Industrial Services Business Architect – AI-Driven Asset Lifecycle Management Company

We are building a company with the vision of becoming the leading **Asset Lifecycle Management as a Service (ALMaaS)** company for industrial and commercial assets. Our mission is to help organizations maximize the performance, uptime, useful life, and financial return of their physical assets by combining AI, data analytics, predictive maintenance, vendor management, and operational excellence. Unlike traditional maintenance contractors, we will not perform repairs ourselves. Instead, we will become our clients' outsourced asset management partner, coordinating the entire lifecycle of their assets through technology, AI-driven decision-making, trusted vendor networks, and standardized operating procedures. The long-term vision is to build a scalable recurring-revenue business that manages thousands of assets across multiple industries throughout Canada and eventually internationally. --- ## Assets We Intend to Manage This business will eventually expand across multiple asset classes, including: * Commercial truck fleets * Logistics and transportation vehicles * Moving company fleets * Construction equipment * Heavy machinery * Material handling equipment (forklifts, warehouse equipment) * Manufacturing machinery * Commercial HVAC equipment * Commercial and utility-scale solar assets * Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) * EV charging infrastructure * Industrial pumps and motors * Backup generators * Commercial building equipment * Utility infrastructure * Rail equipment (future expansion) The goal is to create one standardized operating platform capable of managing any high-value commercial or industrial asset throughout its lifecycle. --- ## The Opportunity Most companies today manage their assets reactively. Maintenance records are fragmented. Service providers are disconnected. Asset replacement decisions are based on intuition rather than data. Warranties are poorly tracked. Downtime is expensive. AI is rarely integrated into daily asset management workflows. Our company will change that. We want to build an AI-enabled operating system and service company that helps organizations answer questions such as: * Which assets are becoming too expensive to maintain? * Which assets should be repaired, refurbished, or replaced? * Which maintenance activities can be predicted before failures occur? * Which vendors perform best? * How can we maximize asset lifespan? * How can we reduce total cost of ownership? * How can we improve asset utilization? * How can we maximize resale value and minimize depreciation? --- ## Who I'm Looking For I am looking for someone who can work directly with me as a strategic partner to help design this company from the ground up. This is **not** a business plan writing project. This is a business architecture and venture-building project. I am looking for someone who has experience in one or more of the following: * Industrial services * Asset management * Fleet management * Construction equipment * Renewable energy * Facilities management * Enterprise operations * AI-enabled business transformation * Predictive maintenance * Industrial consulting * B2B operations Experience building or scaling operational businesses is highly valued. --- ## What You'll Help Build You will help design every major component of the company, including: ### Business Strategy * Business model * Market positioning * Competitive differentiation * Value proposition * Long-term vision ### Service Design Design standardized service offerings for multiple asset categories. Examples include: * Asset onboarding * Asset registry creation * Health assessments * Preventive maintenance planning * Predictive maintenance * Warranty management * Vendor management * Cleaning and inspection coordination * Asset performance monitoring * Refurbishment planning * Replacement planning * Depreciation optimization * Asset disposal and resale planning --- ### AI & Automation Strategy Recommend how AI can improve every stage of the business. Examples include: * Asset health scoring * Failure prediction * Maintenance forecasting * AI-generated inspection reports * Vendor performance analysis * Financial reporting * Automated customer reporting * Proposal generation * Knowledge management * Workflow automation Experience with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Make.com, n8n, Airtable, Notion, Zapier, and similar platforms is highly desirable. --- ### Operations Design Help design: * Standard operating procedures (SOPs) * Customer onboarding * Vendor onboarding * Asset registration workflows * Service scheduling * Reporting workflows * Internal operations * Team structure * Scaling processes --- ### Financial Design Develop: * Pricing models * Subscription plans * Revenue streams * Unit economics * Gross margin targets * Customer lifetime value assumptions --- ### Go-to-Market Strategy Identify: * Best first niche * Customer acquisition strategy * Sales process * Pilot program * Marketing strategy * Expansion roadmap --- ## Deliverables The ideal outcome is a complete blueprint for launching and scaling the company. Deliverables should include: * Business model * Go-to-market strategy * Operational blueprint * Service catalog * Customer journey * Pricing strategy * Financial model * AI implementation roadmap * SOP framework * Vendor management framework * Technology stack recommendations * KPI dashboard recommendations * 3-year scaling roadmap --- ## Ideal Candidate You are someone who enjoys building businesses—not just consulting on them. You think in systems, operations, recurring revenue, and long-term competitive advantage. You understand that great companies are built through repeatable processes, strong operational design, and customer trust. Bonus points if you've worked in industrial services, fleet management, infrastructure, facilities management, renewable energy, manufacturing, or enterprise asset management. --- ## To Apply Please include the following in your proposal: 1. Tell me about the most operationally complex business you have helped build or scale. 2. How would you design a recurring-revenue Asset Lifecycle Management business that serves multiple industries? 3. If you had to choose one industry to launch first, which would you choose and why? 4. What role do you believe AI should play in creating a competitive advantage for this business? 5. Share examples of similar businesses, platforms, or operating models you admire. I am looking for a long-term strategic partner who can help build a category-defining company, not simply complete a one-time consulting engagement.