Two ways to work with me.
Start with an optional two-week assessment, or go straight to a monthly plan. Either way, you work with me directly.
What a fractional CIO does
A fractional CIO does the job of a full-time IT director for a few hours a month. I make the technology decisions, keep the plan, and manage the people who do the work. Your IT company keeps fixing things.
- Decisions: one person owns the technology and AI calls, so they stop defaulting to whoever is closest.
- Oversight: your IT company and vendors are managed and held to what you pay for.
- Ownership: every document, policy, and account stays yours.
- Independence: I don't sell hardware, software or support, and I take no commissions or referral fees. The only person paying me is you.
Optional · 2 weeks · $1,500, one time
IT & AI Assessment
I inventory every system, subscription, vendor and risk; find where AI fits and where it doesn't; and deliver a 12-month plan, walked through with you in person.
What's included
- Every system, subscription and vendor you pay for, listed with its cost
- Contract and renewal dates in one place
- A security basics check
- Where AI can help, and where it's a risk
- A one-page AI policy for your team
- A 12-month plan
- A 1-hour walkthrough, in person
What it costs
$1,500, one time. Two weeks. Continue on a monthly plan and the $1,500 comes off your first month. If you don't continue, the plan is still yours.
Advisor or Director
Monthly retainer
I become your IT director for a set number of hours a month. I keep the plan current, manage your IT company and vendors, make the decisions, and answer the questions.
What's included
- A leadership meeting every month
- I manage your IT company and vendors
- Your 12-month plan, kept current
- New software and AI tools checked before you buy
- Email answers by the next business day
Director adds
- A check-in every week
- I own your IT budget and renewals
- I run one technology or AI project at a time
Plans
Advisor: $1,500 a month, up to 8 hours. Director: $2,500 a month, up to 16 hours. Month-to-month, 30 days' notice. Extra hours are $150 each, only if you say yes first.
See pricingYou own everything
Documentation, plans, policies, vendor relationships: all yours, in your accounts, from day one.
What that means
Nothing lives in my accounts. If you end the engagement, nothing needs to be handed back or untangled. You already have it.
Why it matters
When the person who knows the systems leaves, the knowledge stays. That includes me.
What I don't do
I decide and manage. These stay with someone else:
- Helpdesk. Your IT company keeps handling tickets.
- Hardware repair.
- After-hours support.
- Building software. If you need something built, I'll choose who does it and manage them.
Not sure where you stand?
Take the 2-minute IT check, or book a free 30-minute call. Free, no obligation. You'll leave knowing what I'd fix first.
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