AI Consulting · Fractional CTO

Put AI to work in your business — without the guesswork.

Nowacek Advisory helps small and mid-sized businesses adopt AI that actually ships — pairing hands-on automation and agent work with the engineering leadership to back it.

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Hands‑on
strategy to shipped code
Senior
startup to enterprise
Flexible
sprints or ongoing advisory
What we do

AI that ships — backed by real engineering leadership.

Most consultants stop at the slide deck. We lead with hands-on AI work, then bring the platform, data, and security depth of a fractional CTO to make it last.

AI Services
01

Workflow Automation

Map the repetitive, manual work draining your team and replace it with reliable AI-driven automations that just run.

02

AI Agent Deployment

Custom agents that handle real tasks — research, drafting, triage, ops — wired safely into your tools and data.

03

AI Tooling & Adoption

Cut through the hype. Pick the right tools, integrate them, and get your team confidently using them every day.

04

AI Strategy & Roadmap

A pragmatic plan for where AI moves the needle first — sequenced by real ROI, not buzzwords.

Technical Leadership

Platform & Architecture

Evaluate, design, and build scalable, secure systems ready for your next stage of growth.

Data & Analytics

Trustworthy pipelines and governance so your data — and your AI — actually works.

Security & Compliance

Risk assessments, policies, and controls that satisfy customers and auditors.

Fractional CTO

Hands-on technology leadership and team mentorship — without the full-time overhead.

Trusted by teams shipping with AI

Northwind Co. Meridian Health Lumen Labs Cedar & Pine Brightway Halcyon
What clients say

Results that earn trust.

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They didn't just hand us a strategy deck — within weeks we had an automation running that saved our ops team a full day every week.

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COO, Mid-market SaaS
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Finally, someone who could translate the AI hype into something our non-technical team actually uses every day. The rollout was painless.

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Founder, Services firm
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The agent they built handles our intake triage end-to-end. It's reliable, secure, and our team trusts it. Exactly the senior judgment we needed.

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VP Engineering, Healthtech
Questions

Frequently asked

Straight answers before we ever get on a call.

We find the highest-leverage places AI can save you time or money, then build and ship them — from automating a clunky workflow to deploying an agent that handles routine work. You get working systems, not just recommendations.
That's most of who we work with. We translate the messy world of AI tools into plain decisions and handle the engineering ourselves, so you get the upside without needing to learn the jargon.
Security is part of every engagement, not an afterthought. We design around least-privilege access, keep sensitive data in your control, and bring the same risk and compliance rigor we apply as fractional CTOs.
Both. We're engineers as well as advisors, so we can go from strategy to shipped software — and leave you with systems your team can maintain.
Flexible. Some start with a short discovery sprint to map opportunities; others are ongoing advisory or hands-on build work. We scope to your needs and embed with your team.
Most clients have a working automation or agent in weeks, not quarters. We sequence the roadmap so early wins build momentum and fund the bigger bets.
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Curious where AI fits in your business?

Book a free 30-minute consultation. We'll talk through where you are, where AI can help first, and whether we're a fit.

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