Strategic Advisor

See the road ahead. Make stronger decisions.

I help you sharpen investor pitches, strengthen product proposals, and refine development strategy. Get focused advice on technical communication, engineering processes, and developer efficiency, to sidestep pitfalls and drive your business forward with confidence. My Strategic Advisor services are focused on providing external expertise in an on-need basis at a fixed month to month rate.

Technical Strategy Guidance For Hard Tech Leaders

My focus is on providing the expertise for leaders building hard tech products with small teams. The processes that engineering teams need to follow are complex and often done wrong. It’s very easy for engineers to get stuck in the details and lose track of the goal. With my advisory services I provide leaders the insights to unblock barriers and get teams back on track.

Business Expertise

Pitching Products to Customers and Investors

  • Investor presentations
  • Technical readiness
  • Customer product proposals (RFP / RFQ support)

Executive Communication

  • Simplifying software development complexity
  • Concise timely delivery of updates

Technical Sales Support

  • Customer requirements identification
  • Product integration support

Product Strategy

  • Product roadmaps
  • Technology choices
  • Make / buy decisions

Management Expertise

Project Management

Agile development practices for small technical teams

Budgeting

Ensuring effective use of people and resources focused on small product needs

Supplier Management

Identifying suppliers and managing supplier delivery and quality

Data Driven Leadership

Driving leadership decisions using data

People Leadership and Organizational Structure

Motivating team members and identifying effective team structure aligned with business goals

Risk Management

Identifying technical risks and prioritizing solutions effectively

Technical Expertise

Engineering Processes

  • Functional Safety
    • IEC/ISO 61508 SIL 2
    • ISO 26262 ASIL B
  • Engineering Quality
    • Automotive SPICE
  • Change Management
  • Configuration Management

Systems Engineering

  • System Architecture
  • System Detailed Design
  • Design Analysis
    • FMEA / DFMEA / PFMEA
    • Root Cause Analysis
  • System Testing

Embedded Software Engineering

  • Software Architecture
  • Software Detailed Design
  • Code Development & Quality
  • Software Testing – Integration and Unit Testing

Verification and Validation

Ensure your product does what it’s supposed to do and show it does what you say it does.

Past Products

Battery Management System

  • Architectural design proposal
  • Functional safety impact analysis

Radar Sensors

  • Blind spot detection for industrial vehicles
  • IoT building occupancy
  • In-door object detection

Coolant Valves and Actuators

  • DC and BLDC motor control
  • European OEM Processes
  • Automotive SPICE (ASPICE)

Electric Vehicle Motor Control Firmware

  • Application Firmware
  • Hardware Driver Level Firmware
  • HIL Validation Testing
  • Internal Release Testing

Flow Meters

Liquid and gas flow rate measurement

  • Industrial communication protocols
  • PIC micro-controllers

If you need guidance in any of these areas or something similar please reach out. I’d be thrilled to help you understand the quality and strategic next steps for your project. Click here to schedule a meeting!