SERVICES
When your business is looking to fill a position as critical as the CTO, it’s imperative that you find the right person.
Whether it’s for a short-term engagement during a transition period or to fill a longer-term need, I bring the know-how and the drive to build products, processes, and teams that succeed.
WHAT I DO
Here’s an overview of the jobs I perform and the value I provide to the businesses I work with.
Leadership During Organization Transitions
Backfill the CTO role when there’s personnel turnover, keeping tech initiatives and product development on track
Implement turnaround and change management frameworks as needed
Short-term or longer-term engagements based on client needs
Support for Non-Technical CEOs
Align business requirements to tech strategy and product roadmap
Evaluate technology choices, development team, and processes
Coach C-suite in working effectively with product and engineering teams
Function as a sounding board for product innovation, operational improvements, potential partnerships, and more
Product Roadmap and Architecture Assessment
Provide input on technology decisions
Audit and advise on Product Roadmap
Assess and align engineering and product strategies/processes
Provide due diligence/assessments for vendor and tech partnerships
Best Practices for Building Agile Teams and Healthy Culture
Act as a steward, ensuring that the goals of frameworks such as Agile or Lean are being met
Build agile teams that are empowered to do their best work
Reduce redundancy and create capacity by reconfiguring resource allocation
Advise on offshoring, near-shoring, and remote-team management
Establish or revamp interview and hiring processes
Train engineering team on best interviewing practices
Interview potential full-time CTO candidates
Tech Team Leadership Development
Provide customized coaching for leaders on the engineering and product teams
Build “servant-leader” competencies for employee and team well-being
Assess engineers for leadership potential
Up-level existing managers to move into Director and VP roles
Development Process Expertise
Establish baseline software development process
Assess and refine existing software development process
Build a Sound, Scalable Organization
Develop strategies to attract and retain top talent
Provide organizational design
Implement Agile, Lean, Change Management and other frameworks as needed
Advise on processes and structures for scaling up capacity and production
FAQ
Why hire an interim CTO?
Hiring the right CTO is an investment that will pay dividends. That person should be able to provide leadership on tech strategy, build a heathy organization, deliver great products, and drive growth.
When you hire an interim CTO, you get critical tech expertise when you need it for as long as you need it, filling a key position that should never be vacant.
What should you look for in a cto?
Proven experience. The degree of a CTO’s competence can make or break a business, and competence is earned through experience. It’s imperative that your CTO have a track record of success to draw from, someone with a proven ability to think strategically and make critical decisions that lead to desired outcomes.
Both tech and business expertise. Having a CTO who is both an innovative technologist and a savvy business person gives any business an edge. As both a CEO and a CTO, I understand how to integrate tech solutions that support the larger business objectives.
Ethics and integrity. Businesses are paying more attention than ever before to the kind of leaders they want in the C-Suite, the kind of corporate culture they want to build, and the impact that their products have on people’s lives. You want a CTO that will uphold the values of your organization, who brings an ethical approach to their work.
Who do you work with?
I’ve worked with businesses at various stages of growth and maturity across multiple industries to develop digital products and services for both B2B and D2C. My client roster includes healthcare, fintech, retail, education, and more.
I’m currently the CTO of Mediflix, a healthcare startup that’s transforming the way consumers access medical information so that everyone, everywhere can access high-quality advice from top professionals.
What’s your availability?
I am open to new opportunities, so if you’d like to explore how I might help your business, let’s talk.