James Schlauch's consulting practice. Southern California. Twelve years of production AI.

James Schlauch, founder of San Diego AI

Production AI deployed inside Fortune-500 media and entertainment operations.

Public-sector experience across federal, state, local, and academic engagements — a long advanced-analytics track record, more recently extended into legal-agentic AI.

U.S. Army veteran.

Twelve years of production AI / ML / Data Science.

Engagements capped at six per year. 2026 calendar open.

Work

Five ways to move from mandate to production.

Tier 1

Enterprise AI Implementation

You have a board-approved AI mandate and no one inside the building has shipped a production model end-to-end.

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Tier 2

AI Strategy Sprint

Your leadership needs an operational AI plan, not another consulting deck.

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Tier 3

Technical Due Diligence

You're acquiring or investing and need a senior practitioner to read the model code, not just the pitch.

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Tier 4

Fractional CAIO

You need senior AI judgment in the room two days a week, not a full-time hire you can't justify.

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Tier 5

Workshops & Exec Ed

Your executives and engineers need a working vocabulary, not a vendor demo.

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Next step

Start a conversation.

Thirty minutes to compare the mandate, the operating reality, and the next useful step.

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