Writing
- Build LogApril 20, 2026
Wiring a Vapi voice agent into the Readiness Audit
First take of the audit voice loop. Vapi + OpenAI + a scoring rubric. Lots of rough edges — shipping anyway.
- ThinkingApril 18, 2026
What I Learned Launching Copilot That Most AI Consultants Miss
The gap between demo-day AI and real enterprise adoption — and what it takes to close it.
- Build LogApril 15, 2026
Five companies, one inbox — my CAIO ops stack
Walkthrough of how I run CAIO work across five companies from a single AwareOS pane. Still iterating on the context-switching UX.
- Build LogApril 11, 2026
An AI agent that writes my Friday partner notes
40 minutes of work saved every Friday. Built with Claude + a Notion DB + one cron. Sharing the prompt.
- ThinkingApril 4, 2026
The 5-Company View: Patterns I See as a CAIO
What working across five portfolios concurrently reveals about where AI actually lands.
- ThinkingMarch 21, 2026
When to Hire a CAIO vs a Fractional vs a Consultancy
A decision framework for founders who know they need AI leadership but don't know what kind.
- ThinkingMarch 1, 2025
Why Every Business Will Run on an AI Operating System
The next wave of productivity isn't another tool — it's an operating system that understands your entire business context and acts on it.
- ThinkingAugust 15, 2024
What I Learned Exiting an AI Company
After eight years of building Aware Group, I handed the keys to HSO. Here is what I would do differently, and what I would do the same.
- ThinkingJanuary 15, 2024
Copilot for Business: Building Microsoft's AI Launch
As Program Lead for the Copilot for Business launch, I translated AI capabilities into compelling customer scenarios and partner enablement.
- ThinkingDecember 3, 2019
IoT in Action: A Global Roadshow
Presenting Windows IoT technology across multiple cities as part of Microsoft's global IoT in Action roadshow.
- ThinkingJuly 1, 2019
Scaling AI for Good: Field-Deployable Demo Kits
Packing years of AI for Good demonstrations into field-shippable kits that could scale impact globally.
- ThinkingJune 15, 2019
AI & IoT for Biodiversity at the European Parliament
A living garden at the European Parliament building in Brussels, showcasing how Microsoft AI and IoT technology supports biodiversity and sustainability.
- ThinkingFebruary 5, 2019
Digital Agriculture: A Life-Size Farm AI Experience
We built a full-scale AI-powered farm experience at the Microsoft Industry Experience Center, demonstrating how edge computing and computer vision transform agriculture.
- ThinkingSeptember 1, 2018
Visualizing Machine Learning: GPU vs Cloud at the Edge
When Windows 10 added native ML, it was hard to convey the power of on-device GPU acceleration. So we built a demo that made it visible.
- ThinkingMay 15, 2018
AI for Conservation: The WildMe Solution
Collaborating with WildMe and Microsoft AI for Earth to build AI-powered wildlife identification and conservation technology.
- ThinkingJuly 1, 2016
Founding Aware Group: AI in the Southern Hemisphere
In 2016, I co-founded Aware Group — one of the first AI/IoT companies in the Southern Hemisphere, building solutions for conservation, agriculture, and smart cities.
- ThinkingAugust 1, 2015
Designing Google's First IoT Developer Kit
At Zarmada, we partnered with Seeed Studios to design Google's first IoT Developer Kit — bridging hardware and cloud at the dawn of the IoT era.
- ThinkingMarch 15, 2014
Scaling Intergen to 260% Growth in North America
As CEO of Intergen North America, I grew the business 260% in three years, scaled from 1 to 30 staff, and won Microsoft Vendor of the Year.
- ThinkingSeptember 1, 2009
Building Spatial Intelligence for Emergency Response
Co-founding TacPlans to bring spatial intelligence to emergency services, winning contracts with the NZ Government and Police for the Rugby World Cup.
- ThinkingJune 15, 2003
The Smart Home Before \"Smart Home\" Was a Thing
In the early 2000s, I was building connected homes in New Zealand and getting featured in the press for it. Twenty years before it was mainstream.