I help CEOs, founders, and executive teams develop AI strategies, make sound technology investments, and architect AI solutions that deliver measurable business value.
I combine executive AI leadership, enterprise architecture, and hands-on technical expertise. I've served as CTO for three startups, held senior roles at IBM Watson Health, Accenture, and Domino Data Lab, and currently facilitate AI Strategy executive education through MIT Sloan, working with more than 2,000 executives and business leaders.
PROVEN EXPERIENCE
AI STRATEGY & EXECUTIVE ADVISORY
I work with CEOs, founders, and leadership teams to translate AI opportunities into practical business strategies.
My approach starts with business objectives, not tools. I help organizations determine where AI creates value, what investments make sense, and how to execute effectively.
FRACTIONAL CTO & TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP
As a three-time startup CTO, I understand the intersection of technology, product strategy, budgets, teams, and business growth.
Jennifer D. D. earns an estimated $15k/mo. That's 12.5× the typical freelancer and more than 99.96% of everyone we track.
I provide experienced technical leadership without the commitment of a full-time executive.
AI/LLM ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING
Unlike consultants who focus solely on strategy, I bring the technical depth to design, evaluate, and guide implementation of sophisticated AI systems.
SELECTED RESULTS
$5M+ Annual Savings: Diagnosed a critical technical issue in a computer vision engagement, leading to more than $5 million in annual client savings.
Startup CTO Leadership: Served as CTO across three startup engagements, advising founders on technology strategy, architecture, product development, and technical execution.
Enterprise LLM Architecture: Designed a multi-stage LLM solution integrating evidence extraction, semantic clustering, ranking, validation, source tracking, and API delivery.
AI Advisory & Technical Audits: Delivered AI strategy consultations, platform assessments, private-SLM, LLM and frontier models advisory, conversational AI architecture, and technical due diligence.
Executive AI Education: Facilitate MIT Sloan's AI Strategy program for business leaders and previously taught deep learning and neural networks through Columbia University.
WHY CLIENTS WORK WITH ME
My Upwork feedback consistently highlights quality, clear communication, collaboration, professionalism, and solution-oriented thinking.
I bridge the gap between executive strategy and technical implementation. Sometimes the right solution is an enterprise AI platform. Sometimes it's a targeted automation, an architecture improvement, or a decision not to use AI at all.
Whether you're developing an AI strategy, seeking fractional CTO leadership, evaluating an AI investment, or building a complex LLM solution, I bring the strategic judgment and technical expertise to help you move forward.
Let's discuss your AI strategy, technology challenges, or next initiative.