I help leaders assess where AI fits in their business and make decisions about architecture, data access, governance, and implementation. The work can include reviewing an existing system or developing a plan for a new one.
Grand Marais, Minnesota · 2007
AI advisory and software
Use AI to deliver better work with less effort
I help consulting firms and business leaders redesign recurring workflows and build the software to support them. Starting with one piece of work gives you evidence of what improves quality, reduces human effort, and makes delivery more economical.
Discuss your workflowProducts
Software for everyday work
Retain what was said in meetings and respond to callers when your team is unavailable.
Meeting software
Kept
Keep a record you can return to after the meeting. Kept records and transcribes meetings on your Mac, then saves the audio, transcript, and notes to your Obsidian vault. It works without adding a bot to the meeting.
About KeptPrivate Meeting IntelligenceKeptLocal recording and transcription
Advisory
Turn an AI investment into useful work
Get help deciding where AI belongs, what to build, and how to judge whether it is working. I work directly with you from the initial assessment through design and implementation.
Contact meI work through how a recurring task is performed, where AI can contribute, and how the output will be reviewed. From there, I can build a pilot and compare its quality, effort, and cost with the existing process.
I work with founders and product teams on customer needs, product scope, and technical implementation. I also build and operate my own products, which informs the advice I give.
Research and writing
Evidence to guide your AI decisions
Use published findings and working code to assess how AI coding agents behave during development. My research examines tool use, verification, and recovery from errors, with methods you can inspect and try in your own work.
Read my articlesConsulting research
How consultants use AI in client work
I’m interviewing independent consultants and fractional leaders about recurring tasks, their experience with automation, and the review needed before AI-assisted work reaches a client.
About the interviewsOpen source
Inspect and reuse the research
agentinfra-examples
Validated companion examples for AI agent gateways, observability, and evaluation pipelines.
Python / Open sourceai-builder-starter-kit
A tested starter system for students and solo builders using coding agents, BB, Obsidian, and a skill-driven commitment planner.
Shell / Open sourceclaude-code-loop-patterns
Tested reference patterns for verifiable Claude Code loops: structured tools, evidence gates, Stop hooks, and prompt caching.
Python / Open sourceclaude-code-ops-audit
Auditable DuckDB methodology and tooling for analyzing Claude Code session logs and verification behavior.
Python / Open source
Background
Advice grounded in building and operating software
I’ve spent more than thirty years in software, enterprise data, and product leadership. I started programming on a Commodore 64 at twelve and went on to found companies, lead teams at Avanade, and work across both large organizations and small businesses.
Two companies I founded, XBA Group and Conclusn, were acquired in 2005 and 2024. Today, I work independently through MPIsaac Ventures and continue to write code alongside my advisory work.
Outside work, I’m an instrument-rated pilot, a Scotch enthusiast, and a grandfather. I live in Excelsior, Minnesota.
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Improve a workflow in your business
Describe a recurring task, the result you need, and the constraints around it. I can help you assess where AI could contribute and what a useful first pilot would need to demonstrate.
Email: [email protected]
Location: Excelsior, MN