Strategic AI & IT Solutions
Your Fractional CIO & AI Officer
25 Years of Enterprise IT Leadership, On Demand
Empowering Your Digital Future Through Strategic AI & IT Solutions
We help manufacturers, PE-backed companies, startups, and higher-ed institutions adopt AI safely, modernize their IT, and drive measurable EBITDA impact.
Who we serve: startups, PE-backed companies, and companies whose boards are asking for AI but don’t know where to start.
Manufacturing, service providers, event organizers, people buried under repetitive tasks – book a free call and let’s figure it out!
AI Education & Enablement
- Comprehensive training programs
- AI literacy workshops
- Change management support
- Hands-on implementation guidance
Strategic AI Integration
- Custom AI solution development
- Industry-specific AI applications
- ROI-focused implementation
- AI Risk Management
Infrastructure & Security
- IT infrastructure assessment and upgrade
- Cybersecurity framework implementation
- Data governance solutions
- System integration services
Data & Analytics
- Data quality management
- Data warehouse optimization
- CRM integration
- Advanced analytics implementation
Why SSTRAIT?
Certified AI Consultant – Multiple certifications and multiple years of study alone in AI
Proven Methodology: Well-tested approach for guaranteed results
Comprehensive Expertise: Combined excellence in both AI and IT solutions
Client-Centric Approach: Tailored solutions for your specific needs
End-to-End Support: From strategy to implementation and beyond
SSTRAIT Blog
Thoughts, ideas, or just some helpful text from the AI and IT world through the eyes of a global senior leader
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The $2M spreadsheet
When I became the first CIO at a specialty materials manufacturer with 16 sites across three continents, I inherited 11 separate ERP systems.Every month, someone was manually stitching together a $2 million demand forecast in Excel. That spreadsheet was the most expensive application in the company — and…
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The Complacency Machine: How AI is quietly hollowing out the workforce before it even starts
There is a crisis building inside higher education, and it has nothing to do with budget cuts, enrollment cliffs, or campus politics. It’s about what happens when an entire generation of students learns to think with — and eventually through — a machine, before they’ve learned to think…
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Why outsourced IT fails (and it’s rarely the vendor’s fault)
A few years ago, I walked into an organization where the IT outsourcing relationship was on fire. Tickets were piling up. The staff was frustrated. Leadership was ready to terminate the contract and find a new vendor.So I asked the executive team one question:“Can you show me the…
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The top 10 reasons sub-400 companies should have a Fractional CIO
1. Enterprise governance without enterprise costsCompanies scaling to an IPO or an acquisition need board-level IT oversight—audit trails, risk frameworks, and compliance documentation. A fractional CIO builds this while a full-time hire adds $300K+ annually. You get the governance structure investors expect at 30-40% of the cost.2. Cyber…
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The most important question in AI right now isn’t about technology. It’s about governance.
Last week, Anthropic told the Pentagon it wouldn’t allow Claude to be used for mass surveillance of Americans or fully autonomous weapons. By Friday, the White House ordered every federal agency to stop using the company’s technology. Hours later, OpenAI announced its own Pentagon deal. Two companies. Two…
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The Geography of Intelligence
How global CIOs can govern AI across three worlds — without losing the trust of the people who must live inside them. Technology has always had borders. What is new is that those borders are now drawn not only by geography, but by law, by fear, by culture…