Services
Fractional CTO and technical leadership
Architecture, delivery planning and hands-on AI engineering for product teams that need technical decisions connected to working software.
Technical leadership that stays close to the implementation
I work with product teams that need architecture decisions, delivery planning and hands-on engineering in the same conversation. As co-founder and CTO of ShelfSignal, I designed the architecture and built its core measurement pipeline. Earlier, I led developers and QA at TypingMaster and worked on SaaS and data-intensive platforms.
This service is for founders and product leads who need to make the next technical decision with evidence: what to build first, where the system is fragile, what the team can support and how to know whether a change worked.
Where I can help
- Review the architecture, interfaces, data model and operational risks of a product.
- Translate product goals into a narrow, reviewable technical plan.
- Evaluate AI features using explicit tasks, structured outputs and failure analysis.
- Support code review, mentoring, hiring discussions and delivery planning.
- Work with engineers on the implementation rather than handing over a disconnected strategy document.
Experience behind the work
My portfolio spans nearly two decades of production web development. At TypingMaster I led a team of developers and QA over twelve years. Typetastic’s reported scale was about four million students; that is product reach, not a personal delivery metric. At ShelfSignal, the architecture and core pipeline are direct examples of my hands-on CTO work.
Start with the decision you need to make
Tell me the team size, product stage, existing stack and the decision that is blocking progress. A review and an implementation engagement are different scopes. Availability, responsibilities and a delivery plan are agreed after that context is clear.
If your need is a senior engineering role rather than consulting, include that in your message. The same background can be relevant, but employment and a fractional engagement are not interchangeable.