Ways to work together

Every engagement is led by me, personally, for growth-stage companies. Most clients start with a Diagnostic and grow into ongoing leadership from there — but you can enter at whatever level fits.

Technology Diagnostic

Start here

A fast, fixed-scope read on where you actually stand. I assess your technology, team, architecture, and roadmap, then hand you a written plan with clear, prioritized recommendations. It's the low-risk front door — and the natural on-ramp to ongoing leadership.

Best for: Founders and operators who need clarity before committing to anything larger — or a second opinion on a decision, a hire, or a stalled roadmap.

You get: A structured assessment and an actionable plan you own, whether or not we work together further.

Format: Fixed fee, fixed scope, fast to start.

Fractional CTO

Ongoing, part-time

Ongoing, senior technology leadership on a part-time basis. I set technical direction, own the architecture and delivery, lead and level up your team, and keep the infrastructure and security sound — at a fraction of a full-time hire.

Best for: Funded startups and scale-ups that need a CTO's judgment before they can justify a CTO's salary.

You get: One accountable executive, engaged monthly, focused on outcomes.

Interim CTO

Near-full-time

Near-full-time leadership through a transition or critical build. When you're between CTOs, integrating an acquisition, or pushing through a make-or-break delivery, I step in and run it.

Best for: PE/VC portfolio companies and teams facing a gap or a high-stakes stretch.

You get: A defined-term commitment with a clear mandate and hand-off plan.

Advisory

Judgment on call

Judgment when you need it, not hours. Board-level and founder-level counsel on strategy, architecture, hiring, build-vs-buy, and AI — a trusted technical voice on call.

Best for: Leaders who have a team but need senior perspective at key moments.

What I bring to every engagement

  • Scaling engineering organizationsOrg design, hiring, distributed teams, and M&A integration, drawn from taking a team from two to 250+ through multiple acquisitions.
  • Architecture, cloud & data platformsScalable, reliable systems, primarily on AWS; cloud migration and modernization without betting the company.
  • Regulated data & securitySOC 2, and building for insurance, healthcare, and government where compliance is a first-class requirement.
  • Legacy & real-world integrationThe hard problems at the seams, in integration-heavy and industrial environments.
  • AI you can't afford to get wrongReshaping how your team builds, with current models and agentic tools, and an honest read on where AI helps and where it doesn't.

Not sure which fits?

Book a call and tell me what's going on — I'll tell you straight whether, and how, I can help, and what the right first step is.

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