About

Builder first,
consultant second.

I've spent twenty years building AI systems, shipping products, and leading teams. Wood Labs is where all of that experience comes together.

The Journey

Evi. Alexa. What's next.

I started at Evi Technologies, working on natural language understanding before most people had heard of it. Evi was acquired by Amazon, and I joined the team that launched Alexa — helping build the AI assistant that ended up in millions of homes.

After Amazon, I founded Mind Mage, where I built and led my own AI team for two years. I learnt what works when you're building from zero: how to hire, how to ship, and how to make AI deliver real value on a real budget.

Then I watched Amazon lay off thousands of engineers. And I realised the teams that survive what's coming aren't the biggest — they're the ones that know how to work with AI, not just talk about it.

That's why Wood Labs exists. I help engineering teams make the transition from "we should probably use AI" to "AI agents are how we work now."

Expertise

What I actually know.

AI agents & agentic workflows

This is what teams need now. I've built, deployed, and refined AI agent systems — and I help teams adopt them into their daily engineering practice.

Classical AI meets generative AI

Most consultants only know the last three years. I bridge knowledge representation, inference engines, and modern generative AI. That depth matters when things get hard.

Building and leading teams

I've hired engineers, built products from zero, and run a startup. I understand the reality of shipping — not just the theory.

AI at scale

From optimising inference engines to launching Alexa, I've worked on AI systems that serve millions. I know what scales and what doesn't.

How I Work

Hands on the keyboard, not the slide deck.

I embed with your engineering team. I write code alongside your developers, build agentic workflows into your actual systems, and make sure your team can own everything I build when the engagement ends. No dependency, no lock-in.

If you're a CTO or engineering leader trying to figure out how to make AI agents actually work for your team — not just in demos, but in production — I'd like to hear from you.

Let's Talk