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Clarity. Structure. Control.
Your technology should
not be a liability.
In 90 days, go from 'nobody owns this' to a fully documented environment, closed risk gaps, and a senior technology leader accountable for all of it. No full-time hire required.
How We Work
Your operator. Not your vendor.
- We start with what can break, not what can be sold
- Documentation is a deliverable, not an afterthought
- You retain ownership of your vendors, platforms, and decisions
- Plain language and structured thinking. No noise.
- Advisory-first: direction and oversight, not dependency
- Built for handoff: systems you understand and control
Who This Is For
If any of this is familiar, you are probably in the right place:
- Technology that has outgrown internal capability
- Rising costs without clear return or visibility
- Systems that are fragile, undocumented, or poorly understood
- Technology decisions keep landing on leadership's desk when they shouldn't
- A transaction, regulatory review, or transition that cannot afford a technology failure
What's Included Beyond the Work
Every engagement includes assets most firms charge extra for.
Technology Risk Scorecard
Delivered by Day 7. A one-page visual score of your environment across five dimensions: infrastructure stability, security posture, continuity readiness, vendor concentration, and compliance alignment. Something you can show your board in week one.
Vendor Accountability Tracker
A complete map of every vendor relationship: contract dates, renewal terms, SLA commitments, escalation contacts, and spend. Delivered populated. Yours to keep and maintain.
Board-Ready Technology Brief
A one-page quarterly reporting template for board meetings and investor updates. We write the first one. You use the template going forward. Format: current state, active risks, actions taken, next quarter priorities.
90-Day Emergency Escalation Access
Direct access for genuine emergencies during the program: ransomware, outage, vendor crisis, audit surprise. Not unlimited consulting. Defined as 'something broke or something is about to break.'
Experience
Grounded in real operational environments: regulated industries, distributed infrastructure, disaster recovery under pressure, and governance that had to hold.
Track Record
Operational Success
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Global Infrastructure & Risk Oversight
Led infrastructure, security, and operational continuity for a global firm spanning multiple countries and time zones. Managed a multimillion-dollar annual budget, deployed global VDI reducing endpoint hardware costs by ~75%, and built governance frameworks aligned with ISO 27001, HIPAA, and financial regulatory requirements. Designed and validated disaster recovery systems that held during real-world incidents.
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EXPERIENCE
Multi-Client Systems Stabilization
Delivered consulting and infrastructure leadership across more than 20 client organizations. Remediated failed and over-engineered deployments, restored operational stability, and reduced ongoing operating cost. Led multi-project delivery with predictable outcomes and served as senior escalation for business-critical incidents.
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EXPERIENCE
Enterprise Field Operations
Supported over 5,000 users across corporate and remote field locations. Delivered end-to-end infrastructure support covering endpoints, applications, servers, and networks. Led large-scale rollouts and standardization initiatives across geographically distributed operational environments.
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Start where you are.
Senior IT advisory and technology leadership. Three clear paths.
Entry Point
The 30-Day Reset
$5,000
A defined first step. Complete picture of your environment, risks, and priorities. Delivered in 30 days. Fixed scope, fixed fee. If the Reset does not give you a materially clearer understanding of your technology environment than you had on Day 1, you pay nothing.
- Full environment discovery and mapping
- Risk, security, and continuity assessment
- Vendor inventory and spend review
- Technology Risk Scorecard (one-page visual, five dimensions)
- 90-day prioritized action roadmap
- Plain-language executive readout
Most Popular
Full Program90-Day Technology Command Program
$18,000
In 90 days, go from 'nobody owns this' to a fully documented environment, closed risk gaps, and an operating rhythm that keeps technology decisions off leadership's desk. Three phases: discovery, stabilization, and operating rhythm.
- Everything in the 30-Day Reset
- Execution of top 3–5 critical stabilization actions
- Vendor Accountability Tracker (populated, yours to keep)
- Board-Ready Technology Brief (first quarterly report written)
- Monthly advisory cadence established by Day 90
- 90-day emergency escalation access
- Clear Picture or Free guarantee on Phase 1
Ongoing Advisory
Strategic Retainer
From $6,500 / month
Consistent senior IT oversight without the overhead of a full-time hire. Strategy, governance, vendor management, security oversight, and continuity planning delivered as a cohesive function.
- Full technology strategy and roadmap ownership
- Governance framework oversight
- Vendor contract review and accountability
- Security governance, DR, and BCP leadership
- Board and executive-level reporting
- Regulatory exam and audit support
- Dedicated availability for critical decisions
Every engagement begins with your actual environment, not a default package. The first 30 days come with a guarantee: if you don't have a materially clearer picture than you do today, you pay nothing for Phase 1.
The Guarantee
Clear Picture or Free.
If at the end of the first 30 days, you do not have a materially clearer understanding of your technology environment, risks, and priorities than you did on Day 1, you pay nothing for Phase 1. Full refund, no questions. That applies whether you're in the standalone Reset or the full 90-Day Program.
This guarantee exists because every environment we walk into has problems the current team hasn't identified. We have never failed to surface them.
The Track Record
Work that held.
Led all technology operations for a regulated global investment firm across 12 countries, a $1M+ annual IT budget, and eight years of uninterrupted governance.
Reduced endpoint hardware costs by approximately 75% through strategic virtual desktop deployment across 150 to 200+ endpoints.
Designed and validated disaster recovery systems that held during real hurricane events, with zero data loss.
Built governance frameworks aligned with ISO 27001, HIPAA, and BMA financial regulatory requirements.
Cut endpoint provisioning time from 10 to 12 hours to under 30 minutes through automated deployment.
Negotiated $75,000 in hardware reimbursement from HP after SAN failure violated uptime SLA.
Common Questions
Questions Answered
Who You're Working With
Scott Steele · Senior IT Advisor
20+ years designing, stabilizing, and operating complex IT environments in regulated industries. Finance, reinsurance, investment management. I have managed multimillion-dollar infrastructure budgets, led recovery during real incidents, and built governance frameworks for organizations answering to financial regulators, reinsurance oversight bodies, and HIPAA compliance requirements.
I work with leadership teams that need an experienced operator in their corner: someone who translates technical complexity into clear decisions and takes responsibility for outcomes, not just reports.
Most clients know within 30 minutes whether this is the right fit?
The first call is a plain conversation about your environment and where the real pressure points are. No pitch. No proposal until we both know it makes sense. If we move forward, Phase 1 comes with a guarantee: clear picture or free.