AI that asks first. Code that just runs.
AI earns its place where judgement is needed, the calls with no single right answer. Well-written code is the right tool for the steps that are the same every time.
I build products that hold both, with guardrails, and take on a few consulting jobs when that mix is actually needed.
For owner-run firms of five to fifty people in the North East
The first thing we do is the resilience session: ninety minutes, £450, and the seven checks that keep the firm trading are written down and tested by the end of the session. If the question is bigger than continuity, the work after that is the risk assessment, consulting, and Lamont Works, the AI chief of staff for owner-run firms.
Book the resilience sessionConsulting
I take on a limited number of hands-on consulting jobs. AI automation, practical delivery, and technology risk, and only where there is a clear fit.
Member of the North East Chamber of Commerce.
The resilience session
Ninety minutes, £450, on-site or remote, with the seven checks completed for your firm by the end of the session. You leave with one page of answers, a backup restore you have watched work, and a list of who to ring when the till or the email stops.
The risk assessment
£1,500 fixed fee. The European Technology Risk Assessment worked through for one organisation, on your systems, your data and your suppliers, with a walkthrough and a document you own. It is not a penetration test.
Products
Lamont Works
The useful bit of AI, wired in. A safe pair of hands for owner-run firms: it asks before it acts, and nothing leaves without your press. Live since October 2026, and no paying customers yet.
Asguard Beta
A daily companion for older people at home. Chat, medication reminders, stories, and a bit of reassurance for the family. Not a medical device.
Writing
Blog posts on AI and building software, an ebook on European technology risk, and LiveWorkDream, including The Country That Works For You.
Resources
Two things to read: a one-page guide for keeping a firm running, and a fuller ebook on European technology risk.
Digital resilience for firms: seven things to check
A free one-page guide: what to check before the morning the card machine stops and the email will not send.
European Technology Risk Assessment
A 51-page ebook on the critical risk domains facing European organisations, the attack scenarios behind them, and a practical mitigation framework.