Photon Control
Automated a fiber optic manufacturing process running at approximately 5% manual yield. The physics demanded nanosecond precision from microsecond control systems. Solved it. The company became commercially viable.
Technology Leadership for Manufacturing Companies Ready to Scale
Find the real constraint. Build the system. Build the team. Hand it off.
The Problem
You Know Something Is Holding You Back
Production is working. Stuff ships. But scaling means something has to change and you're not sure what.
Your best process knowledge lives in two people's heads. Your software and your physical operations were never designed to grow together. Everyone's telling you AI will change everything, but nobody can explain what that means for a company that makes real things on a real factory floor.
Proof
Where This Has Worked Before
Dicon
Uncovered a NIST-traceability gap silently blocking production line expansion and exposing $300Kâ$1.5M/month in revenue to regulatory risk. Fixed it, then grew engineering from 4 to 9.
How It Works
What a Fractional CTO Engagement Looks Like
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Find the Real Constraint
Month 1
I embed with your team, map your systems, processes, and people. The goal is identifying what's actually blocking scale, which is rarely what you think it is.
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Build the System
Months 2â4
Design and implement the solution. Could be process automation, system integration, team restructuring, or technology modernization. Depends entirely on what we find in Phase 1.
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Build the Team and Hand It Off
Months 4â6+
Build internal capability so the solution outlasts my involvement. Train your people. Document everything. Walk away cleanly.