Who I am
Bio:
An AI consultant with a 20-year obsession for solving complex problems that actually matter, I am an elite technologist who crosses lanes, builds relationships, and brings the best of several fields forward to tackle the complexities of building AI technology with impact and value.
I started as a scientist and a Chemical Engineer. I was doing early AI and automation in these spaces years before I knew it was a field. In my mind, I was just doing engineering. My best work happened in creative and innovative spaces where old ways of working could be reinvisioned, disrupted, and multiplied. I was so far ahead of the field in this regard that almost nobody, including me, recognized the impact and value of the work.
I moved into AI tech through Data Science and Machine Learning, adopting skills in platforms, architectures, and software development. The deeper and more innovative my work became, the more I realized that people, business, and tech have to come together the right way to deliver better outcomes.
Many elite technologists get lucky, carving their path through the flashiest models in organizations set up to succeed. My path has taken me through reality, where solving the whole problem starts at the top - with what’s on leaders’ minds, the things they lose sleep over, and the outcomes they wish to achieve. I set them up to succeed.
Contact me. Let’s start a conversation.
Ben
Client, Partner, Collaborator, Trainee Feedback:
“Nobody knows how to do this, so I called you.”’
”You’re a lifesaver.”
“I need your help.”
“If you come back this way, call me first.”
“You’ve become one of my favorite people.”
”My kid was chanting your name in the car.”
”Just the right amount of confidence”
“You are one tenacious [censored].”
“Your team has the best data scientists in the whole organization.”
”I sing your praises daily.”
“I’m starting a new business. You’re the second person I called.”
“My neighbor needs your help.”
”I got promoted early because of you, again.”
”You are the most skillful ‘hammer dropper’ I have ever heard. How do you do that?”
“You’ve been a tremendous positive influence in my life.”
”Thank you for challenging our way of thinking. You have given us much to consider.”
“You remain so composed when everybody around you is stressed out?”
“I wish everybody working on these ethics problems had your wisdom.”
Badges of Honor:
“This isn’t a fit.”
“When I say there is an emergency, you have to drop what you are doing and wait.”
“If you were professional, you would just take my word for it.”
“Your work got slagged during the re-org.”
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