FRACTIONAL CTO · CTO COACHING · ADVISORY

Build the tech function you actually need.

Most companies don't have a technology problem. They have a translation problem — between business and engineering, ambition and execution, AI hype and reality. That gap is where things break. That's where I work.

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Build. Fix. Scale. Lead.

Build
Set up the tech function from the ground up — architecture, team structure, operating model. From 0 to 1, done right.
Fix
Diagnose and repair messy systems, fragile codebases, and broken team dynamics before they become existential problems.
Scale
Turn what works into something that can grow — without heroics, without rewrites, without losing momentum.
Coach & Advise
Level up engineering leadership. Help management make better technical decisions. Build judgment that stands the test of time.

Founders, operators, and value creation teams.

FOUNDERS & OPERATORS

For founders and leaders who need real technical partnership.

  • Founders and CEOs who need senior technical judgment
  • Senior technical leaders moving beyond engineering into strategy
  • Early-stage companies building their tech function
  • Companies with messy or immature tech
  • Management teams navigating technical decisions alone

PE & VALUE CREATION

For investors and operating teams assessing or fixing technical risk.

  • PE firms needing pre- or post-acquisition diligence
  • Operating partners assessing tech leadership quality
  • Value creation teams identifying technical risk
  • Portfolio companies with immature engineering teams
  • Roll-ups with fragmented systems

Three ways to engage.

Fractional CTO

Ongoing, high-leverage involvement

  • Architecture direction and technical strategy
  • Hiring and org design
  • Operating model and decision-making frameworks

CTO Coaching

1:1 with your CTO or tech leaders

  • Strategic thinking and decision-making
  • Leadership growth and influence
  • Communication with non-technical stakeholders

Focused Engagements

Short, outcome-driven work

  • System redesign and architecture review
  • Hiring sprint or technical diligence
  • AI enablement — grounded in business realities

Clean scope. Clear exit.

Seen every stage. Run all of them.

Most people have seen one world. I've worked across all of them.

Amazon scale

Built large-scale distributed systems serving hundreds of millions of customers. Learned what real reliability, infrastructure, and operational rigor actually require at scale.

Booking.com scale

Led engineering organizations at one of the world's highest-traffic consumer platforms. Org design, technical leadership, rapid experimentation and execution at global scale.

0 → Series B

Built and scaled startups from zero to product-market fit and beyond. $150M+ raised across two companies. Know what it takes to move fast without breaking everything.

Global experience

Lived and worked across three continents. Built teams across cultures, time zones, and vastly different operating environments.

Principles.

  1. Clarity over complexity

    If you can't explain it simply, you haven't solved it. The best systems are the ones people actually understand.

  2. Systems over heroics

    Sustainable output comes from good processes, not individual heroics. The goal is a machine that runs without depending on one person.

  3. Leverage over effort

    Work on the things that move the needle. A small number of decisions account for most of the outcomes — find those first.

  4. Truth over comfort

    Telling you what you want to hear isn't useful. If something is wrong, you'll hear it — clearly, and early.

LET'S TALK

If your tech function needs clarity, structure, or senior judgment —

I work with a small number of companies at a time, reach out.

Let's talk