Flexible engagements sized to the problem — from a focused assessment to embedded architecture leadership. Corp-to-corp or W-2 through an agency, remote or Chicago-area hybrid.
Embedded as the senior architect on a specific build — designing the system, setting the standards, and staying hands-on through delivery. Cloud, AI, identity, or integration heavy.
best for: teams with a green-light project and no senior architect in seat
Part-time senior architecture capacity — design reviews, roadmap and standards ownership, and mentoring for your engineers — without the cost of a full-time hire.
best for: orgs that need architectural judgment, not another full head
A time-boxed push to take an AI pilot to something you can run: MCP servers, RAG over your data, agent guardrails, evaluation, and the security review most pilots skip.
best for: a promising prototype that has stalled before production
An independent, decision-grade read on a system or cloud strategy — cost modeling, security and identity posture, modernization paths, and clear recommendations.
best for: a build/buy, single-cloud vs. dual-cloud, or modernization decision
Senior enough to see the whole board, hands-on enough to build it. No layers between you and the person doing the work.
Short discovery on the real constraints — business, technical, and organizational — before proposing anything.
A concrete architecture with the trade-offs made explicit, so the team can decide with eyes open.
Hands-on delivery of the hard parts, with patterns and guardrails your engineers can carry forward.
Documentation, mentoring, and knowledge transfer so the system outlives the engagement.
Two decades of setting architecture standards, modernizing legacy systems, integrating third-party platforms, and mentoring engineering teams.
LLM orchestration, MCP servers in C# and Python, RAG over vector databases, Bedrock + Claude, and the guardrails to run it responsibly.
Azure (Functions, Container Apps, APIM, AI Foundry) and AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, Step Functions, Bedrock) with hybrid and cost-aware design.
OAuth2/OIDC, SAML/SSO, MFA, Azure B2C / Entra custom policies, IdentityServer, and MSAL — from design through production debugging.
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