AI In Your Practice
Financial and Estate Planning Group • 25 expected attendees
Presentation on using AI in financial and estate planning, with examples of client meeting preparation, effective prompting, and protecting client data.
AI strategy • applied AI • national security
Hi, I'm Jack Francis
AI Solutions Director • Speaker • Builder
I lead AI strategy, build production-ready solutions, and help technical teams turn emerging technology into practical results. I also speak and lead workshops on applied AI, agentic systems, and rapid prototyping.
Ideas made useful
Speaking & Workshops
Talks, workshops, and panels on practical AI, leadership, national security, and building with emerging technology.
14
engagements
760+
attendees reached
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formats: talks, workshops, presentations & panels
Practical AI for Business Leaders
Better Business Bureau of North Alabama • 50 attendees
Workshop to enable North Alabama business leaders with skills to use AI successfully. Covered AI landscape, how to identify business value, workflows / demos, responsible AI use, and developing a 30-day AI pilot.
Get Hired. Work Smarter. Stay Human
Spark Leadership Greater Huntsville • 30 attendees
Presentation to Spark LGH class of 30 college students. Focus on how to stand out with AI in the hiring process, how to use AI for interviewing, how to work well with AI, and how to stand out.
Agentic AI: From Tool Use to Autonomous Systems
Cyber Huntsville / AI Huntsville • 70 attendees
Tech Tuesday presentation covering the evolution, use, and future of Agentic AI
Intro to OpenClaw
Huntsville AI • 25 attendees
Presentation and led discussion on OpenClaw.
From Idea to Impact: A Leaders Guide to Rapid Prototyping with Replit
Leadership Greater Huntsville Management Academy • 50 attendees
Hands on demo using Replit for rapid prototyping with non-technical teams.
Leadership Alabama - AI and Cyber Panel
Leadership Alabama • 50 attendees
Panelist for Leadership Alabama discussing AI and cybersecurity topics.
AI for Enhanced Productivity: Mastering Prompts and a Modern Toolkit
AI Symposium • 60 attendees
Led workshop on effective AI prompting techniques and modern productivity tools, including DeepResearch, NotebookLM, and Replit.
How AI is Transforming National Security
NCMS Huntsville Chapter • 50 attendees
Presentation covering the rise of Generative AI and its implications for national security, specifically on the importance of compute and cybersecurity implications.
How AI is Transforming National Security
National Corporate Security Symposium • 200 attendees
Presentation covering the rise of Generative AI and its implications for national security, specifically on the importance of compute and cybersecurity implications.
HOPS Missile Defense Laydown Optimization - A Bayesian Optimization Approach
Space and Missile Defense Symposium • 80 attendees
Presentation on novel laydown optimization approaches for missile defense.
AI Tools Workshop
Leadership Greater Huntsville • 20 attendees
Presentation covering AI tools for business leaders.
Artificial Intelligence Intro and Career Path
Cap and Gown • 25 attendees
Presentation on career paths for AI to high school students through Cap and Gown program.
Intro to Deep Research
Huntsville AI • 25 attendees
Presentation on deep research with ChatGPT and Gemini.
From idea to working software
Selected Apps
Personal applications that show how I prototype, ship, and maintain useful products.
NFL Game Dashboard
Weekly NFL game tracking dashboard with automated scoring.
Built a live dashboard and GroupMe workflow that automate weekly scoring, game tracking, and standings for a friends' league.
ChoreBot
A household chore tracker with smart scheduling.
Built a shared chore system that schedules recurring work, records completion, and helps a household stay accountable.
CFB Scoreboard
Live college football scores and schedules.
Built a real-time college football scoreboard that consolidates ESPN schedule and score data into a fast weekly view.
Professional summary
Hands-on leadership from strategy to production
I'm an AI Solutions Director and principal architect with six years of post-PhD experience developing AI solutions, leading high-performing technical teams, and shaping AI strategy for the national security sector.
My work spans generative and agentic AI, deep learning, MLOps, and rapid prototyping. I focus on earning executive alignment, mentoring technical talent, and directing the full lifecycle of complex AI/ML solutions from R&D through production.
Read My Resume- 50+ technical demonstrations delivered to senior defense customers
- 30+ participants mentored through an AI Community of Excellence
- PhD in Industrial Engineering from Mississippi State University