Senior technical leadership without the full-time hire. Not every company at the stage where they need a CTO is ready to add one to headcount. And not every CTO candidate has actually built the systems they’re being asked to lead. We offer fractional technical strategy engagements for companies that need experienced engineering judgment – someone who can evaluate your architecture, challenge your assumptions, and help you make better decisions with your technical resources.
This work is grounded in 32 years of hands-on engineering and enterprise experience at scale, including senior technical roles at General Motors. We’ve shipped systems, managed complexity at volume, and seen what goes wrong when early technical decisions don’t account for where a business is going.
What This Looks Like in Practice
Architecture Review
Assessment of your current system design – what’s working, what’s fragile, and what will become a serious problem at 10x the current load or complexity.
Technical Roadmap
Translating business goals into a sequenced engineering plan – what to build, when, and in what order to avoid painting yourself into corners.
Technology Selection
Evaluating platform, framework, and vendor decisions with actual technical criteria – not just what’s fashionable or what a vendor is pitching.
Team & Process Guidance
Development workflow, code review standards, hiring evaluation, and engineering culture – the organizational layer that determines whether good engineers stay productive.
Code & Vendor Audits
Due diligence review of an acquisition target’s codebase, an existing product before a major investment, or a vendor’s technical claims before you sign a contract.
AI Strategy
Realistic assessment of where AI and automation can create leverage in your business – and where it’s a distraction. Based on production experience, not vendor marketing.
Engagement Models
Who This Is For
- Early-stage or growth-stage companies without a CTO who are making significant technical decisions
- Founders with a product vision who need an experienced engineer to pressure-test the technical approach
- Companies with an existing engineering team that needs senior-level oversight and direction
- Investors or acquirers who need an independent technical assessment before committing capital
Need experienced technical judgment in your corner?
Tell us where you are and what decisions you’re facing. We’ll be direct about whether we’re the right fit.
