Solve technology risk.
Keep the business moving.

Direct CTO leadership and hands-on SRE, without the cost or delay of a full-time executive hire.

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The problem

When technology risk is slowing the business.

Get senior judgment and hands-on execution for critical decisions, reliability issues, and complex change, without the cost or delay of a full-time executive hire.

The solution

One experienced operator for leadership, reliability, and change.

NullorNaN gives you direct access to a senior operator who can set strategy, stabilize the platform, and drive the work through. Fractional leadership, Principal SRE, and projects are delivered personally, not through a consulting bench.

Pricing

Transparent rates. Retainers built for ongoing work.

Standard retainers reserve pre-purchased monthly hours at a discounted effective rate. All rates are in USD.

Incident response & platform safety Principal SRE Incidents, platform diagnostics, automation, and safer change. Hourly engagement: $225/hour Standard retainer (recommended): includes 6 hours/month Explore Principal SRE → Minimum retainer $350/month includes 1 hour/month Recommended $1,250/month includes 6 hours/month
Executive decision support Fractional Leadership Strategy, technical direction, operating cadence, and execution. vCIO / vCOO / vCTO · hourly engagement: $350/hour Standard retainer (recommended): includes 15 hours/month Explore fractional leadership → Minimum retainer $2,100/month includes 6 hours/month Recommended $4,750/month includes 15 hours/month
Fixed outcome scope Projects Scoped SRE recovery, platform transformation, or leadership planning. Explore reliability transformation → From $2,500

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Proof

Recent outcomes

Leadership outcomes and hands-on reliability results.

Leadership & Business Impact

Engineering Alignment & Scale Anonymized Client Aligned 12+ engineering teams on strategy, roadmaps, and delivery automation.
How it was delivered
Situation
Growing clients needed a common technology direction across teams.
Constraint
The approach had to work from seed stage through 200-person operations.
What changed
Aligned 12+ engineering teams on strategy, roadmaps, and delivery automation.
Measured result
300% increase in scalability.
300% increase in scalability
AI Infrastructure CapEx Reduction Anonymized Client Governance, model prioritization, and resource allotment
How it was delivered
Situation
AI infrastructure spend was rising without clear allocation controls.
Constraint
Cost reduction could not compromise priority model capacity.
What changed
Introduced governance, model prioritization, and resource allocation.
Measured result
$8M+ saved.
$8M+ saved
Financial Governance NullorNaN Built internal P&L cost controls and forecasting using MCP tooling and read-only banking data
How it was delivered
Situation
The practice needed a reliable internal view of cost and cash flow.
Constraint
Financial data access had to remain read-only and controlled.
What changed
Built P&L controls and forecasting with MCP tooling and read-only banking data.
Measured result
2% forecast variance.
2% forecast variance
Roadmap & Cost Planning Anonymized Client 7-business-day roadmap target: milestone costs, early rideshare build-out steps, and 2–3 year planning priorities
How it was delivered
Situation
A pre-equity rideshare startup needed a viable technical and financial plan.
Constraint
The roadmap target was seven business days.
What changed
Drafted milestone costs, early build-out steps, and 2-3 year planning priorities.
Measured result
Delivered in under two business days.
Under 2 business days

Reliability & Delivery

OpEx Reduction Anonymized Client Optimizing their Amazon EKS container strategy
How it was delivered
Situation
A growth-stage security platform needed lower cloud operating cost.
Constraint
The platform had to remain stable while the container strategy changed.
What changed
Reviewed and optimized the Amazon EKS container strategy.
Measured result
35-40% OpEx reduction.
35–40%
Incident Resolution Speedmax LLC Resolved a critical backup failure in 15 minutes after two prior SRE consultants failed to resolve it.
How it was delivered
Situation
A critical backup failure required immediate recovery.
Constraint
Two prior SRE consultants had already attempted the fix over multiple engagements.
What changed
Diagnosed the failure path and applied the corrective recovery work.
Measured result
Critical backup restored in 15 minutes.
15 Minute Fix
Operational Resilience Anonymized Client Built low-latency event infrastructure and SOPs for high-visibility, large-scale events.
How it was delivered
Situation
High-visibility events needed lower-latency, more resilient operations.
Constraint
The platform had to remain fault-tolerant during large-scale activity.
What changed
Built low-latency event infrastructure and SOP-driven operations.
Measured result
90% fewer operational incidents.
90% fewer incidents
Compliance Remediation Anonymized Client A regulated-environment remediation program resolved 300+ findings across 100+ nodes.
How it was delivered
Situation
A regulated environment required remediation during a FedRAMP/CCRI scale-out.
Constraint
The program covered a 100+ node environment with compliance requirements.
What changed
Resolved STIG findings through the remediation program.
Measured result
300+ findings resolved across 100+ nodes.
300+ remediations

FAQ

Working together

How delivery, leadership, and global coverage work.

Do I work directly with NullorNaN's CTO?

Yes. Our CTO personally delivers all engagement work. Support staff may handle coordination and first contact, but there is no consulting bench.

What is fractional leadership?

Fractional leadership provides direct, advisory-first access to virtual executive roles: a vCIO for technology strategy, a vCTO for technical direction, or a vCOO for operational leadership. We help set direction, make consequential decisions, and drive the work through without a full-time executive hire. Every engagement is personally delivered by our CTO.

What is Principal SRE?

Principal SRE is senior, hands-on reliability leadership for systems that need to scale, stabilize, or change safely. It combines architecture, incident response, automation, cloud and platform operations, and the judgment to turn unclear technical risk into an executable plan.

Where are you based and who do you serve?

NullorNaN Systems, LLC is a U.S.-registered, U.S.-staffed consulting firm. We serve clients globally, with technical leadership delivered from the U.S. Eastern Time zone.

Who is NullorNaN's CTO?

Matt McGowan. See his background on LinkedIn.

Engagement details

Pricing, terms, and timing

The practical details before we start working together.

What does this cost?

Standard retainers are our recommended ongoing packages: pre-purchased blocks of hours at a discounted effective rate.

  • Principal SRE: Standard retainer (recommended): $1,250/month. Hourly work starts at $225/hour.
  • Fractional Leadership: Standard retainer (recommended): $4,750/month. Hourly work starts at $350/hour.
  • Projects: From $2,500. Scope and timeline are set in a written agreement.

Is there a minimum commitment?

Yes. Hourly work has a modest 3-hour minimum, enough time to diagnose a problem and make meaningful progress. Retainers begin with a 3-month commitment, giving us the runway to plan, execute, and measure results. Discounted annual prepayment is available.

How fast can we start?

The soonest we can start is 2-4 business days if both sides move quickly. Start with an email conversation; we generally reply within 1 business day. Once we agree on scope, work begins after the written agreement is signed and invoice payment clears.

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