Berwyn, Pennsylvania, United States
I do #SoftwareRescueServices. Setting up software engineering. Helping with vendor management. Supporting contracts (not legal advice — just what should be there). Providing hiring guidelines and SOPs for how to work. Fixing messy code. Making it maintainable. It takes intensive tech leadership to fix the mess — and a clear strategy to keep SWE running efficiently. -- 20+ years in software. 10+ years with US clients. Before that: EU and government projects. Worked across 6+ industries: Government, Automotive, Banking, Insurance, Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Financials. 15 years deep in back-end. Then 5 years building reusable front-end components — often stepping in where copy-paste culture and lack of architectural thinking from so-called FE devs caused serious tech debt. I think ahead — structure, reusability, future-proofing. -- Built an online insurance portal from scratch. Handled sales, team commissions, and more. 60+ hours/week as both founder and coder. Now I help teams ship better software. Cleaner. Scalable. Easier to work with. -- Is this what you're dealing with — or something close? DM me. Let's fix it.
Providing technical advisory and software rescue services to primarily U.S. SMBs for 10+ years. Specializing in project turnaround, architecture, and engineering process optimization. Deliver CTO-level guidance to streamline software delivery, improve maintainability, and enable scalable growth. Engagements available directly via my company (W-8BEN-E) or through SimplyPut Consulting LLC (1099, U.S. entity). Key Skills: Technical Leadership | Project Rescue | Software Engineering Streamlining | Architecture
Fractional CTO & Software Rescue Consultant – Partner at SimplyPut Consulting | Helping SMBs Build, Fix, and Scale Custom Software with Lean Teams.
I was brought in as the 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 to rescue a failing, business-critical software project and establish a reliable, scalable development environment. Within 1 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, development was stabilized. Within 3 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬, the project was fully transitioned into 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐰‑𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 through incremental replacement of problematic components. The small team still achieved ~$300𝐊/𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 by eliminating waste, downtime, rework, and manual processes. 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬: • 20% 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and structured engineering workflows • Eliminated manual adjustments and 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 • Introduced 1-click rollback, enabling rapid recovery from deployment issues without data inconsistencies • Implemented processes that reduced errors, and 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 & 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐲 80% 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 & 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: • Acted as the bridge between engineering and the rest of the organization • Identified process gaps and implemented measurable improvements • Defined requirements workflows, validation steps, and commitment models • Ensured alignment between business goals and technical execution 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 & 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: • Oversaw software development and operational maintenance • Established engineering processes, architecture, tooling, and coding standards • Designed deployment and release strategy (DevOps) • Provided technical mentoring and guidance 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬: • TeamLead Application — Full 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 • Shiftboard Sync — Stabilized/rewrote Azure Logic App processes, ensured data ownership, delivered new KPIs & payroll-critical reporting • COVID-19 Home Testing Mobile App (Hybrid) • Reporting Platform (HIPAA consent, QC logs)
𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 Worked across a team of 4–8 developers, 2 testers, and 2 BA/managers, driving architectural and process improvements that enabled ~$400K 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. These changes strengthened technical decision-making, reduced operational overhead, and improved long-term product scalability. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 (𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲) Set clear architectural direction and influenced the adoption of a coherent, maintainable technology stack, resulting in more predictable delivery and faster development cycles. Initiated and designed a suite of 𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, directly contributing to faster feature delivery and a significant drop in production issues. Drove an 80% 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 for the primary HR application by improving data quality, performance, and codebase predictability—transforming daily operations without requiring team restructuring or top-down mandates. 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 • Extended toODataString to support richer scenarios and more flexible query composition • Developed generic XLSX templating/generation (formatting + data-driven), powered by OData endpoints • Built a dynamic validation library for Angular with fully data-driven error rules • Created a custom in-app help & onboarding system (similar to Spekit.co), reducing training time and internal support requirements
Co-founded an insurance brokerage and advisory company with a partner, providing financial consulting services to individuals and SMEs. Led overall business operations—strategy, sales, marketing, and legal compliance—while driving technology strategy to improve efficiency, system reliability, and scalability.