AI Lenz / Consulting by Payton Lenz

Complex systems. Clear next steps.

I help teams turn AI ambitions, integration problems, and technical uncertainty into practical plans and workflows people can use.

Services

AI workflows & adoption
Find work worth improving, prototype a practical workflow, and offer responsible guidance.
Workflow assessment · Pilot design · Governance & training
API & integration strategy
Turn disconnected systems into a clear integration plan.
Requirements · Data mapping · Acceptance criteria & validation
Fractional CTO & product leadership
Technical judgment for product, roadmaps, and delivery.
Technical assessment · Roadmap · Delivery alignment

01
Understand
Start from the work as people already do it, including the constraints they route around.
02
Make it concrete
Turn that into a workflow, a map, or a pilot someone can point at.
03
Leave it usable
Hand back something the team can run after the engagement.

These outcomes belong to the teams that shipped them.

Walmart · Connected infrastructure

Connected infrastructure work with 4,600 retail stores in scope. The outcome belongs to the team. The aim was to make that scale understandable.

4,600 retail stores in scope

AT&T · Implementation & operations

Implementation and operations work across 120+ sites. The team shortened the path to delivery, with implementation more than 30% faster.

120+ sites · more than 30% faster implementation

Walton Arts Center · Responsible AI & adoption

Responsible AI and adoption work. The team trained 100+ staff and reduced manual reporting by about 40%.

100+ staff trained · about 40% less manual reporting

An unnamed B2B SaaS company. The work is the middle of the job: requirements a team can actually test.