Fractional CTO + Growth to help early-stage teams move faster without hiring full-time.
I combine product architecture, AI leverage, positioning, and demo/storytelling so you can ship the right thing, communicate it clearly, and create momentum.
30+ years building production systems. AI speeds up execution. Human judgment keeps it stable, secure, and coherent.
Clarity, then momentum. Weekly priorities, decisions captured, and shipped progress you can point to.
Typical outcomes
- • Product architecture and build plan
- • AI integration roadmap and guardrails
- • Metrics, dashboards, and operational visibility
- • Positioning, demo flow, and narrative alignment
- • Hiring guidance and tool rationalization
Fit
Best for founder-led teams with momentum who need speed and clarity. Not a fit for “cheap dev shop” work or endless strategy decks.
Past work includes systems and creative production for teams such as:
Logos represent past engagement experience and are not an endorsement.
What I do
Fractional leadership that connects the tech decisions to the story you tell the market. The goal is momentum without chaos.
Make the product make sense
- • Architecture decisions that reduce rework
- • AI integration roadmap (what to automate and what not to)
- • Data model, metrics, and operational visibility
- • Security and scalability sanity checks
- • Hiring guidance and tool rationalization
Make the story land
- • Positioning and messaging (what you do, for who, why now)
- • Demo flow and product storytelling
- • Website/landing direction that converts without hype
- • Funnel basics: lead → trust → conversion
- • Simple experiments and metrics that matter
AI-assisted, not AI-dependent
AI is used to speed up execution, research, iteration, and documentation. The value is still judgment, prioritization, and clean decisions.
Fastest way to see if it’s a fit.
How it works
Clear cadence, visible progress, and fewer surprises.
15 minutes to confirm goals, constraints, and urgency.
Priorities, milestones, and what “done” looks like.
Decision log, async updates, and one weekly working call.
Keep going, hand off, or tighten scope for the next phase.
A note on scope
Fractional works best when we pick a small number of priorities and actually finish them. If you need a full agency team, I’m happy to recommend partners.
Examples
High-level examples of outcomes. Details vary by team and confidentiality.
Stopped the thrash
Reframed the problem, simplified scope, and created a build plan that reduced rework and made progress measurable.
- • Decision log + priorities
- • Milestones and “definition of done”
- • Visibility into what matters
Automated the boring parts
Identified safe automation wins, added guardrails, and reduced manual ops while keeping quality under control.
- • AI roadmap and guardrails
- • Faster iteration loops
- • Fewer production surprises
Made the demo sell
Aligned messaging with what the product actually does, built a clean demo flow, and made the pitch easier to repeat.
- • Positioning and messaging
- • Demo flow and story beats
- • Website direction
Example visuals are illustrative. The real output is clarity, a plan, and shipped progress.
Engagements
Three common starting points. Final scope depends on your stage and constraints.
Stability + decisions
Architecture, AI roadmap, and execution priorities. Best when the product needs coherence.
- • 5–10 hours per week
- • Weekly working call + async
- • Decision log + milestones
Momentum + story
Product leadership plus positioning, demo flow, and market clarity.
- • 10–15 hours per week
- • Narrative alignment + execution
- • Priority stack you can actually finish
From “stuck” to “sellable”
A focused 90-day push to clarify, ship, and produce a clean demo story.
- • 30–90 day plan and milestones
- • Demo, narrative, and shipped progress
- • Optional handoff or continuation
Not sure where you fit?
That’s normal. The fit check is designed to sort this quickly without a sales dance.
If it’s not a fit, I’ll say so.
Book a 15-minute fit check
Quick call to confirm fit, your current bottleneck, and what success looks like. If aligned, we’ll map a 30–90 day plan and pick the right engagement.
Scheduling provided by SimplyMeet. Limited daily availability. 24-hour notice required.
Prefer async?
Send a short summary. I’ll reply with next steps within 48 hours.
Tight loops: define, decide, ship, measure, repeat.
Best next step for most teams is the 15-minute fit check.