LIFT Emergency Drone Service Research
Feasibility research into a drone-delivered emergency service for pre-hospital care. A working prototype and a clear recommendation, delivered in weeks rather than quarters.
EMS · Research
Technology advisory
There is no kill switch on innovation.
I help organisations set strategy in a landscape that won't stand still, then carry it through architecture into execution. Vendor-independent, hands-on, and drawn to the tough problems in places where getting it wrong matters.
Services
Three ways to work together
Advice you can act on, products you can use today, and prototypes that answer the hard questions early. No vendor on the other end of the recommendation.
What it covers
- Strategy built for change: what to commit to now, what to keep optional
- Target architecture: models, data, integration, guardrails
- Build, buy or partner decisions with the trade-offs written down, no vendor in my pocket
- A path from the board paper to the first thing shipped
Good fit when
You've got pressure to 'do something with AI' and a dozen vendors telling you what. You need an independent view before you commit budget, and a way to turn it into action.
What it covers
- Votez: lightweight, transparent voting for groups that need a decision they can trust
- LIFT Emergency Drone Service Research: applied research into drone-delivered emergency response
- New products in development, shaped by real client problems
- Hosted, maintained and supported, so you use them rather than run them
- Early access for clients who want a say in what gets built next
Good fit when
You've got a recurring problem that off-the-shelf tools handle badly, and you'd rather adopt something focused than commission a build.
What it covers
- Feasibility studies with a working prototype, not just a report
- Decision support, triage and dispatch tooling
- Field-tested with clinicians before anything is called 'done'
- Clear go / no-go recommendations with the evidence behind them
Good fit when
You're an ambulance or emergency service with a tough problem and an idea that might matter. You need to know quickly and cheaply whether it holds up.
How we work
Small, senior, and close to the work
You get me, not a bench. I work alongside your team, stay with the strategy until it's running, and leave you with something you can operate without me.
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DiscoverOne to two weeks. We get clear on the mission, the constraints, and what 'done' looks like. You get a written view you can act on with or without me.
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ProveA working prototype in front of real users, fast. Cheap to be wrong here, expensive to be wrong later.
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Build and hand overProduction-grade delivery with your people in the loop from day one, so the capability stays when the engagement ends.
Selected work
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A lightweight voting product for groups that need a decision they can trust. Built and run by No Kill Switch, available to clients today.
SaaS · Product
About
Roger Lawrence
I've spent my career at the point where new technology meets people who have a job to do. Enterprise architecture, emerging technology, and pre-hospital care, often at the same time.
No Kill Switch is the practice I built to put that experience to work for organisations that need to move on AI without losing the plot. I don't resell anyone's platform, so the advice is mine and the trade-offs are yours to see. I'd rather tell you what not to build than sell you something you don't need.
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A 30 minute call, no pitch. If I'm not the right fit I'll say so and point you somewhere useful.