Austin Colorite, AI Implementation Consultant and founder of Aivi Consulting
Big 4
Consulting Background
About Austin Colorite

I turn AI strategy into actual results.

I'm an AI implementation and operations consultant based in Washington, D.C. My background spans Big 4 consulting, federal agencies, and hands-on AI deployment — from co-authoring cabinet-level AI strategies to building and shipping Copilot Studio agents.

What makes my work different: I work the full stack. I facilitate discovery workshops with C-suites, design the governance frameworks, build the automation systems, write the prompts, evaluate the outputs, and run the change management that makes adoption stick. Most consultants do one or two of these. I do all of it.

I'm a Princeton alumnus with a background in public policy — which means I understand both the technical and the institutional dimensions of getting AI adopted inside complex organizations.

  • Management Consultant — AI & Data Strategy
    Deloitte · Feb 2025 – Present · Washington, D.C.
  • Pilot Success Lead — M365 Copilot & Copilot Studio
    75,000-person federal agency · 5,000 active participants · 55% active usage · 70% satisfaction
  • Management Consultant — Operations & Automation
    Guidehouse · Jan 2024 – Feb 2025 · 40% error reduction · 25-day → 7-day cycle time
  • AI Prompt Engineer & Model Quality Analyst
    Data Annotation Tech · 1,100+ prompts & AI responses evaluated monthly
  • Program Associate — CRM & Ops Implementation
    BroadFutures · 3,000-contact CRM built · 50% manual effort reduction · $50K+ funding secured
  • B.A. Public & International Affairs · GPA 3.56
    Princeton University · Questbridge Scholar · Princeton Project 55 Fellow
  • Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant
    PL-200 · Issued Oct 2025 · Microsoft Power Apps & Power Automate
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt · Green Belt Training
    Process optimization · 40% error reduction delivered in practice
  • ServiceNow Certified Citizen Developer
    Workflow automation, process automation & integration
  • Copilot Studio Agent Development
    Requirements gathering · knowledge source build · GenAI output evaluation · production deployment
  • Enterprise AI Strategy — Federal Cabinet-Level Dept.
    200+ stakeholders · endorsed by reps from Anthropic, Google & OpenAI
  • Power BI & Executive Dashboard Design
    CIO-level analytics · 25% reporting cycle reduction
5k
Active Copilot pilot
participants led
55%
Active usage rate
in alpha phase
200+
Stakeholders aligned
across 18 bureaus
40%
Error reduction
through process redesign
Services

From first audit to always-on optimization.

Most clients start with the Opportunity Audit — a focused, low-risk engagement that pinpoints exactly where AI can save time or reduce costs. Click any service to see what's included.

Data analytics dashboard for AI opportunity assessment
Entry point
01

AI Opportunity Audit

A focused diagnostic that maps your workflows, surfaces automation opportunities, and delivers a clear roadmap for where AI will move the needle most.

What you get
  • Workflow review with estimated ROI per opportunity
  • Prioritized automation list by impact & feasibility
  • Recommended AI tools matched to your context
  • Implementation roadmap for next steps
Process
1Discovery call
2Workflow review
3Analysis
4Report & presentation
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AI workflow automation pipeline and system architecture
Core service
02

AI Workflow Implementation

Build and deploy custom AI systems — knowledge assistants, sales automation pipelines, document analysis tools — that change how your team operates day to day.

Example systems
  • Internal knowledge assistant — employees query company docs
  • Sales automation — lead data to AI research to outreach drafts
  • Document analysis — contracts & reports auto-summarized
  • Customer support AI assistants & Copilot Studio agents
Process
1Define scope
2Architecture
3Build
4Test & deploy
5Train staff
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Ongoing AI advisory and optimization partnership
Ongoing
03

AI Advisory Retainer

A monthly partnership for organizations that want to keep improving. Ongoing governance, system optimization, and expert evaluation of new AI tools as the landscape evolves.

What's included monthly
  • New automation opportunity identification
  • System maintenance & performance optimization
  • AI governance guidance & policy updates
  • Employee training on new tools
  • Evaluation of emerging AI tools for your context
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Live Demos

See what AI actually looks like inside your org.

These are simplified previews of real systems I build for clients — from opportunity discovery to deployed automation running in production.

AI Opportunity Report · Sample Client
Prioritized automation opportunities
High ROI
Contract review & summarization
~$40k/yr
High ROI
Sales outreach research & drafting
~$28k/yr
Medium
Meeting notes & action item extraction
~$16k/yr
Medium
Employee onboarding Q&A assistant
~$12k/yr
Medium
RFP response drafting assistance
~$9k/yr
Total estimated annual value ~$105k/yr

AI finds exactly where your time is going.

The Opportunity Audit surfaces and quantifies automation possibilities across your workflows — so you can prioritize what to build first with clear expected returns.

Workflow analysis
ROI modeling
Tool matching
Prioritized roadmap
Internal Knowledge Assistant
AC
What is our refund policy for enterprise clients?
AI
Based on your Enterprise Services Agreement (§4.2), enterprise clients are eligible for a pro-rated refund within 30 days if the SLA falls below 99.5% uptime. Custom integrations are non-refundable unless specified in the SOW.
AC
Can you draft a response to the Meridian client asking about this?
AI
Hi [Meridian contact], Thank you for reaching out. Per our Enterprise Agreement, refund eligibility is tied to SLA performance (§4.2). Happy to schedule a call to walk through your specific situation. Best, [Your name]

Your docs. Instantly searchable.

An internal knowledge assistant gives your team instant, accurate answers from your own documents, policies, and SOPs — no more digging through shared drives.

Policy Q&A
Document search
Draft generation
Always accurate
Sales Automation Workflow
New lead enters CRM
↓
AI researches company & contact
↓
Personalized outreach draft generated
↓
Rep reviews & sends with one click

Your pipeline, running itself.

From lead-enters-CRM to personalized-outreach-ready in seconds. Reps spend their time selling, not researching and writing.

Lead enrichment
AI research
Draft generation
CRM integration
Strategic planning and thoughtful consulting work

"Organizations don't struggle to understand AI's potential. They struggle to deploy it responsibly and at scale."

Approach

How I work.

The organizations seeing real AI returns aren't the ones with the fanciest models. They invested in strategy, governance, and people first. That's the work I do.

1
Diagnose before prescribing
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I run discovery workshops with your team to understand workflows, constraints, and what leadership needs to see — before recommending anything. Scoping AI pilots with the right success metrics from day one is how I've driven 55% active usage rates in federal programs.
2
Build the whole thing
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I work the full stack — strategy, governance frameworks, automation builds, prompt engineering, output evaluation, and change management. Most engagements don't need a team; they need one person who can do all of it well.
3
Instrument for visibility
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I build analytics and dashboards alongside the systems themselves — so leadership can see adoption rates, usage patterns, and ROI in real time. No black boxes.
4
Leave capability, not dependency
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Everything I build, I document and transfer. Your team owns it when I'm done — fully. That's how I've approached every engagement, from a 3,000-contact CRM rollout to a 75,000-person Copilot deployment.
Field Notes

Real AI insights from
real deployments.

A periodic briefing on what's actually working in enterprise AI adoption — drawn from active federal and commercial engagements. No hype, no vendor pitches.

Topics you care about

Roughly monthly. No fluff. Unsubscribe anytime.

AI consulting collaboration

Let's talk about what AI can do for your org.

Start with the Opportunity Audit or reach out — no pitch deck required.

austincolorite@gmail.com
Washington, D.C.
linkedin.com/in/austin-colorite