Technology Executive | Entrepreneur | Leader
CTO of Faultshift and Founder of Orion Leap consulting. I'm a technology executive with 10+ years of leadership experience specializing in crisis management, digital transformation, and strategic cost optimization.
Currently building AI-augmented software platforms at Faultshift while providing strategic consulting through Orion Leap. Also available for fractional CTO engagements and full-time executive roles with companies pursuing transformation or scaling technical capabilities.
Crisis-Tested Technology Leadership
Proven ability to navigate critical business threats while driving transformation and growth. These scenarios demonstrate my capacity for high-pressure decision-making and organizational resilience.
Sophisticated Cyberattack
The Crisis
Multiple successful breach attempts exposed critical vulnerabilities, traffic dropped to near-zero during critical peak season
My Response
Proactively initiated modernization contingency already substantially complete; deployed updated platform immediately while orchestrating complete security transformation across distributed teams
The Result
400-500% traffic recovery, top-3 search rankings, highest order volumes since pre-pandemic, $1M+ revenue protection
Marketing ROI Collapse
The Crisis
$6,000+ weekly marketing spend with declining ROI through agency management; 80% of spend generated minimal leads
My Response
Conducted comprehensive academic-level channel analysis and executed strategic platform pivot from Google to Meta, personally optimizing campaigns
The Result
Generated 50% of total company leads, reduced marketing costs by 83% ($6,000/week savings), highest sales performance since pandemic
Infrastructure Failure Risk
The Crisis
VoIP migration failed with $400,000 facility reconstruction required and $1M+ revenue impact from manufacturing disruption
My Response
Executed rapid vendor pivot and architected hybrid solution that preserved critical operations
The Result
40% cost reduction, avoided $400K capex, maintained business continuity without service interruption
Performance Bottleneck Crisis
The Crisis
Social media traffic experiencing 70% drop-off due to in-app browser performance issues, revenue threatened
My Response
Led comprehensive front-end architecture refactoring initiative across technical teams with international coordination
The Result
70% load time reduction (3.0s → 0.8s), 53% increase in session duration, revenue recovery
Crisis-Ready Technology Leadership
These scenarios demonstrate my ability to navigate high-pressure situations while maintaining team performance and driving positive business outcomes. The combination of crisis management capability, international team coordination, and measurable business impact is exactly what scaling organizations need.
Current Ventures
Leading technology innovation through both product development and strategic consulting
Faultshift (CTO & Founder, 2025-Present)
Leading AI-augmented software development while building commercial platforms. Proving 10x development velocity through AI orchestration while maintaining production quality standards.
Technical Leadership:
- •Orchestrating AI models to deliver production-grade enterprise systems with 10x development velocity
- •Architecting privacy-first and security-first approaches addressing market gaps in data sovereignty and compliance
- •Managing complete product lifecycle from market research through technical architecture, IP protection, and go-to-market strategy
- •Demonstrating distributed systems expertise through multi-provider LLM integration, semantic caching, and circuit breaker patterns
What This Proves:
Modern AI-augmented development methodologies, privacy-first architecture, and enterprise-grade reliability patterns—directly applicable to consulting engagements helping companies adopt AI development practices.
Orion Leap (Founder & Principal Consultant, 2026-Present)
Strategic technology consulting for small businesses ($1M-$25M revenue) and startups (Seed to Series A). Specializing in crisis management, cost optimization, and fractional CTO services.
Consulting Services:
🔥Crisis Management & Platform Rescue (2-6 weeks)
Rapid response when systems are failing. Security breach response, infrastructure failures, emergency platform modernization.
Recent: Defended against "unprecedented" cyberattack, recovered 400% traffic, protected $1M+ revenue, zero downtime
💰Strategic Cost Optimization (4-8 weeks)
Comprehensive analysis of technology spending, vendor relationships, and operational efficiency.
Recent: $312K annual savings (83% reduction) while achieving highest sales performance since pandemic
🚀Fractional CTO/VP Engineering (3-12 months, 5-20 hours/week)
Part-time strategic leadership for growing companies needing senior technology leadership without full-time executive cost.
Background: 10+ years CTO experience, international team leadership across 4 countries, crisis-tested
📈Digital Transformation Projects (3-9 months)
End-to-end modernization initiatives. Platform migrations, team restructuring, capability development.
Recent: 7-month platform rebuild (vs 15-month industry standard), 70% performance improvement, zero downtime
What I Bring to Organizations
Core capabilities I deliver through Orion Leap consulting, Faultshift development, and executive leadership roles
AI Development Leadership
Proven ability to orchestrate AI development teams and methodologies that deliver enterprise-grade systems at accelerated velocity while maintaining security and scalability standards.
Crisis Management & Security Architecture
Successfully defended against sophisticated threats while implementing comprehensive security transformations. Brings calm, decisive leadership to high-pressure situations.
Strategic Cost Optimization
Consistent track record delivering 70-83% cost reductions through strategic vendor orchestration and operational reimagining—not just cutting budgets, but finding structural inefficiencies and eliminating them permanently.
International Team Leadership
Led distributed teams across 3+ countries with proven success managing different timezones, asynchronous workflows, and global talent. Pioneer in remote-first leadership strategies.
Professional Track Record
Successfully led international teams across 3+ countries with multiple timezone expertise
Delivered 83% marketing cost reduction ($6,000/week savings) through strategic channel analysis
Reduced IT operational costs by 70% through vendor relationship orchestration
Pioneered remote-first leadership strategies 5+ years before industry adoption
Successfully defended against sophisticated cyberattacks with zero downtime
Delivered highest sales performance since pre-pandemic through crisis management
Let's Work Together
Consulting Engagements (Orion Leap):
If you're facing platform crisis, cost optimization opportunities, or need fractional CTO leadership, I bring 10+ years of proven crisis management and transformation experience.
Executive Leadership Opportunities:
Also considering fractional or full-time CTO, VP Engineering, or Director of Technology positions with companies pursuing digital transformation or scaling technical capabilities.
What Makes Me Different:
I'm not choosing between "operator" or "advisor"—I'm actively doing both. Leading technology at Faultshift keeps my skills current while consulting through Orion Leap applies that expertise to help growing businesses navigate their challenges.