Two Ways I Can Help
Most people I work with fall into one of two camps. Some have a creative project and want someone technical to help them build it using AI tools. Others want to learn how to do it themselves. I do both.
For the first group, I work alongside you as a technical partner. You bring the creative vision, I bring the experience of building 50+ projects through conversational AI. We use tools like Claude, GPT-4, and Cursor to go from idea to working prototype quickly, and I help you understand what you're getting at each stage.
For the second group, it's more about capability building. I'll assess where your team is now, recommend the right tools for your specific use cases, and design workflows that make sense for how you actually work. Then I help you get started with hands-on guidance rather than just a slide deck.
What I Focus On
Vibe-coding is what I spend most of my time thinking about. It's the practice of building software by describing what you want to an AI and having it generate the code. My PhD research is specifically about how non-technical people experience this process, what goes wrong, and how to make it better.
That research lens means I can help you understand not just how to use the tools, but where they genuinely help and where they'll let you down. I call this the compression gap: AI gets you from nothing to a working prototype remarkably fast, but the distance from "working prototype" to "something you could responsibly put in front of real users" still requires knowledge that prompting alone can't replace.
Understanding that gap is the difference between building something useful and building something that looks useful. I wrote about the specific failure modes in The Six Ways Vibe-Coding Breaks.
Typical Engagements
- Building a proof-of-concept for a creative project using AI tools
- Evaluating which AI tools are right for your team's workflow
- Designing an AI adoption strategy that starts with your goals, not the technology
- One-to-one coaching on vibe-coding for founders and creative leads
- Technical partnership on funded research or arts projects
Related Work
- ClaudeCreative — Research Plugin — A Claude Code plugin implementing seven design interventions from my PhD research
- Educational AI Chatbot — An AI tutor for university students, built entirely through vibe-coding
- Try Not To Laugh — A real-time ML game using facial expression analysis and reinforcement learning
Feedback
Chris has an infectious enthusiasm for technology that makes everyone around him excited about what's possible. He transformed complex emerging technologies into experiences that genuinely inspired people.
Phil Jones Former CEO, Wired Sussex & The FuseBox BrightonPricing: Free initial consultation. Day rates and project pricing available on request.