About

I build the operating middle that strategy slides skip

Based in Michigan. I help companies connect AI, platforms, and people—from early use cases to enterprise adoption.

  • I start with the work people need to get done
  • I connect new capabilities to the systems teams already use
  • I plan for ownership, adoption, and ongoing operation
Blake Oxford on an outdoor tower walkway above a city in China
Above the city · China
Blake Oxford on the Detroit riverfront
Detroit, Michigan
A presentation and audience at Ethics in the AI Age
Ethics in the AI Age
How I work

Practical AI, grounded in operating experience

The same discipline that connects finance, cloud platforms, and workflows applies to AI: start with a real need, make it usable, and build for what comes next.

Selected work
  1. Start with the constraint

    Clarify the business problem before choosing a platform, model, or automation.

    • Use cases tied to real decisions and handoffs
    • Existing systems and data considered early
    • Clear boundaries for what to automate
  2. Make adoption part of the build

    The work continues after a tool goes live. Teams need a usable workflow and a clear owner.

    • AI in the tools people already open
    • Human review where judgment matters
    • Operating guidance alongside implementation
  3. Build for enterprise scale

    Enterprise AI needs more than a successful pilot. Integration, access, and ongoing operation have to work together.

    • Connections to enterprise platforms
    • Governance and access designed in
    • Rollout and adoption treated as connected work
Track record

From connected systems to enterprise AI

Finance and cloud integration built the foundation. The next chapter is helping companies navigate AI and scale it across the enterprise.

  • 2019

    Finance systems integration

    • Sage Intacct and ADP across departmental handoffs
    • Custom APIs replacing spreadsheet reconciliation
    Read the study
  • 2020

    Cloud platforms and endpoints

    • Identity, mail, and device management as one cutover
    • Disaster recovery written into the operating model
    Read the study
  • 2023

    Forecasts for the committee

    • Forecasting and exception reporting for leadership decisions
    Read the study
  • 2023

    Revenue-cycle reporting

    • Revenue-cycle playbooks the team could run without me
    • SQL reporting that made unbilled work visible in time to act
    Read the study
  • 2024

    AI in the daily workflow

    • Clinical-note review before submission, not after the audit
    • Coaching loops that improved documentation quality in place
    Read the study
  • 2025

    Helping companies navigate AI

    • Helping teams identify practical AI use cases and evaluate their options
    • Connecting tool selection and adoption planning to the way the business works
  • 2026

    Scaling AI across the enterprise

    • Scaling AI across teams, workflows, and enterprise systems
    • Bringing integration, governance, and operational ownership into the same plan
Background

Finance context. Systems craft. AI in practice.

A foundation in finance informs how I approach technology: understand the decision, connect the systems, and keep the operating consequences in view.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Finance

Calvin College

Finance with complementary study in Mandarin Chinese and development economics—modeling, international business, and structured decision-making under constraint.

Practical toolkit

The capabilities I bring together when a technology decision needs to become a working part of the business.

  • Systems architecture
  • Enterprise AI adoption
  • Workflow automation
  • APIs & integrations
  • Azure & Microsoft 365
  • Data & decision systems
  • Governance & access
  • Financial operations
Next step

From the next AI use case to enterprise scale

Working out where to begin, or how to scale what already works? Start with the workflow, system, or adoption challenge in front of your team.