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Services
Senior consulting for systems, software, and AI.
Engagements scoped to deliver measurable outcomes — not a roadmap to your inbox and a goodbye.
01 — Systems
Systems engineering for software-intensive systems.
Requirements that are testable, architectures that survive contact with delivery, and verification regimes that catch problems before customers do. Standards-aligned, traceable end to end, and tailored to the integrity level the system actually requires — not the integrity level the contract pretends it requires.
“When the auditor turns up, your evidence is already on the shelf.”
Capabilities
- Stakeholder, system, and software requirements (IEEE 29148)
- System and software architecture descriptions (IEEE 42010, 1016)
- Verification & validation planning and execution (IEEE 1012)
- Lifecycle process tailoring (IEEE 15288, 12207)
- Configuration management programmes (IEEE 828)
- Quality assurance plans and audits (IEEE 730)
- Bid-support documentation for RFP / RFT responses
02 — Software
Software engineering for safety- and security-critical environments.
Three decades developing to DO-178B/C Level A on flight-critical avionics, plus medical-device and defence software. The same discipline, applied to the systems your team is building right now.
“Code that compiles is the floor, not the ceiling.”
Capabilities
- DO-178B/C software development and certification support
- Embedded systems (C, C++, Ada) on RTOS — VxWorks, LynxOS, QNX, RTEMS
- Mobile platform engineering (iOS / Swift, Android / Kotlin, BLE)
- Backend services (Java/Spring, Go, Python, Node.js)
- Code review, defect investigation, technical recovery of stalled projects
- Testing strategy and execution (ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119)
- Continuous integration, configuration control, release management
03 — AI
Practical AI — built on engineering, not on hype.
I treat AI agents as remote employees. They get onboarded, trained, tasked with clear acceptance criteria, monitored, measured, and corrected. The same management discipline that makes human teams productive makes AI agent teams safe to run at scale.
“AI agents that pass code review on their first try.”
Capabilities
- Multi-agent orchestration architecture and rollout
- Compensation Engineering — applying human management to AI teams
- Claude Code, MCP server, and agent skill library design
- AI strategy for regulated environments (CJIS, ISM, IRAP, OWASP)
- AI governance frameworks — measurement, oversight, audit trails
- Prompt engineering and prompt-as-code at the team scale
How engagements work.
Fixed-Price Statement of Work
Defined scope, defined deliverables, defined price.
Best fit: Bid-support, reviews, audits, plan production.
Time & Materials
Day-rate engagement against agreed objectives.
Best fit: Ongoing technical leadership, embedded work.
Advisory Retainer
Monthly retainer for advisory access, document review, and architectural sounding-board work.
Best fit: Founders and CTOs who need a senior on speed-dial.
Where I've delivered.
Defence & National Security
Combat systems, mission systems, C2 platforms, defence research bid-support.
Civil Aviation
Flight management, brake control, APU control, airborne communication. DO-178B Level A.
Medical Devices
Defibrillator infrastructure, medical-grade RTOS, IEC 62304 alignment.
Law Enforcement
Officer-safety platforms, blue-force tracking, fall detection, BLE duress integration.
Critical Infrastructure
Perimeter security, customs control.
Government / Records Management
ADF Records Management System support, lifecycle delivery.
Engagements built on a foundation of standards.
IEEE 15288IEEE 12207IEEE 29148IEEE 42010IEEE 1016IEEE 29119IEEE 1012IEEE 828IEEE 730IEEE 16085IEEE 16326ISO/IEC 25010ISO/IEC 27001ISO 21503DO-178B/CITIL 4
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