Fractional tech executive,
sized to your stage.
Available as CIO, CTO, or VP of Engineering.
Listen first. Diagnose second. Leave behind a team that doesn't need me.
Three roles. One person. Pick the fit.
Fractional CIO
Senior IT, security, and compliance leadership. SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI readiness. AI-enablement strategy across the org.
Fractional CTO
Architecture, build-vs-buy, and AI-native development from day one. Hiring your first technical leads.
Fractional VP of Engineering
Scaling teams, embedding AI-assisted development across the SDLC, interim leadership coverage when you need it.
The practice is solo by design.
Twenty years across engineering, IT, security, and AI in healthcare and other regulated industries. Built engineering or IT functions from zero four times. Led SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI to passing audits. Currently leading engineering at ForthBridge and modernizing the Alameda County behavioral-health infrastructure I originally built at Thrasys.
A 15-person startup deciding which AI tools to bet on, and a 100-person company getting SOC 2 ready, don't actually need different technical executives. They need the same caliber of person making the calls, sized differently. That's the gap I fill.
An engagement built to evolve with you.
Start with a call
30 minutes, no pitch deck. We figure out together whether a fractional engagement is the right fit, and if it is, what shape it takes.
Scope to fit
Engagements typically run 8 to 20 hours per month, structured around your decision cadence with ad-hoc availability when something urgent lands.
Adapts with you
Engagements extend, scale up, or shift focus as the work evolves. The shape grows with your business, calibrated to where you're going next.
The GSD engineering team.
GSD is a full-service engineering shop, AI-native by default. Software across the stack, AI integration, security, and day-to-day operations.
What's true on every engagement.
White-glove everything
Every engagement is tailor-made and fit to your specific situation. Shape, cadence, and deliverables built around what your team actually needs.
You always get me
The senior person on the proposal is the senior person on the work.
Trained to need me less
I teach your team to handle the routine work. Exit criteria written in from day one.
Plain language always
What matters and what can wait, stated explicitly.
Tell me where you're going next.
30 minutes, no pitch deck. If it's a fit, we'll figure out shape on the first call. If it isn't, I'll point you to who can.
Email me shiraz@getsitdone.ai