About Kieran McCluskey
AI mentor, IT consultant, published author and app developer, based in Perth, Western Australia.
30+ Years Making Technology Clear
I started my technology career writing applications and technical training manuals, which turned out to be the best possible foundation for everything that followed. To write a manual that actually works, you have to understand the technology well enough to explain it to someone who doesn't. That discipline has shaped how I approach every engagement.
Over more than 30 years, I've worked across IT strategy, project management, solution design, product development, and software delivery, spanning government, enterprise and education. Now I've turned that experience towards AI: helping individuals, teams, and small businesses understand it, use it well, and build with it.
I'm also a published author. The Jess's Coding Adventure series teaches kids to code through story-driven adventures, and writing those books draws directly on the same skills I've been honing since day one: making complex things genuinely accessible.
Sugarolly Mountain is intentionally small. You work with me directly, not through a team of account managers. That means honest conversations, practical advice, and no unnecessary overhead.
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. That's been my guiding principle for over 30 years, and it's exactly why I love working with AI right now."
- Kieran McCluskey
Strengths & Approach
30+ Years Writing Technical Content
From training manuals to kids coding books, a career built on making hard things understandable. That's the lens I bring to AI mentoring and consulting.
Hands-On AI Practitioner
I use AI tools every day, in my work, my writing and my app development. The guidance I give comes from genuine hands on experience, not theory.
Published Author
The Jess's Coding Adventure series is live on Amazon. Writing for kids demands absolute clarity, no jargon, no assumptions. That standard carries into everything I do.
Builder, Not Just Advisor
I build real things: apps, games, tools. The BBQ Smoker Times app and It's Pink! game are both live and working. I don't just talk about development; I do it.
Neurodiversity Awareness
Personal and professional experience supporting neurodiverse individuals in technology. Inclusive thinking isn't a checkbox. It's how I naturally approach problems.
Direct & Honest
You talk to me, not an account manager. I'll tell you what I think, what I'd do, and what I'd avoid, even if that's not what you were expecting to hear.
Career Highlights
Technical Training Manual Writing
Started a technology career writing training manuals, learning that the only way to explain technology clearly is to understand it completely.
IT Strategy, Projects & Product Development
Broad experience across government, enterprise, and education, covering IT strategy, project delivery, solution design and building products from idea to launch.
Jess's Coding Adventure Series
Four kids coding books written. Book 1, Space Turtle Chomp, published on Amazon. Books 2–4 in production with illustrator Stacey McCluskey.
AI Mentoring, Support & Development
Focused on helping people and organisations work confidently with AI, combining two decades of making technology clear with genuine daily practice as an AI user and developer.
Want to Work Together?
Get in touch, whether you have a clear brief or just want to talk through what you're trying to achieve.