SEEKING WORK | Remote/Denver, CO [MT/UTC-6] | Technical Leadership for Scaling Teams | Process Transformation | AI Security
I help Series A-C startups navigate technical chaos and scaling challenges. After 7 years consulting both directly and through agencies (and decades of engineering work), I specialize in organizations experiencing transitions - post-funding growth, leadership changes, or strategic pivots.
What I actually do:
- Transform chaotic delivery through listening-first process design (I discover what YOUR team needs, whether that's Shape Up, incentive realignment, or custom approaches)
- Identify and fix incentive misalignments that sabotage delivery (saved one client $300k+ in unnecessary architecture changes)
- Secure AI tool adoption without the phantom package vulnerabilities most teams miss
- Bridge technical excellence with organizational transformation
My average engagement is ~6 months across 15+ clients.
Recent wins:
- Delivered critical project 17% faster during company layoffs using Shape Up
- Established cross-team coordination that unblocked a multiyear replatforming effort
- Prevented costly microservices migration by identifying vendor's misaligned incentives
Technical foundation: Ruby/Rails, Elixir/Phoenix, comprehensive DevOps (AWS/Terraform/Docker), AI security expertise. But I'm hired for my ability to see why your technical initiatives keep failing and fix the root causes.
I thrive in chaos. If your organization is at an inflection point and needs someone who can deliver immediate technical value while building lasting capabilities, let's talk.
I help Series A-C startups navigate technical chaos and scaling challenges. After 7 years consulting both directly and through agencies (and decades of engineering work), I specialize in organizations experiencing transitions - post-funding growth, leadership changes, or strategic pivots.
What I actually do:
- Transform chaotic delivery through listening-first process design (I discover what YOUR team needs, whether that's Shape Up, incentive realignment, or custom approaches)
- Identify and fix incentive misalignments that sabotage delivery (saved one client $300k+ in unnecessary architecture changes)
- Secure AI tool adoption without the phantom package vulnerabilities most teams miss
- Bridge technical excellence with organizational transformation
My average engagement is ~6 months across 15+ clients.
Recent wins: - Delivered critical project 17% faster during company layoffs using Shape Up
- Established cross-team coordination that unblocked a multiyear replatforming effort
- Prevented costly microservices migration by identifying vendor's misaligned incentives
Technical foundation: Ruby/Rails, Elixir/Phoenix, comprehensive DevOps (AWS/Terraform/Docker), AI security expertise. But I'm hired for my ability to see why your technical initiatives keep failing and fix the root causes.
I thrive in chaos. If your organization is at an inflection point and needs someone who can deliver immediate technical value while building lasting capabilities, let's talk.
Email: dylan+hn at arborealstudios.com Blog: https://www.dylanfitzgerald.net/blog GitHub: https://github.com/arubis
Available for fractional CTO, technical advisory, or focused transformation projects. International relocation a possibility.