How I Work

I join companies in a two-phase fractional + coaching model: build the technical foundation, then coach the owners.

Phase 1: Foundation (Months 1-6)

I join as a fractional advisor to diagnose your engineering bottlenecks and build the DevEx and platform architecture required to unlock velocity. I reverse engineer broken processes, implement scale-up guardrails, and train your key technical owners.

Deliverable: Production-ready infrastructure + trained internal owners ready for handoff.

Phase 2: Coaching Retainer (Ongoing, 2 Years)

Once the foundation is built and handed over, I shift to a coaching role via an ongoing retainer and equity. Through weekly coaching calls with your technical lead and monthly office hours, I provide strategic guidance and help your people grow to own the system long-term.

Deliverable: Weekly 1-hour coaching calls, monthly office hours, and up to 2 days/month of emergency hands-on coverage.

What I Actually Build in Phase 1

1. DevEx & Platform Architecture

Ephemeral environments that cut feedback loops from hours to minutes. CI/CD re-architecture for multi-cloud scale. Paved roads that let senior engineers move 10x faster safely.

2. Scale-Up Guardrails

SRE culture during hyper-growth. Shift-left quality transformation. Transitioning engineering teams from founder-led to self-sustaining infrastructure with clear root-cause analysis processes.

3. Deterministic AI Systems

Harden LLM prototypes into clinical-grade production systems. Zero-Trust validation layers. LLM-as-a-Judge frameworks that make AI evaluate itself.

4. System Remediation

Reverse-engineering legacy systems to identify and address critical bottlenecks. Establishing reliable operational experiences and clearing out technical debt that slows down execution.

The Boundaries

This model is built to provide maximum impact without creating dependency:

  • No Scope Creep: Coaching is "teach you to fish," not "fish for you." I don't do day-to-day troubleshooting or feature development in Phase 2.
  • Sustainable Scale: Phase 2 is built around scheduled calls, not "on-call" emergency Slack messages.
  • Clear Exits: Either party can end the coaching arrangement with 30 days notice.

I give you the technical foundation and coach your leaders to own the rest. You build the organization. I just make sure the track can handle the speed.