Fractional technology leadership for the AI frontier
Nearly 3 decades of deep technology expertise. Specializing in fractional CTO and CAIO services for small to mid-sized organizations. Based in Anaheim, California — serving Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, and remote nationwide.
Comprehensive technology leadership for modern enterprises
Bridging strategic vision with technical execution through flexible, high-impact technology leadership.
Fractional CTO
Strategic technology leadership without the full-time commitment. Guide your team, architecture, and roadmap.
Fractional CAIO
AI strategy, model selection, fine tuning, and tactical oversight. From AI readiness assessments to holistic implementation.
Enterprise Modernization
Transform legacy systems into modern, scalable platforms. Nearly 3 decades of Fortune 500 tech leadership experience.
Trusted by Industry Leaders
Strategic technology leadership
Guiding executive decisions through deep technical insight—where architecture and due diligence directly protect enterprise value.
M&A Due Diligence
Prevented a costly $100 million acquisition by leading deep technical due diligence for the world’s largest title insurance company.
"I have worked with Shawn and I know his talent and leadership can have an enormous impact in a consulting engagement. I have seen it first-hand."
Client success stories
Proven impact across enterprise modernization, M&A, and technology leadership. From $100M savings to $20M+ transformations—see the outcomes.
Enterprise modernization at scale
Led 30+ developers to rebuild flagship products for 2nd largest US property tax processor ($18B annually).
Holistic Software Architecture
Architected and led development teams for a legal automation software company, aquired for $50M.
Software Product Design for Title Ins Web App
Reimagined and redesigned multiple windows desktop apps into a new design of a single, unified, modern web app.
iOS Web App Design and Webservices
Front-end iOS design and back-end webservices architecture and development to support the new iOS app.
DevOps CI/CD Pipeline Implementation
Helped one of the fastest growing legal processing companies in the United States to automate its continuous integration / continuous deployment DevOps pipelines.
Recent Insights
The AI Automation Architecture Mistake Most Companies Make
Most AI automation projects fail not from bad tools but from bad sequencing. Here is why architecture must come before tool selection — and what happens when it does not.
How to Evaluate a New AI Model Release Without Getting Distracted by the Demo
Every major AI model release arrives with benchmark scores and demo videos. Here is how to separate performance on your actual workloads from performance on curated test sets.
Anthropic Is Training 10,000 Enterprise AI Engineers. The Bottleneck It's Addressing Is Not Technical Fluency.
On October 2, Anthropic committed $100 million to train 10,000 Frontier Deployed Engineers by 2027. The skill gap the program addresses is not Claude API fluency — it is the practitioner judgment required to scope, deploy, and own enterprise AI systems.
"Shawn's work touched numerous areas of the company. His intellectual capacity and technical maturity exceeded expectations."
What modern enterprise software looks like
High-fidelity interfaces, intuitive workflows, and platform-grade design — built for regulated industries where usability directly affects business outcomes.
Ready to transform your technology?
Whether you need strategic CTO guidance, AI implementation, or enterprise modernization—let's talk.
