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Zook Tech· consulting & fractional CTO

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Technology consulting and fractional CTO work across people, process, and technology.
Solutions that solve problems - not lines of code.

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25+ years shipping software 15+ years senior leadership 2,000+ engineers led michigan, usa · remote-first
§ 01 · what we do / services
Services· people, process, technology

Senior leadership.
Where it's actually needed.

25+ years designing, developing, and delivering software across startups and enterprise.
15+ years leading the technology functions that made it possible.

01

Fractional CTO

Embedded technology leadership for startups, scale-ups, and enterprise teams that need a seasoned operator - not another advisor on a retainer.

  • Strategy · roadmap · tradeoffs
  • Architecture & technology decisions
  • Org design · hiring · leveling
02

Technology consulting

Independent assessments and second opinions for the decisions that are hard to undo. Architecture, scale, platform, vendor - grounded in what actually works.

  • Architecture & systems review
  • Due diligence · tech assessments
  • Build vs buy · vendor selection
03

Culture & practices

The habits, rituals, and operating rhythms that build and grow real technology companies. Drawn from 2,000+ engineers led across startups and the enterprise.

  • Engineering culture & ways of working
  • Delivery practices · rituals · cadence
  • Leadership coaching · team growth
§ 02 · the difference / why
By the numbers· startup to enterprise

A career's worth of shipping.
Not a deck about it.

25+
years designing, developing, and delivering software
15+
years leading all technology functions at senior level
2k+
engineers led across startups and the enterprise
principle 01· house rules

Solutions.
Not lines of code.

The job is to solve the problem - not to ship more tickets, or a louder roadmap, or a cleaner org chart. Every decision measured against the outcome it produces.

Typical advisorvs Zook Tech

A seasoned operator.
Not another deck.

Typical advisor

Frameworks from the sideline.

  • Career advisor, light on delivery scars
  • Slides, frameworks, quarterly reviews
  • Opinions handed down, ownership handed back
  • Measured by hours billed, not outcomes changed
Zook Tech

In the arena with your team.

  • 25+ years shipping - startup through enterprise
  • Led all technology functions, 2,000+ engineers
  • People, process, and technology as one system
  • Measured by outcomes, not activity
§ 03 · how it works / process
How it works· four steps, no theater

From first call to first outcome,
without the runway.

01

Intro call

30 minutes. You describe what's in front of you. I tell you whether I'm the right fit. No slide deck.

02

Scope & engagement

A one-page scope across people, process, and technology. Fixed, weekly, or fractional. In writing within 48 hours.

03

Embed & execute

In with your team, not on top of it. Working the decisions, the rituals, and the technology alongside the people who own them.

04

Hand off & stay close

Leadership and practices transferred to your team. Documented, durable, theirs to run. I'm one call away when you need it.

Zook Tech, LLC · v1 / contact
Next step· start the conversation

If this sounds like
what you need, let's talk.

email
josh@zook.tech
web
zook.tech
available for
consulting · fractional CTO