I help founders of growth-stage SaaS & FinTech companies build resilient organizations by architecting the systems (of technology, product, and people) that drive enduring value.
Schedule a 15-Minute Introductory CallMost scaling companies don't fail because of a bad tech stack. They stall because of broken feedback loops, a lack of intellectual rigor, and a culture that quietly punishes candor. The result is missed deadlines, burned-out teams, and stalled growth. My work begins where standard consulting ends: with a rigorous, first-principles diagnosis of your organization's true operating system.
As a systems architect with over two decades of experience, from the institutional rigor of Deutsche Bank to the hypergrowth of Shutterstock and Candid, I've built the battle-tested models required to solve these challenges. This work is the focus of my forthcoming book on systemic risk, and it is the foundation of my advisory practice: helping leaders build healthier, more effective, and more valuable organizations.
Led the transformation of a monolithic legacy payments platform, reducing failures by 98%, increasing throughput by 300%, and delivering over $10M in net annual savings.
As CTO, I led the technology organization through a period of extreme volatility, first scaling the team from 15 to 50+ FTEs to support a hypergrowth phase that doubled ARR to $100M, and then navigating the company’s subsequent, complex strategic pivot from D2C to B2B.
As CPTO, established the QA function from scratch, implementing robust processes and automated testing that reduced critical production defects by 80% in 4 months.
A systems-based approach to technology leadership and organizational resilience.
Moving beyond diagrams to build a tech strategy that accounts for cognitive load, Conway's Law, and long-term health.
Result: A resilient technical architecture that scales with your business, preventing the costly collapses that accompany hypergrowth.
Mapping your true org chart—the networks of influence, trust, and friction—to design teams that are resilient, accountable, and aligned.
Result: A high-velocity product and engineering organization where teams have high autonomy, clear ownership, and reduced cognitive overhead.
Cutting through inertia to align your product roadmap with foundational truths about your customers and your mission.
Result: A focused, high-impact product strategy that accelerates delivery, delights users, and creates a defensible market position.
