Chief Technology Officer Services On-Demand
Hands-on guidance to grow your dev team, improve your infrastructure, and keep your tech aligned with business goals. CTO Expertise Without the Full-Time Cost.
Startups and growing businesses often reach a point where technical decisions carry huge weight — but hiring a full-time CTO is unrealistic. Without senior guidance, teams risk building tech that doesn’t scale, choosing the wrong tools, or running into costly rebuilds later. These mistakes can stall growth and frustrate both customers and investors.
With on-demand CTO services, you get access to strategic and technical expertise exactly when you need it. I provide hands-on support across hiring, infrastructure, and scaling, ensuring your technology is aligned with business goals. It’s CTO-level leadership without the long-term overhead, so you can move forward confidently and efficiently.
Strategy & Advisory
For founders without a technical background, making technology decisions can feel like a guessing game. Should you build in-house or outsource? Adopt a new framework or stick with what you have? Scale now or wait? The wrong decision can burn resources and set the business back months.
As a trusted advisor, I act as a sounding board for your most important decisions. I provide clarity on how technology choices align with business goals, help weigh risks vs. rewards, and guide you toward strategies that drive long-term success.
Software Development
Sometimes you don’t just need advice — you need code shipped. Many companies face a crunch where projects stall because they’re short on experienced developers who can deliver high-quality work quickly.
With 20+ years of hands-on experience, I still write production-level code. Whether it’s prototyping an MVP, extending an existing system, or scaling a platform, I can jump in, build alongside your team, and ensure the work is done right the first time.
AI Integration
AI is everywhere, but most businesses don’t know where to start. There’s a risk of investing time and money into tools that don’t deliver real value or expose your business to risks if used incorrectly.
I help identify practical, low-risk ways to integrate AI into your business processes. From automating workflows to enhancing customer experiences, I’ll guide you through where AI makes sense — and where human oversight remains essential.
Security Reviews
Security is often overlooked until it’s too late. Many businesses don’t realize their systems have vulnerabilities until they’ve been exploited, leading to reputational damage, regulatory issues, and lost customer trust.
I provide proactive security assessments, reviewing both code and infrastructure to identify weaknesses before attackers do. With recommendations and fixes in place, you can operate with confidence knowing your business and customers are protected.
Internal Tool Creation
Teams often waste hours each week on repetitive manual tasks — updating spreadsheets, pulling reports, or managing workflows across too many apps. These inefficiencies drain productivity and morale.
I design and build internal tools that automate the busywork. From dashboards that centralize data to scripts that remove repetitive steps, I create custom solutions that free your team to focus on meaningful work and growth.
Roadmap Planning
Founders and managers often feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of tools, frameworks, and platforms available. Without a clear technology roadmap, teams can waste time chasing “shiny objects” or building features that don’t move the business forward.
I bring structure and clarity by aligning technology decisions with real business outcomes. Together, we’ll create a roadmap that prioritizes stability, scalability, and customer impact — so every sprint and every dollar spent contributes to sustainable growth.
Recruitment & Hiring
One of the biggest challenges for any startup or scale-up is hiring the right technical talent. The wrong hire can slow progress, introduce bad practices, or create costly churn. Non-technical founders often struggle to evaluate candidates, leading to mismatches between what the business needs and what new team members deliver.
I help design and run a hiring process that filters for both technical ability and cultural fit. From writing clear role descriptions and setting interview standards to mentoring you through offers and onboarding, I'll make sure you bring on developers who strengthen your team instead of holding it back.
Team Building & Leadership
Even great developers need guidance to become a cohesive, high-performing team. Without leadership, teams can end up siloed, chasing their own goals, and producing inconsistent work that slows the company down. Burnout, misalignment, and low morale are common symptoms.
I work with teams to establish clear coding standards, communication practices, and growth opportunities. By mentoring engineers and setting up leadership structures, I help create a culture where developers thrive, collaborate, and deliver value consistently — not just code.
Code & Architecture Reviews
As teams move quickly, technical debt accumulates. It’s easy to overlook performance bottlenecks, poor design decisions, or security gaps until they become critical problems. By then, fixes are costly and disruptive.
I conduct objective, senior-level code and architecture reviews to identify risks early and uncover opportunities for improvement. The result is cleaner, more reliable software that’s easier to maintain and scale — saving your business time and money in the long run.
Documentation & Standards
Lack of documentation is a silent killer for growing teams. Without shared standards, onboarding drags, knowledge gets trapped in individuals’ heads, and mistakes repeat themselves. These issues compound as the team scales, slowing productivity and increasing frustration.
I help create documentation and coding standards that make collaboration seamless. Whether it’s defining best practices, setting up style guides, or creating clear onboarding docs, I establish processes that help your team move faster, reduce errors, and onboard new hires with ease.
Disaster Recovery
Every business hopes it won’t happen: a database crash, a server failure, or a data breach. But without a disaster recovery plan, the question isn’t if downtime will occur — it’s how long it will take to recover.
I help design and test disaster recovery strategies that prepare your team for worst-case scenarios. With clear processes and rehearsed responses, you’ll be ready to minimize downtime, protect your data, and keep your business moving even when the unexpected happens.
Compliance & Certifications
As companies grow, regulatory requirements become unavoidable. SOC 2, ISO, GDPR, and other standards are not only complex but also intimidating to navigate without experience. Many businesses waste months chasing compliance instead of focusing on customers.
I guide teams through the certification process, helping them prepare documentation, implement required controls, and build the right habits for long-term compliance. The result: certifications achieved faster, with less disruption to your day-to-day operations.
Ready to get started?
The next move is simple and can have a significant impact on your business:
1. Book a brief discovery call
to discuss your needs
2. Get a tailored action plan
with clear steps and outcomes
3. Decide if we're the right fit
to work together