AI & Cloud Consulting

I help companies solve real business problems with AI — and I have the results to prove it works.

Fractional CTO and AI strategy consulting for mid-market and enterprise companies. Fixed-scope engagements. Measurable outcomes. Built on 15 years at Fortune 50 scale.

$30M Annual run rate reduction — Best Buy
10x ROI On $9M governance investment
41 days → 2 hrs App provisioning time — Best Buy
56% Incident impact reduction — Target
$35M Capex avoidance — Best Buy
CTO-aligned AI strategy standardized — Best Buy CTO
Value Flywheel First cloud platform built — Liberty Mutual

You don't hire a consultant to hear about best practices. You hire one to make a specific, expensive problem go away — fast, with accountability, and a model your team owns after they leave.

That's the only kind of engagement I take. Four-to-six week fixed-scope sprints. Fixed price. A concrete deliverable at the end. No retainer. No scope creep.

Pick the problem. Get the answer.

AI Transformation Sprint

Turn scattered AI experiments into a business-aligned transformation program

Your teams are running AI pilots but can't connect them to outcomes the board cares about. In four to six weeks, get a structured AI roadmap with prioritized initiatives and a board-ready business case.

Proof: CTO-aligned AI strategy standardized at Best Buy. Value Flywheel — first cloud platform built at Liberty Mutual.
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AI Governance Sprint

Build an AI operating model before the incident forces one

Engineers are using AI tools with no standard or security sign-off. In four weeks, you'll have an enterprise AI operating model and a 60-day implementation roadmap.

Proof: 10x ROI on $9M investment. Microsoft Copilot standardized enterprise-wide at Best Buy before a security incident forced the decision.
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Platform Velocity Sprint

Find and fix the constraint bottlenecking your developers

The platform team is the bottleneck. In four to six weeks, you'll have DORA benchmarks, your #1 constraint identified, and a 90-day improvement roadmap.

Proof: 41 days → 2 hours app provisioning at Best Buy by standardizing what "consistent" looked like and automating everything that followed.
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Cloud ROI Sprint

Quantify your cloud savings opportunity in 4 weeks

Your CFO is asking hard questions about the cloud bill. In four weeks, you'll have a quantified savings roadmap and a showback model that makes every dollar of spend accountable.

Proof: $30M annual run rate reduction and $35M capex avoidance at Best Buy.
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Stephanie Culver

Fractional CTO & AI Strategy Consulting

Former Director of Engineering at Best Buy and Target with 15 years of enterprise technology leadership. At Best Buy, I owned a $25M annual platform budget and a 70-person global engineering organization. Harvard MLA in Information Technology. Minneapolis, MN · Available remotely or hybrid.

Best Buy — Director, Strategic Cloud Target — R3 Platform Engineering Harvard MLA in IT Fortune 50 Scale
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