CTO & Technical Advisory

Senior technical leadership, without the full-time price tag.

I work with 2-3 companies at a time, providing the architecture judgment, team guidance, and strategic oversight of a full-time CTO — at a fraction of the cost and commitment.

What I Bring to the Table

Architecture & Scalability

Architecture that survives growth without rewrites at every milestone. Cloud-native design on Azure, AWS, and Kubernetes — built for where you're going, not just where you are.

Engineering Team Design

Hiring strategy, team structure, delivery processes, and engineering culture. I've built and led organizations from 5 to 350+ — I know what works at every stage.

AI/ML Strategy & Implementation

Practical AI implementation — not slide decks. From ML model integration into production pipelines to generative AI adoption that actually improves your team's delivery velocity.

Security & Compliance

Security baked in from day one, not bolted on after an incident. SOC2, PCI, GDPR, ISO 27001 — I've implemented and maintained these frameworks across enterprise environments.

Technical Due Diligence

Comprehensive technical assessments for fundraising, M&A, and board-level decisions. I evaluate architecture, team capability, technical debt, and scalability — and deliver an honest assessment.

DevOps & Delivery

CI/CD pipeline design, automated testing frameworks, and release process optimization. I've taken organizations from haphazard releases to weekly deployment cadences within a year.

Engagement Models

Every company is different. Here's how I typically work — but the right structure is whatever gets you results.

Advisory

Strategic Guidance

Architecture reviews, technology strategy sessions, and ongoing advisory. Ideal for companies that have technical leadership in place but need a seasoned second opinion.

  • ✓ Monthly strategy sessions
  • ✓ Architecture decision support
  • ✓ Async access for critical decisions
Most Common

Fractional CTO

Embedded Leadership

I become part of your leadership team — attending standups, reviewing PRs, mentoring your engineers, and owning technical outcomes. All the value, flexible commitment.

  • ✓ 10-20 hours per week
  • ✓ Hands-on technical leadership
  • ✓ Team building and mentoring
  • ✓ Architecture and code review

Project-Based

Targeted Engagement

Focused engagements with defined scope: technical due diligence, QA program buildout, cloud migration planning, or AI implementation. Clear deliverables, defined timeline.

  • ✓ Defined scope and deliverables
  • ✓ 2-8 week typical duration
  • ✓ Hands-on execution included

Track Record

Automotive IoT Company

Built the first QA function from scratch, consolidated a fragmented multi-cloud environment into a right-sized single-provider architecture, and transformed the organization from haphazard releases to weekly deployments — all within a year. Introduced ML models into production pipelines and championed generative AI adoption across the engineering team.

Global Software Enterprise (350+ Engineers)

Led software engineering across 9 business units for a top-10 global software company. Drove platform consolidation, M&A technical integration, and delivery transformation — with top teams achieving 90% sprint commitment, <1% defect ratio, and daily deployment cadence.

Enterprise SaaS Clients (Fractional)

Built fully automated regression test suites for two enterprise SaaS platforms. Implemented next-generation BI and reporting infrastructure. Established engineering standards across API, UI, database, and analytics workloads — driving consistent, automated releases.

Let's see if there's a fit.

No pitch, no pressure. Just a conversation about where your technology stands and where it needs to go.

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