Independent consultant for complex technical work
For CTOs, founders, CEOs, and engineering leads who need experienced technical support on difficult work.
I work where architecture decisions and hands-on implementation both matter — migrations, platform foundations, security and delivery, mostly for teams under real pressure.
15+ years across software, platform, and consulting.
Working on my own since 2009.
Architecture, implementation, and enablement in one engagement.
Based in Crete and working across EU time zones.
Capability areas
Platform engineering, cloud, security and delivery: the areas I am usually brought in for.
architecture
I clarify difficult platform and system decisions so teams can move from uncertainty into an executable plan.
cloud
I help teams modernize cloud and platform foundations without turning every problem into a prolonged transformation program.
secure delivery
I build secure-by-default delivery practices that reduce friction instead of adding ceremony after the fact.
data integration
I turn data-heavy and integration-heavy systems into something clearer, more reliable and easier to evolve.
leadership enablement
I bring senior technical judgment and practical enablement when teams need clearer direction and delivery support.
Kubernetes, Pulumi, Terraform, Go, OPA and Rego, Dagger, Cilium, NiFi, Trino, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse. Full toolbox
Experience and leadership
Since 2009, across product teams, internal platforms and large enterprises.
I have worked on platform, cloud and delivery problems since 2009, across product teams, internal platforms and large enterprise environments. Most of that work combined architecture, implementation and enablement rather than treating them as separate tracks.
Leadership
Selected projects
A small selection of anonymized project references based on recent work.
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Client feedback
From the authorization programme, after almost a year of working together.
He is well rounded from requirement management to architectural concepts, hands-on developing, and testing.
Supporting proof · Open source
The part of the work that happens in public.
I maintain small tools around Kubernetes, secrets, policy and supply chain, and send fixes upstream when the gap belongs there.
Engagements
Four practical ways to bring in senior architecture, delivery, and implementation support.
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I clarify the target architecture, migration path and delivery guardrails for complex platform work.
02
I improve delivery flow, policy controls, supply-chain hygiene and operational confidence in high-stakes environments.
03
I design or stabilize internal services, workflows and platform-connected systems that have to work reliably under real constraints.
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I add senior technical direction during migrations, restructures or delivery-critical phases where teams need clarity and momentum.
Need senior support on one of these?
Share the context, constraints and delivery pressure. I can usually tell quickly whether I am the right fit.
Who this is for
For teams that need senior technical guidance and practical execution support at the same time.
How engagements usually run
Define the problem, make the key decisions, and support implementation where needed.
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Frame the real problem quickly, with the technical and delivery context that actually matters.
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Turn that context into clear architecture decisions, priorities, and execution guardrails.
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Work hands-on where implementation is risky, blocked, or delivery-critical.
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Leave the team with stronger patterns, clearer decision-making, and practical enablement.
Availability and collaboration
Enough context to judge fit, timing and working mode.
Location
Based in Crete, working across EU time zones.
Availability
Available for consulting engagements, advisory work, and focused delivery support.
Questions and answers
Short answers to the questions that usually come up before a first conversation.
I am an independent consultant for platform, cloud, security and delivery work. I help CTOs, founders and engineering leads settle difficult technical decisions, unblock delivery, and stay hands-on where the implementation risk is highest.
Typical engagements are platform and cloud modernization, secure delivery and DevSecOps uplift, data and integration-heavy internal systems, and fractional architecture or delivery leadership. They often start as a short assessment and continue into hands-on implementation.
Yes. I am based in Crete and work remote-first across EU time zones. On-site workshops and delivery sessions are possible by arrangement.
Kubernetes, infrastructure as code with Pulumi and Terraform, Go backends, OPA and Rego policy, CI/CD and supply-chain security, observability, and data platforms such as NiFi and Trino. I also take on pragmatic AI and automation work where it improves delivery.
A short note with the team context, the problem to solve and the expected timing is enough. I reply with the most sensible next step, which may be a short assessment, an architecture session, or a scoped implementation engagement. You can also book an intro call directly.
Yes. I have worked with small product teams and with enterprise environments serving hundreds of thousands of users. The common fit is complex platform, cloud, security, data or delivery work where senior technical judgment and hands-on support are both needed.
Yes. I run workshops, mentoring and technical sessions on Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, Go, cloud platforms, DevOps and DevSecOps, policy and authorization, and related topics, either as part of an engagement or as focused enablement.
Start the conversation
A short note with the team context, the problem to solve, and the expected timing is enough to get the conversation started.
Send a short note with the team context and I will reply with the most sensible next step.
Best first step