When technical debt, legacy systems, and post‑acquisition gridlock threaten your valuation, I parachute in to audit the mess, rationalize the portfolio, and force a path to green.
Whether you are a Private Equity Operating Partner inheriting a post-merger IT disaster, or a CIO watching a multi-million dollar digital transformation grind to a halt, the root cause is rarely the developers.
It is a fundamentally broken enterprise architecture.
You do not need another systems integrator. You need an objective, ruthless agent of change to stop the bleeding, cut the bloat, and engineer a scalable target state.
For PE-backed companies, post-merger integrations, and distressed IT landscapes.
Enterprise IT Landscape Turnaround: Systemic triage of underwater IT environments. I build the Application Rationalization "kill list" to eliminate redundant systems and reduce run-costs.
Post-Acquisition Architecture Debt Diagnostic: A 14-to-21 day forensic audit of a newly acquired company to identify hidden legacy risks before they destroy exit multiples.
For failing transformations, cloud migrations, and legacy system retirements.
"Red Project" Architecture Rescue: Emergency intervention for high-stakes projects that are over budget or technically gridlocked. I freeze the architecture, identify the fatal flaws, and enforce a remediation blueprint.
Legacy Logic Preservation (COBOL/Mainframe): Before shutting down legacy mainframes, I assess the risk and design output-compatible modernization strategies to ensure decades of hidden business logic are not lost.
AI Architecture Risk Audit: Identifying hallucination, data leakage, and compliance risks before AI initiatives are pushed into production in regulated environments.
For organizations lacking enterprise-grade IT governance.
Interim Chief Architect: I step in to lead your architecture practice, establishing strict governance and stabilizing inflight projects while you search for a full-time hire.
EA Repository & Governance Implementation: Moving your organization from scattered diagrams to a single source of truth. I define the metamodel, establish the Architecture Review Board (ARB), and enforce stage-gates for all future IT spend.
I do not sell theoretical frameworks or endless consulting hours. I operate in highly focused, outcome-driven sprints.
I bypass internal politics to conduct an unvarnished forensic audit of your architecture, legacy systems, and inflight projects. I identify the critical failure points and immediate financial leaks.
I deliver a ruthless, objective path to green. This includes dictating exactly which redundant systems to kill, which legacy platforms to quarantine, and how to restructure vendor integrations.
I establish the Target State Architecture and serve as the Interim Chief Architect to enforce it. I act as the "bad cop," forcing internal teams and external vendors to execute the blueprint without emotional attachment to old systems.
Principal Enterprise Architect & Turnaround Advisor
With decades of experience spanning regulated financial systems, enterprise Java, COBOL/Mainframe modernization, and AI governance, I serve as a strategic advisor to CIOs, CTOs, and Private Equity Operating Partners.
I specialize in the hardest problems in enterprise IT: post-merger system gridlock, failing digital transformations, and the safe modernization of deeply embedded legacy logic.
Operating at the intersection of board-level business strategy and deep technical engineering, my mandate is simple: protect the investment, eliminate architectural debt, and build systems that scale safely.
