Consulting

Fractional CTO & engineering advisory

I work with founders and small engineering teams on the problems that show up as a company grows: architecture, hiring, engineering management, security, technical strategy, enterprise customers, and deciding what to build.

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Background

I'm a software engineer in Chicago, currently building something new at Faebriel.

Before that I ran engineering at ManageXR, reporting to the CEO. The team grew from 3 to 15 people. I owned technical deliverables, hiring, management, budget, architecture, and security, and worked with Product and GTM on what we built and why. Before ManageXR I spent four years at Google on Search and Maps, working on large-scale backend systems, machine learning, and search ranking.

I've always done both leadership and hands-on technical work. I set strategy and build the org around it, and I still get into the code when a hard problem needs solving.

Who it's for

Founder-led software companies with small engineering teams that have outgrown informal technical leadership but aren't ready to hire a full-time CTO or VP of Engineering. I do my best work where the problems are still messy and the decisions matter.

Services

Fractional CTO & engineering leadership

Technical strategy, architecture, engineering management, hiring, product planning, and security. I help founders turn business goals into an engineering plan.

  • Set technical direction and own the roadmap conversation with Product and GTM
  • Build the org: define roles, hire, structure teams, and add engineering managers as headcount grows
  • Own budget, vendor, and build-vs-buy decisions along with architecture
  • Represent engineering in fundraising and board conversations: diligence questions, technical vision, and credibility with investors

Security & enterprise readiness

SOC 2, ISO 27001, security processes, enterprise requirements, and technical due diligence. I clear the technical blockers that show up when you start selling to larger companies.

  • Took ManageXR through SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certification and annual re-certification
  • Build the audit and IT operations process that keeps compliance routine year to year
  • Join enterprise sales cycles as the technical and security counterpart when a deal needs one
  • Handle technical due diligence requests without pulling the rest of the team off their work

Engineering team development

Hiring, engineering practices, technical leadership, team structure, and developer tooling for a growing team.

  • Built the hiring and interviewing process that grew ManageXR's team from 3 to 15 engineers
  • Set code review and engineering standards that keep quality high without slowing down shipping
  • Coach engineers into tech leads and managers
  • Give a second opinion on hard architecture decisions your team is stuck on
  • Roll out modern tooling across a team, including agentic development workflows

Get in touch

If this sounds like where your team is, send me an email.

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