CTO / COO

Early-stage venture leadership across product, technology, operations, and growth

I operate as a CTO / COO in early-stage companies where technology, operations, and commercial execution are tightly linked. The role is less about staying inside one function and more about giving the company the leadership range it needs at each stage.

That means moving between founder-level strategy and builder-level execution: defining priorities, shaping the operating model, helping teams ship, and making sure the business can scale without losing clarity or speed.

Core Leadership Competencies

Founder-Level Operating Range

  • Founder and leadership team partnership
  • Operating model design
  • Prioritization under resource constraints
  • Executive communication and alignment

Technical & Product Leadership

  • Product and technical strategy
  • System architecture decisions
  • Hands-on builder support when needed
  • Vendor and tooling evaluation

Revenue & GTM Systems

  • Revenue operations design
  • CRM and automation systems
  • Cross-functional GTM execution
  • Commercial instrumentation and reporting

Org & Execution Design

  • Hiring and team design
  • Cadence, KPI, and reporting systems
  • Process design and simplification
  • Change management and accountability

Leadership & Strategy

Founder-Adjacent Leadership

Working close to founders to turn strategy into an operating reality

  • Executive prioritization and decision support
  • Founder office and chief-of-staff style leverage
  • Cross-functional planning and communication
  • Turning ambiguity into execution plans

Builder-to-Executive Range

Switching between strategy, systems design, and hands-on execution without losing context

  • Product and systems shaping
  • Workflow and automation design
  • Technical translation for non-technical stakeholders
  • Execution support for lean teams

Execution Systems

Designing the operating rhythm that keeps teams aligned, accountable, and fast

  • Cadence, KPI, and reporting design
  • Role clarity and decision ownership
  • Process simplification under growth pressure
  • Scaling without adding unnecessary complexity

Operational Expertise

Company Building

  • Founder support and strategic execution
  • Operating model design
  • Resource-aware prioritization
  • Early-stage scaling decisions

Product & Technical Direction

  • Product scoping and delivery support
  • Systems and workflow design
  • Tooling and architecture choices
  • Hands-on technical problem solving

Commercial Operations

  • GTM systems and automation
  • Revenue operations and instrumentation
  • CRM and process integration
  • Cross-functional funnel optimization

Leadership & Alignment

  • Hiring and team structure
  • Communication and reporting systems
  • Stakeholder alignment
  • Special projects and transformation work

CTO / COO Experience

CTO

HorseUp

Jul 2025 - Present

  • Lead technology for an equine health platform consolidating horse health data
  • Own technical direction while staying close to product, systems, and day-to-day delivery
  • Partner with leadership on roadmap, priorities, and scale readiness

Co-Founder

GitAJob

Jun 2025 - Present

  • Co-build a semantic job search platform matching people to better-fitting roles
  • Shape strategy, positioning, and execution as a founder
  • Build the operating systems and workflows required for early-stage growth

Founder

LumiWed

Jan 2026 - Present

  • Building multilingual wedding websites for multicultural couples
  • Own product, strategy, and operating design from the ground up
  • Move between founder exploration, product development, and execution planning

Fractional COO

Disporty

Jan 2025 - Present

  • Provide part-time operational leadership for an eSports platform
  • Support process design, prioritization, and cross-functional execution
  • Lead special projects that need senior operator oversight

Chief Operating Officer

Crozdesk

Feb 2018 - May 2022

  • Led deliveries, product development, and partnerships as part of the executive team
  • Served as Director of Board while scaling operations through a growth stage
  • Helped take the company through to acquisition by Black & White Zebra

CTO / COO Services

CTO / COO Leadership

Step into a broad startup executive role that spans product, technology, operations, and execution.

Founder Operating Partner

Support founders on cross-functional priorities where strategy and execution need to stay tightly connected.

Revenue Systems & GTM

Build the commercial infrastructure that supports repeatable growth and strong decision-making.

Technical & Product Strategy

Shape product and technical decisions so the company moves faster with less organizational drag.

Integration & Transformation

Lead migrations, integrations, and transformation work that cuts across multiple teams and systems.

Special Projects & Diligence

Take on ambiguous, high-priority initiatives that need senior judgment and strong execution follow-through.