Interim Head of AI · Tech Turnaround
Modernize the stack — and pass the audit — without freezing the roadmap.
I step into companies mid-turnaround and take legacy debt off the critical path: migrate off the monolith, close the compliance gaps auditors flag, and add AI only where it moves a number. I've led companies through pentests to ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certification in about three months — while they kept shipping. Then I hand you a team that runs it without me.
Currently consulting · open to the right permanent CTO role
Trusted on turnarounds for
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2
- 99.9% uptime
- 50+ orgs
- €0M+ Built from zero company revenue, 0 → €1M+
- 0 Certifications delivered ISO 27001 + SOC 2
- ~0 mo Turnaround time pentest → certified
- 0+ Organizations served multi-tenant on AWS
- 0% Uptime held thousands of req/s
The first 90 days
A plan that assembles itself.
Not a discovery phase that never ends. A dated path from "we're not sure what's on fire" to "the team owns it" — the same one I've led companies through, from pentests to ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certification, in about three months.
- Week 1
Risk & architecture read
I map the monolith, the dependency graph, and the gaps auditors will flag. You get the real picture — not the org chart.
- Weeks 2–4
Standards & CI/CD quality gates live
Automated quality gates, security baselines, and a working path off the critical dependencies. The team keeps shipping.
- Weeks 5–8
Measurable wins + a board-ready roadmap
Legacy debt moves off the critical path, one metric moves, and the board gets a roadmap they can fund.
- Handoff
A team that runs it without me
Ownership stays inside the company. A clear end, not a perpetual retainer.
How I work: In your Slack and your code review, making the calls — then a clean handoff. A clear end, not a perpetual retainer.
Bring me in while it still matters.
Thirty minutes to see if it's a fit — I'll tell you straight whether an interim CTO is what you need, or whether you'd be better off hiring.
Currently consulting · open to the right permanent CTO role