Methodology.
How I deliver at the pace of a full engineering team. Every change planned, tested, reviewed, and verified.
A system, not a shortcut
Most fractional CTOs sell hours. I sell outcomes. Behind every engagement is a rigorous, repeatable delivery system that multiplies my output without sacrificing quality or accountability.
The result: you get the speed of a 5-person team with the judgment of a senior technical leader. Every line of code is tested. Every change is reviewed. Every deploy is verified.
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Delivery phases
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Review layers per change
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Verification gates per deploy
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Artifacts per engagement
How delivery works
Every piece of work follows four phases. No exceptions.
Plan
Every change starts with a scoped plan: what will change, why, what risks exist, and how success will be verified.
Build
Test-driven development. Tests first, then code to pass them. Every change is typechecked, linted, and built before it moves forward.
Review
Automated review layers: style compliance, factual accuracy, security analysis, regression testing, and documentation consistency. Reviews loop until clean.
Ship
Pull requests with clear summaries and test plans. Deploys are gated behind safety checks for databases, infrastructure, and schema changes.
“I had the privilege of working with Nicolas when he joined our group as team lead. It didn't take long for Nico to create a foundation of trust and collaboration, or to provide motivation and support for our efforts that was truly invaluable. His deep insight into the nature of remote, distributed and async work, his sincere empathy for people, and his broad technical knowledge based on hands-on experience make him uniquely suited to help any organization thrive in the new reality of hybrid and remote workplaces. In conversations, Nico was not only transparent in sharing his thoughts and insights, but also engaged in listening and gaining new insight from the experience of others. I'd welcome the chance to work together again; he deserves a place on my short-list of people I'd want on my ideal startup team. I highly recommend Nicolas to any organization seeking exemplary technical leadership and experience to help them succeed.”
Quality you can verify
Every phase produces artifacts you can inspect. Nothing is a black box.
Plans
Scope, tasks, risks, and verification criteria. Created in the Plan phase.
Pull requests
Summaries, test plans, and review trails. Produced in Ship.
Test suites
Prove the code works as intended. Written during Build.
Task logs
Timestamps showing what was delivered and when. Updated across all phases.
Safety built in
Destructive operations are gated. Database drops, infrastructure changes, and production deploys all require explicit approval with a clear description of what will be affected. Migrations are idempotent. Schema changes are verified after deploy.
The system is designed to prevent catastrophic mistakes, not just catch them after the fact.
What this means for you
You get a technical leader who ships fast, reviews thoroughly, and documents everything. No handoff gaps. No "it works on my machine." No surprises in production.
The methodology is the competitive advantage. The tooling is the implementation detail.
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