Ways I can help.

01

AI integration

Put large language models and modern AI to work inside your business — safely, measurably, and where they actually pay off.

Most teams do not need a research lab; they need one or two high-leverage workflows automated well. I identify where AI moves the needle, build the integration against your real data and systems, and put guardrails around cost, privacy, and accuracy so it holds up in production.

• Opportunity assessment: where AI helps and where it does not
• Retrieval, agents, and workflow automation against your own data
• Evaluation, guardrails, and cost controls
• Team enablement so it is maintainable after I leave

02

Software architecture & design

The structural decisions that are expensive to change later — made deliberately, documented, and sized to your stage.

Architecture is a series of trade-offs, not a diagram. I work through the ones that matter — data model, boundaries, build-vs-buy, where complexity is worth it — and leave you with a design you can build against and reason about, rather than a stack chosen by habit.

• System and data-model design with the trade-offs written down
• Technology selection grounded in your constraints, not fashion
• Scalability, security, and cost reviewed up front
• Architecture decision records your team can carry forward

03

Rapid prototyping

A working prototype in weeks, not quarters — enough to test the idea, show investors, or de-risk the real build.

When the goal is to learn fast, a polished production system is the wrong first move. I build a focused, working prototype that proves the core idea against real users or data, so the expensive decisions are made with evidence instead of guesswork.

• A working, demonstrable prototype of the core idea
• Real user or data validation, not a slide deck
• A clear read on feasibility, effort, and risk
• A path from prototype to production if it earns one

04

Technical business development

Bridging the gap between what the business needs and what the technology can do — in both directions.

I sit comfortably in the room with founders and with engineers, and translate between them. That means scoping partnerships and integrations with a real understanding of effort, shaping product strategy that the technology can actually support, and pressure-testing plans before they cost money.

• Product and technical strategy that fit each other
• Partnership, integration, and vendor evaluation
• Scoping and estimation you can plan and budget against
• Technical due diligence for decisions and deals

05

Fractional CTO

Senior technical leadership on a fraction of a full-time hire — for teams that need the judgement without the head count.

For early-stage and growing teams, I act as your technical leader part-time: setting technical direction, making the calls that need experience, hiring and mentoring engineers, and keeping delivery honest. You get continuity and accountability, not a one-off report.

• Technical direction and roadmap ownership
• Engineering hiring, mentoring, and process
• Delivery accountability and stakeholder reporting
• A steady hand through the decisions that carry risk

06

Advisory retainers

An ongoing, on-call relationship — a technical partner who already knows your context when the hard questions come up.

Some engagements are best served by continuity rather than a project. A retainer keeps me available for the architecture reviews, hiring calls, and strategic decisions that arrive unpredictably — with the context already loaded, so the advice is specific from the first minute.

• Regular reviews and standing availability
• Fast, context-aware answers when decisions arise
• A second senior opinion you can trust
• Continuity across your quarter, not a one-off