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Independent specialists whose expertise complements what Stone & Key Consulting does — people I have worked alongside or whose work I have seen, and would point you toward when a project needs something I don't provide.

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QConsul LLC

Responsible AI Program & Product Leadership

Portland, Oregon · qconsultai.com

Company overview

QConsul LLC provides Responsible AI Program & Product Leadership, embedding senior leadership with executive teams to plan, govern, and responsibly scale agentic AI systems. QConsul connects executive strategy, governance, and implementation through measurable sprint delivery aligned with client business objectives and KPIs.

Its approach, Sprint-Governed AI, brings strategy, prioritization, delivery, and ongoing improvement into a shared operating cadence. QConsul helps organizations coordinate work across people, AI agents, and independent specialists, translating responsible AI commitments into measurable business outcomes.

Engagements emphasize business value, quality, and ROI per Token™. As an Oregon Benefit Company, QConsul weighs its operating model and success criteria against a triple bottom line of people, planet, and prosperity.

Founder

Karen Michael Founder & Principal

Karen Michael, Founder & Principal of QConsul LLC, brings more than 30 years of transformation leadership across enterprise, public-sector, and mid-market environments. She connects business strategy, people, process, and technology, combining program and product leadership with hands-on experience building and governing agentic systems. Her focus is helping organizations turn AI strategy into governed delivery and measurable business value.

She holds an M.S. in Software Engineering and advanced Scrum Alliance credentials (CSP-SM, CSP-PO). She also holds EnterpriseClaw certification in Enterprise AI Agent Leadership and has completed ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer training.

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