I help Southern California businesses put AI to work, and keep their technology secure.
Forty years in technology, and hands-on with AI every day. Straight advice, practical training, and coaching for your people, so AI ends up doing measurable work in your business, not just demos.
My first three clients are still with me, 29 years later.
AI, used well
Most business owners know AI matters. Fewer know where it actually helps them. I help you find where it fits, get your AI toolbox set up without the frustration, and keep a person in charge where it counts.
Not sure where AI fits your business? Start with the AI Readiness Review.
Cybersecurity and infrastructure
Independent reviews and clear recommendations: security and vulnerability reviews, firewalls, network segmentation, monitoring, and backup and replication. Advice you can trust, because I'm not the one selling you the hardware.
Who I am
I've spent my career working with businesses on their technology, from small local clients to enterprises like Nokia and Harman International. What ties it together is judgment about technology, the kind you only build by doing this across very different businesses for a long time.
Why clients work with me
A few reasons the relationships tend to last.
Many of my clients first called me for a second opinion. They weren't sure they were getting what they paid for from their IT provider, or a big customer's security questionnaire had just landed on their desk, or an AI decision felt too important to guess at. That's the right moment to call someone whose only product is his judgment.
Relationships that last. Some of my longest-standing clients run teams of fifty to seventy people, and I've grown right alongside their businesses. Because I understood where each one was heading, I could usually see what they needed a little before they did.
Independent advice. There are no hardware sales and no vendor commissions in the mix, so my recommendations don't bend. You get the option that fits your business, not the one that pays the biggest margin.
I actually run this. The advice comes from operating governed AI in my own lab every day, not from theory. When something looks promising, it's usually because I've already tried it and seen where it breaks.
Close to the field. I co-founded Layer 8 Masters, which runs the Planet Cyber Sec AI Conference and Planet Cyber Sec AI AppSec in California, plus the ai@work webinars, so I stay close to the people shaping both fields.
If you're curious about where AI could help your business, or you want an independent look at your security, let's have a conversation and see whether there's a fit.