Case Studies

Transformation in Practice

Each case study represents a real engagement with measurable outcomes. Client identities are anonymized to protect confidentiality.

Legacy to AI Platform Collectibles & E-Commerce

A $4B Collectibles Company

Transformed a decade-old monolithic platform into an AI-powered marketplace, unlocking new revenue streams and dramatically improving operational efficiency.

The Challenge

  • Legacy monolithic architecture built over 10+ years, limiting feature velocity
  • Engineering team of 18 struggling to keep pace with business growth
  • No AI/ML infrastructure despite massive data assets
  • Manual pricing processes leaving significant margin on the table

The Approach

  • Strangler fig pattern migration from monolith to microservices
  • Built engineering organization from 18 to 220 engineers
  • Established ML platform for AI-driven pricing and recommendations
  • Implemented CI/CD and modern DevOps practices across teams
$850M→$4.3B

Valuation Growth

18→220

Engineering Headcount

10x

Throughput (10K→100K cards/day)

120x

Deploy Frequency (months→daily)

Health Tech Modernization Digital Health

A Series A Health Tech Platform

Led technology organization assessment and modernization for a compliance-sensitive health tech company, establishing SOC 2 readiness, restructuring the engineering team, and building the hiring pipeline to support rapid growth.

The Challenge

  • No SOC 2 compliance program in place despite handling sensitive data
  • Missing key engineering leadership roles (Head of Engineering, Head of Product)
  • Infrastructure gaps and security vulnerabilities requiring immediate attention
  • Growing customer base demanding enterprise-grade security and compliance

The Approach

  • Conducted full technology and organizational assessment with gap analysis
  • Drove SOC 2 Type 1 readiness with infrastructure review and remediation plan
  • Built interview playbooks and led executive hiring for engineering leadership
  • Performed web application penetration testing and security hardening
SOC 2

Type 1 Achieved

2

Executive Hires Placed

100%

Critical Vulns Remediated

3x

Enterprise Deal Pipeline

Fintech Infrastructure Rebuild Payments & Financial Services

A PE-Backed Lending Platform

Served as fractional CTO for a financial services company, leading technology strategy, building the engineering organization, and architecting an AI-driven underwriting platform to automate lending decisions at scale.

The Challenge

  • Manual underwriting process creating bottlenecks in loan origination volume
  • No dedicated engineering leadership or structured technical hiring process
  • Complex integrations needed across credit bureaus, dealer networks, and loan origination systems
  • PE ownership requiring clear technology roadmap and scalable architecture

The Approach

  • Architected rules-driven AI/ML underwriting platform with automated decisioning
  • Built technical recruiting strategy and interview framework for key hires
  • Designed integration architecture across credit bureaus, dealer platforms, and existing LOS
  • Delivered full BRD, PRD, UX wireframes, and technical requirements documentation
90%

Automated Decisions (target)

50%

Underwriter Workload Reduction

<1hr

Application Decision Time

99.9%

Platform Uptime Target

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