I make order out of chaos at every scale.
Most executives can’t get a straight answer about their own technology: what it costs, what it risks, whether it can scale. I produce that answer, then fix what it says.
What I do
Technical Due Diligence
A fixed-scope assessment of a target or portfolio company’s technology estate: what it actually costs to run, where the risk sits, whether it can scale with the thesis, and which people the business cannot afford to lose. One to three weeks, fixed fee, delivered to an investment committee in language they can act on.
Cloud Platform Architecture
Design and delivery of enterprise cloud platforms on Google Cloud and AWS, encompassing identity, network architecture, security boundaries, Kubernetes, observability, and the infrastructure-as-code to make all of it reproducible. Built so your team can run it after I leave.
Fractional Chief Architect
Standing architectural authority for companies that need senior technical judgment continuously, but not a full-time executive. Technology strategy, vendor and cost decisions, and review of what your teams are actually building.
Background
I architect enterprise cloud platforms for national healthcare, global payment processing, financial services, and automotive organizations. Seventeen years in technology.
Fifteen certifications, including Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, Security Engineer, Network Engineer, DevOps Engineer, and Data Engineer; AWS Solutions Architect; Certified Kubernetes Administrator; and HashiCorp Terraform Associate.
Before technology
I was a musician first, earning a Master of Music in organ performance from Yale University and recognition as one of The Diapason’s Top 20 Under 30.
The pipe organ is the most complex machine a single person operates: thousands of pipes, dozens of controls, both hands and both feet, no way to stop, and no one to help. The result has to be right the first time, in front of an audience.
An enterprise cloud estate is the same problem on a different instrument. Both reward exactly one thing: total command of a system too complicated for any one person to hold, producing a predictable outcome under pressure.
I still play.
Contact
Dallas, Texas