Expected X Employee Directory
Software DevelopmentHawaii, United States2-10 Employees
70% of AI projects fail to deliver ROI. Most fail before the first line of code—wrong use case, wrong architecture, wrong build vs. buy decision. We help startups and SMBs avoid becoming a statistic. As a Fractional Chief AI Officer, we bring the same strategic and technical leadership that Fortune 100 companies pay $400K+ for, at a fraction of the cost. Our approach: validate before you build, then build what actually moves metrics. Our Background: 🔸12+ years AI/ML engineering at Levi Strauss, Cisco, Nielsen, Anaconda 🔸Lead Data Scientist for US Dept. of Energy hurricane prediction model 🔸Designed CV/NLP systems that reduced shipping time at Levi's 🔸Trained 1,000+ engineers in ML/AI at Cisco and Anaconda 🔸MS Organizational Leadership + Johns Hopkins Data Science Three Ways to Work Together: 💡 Deep Dive ($500 | 2 weeks) - Technical audit, market analysis, and product roadmap—with zero obligation to continue. 📐 Technical Design ($6,500 | 2 weeks) - Complete architecture, API specs, and security framework your dev team can build from. 🎯 Fractional CAIO Retainer ($8K-20K/month) - 80 hours/month of hands-on technical leadership: strategy sessions, code reviews, investor prep, team building, and 24-hour emergency response. Perfect For: 🔸Non-technical founders needing a technical co-pilot 🔸Funded startups needing leadership without full-time overhead 🔸SMBs adding AI capabilities to existing operations 🔸Anyone tired of vendor pitches and ready for honest guidance Build what works. Scale what's proven. 📅 Book a Deep Dive: calendly.com/expectedx/deep-dive