In a large company, the chief technology officer decides which technology is used and answers for whether it pays off. I provide that role privately to business owners, across the company and the household: identifying what costs time or money, correcting it and keeping it in order.
Discuss your projectModern infrastructure consulting, planning and implementation, starting with what you already use. I look for what is slow, costly, cluttered or exposed. Some fixes take an afternoon; others are planned projects. You decide what is worth doing.
Independent judgment on what to adopt, keep, replace or retire, and a roadmap for the changes that matter.
Private servers, storage and services on hardware you control, so your data stays yours.
Segmented, protected networks and hardened devices and accounts, as light or as thorough as you need.
Custom websites with pre-rendered pages and managed global hosting, also available on their own.
Most organizations still use AI as little more than a better search engine, while today's agents can take a single brief and carry out multi-step work that once took days. The leading edge moves weekly as new models, harnesses and workflows arrive. I work at that edge every day and build the infrastructure that brings it into your business: generative and specialized decision models, agent orchestration, private compute and governance.
Streamlined systems for how information moves through the business and the household, with repetitive work automated.
A standing point of contact for decisions, issues and new opportunities as they arise.
You do not need a finished brief. A few details will help me understand what you have in mind.
CTO stands for chief technology officer, the executive who decides which technology a company uses. A private CTO provides that judgment to an owner directly: one advisor who understands the whole setup, recommends what to change and carries out the work. No IT department is required.
An IT support company maintains systems and responds to tickets. I work with the owner on direction, improvements and projects across the business and household, and can work alongside an existing IT provider. Staff help-desk support and specialized line-of-business software are outside the scope.
No. Describe what you want to get done and what is in the way. Choosing the tools is part of the job.
With a short conversation to see whether it is a fit. A paid assessment then reviews your setup and gives you a written plan you can use either way. Implementation and ongoing help are scoped separately, with fees agreed before any work starts.
Yes. We agree which people, devices, locations and systems are covered. Household and business work can be part of the same arrangement.
Yes, when the work needs it. I am based in Hamilton, Ontario, and most of the work is done remotely. Many engagements need only one onsite visit, or an occasional one, arranged ahead across Hamilton and the surrounding area.
No. I start with what you already use. A change should solve a problem or make a clear improvement, with the cost and disruption considered first.
A short outline is enough. Please keep passwords, recovery codes and sensitive documents out of it. If I need access later, we will agree a safe way to provide it.
Send a brief outline of what you need and what you already have, and I will suggest the right next step.