I help New Zealand manufacturers find real operational savings with AI — not theory from a slide deck, but workflow changes tested on actual production floors.
Book Your AI Triage →You've seen the headlines. You've probably tried ChatGPT. But when you look at your operation — your quoting process, your job specs, your procurement, your scheduling — it's not obvious where AI actually fits and what's just hype.
The big consulting firms will charge you $50K for a strategy deck written by a graduate who's never run a production floor. I have. I've built the automation myself. I know what works because I've done it in a live operation — not in a PowerPoint.
I walk your floor, map your workflows, and deliver a prioritised triage document that grades every opportunity by impact, effort, and urgency.
The fastest wins. Plugging AI into the tools and platforms you already use — no new systems, no disruption. Just smarter ways to use what you've got.
Creating bespoke tools and automated workflows tailored to your operation. Augmenting your team's work so they're faster, more accurate, and handling higher volume.
Full replacement of manual processes and business functions with AI-driven systems. Entire sections of your operation running autonomously — fewer hands, higher output.
No fluff. No six-month discovery phase. A focused assessment that gives you a clear, graded roadmap you can act on immediately.
I spend time in your operation — watching workflows, talking to your team, understanding where the time and money actually goes.
Every manual process, bottleneck, and repetitive task gets documented. I identify where AI tools can create measurable savings.
You receive a prioritised document — Grade 1, 2, and 3 opportunities with estimated ROI, effort, and implementation approach for each.
Your team runs with it, or I stay on to build. Either way, you own the roadmap and the results.
10+ years building automations in FMCG and packaging — from multinational corporates with billion-dollar operations down to my own manufacturing startups. I know what works at every scale.
HACCP, FMCG quality systems, food safety compliance — I've worked inside these frameworks daily. The automations I build respect the standards you operate under.
I build pricing models, cost frameworks, and margin analysis. Every recommendation comes with an ROI case — not just a promise.
I understand NZ manufacturing — the scale, the supply chains, the constraints. Solutions sized for your reality, not Silicon Valley's.
Book an AI Triage. Get a graded, prioritised report of every opportunity in your business — built by someone who's done the work, not just read about it.
craig@withai.nz →