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Aquila Loop provides fractional Chief Product Officer leadership, board-level guidance, and hands-on AI implementation for companies that need to move fast without compromising on ethics or safety.
MISSION PROFILES
Executive-level product and AI expertise without a full-time executive hire. Engage one capability or combine all three.
MISSION 01
A seasoned CPO embedded in your leadership team, part time, to set product vision and get the organization shipping.
MISSION 02
Independent board and advisory service that brings product, technology and AI fluency into the boardroom.
MISSION 03
Practical deployment of today's leading AI models and agents, from use-case selection through production and ongoing governance.
GO / NO-GO
The Space Coast runs on a simple rule: every system is checked before ignition. We bring the same culture to AI. Ethics and safety are built into every engagement from day one, not bolted on after launch.
LAUNCH READINESS CHECKLIST
Human oversight
Clear accountability and a person in the loop where decisions matter.
Evaluation before deployment
Measured accuracy, bias and failure-mode testing against real use cases.
Data privacy & security
Customer and company data handled with least access and full traceability.
Transparency
People know when they are working with AI and how it reaches outcomes.
Monitoring after launch
Ongoing telemetry, incident response and governance reviews in orbit.
HOW WE IMPLEMENT AI
A practical, four-step approach that puts AI to work in your business with clear owners, measurable results and safety built in.
Map workflows, data and customer needs to pinpoint where AI saves time, lifts revenue or improves the experience, then rank by value and readiness.
Select the right leading models and tools, design the workflow and user experience, and agree success metrics and safety criteria up front.
Build agents, recommendation models and integrations, evaluate them for accuracy, bias and failure modes, then roll out in stages with people in the loop.
Track performance and ROI, monitor for drift and risk, train your team to own it, and expand what works across the business.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Derrick has spent his career at the intersection of design, technology and customer experience. Today he serves as Chief Product Officer of an AI telemetry and recommendation software company and as Artificial Intelligence Advisor to Pivot Group, and he invests in small businesses in sports, home design and the built environment. He spent 15 years at Disney managing technology platforms that serve more than 60 million annual visitors, advised clients as a Senior Consultant at McKinsey, and taught audience analytics as an adjunct professor at the University of Florida.
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY · DIRECTOR · 15 YEARS
Director, Commercial and Technology teams
Led technology platforms behind the Disney guest experience and built data science teams supporting Walt Disney World, Disneyland and Disneyland Paris, bringing recommendation models and AI into production for one of the most demanding audiences in the world.
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resort destinations: Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris
60M+
annual visitors
15
years of leadership
AI
recommendation models in production
CURRENT ROLES
Chief Product Officer
AI telemetry and recommendation software company
Artificial Intelligence Advisor
Pivot Group
Member, Board of Directors
National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS); panel moderator
Small Business Investor
Sports, home design and the built environment
CORE SKILLS
AI implementation
Recommendation models, telemetry and AI in production
Data science leadership
Building and scaling data science teams
Product strategy and design
Vision, roadmaps and customer experience
Governance and programme leadership
Board oversight, AI ethics and major programme delivery
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
McKinsey & Company
Senior Consultant, Marketing & Sales, Miami
University of Florida
Adjunct Professor, Audience Analytics
University of Oxford
Dual MSc, Software Engineering and Major Programme Management
University of Notre Dame
MBA, magna cum laude
LAUNCH WINDOWS
Fixed scope · Custom quote
A focused engagement to select, build and safely deploy a first high-value AI use case.
Monthly retainer · Custom quote
Ongoing executive product leadership as part of your team, with a defined monthly commitment.
Board seat or retainer · Custom quote
Board seats, advisory roles and director education on AI strategy, risk and oversight.
ALL SYSTEMS GO
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