2017 to present
Founder and Creative Director, XO3D
I founded the product CGI studio in 2017 and continue to lead its creative work. The XO3D ONE case study shows the studio planning, team handoffs and review systems around that operating work.
Experience / suitable roles
AI systems, business operations and creative delivery.
I am Thomas Howcroft, a founder, creative director and hands-on AI systems consultant. I bring practical operating experience to workflow design, applications and the decisions around them.
This page summarises my public work. For a current CV or a suitable opportunity, send a role enquiry with the responsibilities and working arrangements.
Operating background
Experience behind the work.
The public record spans studio leadership, search, products and working AI systems. The case studies explain my role, what works and the evidence available.
Hands-on since 2014
Search practice and measurement
I have worked hands-on in SEO since 2014 and commercially through Howcroft's Consulting and TomHow since 2017. The TomHow Search operating system shows the evidence, prioritisation and reporting methods. Commercial SEO and AI-search services run through TomHow.
First-hand portfolio
AI systems, applications and operating design
I build and operate the systems documented in this portfolio. They include governed AI workflows, Personal OS, studio operations and products such as Overshove, PecuIQ and ProposalFit. Explore the thirteen case studies for the working interfaces, responsibilities and limits.
Relevant evidence
Choose the work closest to the role.
These are examples of the work I can discuss in a hiring conversation. The wider portfolio also covers applications, websites, search and creative delivery.
AI workflows and evaluation
Research, reporting, preparation and review connected to evidence and a clear human decision. See the AI operating system.
Team operations and handoffs
A studio platform connecting planning, ownership, files and review. See XO3D ONE.
Product and application delivery
Desktop, mobile and wearable views of shared work and review decisions, with dated device evidence. See the application estate.
Reporting and prioritisation
Audit findings, sources and pages translated into owned actions and completion checks. See the intelligence dashboard.
Explore the supporting product, website, search and creative cases.
Working arrangements
What makes a suitable opportunity?
Remote UK, part-time roles or contracts of up to three days a week. I am not considering full-time roles.
Relevant conversations connect AI workflows, operating design, product direction or delivery to a defined business need. Include the organisation, responsibilities, weekly commitment, duration, remote arrangements and rate range if known.
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