Enterprise AI Delivery & Program Turnaround
AI program turnarounds for regulated enterprises.
You're 14 months into an AI program and the board is asking questions. I've spent 20+ years delivering M+ of enterprise programs — and I fix the ones that stall: unclear ownership, audit exposure, runaway spend. Three production AI systems of my own, built and operated solo.
Enterprise buyers: corporate invoice / PO accepted. Email kris@flamedfox.online to issue one.
Proven Leadership & Delivery
Highly disciplined program portfolio manager specializing in bringing complex, high-risk IT initiatives to successful execution. With a background in Computer Engineering, an MBA, and cybersecurity auditing certifications, I serve as a bridge between technical development layers, corporate governance structures, and strict regulatory standards. I optimize software costs, stabilize off-track projects, and build compliant AI environments.
Selected Program Outcomes
Three anonymized enterprise interventions delivering audited capital recovery, risk remediation, and operational momentum.
Data Centre Exit & Multi-Cloud Migration
Situation: 1,200+ workloads stalled midway through cloud migration; escalating co-location dual-run penalties and approaching OSFI regulatory audit.
Intervention: Restructured vendor payment gates around verified workload cutovers; established 48-hour automated release train and architecture gatekeeping.
Outcome: 100% data centre exit achieved ahead of deadline; eliminated M+ in dual-run and software licensing bloat.
National Endpoint Fleet Modernization
Situation: ~2,200 national banking endpoints stalled on legacy OS; high transaction failure rates and vendor finger-pointing.
Intervention: Overhauled vendor contracts with strict SLA financial penalties; rolled out agile regional cutover pods with zero-downtime blue/green rollbacks.
Outcome: Complete national deployment delivered with unbroken customer transaction continuity; saved M/year in legacy hardware maintenance.
Enterprise Analytics & Cloud AI Foundation
Situation: Disconnected operational telemetry across mining assets; runaway GPU cloud compute charges with zero verifiable business case.
Intervention: Implemented semantic caching, right-sized infrastructure tiers, and established audit-ready data governance protocols (ISO 42001 alignment).
Outcome: Operational AI intelligence layer deployed across all production facilities; cut compute and software licensing overhead by 28%.
Client names withheld by confidentiality agreement; executive references available upon request during qualification.
Consulting Focus
For steerco sponsors, PMOs, and delivery leads running AI / data programs in regulated enterprises.
Executives & Professionals
Aligning technology portfolios with business strategies under regulatory compliance.
- AI Governance & Risk Modeling: Build frameworks meeting financial regulatory directives (Basel, OSFI-equivalent, EU AI Act).
- Program Recovery / Turnaround: Salvage lagging IT programs ($10M - $400M budget classes).
- Software Cost Optimization: Reorganize software assets and negotiate vendors for material savings.
- Strategic Procurement: Formulate high-leverage RFI/RFPs and evaluate vendors.
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Major Delivery Successes
Lead Delivery / Portfolio Manager (Data & Analytics)
Lead enterprise data, analytics, and integration programs supporting business-critical operations. Accountable for AI/ML delivery, MLOps, governance, executive status dashboards, and operational readiness.
Program Manager (Digital Core Transformation)
Directed digital core integration workstream for BMO's acquisition of Bank of the West across Retail, Wealth, Commercial, and Capital Markets technology. Managed CIAM, customer database consolidation, and digital document migrations.
Senior Project / Delivery Manager (Capital Markets Transformation)
Managed portfolio of regulatory, payments, FX e-commerce, and direct banking platforms. Supported AI/ML and automation initiatives in MLOps workflows using OpenShift and Docker.
Senior Project Manager (ATM Fleet Modernization & Enterprise Delivery)
Directed national ATM fleet modernization program with $70M budget accountability — oversaw replacement and upgrade of ~2,200 ATMs, hardware refresh, and modernization of the backend switch environment.
Senior Project Manager (Enterprise Cloud & Datacenter Migration)
Managed enterprise programs spanning multi-year data centre migration, cloud infrastructure transformation, and application modernization with portfolio budgets ranging from $30M to $400M.
Free Field Guides for AI Program Sponsors
Three operating playbooks distilled from $400M+ of delivered enterprise programs. Download the PDFs free — your email gets you the playbook plus a weekly field note for senior sponsors.
AI Transformation Readiness Scorecard
50-point diagnostic across 5 categories.
Benchmark readiness before regulators ask. The same 5-category scorecard I use on enterprise $10M+ initiatives to surface audit-readiness and delivery risk.
Instant access via free Substack subscription.
AI Business Case One-Pager Template
Executive ROI sheet.
Align sponsors and tech under one view. The exact executive summary template I've used to secure sponsor authority and procurement sign-off in regulated sectors.
Instant access via free Substack subscription.
AI Program Recovery Playbook (Sample Chapter)
First chapter of the KDP book, free.
Field notes and diagnostic checklists for salvaging off-track AI and data programs facing budget overruns. The 5 structural failure modes every sponsor should know before the Year 2 audit.
Instant access via free Substack subscription.
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