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John Samuelson

For small and mid-cap companies

Drop-in leadership that modernizes how your company runs.

Growing companies often need operational, financial and technical leadership all at once. John works inside the business, across operations, finance, development, manufacturing, subcontractors and clients, and leads everyone to one goal.

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international clients on $100M revenue programs
20international clients on $100M revenue programs
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500 ft+commercial deep-water operations

Engagements

Stabilize, modernize, then scale with AI.

AI Readiness Diagnostic & Transformation

Find where AI pays back in your business, then lead the rollout through to measured results.

For
Mid-market companies and the family offices and PE firms that back them.
Timeframe
Diagnostic in 2–4 weeks; rollout as a 90-day sprint
Investment
Scoped on call

Interim COO / CxO & Turnaround

Embedded operating leadership when a company needs to stabilize, pivot or get ready for exit.

For
Small and mid-cap companies, often at the request of their board or investors.
Timeframe
Typically 3–12 months, part-time or full-time
Investment
Scoped on call

Focus industries

Where John has done the work

Energy

Oil & gas, deep-water, clean energy

Aerospace & Medical

Space systems, life support, telemedicine

Telecom & Semiconductors

Silicon devices, international product lines

Fintech & Digital Assets

AI commerce, blockchain, stablecoin rails

Additional experience: Deep ocean systems and submersibles, industrial operations, quantum compute, and DeFi.

The method

D-I-V-E: how the transition runs

  1. Step 1

    Determine your outcomes

    Leadership and stakeholder workshop. Map where needs, time and money go.

    Output: Opportunities and prioritized action plans, including an AI opportunity map.

  2. Step 2

    Investigate your solutions

    Assess workflows, demands, data and tools. Pick pilots.

    Output: A business case and a roadmap.

  3. Step 3

    Vest your expectations

    Form the stakeholder team, train employees so no one is left behind, and launch agents when you are ready.

    Output: Working pilots and trained staff.

  4. Step 4

    Execute to completion

    Scale across departments and measure results.

    Output: AI-augmented operations with KPIs.

Track record

Company-side work

Tell John where the gaps are.

A confidential conversation, with no pitch deck needed. You'll leave knowing whether there's a fit.

Request a confidential consultation