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Nathan Espey
AI & Operations Consultant at Farcelis AI Consulting LLC
Nathan Espey is an AI & Operations Consultant (CAILC) and founder of Farcelis AI Consulting. He partners with city and county teams, schools, and small enterprises to design clear SOPs, build simple dashboards, and plug AI into everyday work—think faster permits, cleaner records, better constituent communications, and fewer dropped balls. Nathan blends 20+ years of operations leadership with hands-on systems work (process mapping, CRM hygiene, automation) to reduce turnaround times and make work more predictable. He focuses on human-in-the-loop guardrails, data privacy, and change adoption so tools actually get used. Based in Tampa, FL.
Articles
Public Safety
Flags, Not Final Calls: Why AI Should Advise, Not Decide, in Emergency Dispatch
<p class="mb-4">AI-assisted dispatch is reshaping emergency response, but not in the “push-button robot dispatcher” way many imagine. These tools sift...
January 29, 2026Read article
InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence
Beyond Plows and Salt: The Hidden Data Infrastructure Making Winter Roads Safer
<p class="mb-4">A city’s real winter power no longer sits just under the hood of a plow- it lives in the data streams humming behind the scenes. As st...
January 27, 2026Read article
Artificial Intelligence
Snowmageddon Solved: AI's Secret Weapon Against Winter Chaos
<p class="mb-4">Imagine a blizzard barreling down, roads vanishing under snowdrifts, and chaos looming- but AI steps in like a digital snowblower, cru...
January 26, 2026Read article
Artificial Intelligence
Half the Country Is Frozen. Here’s How AI Is Helping Cities Stay Unstuck
<p class="mb-4">From Chicago to Boston and across the Great Plains, snow emergencies and subzero temperatures are currently testing city response syst...
January 25, 2026Read article
Administration and Appointments
Bench Strength in a Storm: How Smart Court Administration Shields Judicial Legitimacy
<p class="mb-4">A judiciary that can withstand today’s policy shocks is not built on doctrine alone; it runs on<strong> </strong>infrastructure- the a...
January 24, 2026Read article
Public Safety
Operational Readiness in a Political World: The Next Evolution of Public Safety
<p class="mb-4"></p><p class="mb-4">Throughout my military service, I learned that safety isn’t just about responding to threats; it’s about anticipat...
January 21, 2026Read article
Public Policy
Enforcement Without Architecture: Why Immigration Policy Keeps Blindsiding Cities
<p class="mb-4">Immigration enforcement is no longer something that happens “somewhere else”- it shows up as a suddenly empty desk in a classroom, a m...
January 18, 2026Read article
Hiring and Onboarding
Civic Work Gets Real: Embedding Students in the Daily Operations of Democracy
<p class="mb-4">For too many students, public service careers still depend less on talent and more on who can open a door. As unpaid internships and i...
January 16, 2026Read article
Artificial Intelligence
The AI-Enhanced Classroom: Why Teachers Matter More Than Ever
<p class="mb-4">As artificial intelligence becomes woven into the fabric of modern classrooms, a quiet revolution is unfolding. Teachers are no longer...
January 12, 2026Read article
Leadership Perspectives
The Power of the Unseen: Why Quiet Leaders Build Lasting Governments
<p class="mb-4">Governments celebrate visibility -ribbon cuttings, press briefings, glossy policy rollouts. But the real work of leadership often happ...
January 10, 2026Read article
Education
The University as City: Building AI Governance Before Buying AI Tools
<p class="mb-4">Universities are racing to plug AI into everything from advising to admissions, but the institutions that will actually win the future...
January 8, 2026Read article
Public Policy
Behind the Bench: Where Judicial Trust Is Really Won- or Quietly Lost
<p class="mb-4">A judiciary’s legitimacy is not decided at the swearing-in ceremony; it is built- or quietly eroded- much earlier, in rooms most peopl...
January 5, 2026Read article
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