// In a nutshell

I help companies clean technical debt.

As your startup moves fast, technical debt piles up. Your core team is focused on shipping new features, so I step in as a freelancer to progressively clean and optimize your systems. This way, your product scales without bottlenecks, and new developers can onboard more easily.

// Who I Work With

Teams moving fast, hitting friction

Scaling startups

Shipping features quickly and feeling the strain: slow queries, messy schemas, no time to document.

CTOs & tech leads

Need a trusted freelancer to clean up production safely without derailing the roadmap.

Data-heavy products

Analytics, marketplaces, SaaS — anywhere where data quality and performance matter.

Teams without docs

Onboarding is slow, schema is tribal knowledge. You want clean ERDs and living documentation.

// What I Do

Clean • Optimize • Document • De-risk

Database cleanup & refactoring

  • Remove redundant tables / columns
  • Consolidate duplicated logic & naming
  • Design safe, progressive migrations

Performance optimization

  • Index strategy, partitioning, query tuning
  • Workload profiling & slow query audits
  • Capacity & growth planning

Data quality & governance

  • Integrity checks, dedupe, retention policies
  • Access controls & audit trails
  • Backup, recovery & incident playbooks

Docs developers will read

  • ERDs, schema maps & glossary
  • Migration runbooks & naming conventions
  • Onboarding guides for new engineers

// Why Work With Me

CTO-level experience, freelancer pragmatism

As CTO of , I bring 26+ years of experience building and scaling systems. From the dot-com era to today's AI revolution, I've helped startups of every size navigate technical challenges. Check my full background on .

Production-first

I fix what matters now, without breaking what pays the bills.

Progressive change

Small, safe steps: measurable wins that compound over time.

Clear communication

Plain language, crisp plans, transparent status updates.

Hands-on partner

I collaborate with your engineers so improvements stick.