I'm a 30-year IT transformation leader - not a fractional CIO who stabilizes and optimizes, but one who comes in to make the machine turn.
My framework is simple: Kill what's no longer creating value. Park what's good enough for now. Blossom the sharp edges - the technology and the people that just need the right conditions, the right investment, and the right mandate to explode into real value.
Every organization I've walked into has cranks hiding in it - people wired to transform, not maintain, who've been trapped in cog roles waiting for someone to ignite them. Finding those people, elevating them, and igniting them is how transformation actually sticks after I'm gone.
Track record: Restored a company to Gartner Magic Quadrant leadership. Rebuilt a 3-person development team facing outsourcing into a 16-person organization in 18 months. Turned a website converting at 0.08% into a JD Power Award winner - 400% conversion increase, $40M incremental revenue. $500M+ in revenue impact across 30 years.
The machine is always faster when I leave.