Select Fractional Advisory, Diagnostic Audits & Full-Time Executive CTO / Head of Engineering Roles
Technology companies rarely have a shortage of information—they have a shortage of clarity. I help founders, VCs, executives, and technical leaders diagnose what is actually happening inside software systems, platform architectures, and production AI retrieval infrastructure.
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“Chris is a rare find—a leader with remarkable vision and deep values who marries intuitive intelligence, natural charm, and tireless curiosity to serve teams in a way few people can.”
The Core Problem
The risk in software isn't just building the product wrong—it's building the wrong thing entirely on fragile foundations.
I separate symptoms from root causes to make the invisible system visible.
By The Numbers
$14M ARR
Scaled Unstructured core SaaS platform from pre-revenue to $14M ARR.
95% Faster Deployments
Reduced enterprise deployment cycles from 6+ weeks down to 2 days.
$8M Annual Savings
Driven via Graviton EC2 architecture modernization for Snap at AWS scale.
0 to 700+ EKS Clusters
Supported massive Kubernetes growth managing $500M+ annual cloud spend.
Prior Art
Enterprise AI Data Plane
Pre-Revenue to $14M ARR | 6 Weeks to 2 Days Deployment
Architected the core platform data plane that scaled Unstructured from pre-revenue to $14M ARR. Reduced complex enterprise deployment times from 6+ weeks to 2 days (and 9 hours to 20 minutes in ideal environments), and cut runtime latency from minutes to ~3 seconds for key retrieval workflows.
Weekend Native Engine Rewrite
48-Hour Native Delivery & Multi-Network Expansion
Rebuilt a lagging hybrid sales app into a high-performance native iOS platform over a single weekend. Turned stakeholder dissatisfaction into Disney contract expansion and white-labeled the architecture for NBC.
Universal Media Operating System
Global White-Label Plasticity
Architected a pluggable, re-themeable media interface for Intel acceleration chips, enabling over-the-air localization and universal content navigation across international markets.
Automated Artist Platform
Rapid Ingestion & Scalable Launch Workflows
Engineered a remote data-interpolation engine in Drupal 7 that automated metadata and asset ingestion, allowing rapid site creation for flagship artists like Imagine Dragons.
Services
For: Executives, VCs, and Founders needing an immediate, unbiased second opinion.
A focused, high-impact diagnostic deep dive. No performance theater, no 60-page PDF report—just pure clarity on technical, process, or organizational friction.
For: Growth-stage companies needing executive leadership, architectural overhaul, or team gelling without long-term bloat.
Full diagnostic (Phase 0 Archaeology through Phase 4 Optimization), system rubrics, team coaching, and board alignment.
For: Teams and leaders looking to embed first-principles engineering into their company DNA.
Transitioning from "primordial soup" to a coherent, self-healing engineering culture.
“Chris is the guy I go to for a sanity check on a business plan, architectural plans for a new application, or a difficult interpersonal issue between team members.”
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How First-Principles Engineering Creates High-Velocity Organizations
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