Technical direction
Choose an architecture, roadmap or build-vs-buy path that supports the business rather than creates future drag.
Fractional CTO & Technical Leadership
Make the next technical decision with clarity.
I help founders and leadership teams turn technical uncertainty into a focused decision, a credible plan and reliable delivery.
- 25+
- years in IT
- 4×
- CTO roles
- 5–40
- person teams led
When the stakes are real
Technology becomes expensive when the next decision is unclear.
Unclear architecture, a costly platform, a legacy estate, delivery risk or a gap between the boardroom and engineering can quietly consume months of momentum. I bring an independent senior view before the wrong decision becomes expensive.
Where I help
The decisions that should not be left to chance.
Platform & cost
See where complexity, cloud spend or operational risk is accumulating, then prioritise the interventions that matter.
Reliable delivery
Align teams, technical work and leadership around a delivery plan that can survive real-world constraints.
Security-minded change
Modernise systems with practical attention to resilience, automation and technical readiness from the start.
The entry engagement
Technical Clarity Sprint
A focused, fixed-scope engagement for a decision that is too important to leave vague.
01
One focused week
Leave with a decision-ready plan — not another generic assessment.
- 60-minute discovery session
- Focused review of the relevant technical context
- Written findings, material risks and recommended direction
- Prioritised 30-day plan
- Final decision session with stakeholders
Beyond the sprint
Fractional CTO leadership when the work needs continuity.
A focused sprint is often the best first step. Ongoing work is only proposed when a business has a genuine need for senior technical leadership.
- 01
Clarify
Understand the business context, technical reality and decision that matters most.
- 02
Align
Give leadership and delivery teams a shared direction, priorities and trade-offs.
- 03
Deliver
Support architecture, roadmap, team decisions and execution with senior technical judgement.
Built in the field
Technical depth is only useful when it moves the business forward.
“Clear, actionable technical solutions”
Feedback from a former direct reportOver 25 years in IT and four CTO roles, including building and leading interdisciplinary teams from early-stage foundations through product delivery.
Background across cloud-native platforms, Rust and Python systems, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Ansible, systems engineering and decentralised products.
Start with the real problem
Is a technical decision slowing down growth, increasing cost or creating avoidable risk?
A short fit call is the fastest way to decide whether a Technical Clarity Sprint is useful. There is no generic sales pitch — only a clear conversation about the decision in front of you.