I deliver time-bound AI and realtime systems for enterprise and public-sector organisations.
Independent consultant specialising in production AI platforms, agentic systems, and low-latency realtime pipelines.
Engaged to deliver defined outcomes and exit cleanly.
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What I deliver
I work as an independent consultant delivering AI-native and realtime systems where performance, reliability, and delivery risk matter.
AI & Agentic Systems
Design and delivery of production agent-based systems, including orchestration, human-in-the-loop workflows, and operational readiness.
Realtime Voice & Video
Delivery of low-latency audio and video pipelines, including streaming ASR/TTS, buffering strategies, and performance-critical architectures.
AI Platforms & Infrastructure
End-to-end delivery of AI platforms on Cloudflare and cloud infrastructure, from architecture through to deployment and handover.
Realtime voice architecture
Sub-100ms round-trip latency through edge-first streaming pipelines
Selected engagements
Realtime Voice Agent Platform
- Delivered full production voice-agent platform
- Streaming ASR/TTS orchestration architecture
- Developer-facing APIs and agent construction framework
Engagement completed with delivery, documentation, and handover to internal teams.
Speech Pipeline Optimisation
- Reduced end-to-end ASR latency from ~2s to ~350ms
- Buffering strategy, streaming architecture, pipeline optimisation
Engagement completed with delivery, documentation, and handover to internal teams.
Psychometric Voice Analytics
- Delivered voice analysis platforms for HR and sales intelligence
- Acoustic pattern recognition for psychological insights
- Real-time call analysis and scoring systems
Engagement completed with delivery, documentation, and handover to internal teams.
Background
I have operated as an independent consultant for over a decade, delivering production systems across finance, government, healthcare, and SaaS. My work spans AI platforms, realtime systems, and performance-critical architectures — with a focus on shipping, de-risking delivery, and transferring ownership to client teams.
HTMX Core Team
Delivering websocket support for v4 with Carson Gross
25+ years delivery
Production systems across enterprise and public sector
PhD-level research
Applied mathematics for production AI systems
Full delivery track record and consulting history.
Download CV — Stu Kennedy (PDF)Engagement model
Engagements are structured around fixed-term scopes, clear deliverables, and transition to client ownership. I do not provide staff augmentation or BAU line management.
- Fixed-term, outcome-led consulting engagements
- Clearly defined scope and delivery milestones
- Delivery-focused — not BAU leadership or staff augmentation
- Clean handover and exit on completion
Scope
Define outcomes, constraints, and deliverables
Deliver
Architecture and implementation to milestones
Handover
Documentation and transfer to internal teams
Exit
Clean completion on agreed terms
Availability
UK / Remote · Immediate start
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