Fractional CTO / CIO / CPO
I provide embedded executive leadership without the full-time cost — strategic direction, roadmap ownership, and C-suite alignment for companies that need seasoned leadership now.
Fractional Executive
Engineering, Product, AI, and Operations Leadership — When It Matters Most
Companies bring me in to fix engineering organizations, launch products, tighten operations, and integrate AI into what they're already building. After 20+ years leading engineering, product, and operations at scale, I know where the problems usually hide and how to fix them fast.
About
Turning complexity into clarity
When you bring me in, you get someone who has led engineering, product, and operations through most of what can go wrong, and built the organizational muscle to prevent it from happening again.
Over 20+ years and more than a dozen companies, I've launched products from concept to revenue, rebuilt engineering organizations after crises, redesigned operations that were bleeding time and money, and integrated AI into production systems. I've done it across healthcare, SaaS, marketing, and developer tooling and I've learned that most technical problems are really product alignment or operational discipline problems in disguise.
I work as a fractional executive, advisor, or assessor — embedded enough to understand what's really happening, direct enough to say what needs to change.
Raleigh, NC
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Who I Work With
Sound familiar?
- Your engineering team is slowing the business down and you're not sure why
- Your product roadmap and engineering execution aren't aligned
- You have a product to build and launch but no one to lead the technical and operational execution
- You want to integrate AI but every conversation stalls between strategy and implementation
- Your operations are inefficient and engineering is part of the problem
- You're scaling fast and starting to lose culture, quality, or both
- You've inherited a team, a product, or a codebase that needs an honest assessment before anything else
These are the problems I work on. I've seen most of them before.
Services
How I can help
Engineering Org Assessments
I conduct a structured review of your team structure, processes, architecture, and culture — and deliver a clear, prioritized action plan.
Team Scaling Advisory
I provide hands-on guidance for hiring, structuring, and growing high-performing engineering teams while preserving retention and culture.
AI Strategy & Roadmapping
Most companies know they need to move on AI — few have a clear path from strategy to production. I help leadership teams identify where GenAI, LLMs, and custom ML models create real value in your product and operations, then build a roadmap that's specific, sequenced, and executable. I've shipped multi-agent orchestration systems, integrated LLMs into production SaaS products, and built custom models for complex domains. You'll leave with more than a strategy deck.
Track Record
Results that matter
Revenue Retention at Scale
Developed and executed plan that reduced defect resolution time from 30+ days to 12 hours, enabling Sunrise EHR upgrades at 90+ hospital systems in 8 months and securing ~$450M of at-risk recurring revenue.
Business Turnaround & Exit
Reduced operating expenses by 75% and headcount by 40% within 8 months, directly paving the way for a successful corporate exit.
Crisis Leadership
Engaged following a major security breach — re-architected engineering, compliance, and operations, resulting in DirectTrust recertification and an OCR audit with zero fines.
AI-Powered Innovation
Architected and deployed scalable AI/ML solutions including a multi-agent orchestration engine, custom ML models, and LLM-based classification for automated SaaS testing and healthcare data optimization.
Scaling High-Performance Culture
Scaled distributed engineering, product, and operations teams, driving complex re-platforming and new product launches with minimal attrition through a culture of continuous development and accountability.
Strategic Product Growth
Led 10+ SaaS and mobile products from concept to revenue and executed 6 successful platform modernizations, aligning technical architecture with rapid business expansion.
Get in Touch
Let's talk
Ready to align your engineering organization with your business goals? Schedule a no-obligation conversation or reach out directly.