Michael C.

CTO Consultant & Principal Architect with 20 + years designing distributed, event-driven, and data-intensive systems. I bridge executive vision with hands-on engineering—guiding startups and scaling teams from concept to measurable, maintainable, cloud-native MVPs. 💡 Core Value Proposition I combine strategic technical leadership with deep, practical engineering expertise to solve scaling challenges in architecture, data flow, and reliable deployment. Whether you’re launching an MVP or refactoring a complex platform, I deliver systems that are robust, observable, and business-aligned. 🛠 Key Expertise Areas Architecture & Leadership: Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Microservices, Event Sourcing, Technical Due Diligence, Executive Strategy Backend & Development: Go, Node.js, TypeScript, API-First Design, Modular & Testable Codebases Data & Messaging: Event-Driven Pipelines, Asynchronous Messaging, Streaming, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Docker, CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), ECS/Fargate Orchestration Business Alignment: Engineering OKRs, Product KPI Mapping, Technical Roadmapping, Team Mentorship 🎯 Selected Achievements 1️⃣ High-Volume NFT Marketplace Backend Led backend architecture for a production NFT platform handling thousands of assets. • Built scalable search + filtering pipelines with guaranteed low latency. • Delivered inventory, gamification, and secure Web3 wallet integrations. Result: 27.9 % of repo commits in 6 months—production-ready marketplace. 2️⃣ DevOps Automation & Cloud Infrastructure • Implemented multi-environment CI/CD with AWS ECS/Fargate and Docker. • Standardized deployment using IaC principles. Result: One-click build/release automation; deployment risk ↓ 50 %. 3️⃣ Academic Data Platform Modernization • Architected Go-based event-driven layer connecting legacy university systems. • Enhanced API authentication and identity flows. Result: Stable modernization for 100 K + users with higher integrity and uptime. 🤝 Why Clients Partner With Me **End-to-End Ownership ** – from whiteboard to monitored production. **Strategic + Hands-On ** – I code, design, and mentor. **Transparent Communication ** – technical decisions made clear for non-technical founders. **Reproducible Delivery ** – documentation + CI/CD in every engagement. 🚀 Engagement Models MVP Architecture Sprint (2–4 weeks): System design and tech stack selection. Fractional CTO Advisory (1–3 months): Strategy, scaling, and process setup. Long-Term Product Delivery: Architecture leadership and continuous improvement. Top Keywords: Go, Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, Docker, CI/CD, DevOps, Microservices, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven, DDD, Event Sourcing, PostgreSQL, API Integration, Cloud Architecture, Infrastructure as Code, MVP, System Design, Principal Architect, CTO Consultant.