Bring me in as a part-time or on-call technology advisor when a decision is expensive, unfamiliar, or difficult to reverse.
25+
years building and leading business software
Technology + Product
expertise from strategy through delivery
B2B + B2C
applications developed from concept through launch
You may not need a full-time technology executive. You still need someone who can separate real risk from sales pressure and turn technical details into a clear business decision.
Concern 1
A platform, vendor, acquisition, or AI project comes with costs and technical claims that are hard to verify.
How I help
I independently review fit, cost, security, dependencies, and exit risk, then give you a plain-language recommendation.
Concern 2
It is difficult to define the right role, compare candidates, or know whether a developer or vendor is delivering sound work.
How I help
I help define the role, evaluate candidates and proposals, ask stronger interview questions, and set practical technical expectations.
Concern 3
Roadmaps, security, architecture, budgets, and urgent issues compete for attention without a senior technical point of view.
How I help
I join on a regular part-time cadence or stay available on call to prioritize decisions and give your team a trusted escalation path.
AI may be useful in parts of your business, but the right starting point depends on your work, information, risk, and team. An independent advisor can help you understand the choices and make a measured first move.
Step 01
Review where AI could reduce repetitive work, improve access to information, or support a decision—and where it would only add complexity.
Step 02
Compare vendors, costs, data handling, security, dependencies, and exit options before the business makes a commitment.
Step 03
Define policies, review points, ownership, training, and a small first use case so the team can learn without betting the business on an experiment.
Owner and Fractional CTO, 8bit Company
I help companies turn complex product and technology challenges into clear plans, sound decisions, and software that ships.
For more than 25 years, I’ve worked across product strategy, software engineering, design, and operations. My experience includes B2B SaaS applications and B2C products such as consumer-facing utilities, websites, and marketplaces. My work has also included helping build a company from its earliest days through acquisition, giving me firsthand experience with how product, technology, and operating priorities change at each stage of growth.
Today, through 8bit Company, I provide product consulting, fractional technology leadership, technical due diligence, modernization planning, and hands-on product development. I help leaders make sound technology decisions, reduce avoidable risk, and turn useful ideas into secure, reliable products.
The best advice comes from understanding more than the technology. I take the time to learn your people, priorities, systems, customers, and constraints so every recommendation fits the business you are actually building. Bring me into one decision, a recurring advisory role, or a critical period of change.
Clear scope before you commit
Every engagement begins with a brief fit call. Once we understand the outcome, responsibilities, and constraints, you receive a written proposal with the scope, schedule, and fee before work begins.
Defined outcome
For one decision, technical review, hiring assessment, due-diligence assignment, or another defined advisory outcome. The written proposal states what I will review, what you will receive, and the fee before the work begins.
Continuing support
Choose an ongoing advisory engagement for a consistent monthly fee, or use on-call consulting whenever a specific question or decision comes up. On-call guidance is billed in half-hour increments, so you pay only for the time you need.
Discovery calls are usually available within a few days. Single consultations can often happen the same week. Ongoing advisory work typically starts within two weeks.
For a focused advisory project, I use whatever documents you already have and keep the conversation centered on the decision. For ongoing work, we set a cadence that fits your calendar rather than adding meetings to it.
That is exactly what a consultation call is for. We will focus on the decision in front of you, review the relevant context, and work toward a clear, practical next step without any expectation of an ongoing engagement. Book a consultation when you need experienced product and technology guidance for a specific decision.
Only if you ask. My advice on a vendor, platform, or hire is independent of whether 8bit does the work. If the right answer is to hire someone else, keep what you have, or do nothing, that is what I will tell you.
Ongoing advisory is month to month. You keep all documentation, decision records, and architecture notes produced during the engagement.
Tell me the decision in front of you. The first call is free and I will tell you straight whether it needs a closer look.
