Jason Wells, Founder and Principal of AI Dev Lab
Founder & Principal, AI Dev Lab

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MBA · Wharton MS Applied Math · University of Utah BA Economics · BYU
LinkedIn Silicon Slopes, Utah

He understood the business problem before the technical conversation even started.

Consistent client feedback across AI Dev Lab engagements

Nearly three decades spanning
strategy consulting, mobile technology,
entertainment, marketing AI, and
production system engineering.

Jason Wells started his career not in software but in strategy. As a manager at A.T. Kearney during the telecom deregulation era, he built quantitative pricing models and led international client teams. That early grounding in how industries actually restructure during technological disruption has shaped how he thinks about AI ever since.

From there his path ran through some of the most interesting inflection points in tech. He was VP at Handango, which was building mobile software distribution before the word app store existed. Then Sr. VP at Sony Pictures, directing development and distribution of mobile games and digital content at a global scale. By the time the smartphone era arrived, he had spent a decade inside the systems that moved software and content to people at scale.

He spent nearly a decade as CEO and Chief Product Officer at Convirza, where he created and led the ML team and achieved first-to-market integration of NLP for advertising feedback into marketing automation. That meant building deep neural network models for classifying 32 different event types well before large language models existed. The technical foundation he built there directly informs how AI Dev Lab approaches production deployments today.

AI Dev Lab was founded in 2018. Since then Jason has also served as Head of AI, fractional Chief Product Officer, investor, and board advisor across companies including NOW CFO, Sentry AI, Massive Alliance, ReloRadar, IT Curves.

1997 – 2000
A.T. Kearney
Manager, High Tech & Telecom Practice
Quantitative pricing models and international strategy during telecom deregulation. Built the analytical foundation he still applies to every engagement.
2000 – 2005
Handango, Inc.
VP & Sr. Director
Helped build one of the first mobile software distribution platforms before the app store model existed. Early formation of how software reaches users at scale.
2005 – 2009
Sony Pictures
VP & Sr. Vice President
Directed development and global distribution of mobile games and digital content. Responsible for delivery timelines and budgets across international markets.
2010 – 2019
Convirza
CEO & Chief Product Officer
Created and led the ML team. First-to-market NLP integration for advertising feedback. Built deep neural networks classifying 32 event types. The technical foundation for everything that followed.
2018 – Present
AI Dev Lab
Founder & Principal
Production AI systems across transit, financial services, automotive, logistics, real estate, and education. Every engagement led at the principal level from first conversation through live deployment.
2023 – Present
Fractional Leadership
Head of AI & Chief Product Officer
Serving as Head of AI at Massive Alliance and CPO at ReloRadar, alongside ongoing advisory and investment roles across Pickle AI, Sentry AI, and MWest Ventures.
★★★★★

Very good customer service and vast experience with AI. Can understand your project in just the initial call. Works well under tight job deadlines and delivers a wonderful product.

Voice AI Project
★★★★★

Jason took the time to understand our needs and propose a solution. His work is exemplary. He is very knowledgeable about Computer Vision, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing. He is a pleasure to work with.

Computer Vision & Neural Networks
★★★★★

More than fair, more than kind, more help than I got from anyone before or since. Great soft and hard skills and even better resourcefulness. The day I met Jason was a very good day.

ML Project
★★★★★

Jason was excellent to work with. Very professional, organized, and thoughtful in his approach. Made himself available throughout the entire duration and was always willing to discuss any issues over the phone. Would highly recommend for any data science or machine learning project.

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Industry Recognition
CIO Review · Top 30 AI Service Companies Globally
AI Dev Lab was recognized among the top 30 AI service firms in the world by CIO Review, selected for demonstrated impact in production AI deployment across multiple industries.
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