The Consultant Who Predicted the AI Integration Crisis
While everyone else was hyping AI in 2022-2023,
I was documenting exactly why most enterprise implementations would fail.
I was right.
I Called This Disaster Before It Happened
In July 2023, I published ["AI Integration Architecture for Enterprise"] - analyzing exactly why 80% of AI projects would fail.
My conclusion:
"Most enterprise software wasn’t designed. It evolved.
Like a coral reef—layers upon layers of legacy systems, vendor solutions, and ' temporary' workarounds that became permanent.
You can’t AI-enable chaos."
While vendors promised magic and consultants sold hope, I documented the specific failure patterns:
The Wrapper Gambit - Chatbots on top of everything;
The Big Bang Rewrite - AI-enable the entire platform;
The Vendor Solution - Pay more for "AI features."
Two years later, executives across corporate America face exactly these AI failures.
Good people. Smart people. Undone by vendor promises and platforms that were never designed to learn.
Most didn’t fail because they were unqualified.
They failed because their architectural foundation wasn’t ready — and no one told them.
Why I Changed My Approach (And Why It Matters to You)
Early in my career, I delivered successful transformations that achieved technical victories but left teams exhausted and executives stressed about the human cost.
I realized: Technical success that breaks people isn’t sustainable success.
My Current Philosophy: Restoring Confidence Without Trauma
Your situation isn’t unique. Most enterprises evolved organically — acquisitions, legacy systems, and "temporary" solutions that became permanent. This isn’t incompetence; it’s business reality.
My approach now:
Confidential Process: Your challenges stay private during recovery;
Incremental Progress: Small wins build confidence instead of overwhelming teams;
Executive Protection: You become the leader who brought in the right expert;
Sustainable Results: Architecture that evolves without breaking.
The outcome: This dignified approach gets better results because people aren’t fighting the process — and executives aren’t risking their reputations.
Track Record That Established This Expertise
2016-2021: 11 enterprise digital transformations including Fortune 500 companies like Fidelity Investments and Mutual of Omaha Insurance.
2016-2024: 23 startup architecture implementations across multiple industries.
2022-2025: Correctly predicted the AI integration crisis while others sold hype and empty promises.
Today: Companies with proper architectural foundations can add AI capabilities in weeks, not years. We know because we’ve built these foundations successfully.
Why I Take This Work Personally
This is a family business. My son Anton works alongside me, learning both the technical craft and the importance of treating executives with the respect they deserve.
After supporting Ukraine’s war effort, we’re rebuilding ASE Inc. with a clear mission: no more executives should be damaged by consultant failures.
I tell you what you need to hear, not what vendors think you want to hear.
Most AI consultants will sell you more AI tools. I’ll tell you the truth: your AI didn’t fail because AI is inadequate. It failed because your architecture wasn’t ready.
But unlike consultants who judge you for this common situation, I understand exactly how you got here. Every successful enterprise faces these same challenges. Smart executives address them systematically and confidentially.
The Choice Is Yours
If you want someone to validate that your AI failure was just "bad timing" or "wrong vendor choice," I’m not your consultant.
If you want someone to diagnose exactly what went wrong and fix it while protecting your leadership reputation, we should talk.
“Architecture is trust. Code is conversation. Velocity comes from clarity.”