How I Operate
I’m a hands‑on engineering leader who turns strategy into shipped software. I align product and engineering, build teams and systems that scale, and reduce risk while increasing delivery velocity.
Leadership & Management Style
How I lead day‑to‑day so teams move fast and build well.
Clarity & Accountability
Write the plan, name the owner, define done. Weekly operating rhythm with visible metrics.
Autonomy with Guardrails
Small teams with clear interfaces. Standards, code review, and SLOs/on‑call keep speed from breaking quality.
Coach & Raise the Bar
Direct, kind feedback. Grow leaders through coaching and hiring; make hard calls when needed.
Incidents → Insights
Blameless postmortems, instrumentation, and fast follow‑ups turn outages and misses into improvements.
Process
A simple loop that creates clarity and momentum.
1) Assess
Rapid clarity on goals, constraints, and reality. Map value, risks, and unknowns.
2) Align
Translate strategy into a focused plan: priorities, owners, checkpoints, and metrics.
3) Execute
Ship, measure, and iterate. Build durable mechanisms for reliability and speed.
Where I Help
Clear, outcome‑oriented engagements. Pick the situation; we tailor the plan.
Fractional CTO / Interim VP Eng
Senior leadership on day one: strategy, org design and hiring, platform choices, and an operating cadence from boardroom to code reviews.
CEO & Owner Partnership
Translate vision into an executable plan. Focus the team on the few moves that change the business, with transparent metrics and a weekly rhythm.
Scale & Reliability Systems
Raise velocity and quality together: delivery pipeline, SLOs/SLIs, on‑call, observability, and incident reviews that turn outages into improvements.
Zero‑to‑One Product & AI
Scope ruthlessly and prove value fast. Pragmatic AI build‑vs‑buy, first‑ten hires, MVP guardrails, GTM alignment, and milestone‑driven fundraising.
Product Operating Model
Outcome‑based roadmaps, tight discovery‑to‑delivery loops, clear instrumentation for learning velocity, and decision frameworks people actually use.
Portfolio & Board Diligence
Technical and execution diligence pre/post investment: leadership depth, roadmap realism, risk profile, and a 90‑day value‑creation plan.
Philosophy
How I show up: candid, pragmatic, and metrics‑driven.
Radical Candor
Say the quiet parts out loud with care. Clear, direct feedback that builds trust and speed.
Scaling People
Raise the bar through hiring, coaching, and mechanisms that make good choices the default.
Start With Why
Tie every roadmap item to customer value and business outcomes. Principles beat preferences.
I’m hands‑on and numbers‑aware—revenue, margin, reliability, and learning velocity. I mentor leaders, unblock teams, and install the operating system that keeps shipping.