Services
Every engagement is embedded, not advisory. I own outcomes alongside your team — whether that's leading a technology org, rebuilding a broken delivery engine, shipping production AI systems, or getting your leadership aligned on what actually matters.
Fractional CTO
Embedded Leadership
Not advisory. Not a strategy deck. I embed with your team on retainer and own the technical outcomes alongside you — architecture decisions, delivery cadence, hiring, vendor relationships, and the conversations your investors need to hear.
- • Architecture and platform audits with a clear “stop/continue/start” brief within the first two weeks.
- • Operating cadence that links product, finance, and engineering — so every sprint maps to revenue.
- • Hiring and vendor strategy to cover gaps without bloating headcount.
- • Investor and board communication you can hand off as-is.
Growth-Stage SaaS
Post-Seed to Series B
- • Investor-ready architecture and roadmap
- • Engineering culture and hiring playbook
- • First 90-day technical plan
- • Capital-efficient build decisions
- • Due diligence prep
PE / VC Portfolio
Operator-Level Access
- • Rapid technology assessment across holdings
- • Embedded CTO across multiple portfolio companies
- • Value creation planning with board-ready output
- • Platform and integration strategy
- • Exit readiness: tech diligence and narrative
Interim & Transition
Leadership Gap
- • Day-one leadership continuity
- • Team stabilization and morale
- • Process and standards documentation
- • Permanent CTO search guidance
- • Clean technical hand-off
How it works: Retainer-based. I show up every week — in your Slack, in your sprint reviews, in your board prep. Not a monthly check-in call. Not a slide deck. Execution with executive accountability.
Investment: Starting at $10,000/month, scoped to your stage and bandwidth needs.
Team Turnaround
Fix the Delivery Engine
Something is broken and your team knows it. I find the root cause in days — not weeks of workshops — and rebuild the delivery engine in 90 days. Managers leave equipped to sustain it after I'm gone.
- • Rapid diagnostic: interviews, metric pulls, architecture review, and a written root-cause brief.
- • Alignment sprint to re-establish ownership, decision rights, and delivery cadence.
- • Embedded execution support to eliminate the top blockers and rebuild team trust.
- • Manager coaching so the gains hold after the engagement ends.
Team Transformation
Culture & Engagement
- • Rebuild team spirit & collaboration
- • Increase engagement & happiness
- • Improve communication patterns
- • Align team with business goals
- • Reduce friction & conflict
Legacy Modernization
Technical Debt
- • Legacy system transformation
- • Technical debt elimination
- • Architecture modernization
- • Process & tooling upgrades
- • Development velocity improvement
Output & Operations
Results & Metrics
- • Dramatically increase output
- • Streamline technical operations
- • Establish measurable outcomes
- • Optimize delivery processes
- • Create sustainable practices
Proven Turnaround Results
300%
Output increase with 40% cost reduction
3x
Faster development velocity
100%
Cultural realignment success
Investment: Starting at $10,000/month retainer. Scoped to team size and depth of issues — most engagements run 3–6 months.
AI-Accelerated Engineering
Production Systems, Fast
Fixed-scope delivery. I build production software with agentic workflows — the same way I took a 24,000-line product spec from zero to shipped. Your team pairs with me during the build so they own it after I hand it off.
- • Scoped engagements: MVP, proof-of-concept, or targeted feature delivery.
- • Agentic RAG systems, full-stack applications, API-first architecture.
- • Pair programming, code reviews, and docs included — so your engineers aren't left holding a black box.
- • Optional enablement sessions to extend the patterns after delivery.
Rapid Prototyping
Speed & Quality
- • AI-accelerated development
- • MVP & proof-of-concept delivery
- • Fast iteration & validation
- • User-centered design approach
- • Modern tech stack expertise
Full-Stack Leadership
End-to-End Vision
- • Product strategy & UX insight
- • Cross-functional team experience
- • Architecture & scalability planning
- • Data-driven decision making
- • Business context understanding
Innovation & Integration
Cutting-Edge Solutions
- • Advanced AI system development
- • RAG & agentic AI architectures
- • Legacy system modernization
- • Custom integration solutions
- • Emerging technology adoption
Why this works: Agentic engineering compresses timelines that used to take months into weeks. I've led product, design, engineering, and data teams — which means I understand what you actually need, not just what you asked for.
Recent work includes an Agentic RAG system powering a marketplace. Read about my approach in my Agentic RAG article or see more examples on my GitHub profile.
AI Workshops & Training
Team Enablement
For teams that need to move from AI curiosity to AI competency. Sessions are hands-on, custom to your workflows, and built around real outcomes — not passive slides. Works as a standalone engagement or as an on-ramp to a fractional CTO retainer.
How the workshop runs
- • 2–3 hour live session (Austin or remote) with laptops open.
- • Collaborative canvases to map current workflows and friction.
- • Hands-on exercises using your actual data, docs, and processes.
- • Everyone leaves with a personal “AI for our workflow” mini-plan.
What the team walks away with
- • Shared language — how AI works, where it adds leverage, where it doesn't.
- • Plug-and-play workflows for research, planning, reporting, and customer work.
- • Named owners, timelines, and guardrails for the first 2–3 experiments.
- • Follow-up summary within 24 hours so momentum sticks.
Training paths
AI Adoption
Executives & Leaders
- • AI capabilities and real limitations
- • Change management for AI initiatives
- • Communicating AI impact to employees
- • ROI frameworks and realistic expectations
- • Where to start vs. where to wait
Building with AI
Teams & Operators
- • AI-powered productivity workflows
- • Advanced prompting and context management
- • AI-assisted coding and documentation
- • Working faster without sacrificing quality
- • Team collaboration patterns
Building AI
Engineers
- • Agentic AI system design
- • RAG pipeline architecture
- • Memory systems and context management
- • Chatbot and copilot development
- • Production deployment patterns
Formats & Pricing
1-on-1 Intensive
$1,500/hr
Personalized, over screen share (2hr min)
- • Work on your actual tasks and workflows
- • Real-time AI implementation
- • Immediate problem solving
- • Fully customized to your role
Half-Day Team Session
$7,500
4 hours, up to 8 participants
- • Live demos and hands-on exercises
- • Workflow assessment and scoring
- • Implementation roadmap
- • Follow-up summary within 24 hours
Full-Day Intensive
$15,000
8 hours, up to 12 participants
- • Deep-dive implementation work
- • Custom tool integration
- • Cross-team alignment on AI strategy
- • 30-day follow-up support