Services
Engineering consulting that ships
Core
Leadership, rescue, cost, diligence, and agentic delivery
Fractional CTO / Head of Engineering
Also known as: Part-Time CTO | Interim CTO | VP Engineering Consultant
Who it's for
Series A-C startups with 1-100 engineers who need technical leadership but can't afford a full-time executive.
What I do
- ·Step in as your interim or part-time CTO (10-25 hours/week)
- ·Build or fix engineering processes (agile, sprint planning, delivery cadence)
- ·Hire and scale teams rapidly-I've grown teams from 5→65 and 2→120 engineers
- ·Partner with product and CEO to align roadmap with business goals
- ·Improve sprint predictability and team velocity
Results you can expect
- →25% improvement in sprint predictability (proven at Interchain Foundation)
- →90%+ retention rates across distributed teams
- →Faster hiring with better technical assessment processes
- →Clear technical roadmap aligned with business objectives
Engineering Team Rescue & Turnaround
Who it's for
Companies with stalled projects, missed deadlines, low morale, or navigating post-layoff chaos.
What I do
- ·Come in during crisis (layoffs, leadership gaps, acquisition uncertainty)
- ·Stabilize operations and restore team confidence fast
- ·Ship critical features under pressure-I launched a crypto casino platform in 30 days
- ·Protect IP and assets during wind-downs or transitions
- ·Build accountability frameworks that stick
Results you can expect
- →Immediate improvement in team morale and delivery cadence
- →Critical features shipped within 30-60 days
- →Clear path forward even in uncertain times
- →Preserved institutional knowledge and IP
Cloud Cost Optimization & Architecture Review
Who it's for
Startups burning $5K-$100K+/month on AWS, GCP, or Azure with unclear ROI.
What I do
- ·Full infrastructure audit (compute, storage, databases, networking)
- ·Identify waste (idle resources, over-provisioned instances, poor architecture choices)
- ·Implement governance, tagging, budgets, and cost alerts
- ·Migrate to cost-effective patterns (serverless, reserved instances, spot instances)
- ·Make architectural decisions-not just analyze bills like SaaS tools do
- ·Deliver 30-50% cost reduction in 60-90 days
Results you can expect
- →30-50% reduction in monthly cloud spend (43% in most recent engagement)
- →Clear visibility into what you're paying for and why
- →Sustainable cost management practices going forward
- →No impact on performance or user experience
Why this is different
Unlike automated SaaS tools like CloudZero or nOps, I provide hands-on architectural consulting. You're not getting a dashboard-you're getting a senior engineer who makes strategic technical decisions with you and implements them.
Technical Due Diligence for Investors
Who it's for
VCs, PE firms, or companies evaluating engineering organizations and tech stacks during acquisitions.
What I do
- ·Assess code quality, architecture, and technical debt
- ·Evaluate team structure, processes, and leadership capabilities
- ·Identify risks (security, scalability, compliance, IP)
- ·Provide acquisition readiness report with clear recommendations
- ·Optional: stay on post-acquisition to execute transition plan
Results you can expect
- →Comprehensive technical assessment in 2-4 weeks
- →Clear understanding of risks before you write the check
- →Roadmap for integration or technical improvement post-acquisition
- →Peace of mind that you're making an informed decision
Agentic Delivery
Also known as: Human+Agent Engineering OS | AI-Native Delivery Model
Who it's for
Series A-C and growth teams that want AI-native delivery without letting coding agents collide, skip gates, or dump chaos on seniors.
What I do
- ·Install a human-plus-agent operating model: agents draft most first-pass code and tests
- ·Enforce file ownership so parallel agents do not collide
- ·Gate promotion on typecheck, lint, and tests, not vibes
- ·Stand up queue-driven agent services with retries, idempotency, and recovery
- ·Feed observability into the test suites so failures show up the way the team already tests
Results you can expect
- →First-pass work drafted inside ownership boundaries, not colliding PRs
- →Promotion gated by the same checks humans already trust
- →Agent services that retry and recover instead of silently dying
- →An operating model the team can run after the engagement
Why this is different
This is not a chatbot setup. I designed and ran this class of operating model as CTO at Interstice Digital and in related AI delivery work. You get an engineering OS (ownership, gates, queues, recovery), not a consumer AI agent product.
Secondary
Focused builds and advisory
Rapid Prototyping & MVP Development
Who it's for
Founders who need to validate an idea quickly or build a demo for fundraising.
What I do
- ·Take your concept from idea to working prototype in 4-8 weeks
- ·Full-stack development (TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, AWS)
- ·Focus on speed and learning, not perfection
- ·Deliver demo-ready product for investors or early customers
- ·Optional: stay on as technical advisor post-launch
Results you can expect
- →Working prototype in 4-8 weeks, not 6 months
- →Clear validation of core assumptions
- →Investor-ready demo for fundraising
- →Code you can build on (not throwaway prototype)
Blockchain/Web3 Technical Advisory
Who it's for
Companies exploring blockchain, raising capital for crypto projects, or building Web3 products.
What I do
- ·Technical due diligence for investors or acquirers evaluating blockchain companies
- ·Architecture design for DeFi, NFTs, gaming, or decentralized data platforms
- ·Smart contract review and security assessments
- ·Token economics and incentive design consultation
- ·Regulatory/compliance guidance (HIPAA, SOC2, security)
Results you can expect
- →Clear go/no-go recommendations backed by technical analysis
- →Production-ready architecture that scales
- →Reduced security risk and vulnerability exposure
- →Faster fundraising with investor-ready technical documentation
Not sure what you need?
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