Retainer-based. No full-time hire required.
For growth-minded business owners in need of exceptional IT leadership.
Book a 30-minute fit call30+ years of executive-level technology leadership: architecture, delivery, risk and business outcomes.
Yes. Temp + Production (1–2 weeks, fixed fee) covers architecture and risk, with a written assessment and 90-day roadmap.
Advisory: 8–16 hours/month. Embedded: 40–60 hours/month. Scope follows outcomes, not open-ended hours.
Yes, up to roughly 4–10 engineers. Larger teams need a full-time CTO or VP Engineering, with fractional oversight.
Generally no. The role is strategy, architecture, prioritization and team leadership, not daily coding. That's why we employ agents and automations.
Every recommendation ties to cost, risk, revenue or runway: infrastructure savings, smoother diligence, AI that cuts opex or adds revenue.
I frame trade-offs between product, sales, engineering and the CEO by impact, capacity and risk. Leadership decides; I own the technical follow-through.
Current-state assessment, prioritized 90-day plan, risk register, architecture recommendations, operating cadence.
You do. Everything is built in your accounts and fully yours. Contractor agreement includes Non-disclosure.
Month-to-month after any initial period, 30-day notice either side.
Business owners, founders and investors who need a peer executive to protect capital and accelerate growth.
Established businesses who want to fully harness the changes they see coming without compromising safety, security or existing revenue.
Seed to Series A companies that have outgrown freelancers but are not ready for a $300k+ full-time CTO.
All work runs in your accounts. You own everything. Flat monthly fee. No tickets, payroll, or surprise invoices.
1–2 weeks, 8–16 total hours
One-time fixed fee of $3,000–$6,000
Written project assessment, negotiable production work and ongoing agents. 90-day roadmap, and risk summary. Includes 3-5 alignment meetings. Ideal starter for non-technical business owners and founders. Clear deliverables, proven value before retainer.
8–16 hours/month
$5,000–$8,000/month
Vendor and budget review, master budget setup, infrastructure analysis, weekly and monthly reporting, emergency access and fixes. Ideal when you have a hole to fill in your IT agreements.
10–15 hours/week
$10,000–$18,000/month
Executive meetings, team management, sprint oversight, roadmap ownership, and growth systems. For companies actively building or scaling a core product.
1–3 months
Project-based
Intensive engagement to stabilize a failing stack, prepare an investor data room, or stand up AI revenue systems. Scoped and quoted after a fit call.
30-minute sessions · Mon - Fri · 9 AM - 4 PM HST
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30+ years building systems for businesses that run on technology. Now focused exclusively on fractional executive leadership for larger budgets outside Hawaii.
Client Success Stories
"Brent helped us build a HIPAA-compliant AI training platform from scratch. His understanding of both healthcare regulations and modern technology is rare and invaluable."
Dr. Sarah Chen
Clinical Innovations AI
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Gemstar Visions