ABOUT US

We Know What Works

A senior AI consultancy team, not a junior delivery team

Depth That Delivers

We’re a senior team where active AI research meets hands-on commercial delivery. Professors of AI, solutions architects, change and adoption experts and even actuaries; people who’ve already solved the problems most consultancies have yet to experience. Behind them sit 45+ consultants, software developers, AI/ML engineers and XR developers, so the work scales without leaving senior hands. That depth is how we move faster, build smarter and charge less than you’d expect.

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CORE TEAM

Expertise Across Disciplines

Elliotte Jacobs

PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

25+ years delivering complex technical solutions and services to some of the world’s largest organisations. With a career grounded in rolling out large-scale global programmes, his focus is keeping users, stakeholders and outcomes aligned from first brief to full adoption. He holds a BA in Communications from Loyola University and is currently an Executive MBA candidate at UCL School of Management.

25+ years delivering complex technical solutions and services to some of the world’s largest organisations. With a career grounded in rolling out large-scale global programmes, his focus is keeping users, stakeholders and outcomes aligned from first brief to full adoption. He holds a BA in Communications from Loyola University and is currently an Executive MBA candidate at UCL School of Management.

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Professor Wenjia Wang

CHIEF AI ADVISER

Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of East Anglia, where he established the MSc and BSc programmes in AI and leads the AI research laboratory. With 25+ years in AI and machine learning, he has published around 100 peer-reviewed papers and led more than 20 funded projects across healthcare, cybersecurity, insurance, environmental science and transport. He has served as associate scientific adviser to both Innovate UK and The Alan Turing Institute BridgeAI Programme. He holds a PhD in AI and Machine Learning from the University of Manchester.

Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of East Anglia, where he established the MSc and BSc programmes in AI and leads the AI research laboratory. With 25+ years in AI and machine learning, he has published around 100 peer-reviewed papers and led more than 20 funded projects across healthcare, cybersecurity, insurance, environmental science and transport. He has served as associate scientific adviser to both Innovate UK and The Alan Turing Institute BridgeAI Programme. He holds a PhD in AI and Machine Learning from the University of Manchester.

Romano Plescia

SENIOR SECURITY CONSULTANT

Nearly 20 years delivering cybersecurity frameworks and data management systems across the legal sector, including several Magic Circle law firms. His work gives organisations a cleaner, more connected view of their data so leaders can make decisions with real confidence. He holds qualifications in big data modelling, management and processing, and information security and design.

Nearly 20 years delivering cybersecurity frameworks and data management systems across the legal sector, including several Magic Circle law firms. His work gives organisations a cleaner, more connected view of their data so leaders can make decisions with real confidence. He holds qualifications in big data modelling, management and processing, and information security and design.

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Dan Parker

SENIOR DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

A technical founder and software architect with 20+ years building reliable, scalable software for heavily regulated industries. His work centres on cloud-native platforms that integrate with third-party systems and scale safely from concept to production, with a strong focus on operational workflow design and data-driven delivery. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Computing from Bournemouth University.

A technical founder and software architect with 20+ years building reliable, scalable software for heavily regulated industries. His work centres on cloud-native platforms that integrate with third-party systems and scale safely from concept to production, with a strong focus on operational workflow design and data-driven delivery. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Computing from Bournemouth University.

Takunda Mpedzisi

SENIOR RISK CONSULTANT

A qualified actuary and software engineer with deep expertise turning high-stakes risk, financial and operational logic into practical digital tools. He specialises in problems that sit between finance, data and software, building solutions that are technically robust, clear and suited to real-world decision-making. He holds an MSc in Computing Science and a BSc in Actuarial Sciences from the University of East Anglia.

A qualified actuary and software engineer with deep expertise turning high-stakes risk, financial and operational logic into practical digital tools. He specialises in problems that sit between finance, data and software, building solutions that are technically robust, clear and suited to real-world decision-making. He holds an MSc in Computing Science and a BSc in Actuarial Sciences from the University of East Anglia.

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Kyr Poskonoff

SENIOR XR CONSULTANT

An XR and AI practitioner and published author with a decade delivering immersive products for some of the world’s leading brands, including Mercedes-Benz, IBM, Netflix, Audi and Disney. His work focuses on keeping complex XR and AI projects moving, working across functions to reduce delivery risk and make execution more predictable. He is co-founder of LikeXR, host of the LikeXR.tech podcast and a graduate of Munich Business School.

An XR and AI practitioner and published author with a decade delivering immersive products for some of the world’s leading brands, including Mercedes-Benz, IBM, Netflix, Audi and Disney. His work focuses on keeping complex XR and AI projects moving, working across functions to reduce delivery risk and make execution more predictable. He is co-founder of LikeXR, host of the LikeXR.tech podcast and a graduate of Munich Business School.

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Derrick Gyimah

SENIOR DESIGN CONSULTANT

A company founder, software and product engineer who turns broad business and user requirements into well-designed, scalable systems. He works across backend architecture, APIs and data models, with a strong focus on clean design, long-term maintainability and practical delivery. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics from Swansea University and is a Member of the British Computer Society.

A company founder, software and product engineer who turns broad business and user requirements into well-designed, scalable systems. He works across backend architecture, APIs and data models, with a strong focus on clean design, long-term maintainability and practical delivery. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics from Swansea University and is a Member of the British Computer Society.

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Our Approach

PRACTICAL OVER THEORETICAL

We’re here to build things that work, not to hand you a report and leave. Every recommendation comes with a clear way to put it into practice.

HONEST ADVICE

If AI isn’t the right answer, we’ll tell you. You get straight guidance based on what actually helps your business, not what sells more work.

FAST TO VALUE

We look for the quickest wins first, so you see results early rather than waiting on a long project. We build momentum by starting where the value is highest.

BUILT TO LAST

The tools we build are made to keep working after we’ve gone, and easy for you to own. No black boxes, no dependency on us.

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