Service
Solution Architecture Consulting and Fractional CTO for Growing Products
Most expensive engineering problems are decisions nobody wrote down. I come in to make those decisions explicit: what the system has to do, where the boundaries are, how tenants, data and AI capabilities stay safe, and what the team ships first.
I've done this as the architect of a real estate platform serving 20,000+ agents, the lead on a federal-program CRM for about 10 providers, and the technical lead for a software house delivering healthcare and travel products. The output is always a written design the team can execute without me, plus the option of staying on to lead it.
What you get
A target architecture and migration plan the team actually follows.
Honest risk assessment: what will break first, what it costs to fix, what to leave alone.
AI readiness: where models add value, what data is needed, and how to keep it safe and affordable.
Senior technical leadership without a full-time hire.
Deliverables
- 01
Architecture audit (two weeks) with findings ranked by risk and cost
- 02
Target design: data model, service boundaries, tenancy, integration contracts
- 03
Architecture decision records for the choices that matter
- 04
AI readiness assessment and a first-feature plan
- 05
Technical due diligence for investors and acquirers
- 06
Fractional CTO: weekly leadership, hiring support, roadmap and vendor decisions
Stack
- System design
- DDD
- Multi-tenant SaaS
- Event-driven
- OpenAPI
- AWS
- Claude API
- MCP
- Security
Where I've done this
- Built at SL Tech
REConnect
Real estate MLS data platform serving 100+ brokerages and 20,000+ agents, with AI agents handling about 90% of support tickets.
- Built at Comlink
ACP Multi-Tenant CRM
Multi-tenant SaaS CRM for the US federal Affordable Connectivity Program, tested on 50,000+ customers and used by about 10 provider companies.
- Contract
Cybersecurity Compliance Platform
Security posture management SaaS with 30+ tool integrations (SIEM, scanners, cloud providers), compliance dashboards and automated audits.
- End to end
Tour27
Travel and tour discovery platform with listings, itineraries, lead capture and an admin CMS.
FAQ
Can I get a taste before booking an audit?
Yes. The free first-pass review on this site (at /review) takes a description of your system and returns ranked risks, decision records and a 30-day plan in the same format the real audit uses.
What does an architecture audit look like?
Two weeks. I read the code, the infrastructure and the incidents, talk to the engineers and the business, then deliver a written report: what's working, what's at risk, and a sequenced plan. You can hand it to any team.
How does a fractional engagement work?
Usually a fixed number of hours a week: design reviews, hard technical decisions, hiring loops, vendor and model choices, and a standing line to the founders. The team keeps ownership; I keep them from expensive mistakes.
Can you assess whether we're ready for AI features?
Yes. I map the workflows where a model would actually resolve work, check the data and permissions needed, estimate cost per task, and define the guardrails and evals. The result is a plan for a first feature that can ship, not a slide deck.