Independent Consulting in Technology, Energy & AI

 Helping organizations move from AI curiosity to AI capability. Francis advises on practical adoption, governance frameworks, workforce readiness, and building AI-integrated operations that hold up under scrutiny. 

 From program design to critical infrastructure resilience, Francis brings two decades of hands-on security leadership to organizations that need more than a compliance checkbox. He works with enterprises, utilities, and public-sector clients on posture assessments, security strategy, and leadership education. 

Francis  advises municipalities, developers, utilities, and regional governments on data centre siting, energy and grid impact, community engagement, economic benefit analysis, and the questions decision-makers need to ask. Communities are being approached with data centre proposals and most have no framework for evaluating them. Francis provides that framework. 

 Drawing on his role leading Humber's School of Clean Energy, Francis advises on clean energy strategy, microgrid development, nuclear readiness, and the energy infrastructure required to support digital transformation at scale. 

 For governments, economic development agencies, and industry associations navigating technology regulation, digital sovereignty, and innovation policy, Francis provides frank, practical counsel grounded in real-world technical and operational experience.