AI strategy for mid-market companies — no hype, just what works.
The failure numbers are real. The diagnosis everyone reaches for is wrong. It was never the model.
Whether you're a mid-market company exploring AI for the first time or ready to accelerate existing initiatives, I'd love to hear about your challenges.
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