AI Consulting for Regulated Industries
I help companies in legal, compliance, finance, and other regulated industries build AI systems that work in production while meeting regulatory requirements. From finding the right opportunities to deploying trusted systems, I handle both the strategy and the implementation.
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Case Study: Contoural
2 Years as Sole AI Engineer
Contoural is the largest independent provider of information governance, privacy, and AI governance consulting—serving over 30% of the Fortune 500.
I built production AI systems that their consultants used to analyze client documents, handle attorney-client privileged data, and deliver faster, more consistent results for Fortune 500 clients.
The Challenge
Contoural's consultants spent hours manually analyzing complex legal and regulatory documents for Fortune 500 clients. The firm billed time-and-materials for this work, but the process was slow and varied between consultants. They needed automation that would meet enterprise client expectations for accuracy, auditability, and data security.
How I Found The Opportunity
I shadowed consultants doing their actual work. I watched two senior consultants analyze the same type of document completely differently—one took 4 hours, the other 90 minutes. That inconsistency revealed the opportunity. I interviewed both, mapped their approaches, and identified patterns that could be systematized while maintaining the judgment clients paid for.
What I Built
AI systems designed for consultants serving Fortune 500 clients:
- • Complete audit trails linking every AI output to source documents
- • Explainability so consultants could verify and defend recommendations to clients
- • Security architecture appropriate for attorney-client privileged and sensitive corporate data
- • Edge case detection—the system flagged uncertainty rather than guessing
- • Production deployment handling thousands of enterprise client documents
The Result
75% reduction in analysis time for core service offerings. Work that took consultants 2-4 hours could be completed in 30-60 minutes while maintaining quality.
The real validation: Contoural changed their billing model for this service from time-and-materials to project-based pricing. They trusted the system enough to bet revenue on consistent delivery times. When a consulting firm serving Fortune 500 clients stakes their business model on your AI, you know it works.
Built and maintained as a team of one, handling production workloads for enterprise clients across multiple service lines.
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Campaign Guardian
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Texas Hold LLM
Personal project demonstrating multi-agent AI coordination. Built poker-playing agents with strategic reasoning, bluffing, and opponent modeling. Shows capability with complex agent systems beyond production consulting work.
What Makes Regulated Industries Different
AI in regulated industries requires more than technical excellence. You need systems that satisfy compliance officers, pass audit review, and maintain trust with legal and regulatory stakeholders.
I've built production AI systems where explainability, audit trails, and data privacy weren't nice-to-haves—they were requirements from day one.
Built for Auditability
Every AI decision is traceable and explainable. Compliance teams can verify reasoning and maintain audit trails for regulatory review.
You Own Everything
No vendor lock-in. Full source code, documentation, and knowledge transfer. Your team maintains and extends the systems independently.
Compliance-First Architecture
Security, privacy, and regulatory requirements inform design decisions from the start—not retrofitted after the fact.
What I Do
Find the Right Opportunities
Shadow your team. Watch actual work happen. Find gaps between what people say and what they do. Interview at all levels to identify where AI creates real value versus where it adds complexity.
Prototype Fast
Build working prototypes in days. Test with real users and real data. Validate technical feasibility and business impact before committing to full implementation.
Build for Compliance
Design systems that pass audit review. Full audit trails, explainability for every decision, security architecture for sensitive data. HIPAA, SOC2, attorney-client privilege handled from the start.
Deploy to Production
Ship reliable systems. Systematic prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, monitoring for production environments. Built to handle real workloads, not just demos.
Transfer Knowledge
Train your team to own and extend the systems. Full documentation, pair programming sessions, no black boxes. You maintain and improve the AI independently after the engagement ends.
How We Work Together
30 min, free. Understand your challenges, see if there's a fit.
Clear scope, deliverables, pricing, timeline. No surprises.
Weekly check-ins, iterative progress, transparent updates.
Full documentation, knowledge transfer, training. You own everything.
Investment Options
Discovery Assessment
Interview your team, observe actual workflows, identify AI opportunities with ROI projections. Low risk way to validate AI makes sense for your business before committing to full implementation.
Deliverable: Assessment report + presentation + roadmap
Implementation Project
Build 1-2 working AI systems. Ensure compliance, train your team, document everything. You get production-ready tools and the knowledge to maintain them.
Deliverable: Working tools + full documentation + trained team
Ongoing Partnership
Act as your part-time AI technical lead. Build custom applications, optimize existing systems, provide strategic guidance. For companies ready to scale their AI capabilities.
Deliverable: Production systems + sustainable AI capability
$ echo "No maintenance contracts. No vendor lock-in. Just results."
Common Questions
How quickly can we see results?
Most clients see working prototypes within 2-3 weeks. Full implementations typically take 4-6 weeks for initial systems, with measurable ROI within 2-3 months.
What's your smallest engagement?
Discovery assessments start at $8k-$12k for 3-4 weeks. This identifies opportunities with ROI projections before committing to full implementation.
How do you handle IP and data privacy?
You own everything we build. All work is done under standard consulting agreements with full IP transfer. Data privacy and compliance requirements are designed into the architecture from day one - I spent 2 years building systems trusted with attorney-client privileged data.
Do you work remote or on-site?
Both. Based in San Francisco, work with clients nationwide. Discovery phase typically includes some on-site time to observe actual workflows. Implementation can be done remotely with regular check-ins.
What if we don't have a technical team?
That's common in small companies. I handle both strategy and implementation - translating business needs into technical architecture, building the systems, and training your team to maintain them.
Ready to Build AI That Actually Works?
30-minute call to understand your challenges and see if AI makes sense for your business. No obligation, no sales pitch.