ALLISON PAVER

Staff CAIO at an agency that embeds Fractional Chief AI Officers in businesses across the US. Contributing to the methodology, quality, and development of AI deployments across a wide client portfolio spanning construction, professional services, B2B, and consumer industries.

• Guide executive leadership and teams through AI strategy, governance, and implementation. Achieve staff AI literacy through proficiency workshops and speaking events.
• Oversee client portal platform architecture and technical governance, including backend developer direction and production deployment approvals
• Build custom AI tools and agentic solutions matched to each client's operational needs

Co-founder of a full-service jewelry photography and branding agency, leading all technical operations and AI strategy from the ground up alongside a team built around editorial standards and creative precision.

• Serve as CTO, overseeing all technical infrastructure from studio equipment and photography systems to cloud, backend, and business integrations
• Direct and execute all AI image generation and editing work for clients, maintaining strict editorial-quality standards to expand brand image libraries without compromising visual integrity
• Apply years of jewelry product photography and post-production experience to support large shoots and uphold the image quality standards the agency is built on

Hands-on fractional AI practice built specifically for small businesses and entrepreneurs - the ones most likely to be targeted by expensive, underqualified AI consultancies selling more confidence than competence.

• Evaluate business processes, identify high-ROI opportunities, and build the governance frameworks and implementation roadmaps to act on them
• Design and deploy custom AI tools, agent workflows, and automations tailored to each business's specific operational challenges
• Run AI literacy programs and cross-functional training that build internal AI capability designed to last after an engagement ends
• Deliver AI readiness assessments and capability gap audits for executive leadership

Technical core of the Marketing and Media division at a global jewelry manufacturer and distribution company, working alongside the director of marketing and across creative, IT, and sales teams.

• Managed client photography and marketing projects end-to-end, overseeing production infrastructure and technical delivery from brief to final asset
• Liaison between IT, creative and sales divisions - translated complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders, keeping cross-functional projects on-brand and progressing smoothly without the usual communication breakdown
• Trained staff on AI tools and workflows starting in early 2023, and represented the company as an AI ambassador at a major industry conference in 2024