Consulting/Fractional CTO

Fractional CTO

Your company has outgrown its current technical leadership but isn't ready for a full-time CTO. You need someone who's actually done it—not a consultant who's read about it.

What I bring

I was the first engineer at TeePublic. Over a decade, I built the platform from $10K to $130M in annual revenue, grew the team from just me to 30+ engineers, and navigated a $40M acquisition by Redbubble. I've lived every stage of the journey—from writing all the code myself to hiring my replacement.

That experience means I've already made the expensive mistakes. I know what breaks at each stage of growth, what's worth investing in early, and what can wait. I speak fluent engineer and fluent executive, which means I can diagnose a problem with your team and explain it to your board in the same afternoon.

How I help

Technical Strategy

Evaluate your architecture, infrastructure, and technical debt. Build a roadmap that balances shipping features with building a foundation that won't collapse under growth. I've scaled platforms to 50M+ monthly pageviews and managed catalogs of 1B+ SKUs.

Team Building

Hiring, org design, career ladders, and engineering culture. Whether you're making your first engineering hire or transitioning from a flat team to managers and ICs, I've navigated these inflection points and can help you avoid the common traps.

Process and Delivery

Standups, sprints, and planning that actually improve output instead of just creating overhead. I've evolved teams from informal “just ship it” to structured delivery practices without killing the culture that got them there.

Due Diligence and M&A

Having been through an acquisition from the inside, I can help with technical due diligence on both sides of the table—whether you're evaluating a target or preparing your own company for a transaction.

Who this is for

  • Startups at Series A/B that need senior technical leadership but aren't ready for a full-time CTO hire
  • Founders who are technical enough to build v1 but need help scaling the team and architecture
  • CEOs who feel disconnected from their engineering org and need someone to bridge the gap
  • Companies preparing for fundraising, acquisition, or a major technical transition

How it works

Engagements are flexible. Some clients need a few hours a week of strategic guidance. Others need deeper involvement—sitting in on standups, reviewing architecture decisions, mentoring leads, or temporarily filling the CTO seat during a transition. We'll figure out the right shape together.

Let's talk

Every company's situation is different. Reach out and tell me what you're dealing with.

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