Hardware
Software that talks to real devices.
Confluence Software
Fractional CTO. Strategist. Builder.
CTO-level guidance, technical team development, and production engineering for hard software.
I help teams get hardware integration platforms, financial systems, local AI workflows, game systems, and commercial products from uncertainty to production while strengthening the people and habits that sustain delivery.
PLC hardwareOffline modeAudit trailsProduction runtimeHuman safety
Financial
ControlC, LedgerOne, Accounts101.
AI Delivery
Local AI Chat and Refactory.
Games
Symbiome, Barrel Digger, Sprite Editor.
Tools
Small apps that remove friction from real workflows.
Most software problems aren't coding problems.
Fractional CTO
Senior technical direction for projects that need clear architecture, sequencing, team alignment, risk visibility, and delivery judgement.
- Architecture and roadmaps
- Risk mapping
- Technical leadership
- Team operating rhythm
Technical Team Development
Developing engineering teams through clearer ownership, stronger technical habits, better decision-making, and practical leadership support.
- Team structure
- Engineering standards
- Mentoring
- Delivery cadence
Prototype to Production
Turning promising prototypes into production-shaped systems with validation, deployability, and operational habits.
- Deployment and packaging
- Testing and validation
- Observability
- Operational readiness
Complex Product Build
Hands-on engineering across commercial software, internal tooling, native apps, and systems with awkward constraints.
- Desktop, web, mobile
- Backend and data
- Hardware and integrations
- Systems that scale
Selected Work
Selected work
Mission-report panels from hardware integration, financial systems, local AI delivery workflows, and game-system work.
Hardware Integration Platforms
Zanz Machine UISilverLine Research OptiSymSilverLine Research MindClear
Machine interfaces and device-facing software for Zanz UI, OptiSym, and MindClear.
- Machine and device-facing UI work
- Operator-focused UX and runtime feedback
- Telemetry, diagnostics, and validation habits
.NET 9AvaloniaPLCMQTT
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Accounting Product Systems
ControlCLedgerOneAccounts101
Financial systems across ControlC, LedgerOne, and Accounts101.
- Financial domain modelling
- Temporal history and evidence trails
- Integration boundaries and reconciliation surfaces
.NETPostgreSQLBlazorAvalonia
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AI Delivery Systems
Local AI ChatRefactory
Local AI Chat and Refactory workflows with context, validation, diffs, and approval gates.
- Local AI interaction and context orchestration
- Diff review, validation, and test visibility
- Human approval gates
Local AICodexRoslyn.NET
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Games, Simulation & Artificial Life
SymbiomeBarrel DiggerSprite Editor
Symbiome, Barrel Digger, and Sprite Editor: artificial life, deterministic gameplay, and production tooling.
- Artificial life and ecosystem simulation
- Deterministic gameplay and consequence modelling
- Asset pipeline and developer tooling
UnityReactTypeScriptTauri
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How I work
01
Unclear Problem
Get clear on the actual problem.
02
Architecture
Map the system and expose the risks.
03
Working Slice
Build the first real, testable slice.
04
Validation
Prove it works with tests, checks, and evidence.
05
Operational Habits
Logging, deploy, monitor, support.
06
Production System
A system that can be trusted and evolved.
Truth before featuresVisible risksSmall, validated incrementsTeam capability compoundsHuman decisions remain visibleProduction habits introduced early
When people call me
Hard projects have a smell.
The prototype works, but nobody trusts it.
Turn a promising slice into something testable, observable, deployable, and explainable.
The rewrite is six months old and still not shipping.
Find the shortest path to a working system without losing the product inside the architecture.
The architecture diagram exists, but the product doesn't.
Convert intent into slices, decisions, ownership, and proof.
The software now touches machines, money, AI, or operations.
Raise the engineering standard before real-world constraints do it for you.
The technical team needs stronger operating habits.
Develop ownership, decision-making, engineering standards, and delivery rhythm while the work moves forward.
Contact
Tell me what you're trying to get in flight.
Whether it's a stalled platform, hardware system, local AI workflow, financial product, or something stranger.