Working Together

If you’ve found this content interesting and would like to engage my consulting services, I’ve listed below some of the many ways I can help you. If you’re interested in something that’s not listed, contact me.

Option 1: LinkedIn Profile/Résumé Review Services

I offer a one-time service to review your LinkedIn profile or résumé. If you’re in the market for a job, you can read a bit more about the service here.

Option 2: Helping with any of these …

• Your product is good but you want it to be more than just good. I can assist in making your good thing go to GREAT.
• You have designs and products needing additional validation before you spend a lot of money and resources moving forward. I’ll go through them with you to help identify practical and realistic paths.
• Are you struggling to develop or refine a strategy that connects with customers?
• Is a vendor you’re considering pitching a lot of “information” at you? Is their pitch giving you a queasy feeling? Have you asked the right questions? I can help by using my years of experience being a human-powered Lie Detector/Credibility Detector at Epic (and IRL).
• Are you or your developers struggling? Maybe those remaining sprints need a push to get the code-base and architecture to the quality you want. I can provide extra assistance in a supporting role as a team/coding mentor/guide.
• You’ve created a complex technology and architecture diagram and document and it needs reviewing and you need help getting it finished at the level you need it. Maybe you’re going to giving an important presentation for sales or to executives and are concerned that the content may not address the audience needs.
• If you need specialty interviewing that isn’t something you’ve done, or need more evaluations (e.g. evaluating highly experienced candidates or very high benefits candidates)
• You’ve found a SaaS product that seems to address your needs but you’re not sure it’s a good investment (answering the question: is this really what we want?).
• You’ve got a tough technical project that you want to present to your customers or future customers and it’s not landing well. I’ve done hundreds of presentations and am excited to help you refine the message, style, and strategy of your delivery that best addresses your audience. Be prepared for a lot of feedback.
• FOMO Detection: is your new tech stack prepped for popularity or practicality? The developers may want some tech that fits their needs rather than those of your customers.
• Do you wonder if your new developer platform will be a hit or a miss? I have decades worth of experience building and evaluating development frameworks, platforms, IDEs, and more. I’ll not just read the docs, I’ll try it out to get actual hands-on developer experience. I can review both early or late stage work and can review your marketing/documentation/on-boarding. I am very excited about opportunities to work with others on these types of projects as it’s an area I’ve exceled at for decades and am passionate about.
• There are times when you’re stuck and can’t see how to deliver the best solution for your customers in the time you have (and with the resources available). I can help with additional focus on delivery of the product through creative design and ideation.
• Critical and honest feedback about your ideas, projects, etc. As time permits, we’ll collaborate to identify how to resolve the issues identified.
• I can answer questions about how Epic Systems Corporation thinks and is likely to react to your approach/product/etc. (nothing Epic confidential!). I’ve done this after I left Epic on multiple occasions and wasn’t surprised how on target I was with my suggestions and information.
• Addressing whether it’s a good time to consider whether your Single Page Application (SPA) would be better as a Multiple Page Application.
• Your product may need additional or feature reviewer (constructive feedback (digital or physical)).
• Are you running aground potentially with a patent or a despicable Patent Troll or believe some other party may be infringing on a patent you have? I can help review and do analysis. (An engagement like this may be billed at a different rate and require an extended contract).
• Can’t decide on a tech stack? Technology platform selection can be tough and I’ll help you get to the end and make the selection.
• As a listening buddy. I can just listen. My rate isn’t inexpensive, but sometimes talking through your idea with someone who can poke and prod around may get you where you want to go. Consider how many hours you’ve spent already and how many more you might spend when you do the ROI.
• Need advice on up-skilling your career trajectory? Maybe your current employer doesn’t seem to get you? Or maybe they don’t have opportunities for your growth? Maybe your stuck?
• Or…something else you need help with! Let’s discuss your ideas!

Next Steps

My rate is fixed. US Dollars only.

• I offer 3 types of consulting engagements:
  • 1 Hour (virtual/remote only)
  • 4 Hour (virtual/remote only)
  • Custom (short/long term/retainer)
• I’ll keep our work confidential if needed and I generally am unwilling to sign an NDA.
• A prepayment is required for custom length projects if we haven’t worked together before.
• I provide a straight-forward contract.
• I may decline to accept a project for any reason.
• The 4 hour session includes a brief written summary as is necessary following the meeting.
• If you’re not sure if you need more than an hour, contact me so we can decide together the best option.

Start the the 1 or 4 hour consulting service arrangement and payment process:

Custom Consulting Engagement

If you’d like to do a custom consulting engagement, please send a short elevator ride’s length of details to start:

• Brief description of help wanted and current stage of project or need
• Desired timeline
• Your full name and email address (and time zone)
• Send it to: hello!

I endeavor to respond within two business days (I’m in the America’s Eastern Time zone).