Why a fractional CTO from Scottsdale
San Diego is about an hour's flight from Scottsdale, and I am there regularly to meet clients. You get a senior technology leader who can be in the room when it counts, without adding a full-time executive to the payroll.
I am a founder and operator first. I have founded, co-founded or helped lead more than 20 companies, so I treat your technology the way an owner would.
When it fits
- Revenue is healthy, but there is no plan for how the company grows from here, or what the technology has to do to get it there.
- The company has grown past the systems it started with.
- Customer, order and financial data sit in tools that never agree.
- The engineering work is busy but has no single owner.
- You are weighing a rebuild, a migration or where AI belongs in the business.
Not sure you are there yet? Read seven signs you have outgrown your tech stack or take the two-minute scorecard.
What you get
- A written roadmap your leadership team can follow.
- Architecture and build-versus-buy decisions made, explained and owned.
- Vendors, developers and IT providers directed by one person.
- A documented system at the end, whether I stay on or hand it to your team.
Details are on the fractional CTO service page. For cost, see CTO salary versus fractional CTO cost in 2026.
Proof
- Mr Target: a custom platform now in its fourth generation, with ecommerce, Amazon, shipping and supply chain in one system.
- Epic Golf Club: one codebase serving more than 1,000 members on web, iOS and Android, with more than 120 production automations.
- SottoPelle Therapy: a multi-state healthcare practice moved from paper charts to a custom medical records platform.
Frequently asked questions
Are you based in San Diego?
No. I am based in Scottsdale, Arizona, and travel to San Diego regularly.
Can a fractional CTO work if most of it is remote?
Yes. The decisions, architecture and direction travel well. I come on site for the work that needs a room.
What happens when we need a full-time CTO?
I help you define the role and choose the person, then hand over a documented system. See hiring a CTO.