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24 systems · 100+ agents in production · 3 patents in preparation · code, not decks

Meet Mike

Chief AI Officer — a business intelligence studio built for the mid-market.

Strategy first. AI second. Automation third. The operator you hire when the outcome matters more than the cost.

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Mike Rodgers in the rig room — the operator, lit low against the rack 01 / The Operator

01 — The Operator

Meet Mike.

The operator behind the firm. Not a vendor — the person who installs judgment first, then automates it. Twenty-four systems deep, with the receipts to prove it.

24systems shipped
100+AI agents in production
3patents in preparation

Iowa to the rack.

Iowa State origin to operating engineer. The Midwest discipline never left — he ships systems the way you'd build something meant to outlast the people who ordered it. From the cornfields to the server rack.

DEVIATION — the operator's manual.

Part memoir, part field manual. How to deviate from the median when the median is what's killing your company. The hardcover is the artifact; the thinking is the point.

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Stages I'd fly to.

Three talks, delivered straight, no keynote theater.

The median is the enemykeynote · 45m
How to hire a CAIOboard talk · 30m
The HED playbookworkshop · half-day
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License the apparatus.

The Deviate Engine — the methodology and the machine, licensed to your industry.

Manufacturingindustry license
Healthcareindustry license
Professional servicesindustry license
Software / SaaSindustry license
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Field notes.

Two emails a month: what's working, what broke, what the median is getting wrong. No fluff, no funnels — straight to your inbox.

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02 / Embed

02 — Embed · Chief AI Officer

If you're hiring a CAIO who hasn't shipped twenty-four systems — you're hiring someone to learn on payroll.

Bring the operator inside. Mike embeds as your Chief AI Officer — sets the strategy, stands up the org, and ships the first engines himself.

Hire me for 100 days. Four ways.

W-2 · Full-time

Chief AI Officer

$425k base · 40% target bonus · 0.25–1.0% equity

Fractional

Fractional CAIO

$36k / mo · 20 hrs/mo · async + 2× monthly syncs

Advisory

Board seat

Board-level advisory · quarterly cadence

Interim

Interim CAIO

Run the function until backfill · clean handoff

Day 30 · 60 · 90 · 100.

30Audit, map the wounds, pick the first engine.
60First system in production. Org structure drafted.
90Second engine live. Team hired or contracted.
100Roadmap, governance, and your CAIO succession plan.

The receipts.

EmOpti — teletriageCut teletriage from 3 hours to 15 minutes per encounter.
New revenue line$1M in new revenue · contributed to a $10M Series A.
AI-CI OSCompetitive-intelligence operating system processing 150+ daily signals.
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03 / The Forge

03 — The Forge · Hire RIG

Strategy first. AI second. Automation third.

RIG is a build studio. Strategy, agents, and automation shipped as working systems — engineered to outlast the engagement.

CO · SB 24-205

The Colorado AI Law (SB 24-205) takes effect June 30, 2026. It’s enforced by the Colorado Attorney General, with civil penalties of up to $20,000 per violation under the state’s Consumer Protection Act. If you deploy a high-risk AI system in Colorado, the clock is already running.

Try the free proof first.

The RIG Deterministic Build Starter — a Vite + TypeScript template with a sealed ProofPacket — proves your build is reproducible and regression-green before anyone on your team touches it. Want it on your stack? Get in touch and I’ll set you up.

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Ten ways to engage.

RIG Deterministic Build Starterfree
AI Opportunity Report$2,500
Colorado AI Law Risk Check$3,500
Process Automation Auditscoped
One Workflow Automatedfixed-bid
Agent Build Packsprint
Fractional AI Operatormonthly
IntOps Program Directorretained
Enterprise AI BuildSOW
Portfolio AI PartnerPE / VC
AI Center of Excellencestand-up

By vertical. By wound.

Eight industries, each with its own bleed. We build to the wound, not the buzzword.

01ManufacturingDowntime, quality, and the data nobody trusts.
02MedspaLead response, rebooking, and front-desk drag.
03ConstructionBids, RFIs, and the paperwork that eats margin.
04HealthcareTriage, intake, and documentation burden.
05LawReview, intake, and the billable-hour trap.
06Community banksCompliance load and the legacy core.
07CPA / AccountingBusy-season crush and reconciliation grind.
08ServicesQuoting, scheduling, and follow-up leakage.
Screening note. We engage when there's a real budget to deploy — ≥ $150k annually or $25k / mo. Below that, start with the AI Opportunity Report.
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15closed-won
$720kbookings
$25–150kdeal range

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Company, stage, and the problem in ~100 words. If the wound is real and the budget is real, you get a reply within 24 hours.

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Eight industries. Built to the wound, not the buzzword.

RIG builds governed AI operating procedures for eight industries — each with its own bleed. Strategy first, AI second, automation third. Every engagement starts with the $2,500 AI Opportunity Report.

AI for Construction

Bids out the door before competitors finish takeoffs; floor-level automation with real discipline behind it — Industrial Engineering, Lean Six Sigma, PMP. Quote-to-cash that never sleeps.

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AI for MedSpas

MedSpa consults filled — your town asks the AI and it books with you. The Patient Recapture Loop runs while you treat: lead response, rebooking, and the front-desk drag, handled.

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AI for Manufacturing

Manufacturing floors automated with real discipline behind them — IE, Lean Six Sigma, PMP, Army CI. Downtime, quality, and the data nobody trusts. The machine works the night shift.

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