Lauren Sherlock

About Lauren Sherlock

Technology leader with 15+ years of experience securing and delivering multi‑million dollar enterprise engagements, advancing AI proposals, and directing transformations in top‑tier global companies. Lead initiatives from RFP and bid development through to delivery, achieving adoption, operational gains, and revenue growth. Leverage product, engineering, consulting, and go‑to‑market expertise to align cross‑functional teams, compress timelines, and strengthen competitive positioning. Pivoted into AI strategy and adoption, with hands-on skills in gen AI, LLMs, and AI product development. Passionate about helping teams understand, adopt, and operationalize AI-driven solutions. Actively pursuing relocation to drive impact in strategic growth regions.

Experience

1. Ai Strategy & Product Consultant

   Independent

   Nov 2025 — Present · Buffalo, NY, US

   Transitioned from cloud infrastructure and technical program leadership (AWS) into applied AI strategy, productization, and advisory. Building a portfolio of enterprise-grade gen AI use cases while deepening technical fluency across LLM systems and responsible deployment frameworks.Technical Focus-LLM orchestration: LangChain, Cohere, OpenAI APIs-RAG workflows, embedding models, vector DBs (e.g, Pinecone, FAISS)-Prompt engineering, model evaluation, and LLMOps practicesStrategic Focus-Responsible AI adoption in B2B and enterprise environments-Gen AI use case development, risk and capability assessments, and deployment planning-Executive alignment and GTM enablement for AI product launchesSelect Projects & Learning-Designed and prototyped enterprise-ready RAG systems, evaluating tradeoffs in vector DB design, prompt injection risks, and orchestration logic-Translated technical AI capabilities into stakeholder-facing narratives to support roadmap development and adoption strategies-Pursuing Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner (CAIP) to formalize knowledge across the AI lifecycle (data prep → modeling → deployment → ethics)

Education

• Ithaca College

  Graduate, Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2009 — 2010

• SUNY Brockport

  Bachelor, Business Administration

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Disaster Recovery
• Strategic Partnerships
• Sales Operations
• Solution Selling
• Voice Over Ip (Voip)
• Crm
• Contract Negotiation
• Higher Education
• Management
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Business Development
• Marketing
• Leadership
• Wireless
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Network Security
• IT Strategy
• Project Management
• Direct Sales
• Telecommunications
• Cloud Applications
• Customer Satisfaction
• Business Strategy
• Sales Management
• Networking
• Presentations
• Sales Process
• Information Technology
• Servicenow
• Account Management
• Managed Services
• Integration
• Cloud Computing
• Sales
• Program Management
• Wireless Technologies
• Consulting
• Voip
• Saas