Peter Dresslar

Practice Areas: Artificial Intelligence

Peter Dresslar has over two decades of building and deploying artificial‑intelligence systems. He specializes in translating cutting‑edge technology into practical wins for individuals and organizations. He co‑founded the Hawaiʻi Center for AI, where he introduced hundreds of Island residents and executives to generative‑AI tools through workshops, and briefed lawmakers on aligning AI with digital‑equity goals. As founder of Pacific Broadband & Digital Equity, he united Guam, CNMI, and American Samoa to secure  $125 million in federal broadband funds and is now guiding the region’s first territory‑wide AI‑adoption framework in higher education.

Peter couples this policy acumen with deep technical credibility. His Arizona State University research advances large‑language‑model decision emulation in agent‑based simulations using Python and Julia, and his code is vetted through formal reviews by the ASU Research Software Engineering group. Earlier, as CEO of data‑analytics start‑up Elevada and consulting CTO to European ventures, he architected NLP and cloud‑AI solutions for Fortune 500 life‑science firms, leveraging AWS, GCP, GraphQL, and modern DevOps practices—demonstrating an ability to deliver secure, production‑grade systems that withstand regulatory scrutiny.

For Hawaiʻi’s government and business leaders, Peter offers a rare blend of island‑centric change leadership and end‑to‑end engineering skill: he can navigate federal‑grant mechanics, design scalable AI infrastructures, and train local teams to own and evolve the solutions. Whether the objective is modernizing the organization, cutting costs, or reimagining service delivery, Peter has the strategic and technical expertise to turn aspirations into direct and sustainable impact leveraging AI.