Advisory
Advisory & Strategy
A senior engineer in the room for the decisions that are expensive to get wrong. AI direction, architecture, and what to build next, from 7+ years building high-stakes production systems.
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Architecture Health Check
A tight, written review of one system or one decision, and whether a deeper engagement is worth it.
from $1,500· a few days
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Architecture & AI Review
A written production-readiness review and a prioritized next-90-days plan.
from $5,000· one week
What you get
- Technical direction you can defendWhich problems are worth solving with AI, and which bets on architecture or infrastructure matter more right now.
- Architecture decisions before they cost youBuild vs buy, model choices, data flow, and scale, weighed against your real constraints.
- Risk surfaced earlySecurity, cost, and reliability gaps found before they compound into rework.
- A translator for stakeholdersTechnical trade-offs turned into decisions founders and boards can act on.
When it helps
- You are putting AI into your product and are not sure it will hold up in production.
- You are about to commit a roadmap or a serious spend and want a second senior opinion.
- Your team is strong but has no one who has shipped this kind of system before.
- You need to align stakeholders on a technical direction that keeps shifting.
How we can work together
Flexible, senior support scoped to the decision in front of you.
Strategy session
A focused deep dive on one big decision.
Architecture review
A written assessment of your system and risks.
Ongoing advisory
A retained senior voice for the hard calls.
On-call for decisions
Quick access when a big choice lands.
Have a decision worth getting right?
A focused 30-minute call to pressure-test the direction and outline the next step. No pitch.