AI Architecture & Technical Advisory
Independent advice for organizations running, or about to build, AI systems. I help you question what you have, so what you build next holds up.
Discuss Your Project Explore ServicesThe Handbrake
AI is moving fast, and so is the pressure to keep up: another agent, another platform, another vendor. Before any of that goes in, I help you pull the handbrake. Hold the position, question the plan and look hard at what you already have.
Then you move again with a clear head. That is responsible progress, not a refusal to innovate. Sometimes the answer is a stronger foundation. Sometimes it is a simpler design. Sometimes it is not to introduce AI at all.
Released. Pull the lever.
What I Do
Not every AI challenge needs another agent or platform. Often the stronger decision is to improve the architecture already in place, fix a fundamental risk, or reconsider the proposed solution.
Start where you are. Go as deep as you need.
Understand before you commit
One system or proposal
Where does our data actually flow, and who can reach it?
Architecture & Risk Review
My roleA second pair of eyes
Make the right decisions early
A blueprint and roadmap
What do we build first, and what do we leave out on purpose?
Architecture Blueprint & Roadmap
My roleI shape the direction
Keep the right direction
Everything above, plus the build itself
Are the decisions we made still holding up?
Involved throughout the project, not only at the start
Assess and Design are scoped engagements with a defined deliverable. Oversee covers both and stays involved as you build, with reviews at agreed milestones. Start with any of them.
See what each service includesWhy Work With Me
The person you speak with is the person who reviews your architecture. No hand-offs and no account layers between you and the advice.
My advice comes from hands-on work with production software, cloud migrations, CI/CD pipelines, multi-factor authentication and audit trails. Not from slides.
My advice is not tied to a platform, a vendor or a build I need to sell you. If the best answer is simpler, or no AI at all, you will hear it.
A background in Cognitive Science & AI, and an MSc in Cybersecurity & AI under way, means architecture and security are considered together from day one.
Meet Aiden Ricksen
I am an AI Engineer and independent technical advisor with hands-on experience in production software, infrastructure and architecture. I help teams make decisions about AI systems they can stand behind.
Share what you are working on and where an independent technical perspective could help. I will review your inquiry personally.
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