Fractional CTO & Technical Leadership
Executive technology leadership without the full-time price tag. I bring nearly three decades of architecture, delivery, and turnaround experience to founders and SMB leaders who need a steady technical hand at the wheel.
Service Overview
Not every organization needs, or can afford, a full-time chief technology officer. But nearly all of them reach a point where the technology decisions get too big to make on the side. That is where a fractional CTO earns their keep: senior judgment, on your timeline, at a fraction of the cost.
As a current CTO and co-founder, and a veteran of startups, Fortune 500 programs, and genuine turnaround situations, I help you set technical direction, build and mentor your team, choose the right vendors and architecture, and keep delivery on the rails, so your technology serves the business instead of fighting it.
What I Offer
- Technology vision, strategy, and a prioritized roadmap tied to business goals
- Team building, hiring guidance, and engineering mentorship
- Vendor selection, build-vs-buy calls, and architecture decisions
- Startup, scale-up, and turnaround leadership through critical inflection points
- Delivery oversight, technical due diligence, and risk reduction
My Approach
Business First, Technology Second
Technology is a means, not the mission. Every recommendation I make ties back to revenue, cost, risk, or the customer experience.
Build the Bench
The goal is to make your team stronger, not dependent on me. I mentor, document, and hand off so capability stays in-house when the engagement ends.
Right-Sized Rigor
Enterprise discipline without enterprise bloat. I bring the practices that scale and leave the bureaucracy that does not.
Service Details
Fractional, Interim, or Advisory
Monthly retainer or project-based
Roadmaps, Reviews, Leadership
Fully Remote
Well Suited For
Where I Plug In
Strategy & Roadmap
A clear-eyed technology plan that the whole organization can rally behind and execute.
- • Current-state assessment
- • Prioritized technology roadmap
- • Budget and investment planning
- • Metrics and accountability
Team & Talent
Hire the right people, organize them well, and grow the ones you already have.
- • Org design and role definition
- • Hiring and interview support
- • Engineering mentorship
- • Process and culture coaching
Architecture & Vendors
Make the big technical bets with confidence, and avoid the expensive ones.
- • Architecture and platform decisions
- • Build-vs-buy analysis
- • Vendor selection and negotiation
- • Technical due diligence
Scale & Turnaround
Steady leadership through the moments that make or break a technology organization.
- • Scaling delivery and infrastructure
- • Stabilizing troubled projects
- • Risk and security posture
- • Interim leadership coverage
How We Work Together
Listen
I learn your business, your goals, and the technical reality on the ground before recommending anything.
Prioritize
Together we separate the urgent from the important and build a roadmap you can actually act on.
Lead
I step in as part of your leadership team, driving execution, decisions, and team development.
Hand Off
I leave your team stronger and more self-sufficient than I found it, with capability that stays in-house.
Need a Technical Leader in Your Corner?
Let's talk about where your technology organization is today and where it needs to go. I'll tell you honestly whether a fractional CTO is the right fit.