Portfolio & track record

Work we've led, without the client names.

Every story here is anonymized. Some come from Nick's prior leadership roles, and we say so where they do.

  • 100%of migrated models reconciled row-for-row
  • 15+acquisitions integrated
  • 7delivery gates on every change

Case 01 · Marketing agency · Data & analytics

In progress

Reporting warehouse moved from SQL Server to Snowflake and dbt

The challenge

Client reporting ran on an ageing SQL Server virtual machine reached over VPN. Every dashboard depended on one server and a set of hand-maintained views, and no one could say with confidence that the numbers were right.

The solution

  • dbt running inside Snowflake, with Power BI reading governed reporting tables
  • Every staging and reporting view rebuilt as a tested dbt model
  • Each model reconciled against the legacy system on every row and column, with the checks kept as automated tests
  • A cost model and a phased plan with a parallel run before cutover
StackSQL ServerAzure Blob StorageSnowflakedbtPower BI

Outcome & impact metrics

  • 100%models matched the legacy system row-for-row
  • ~$500/moprojected platform run cost
  • $50K/yrin hosting charges saved after cutover

Architecture: SQL Server → Azure Blob → Snowflake + dbt → Power BI

Case 02 · Multi-site operations · Security & compliance

Prior leadership role

A security and compliance program built from the ground up

The challenge

IT had grown site by site without a security function of its own. Customers expected documented controls and audit-ready answers, and the business was heading toward an acquisition.

The solution

  • A 23-person IT team reorganized into a scalable, audit-ready function
  • The information security practice built from the ground up
  • Every system moved onto current, supported and secure infrastructure
  • After the acquisition, worked with the acquirer's teams to meet public-company reporting and compliance requirements

Outcome & impact metrics

  • Everycustomer security requirement met
  • 23person IT team reorganized
  • Audit-readyahead of the acquisition
  • Public-co.compliance met after it

Case 03 · Growth-stage clients · AI-driven delivery

Fractional CIO

From “vibe coding” to enterprise-grade AI-assisted delivery

The challenge

Teams were adopting AI coding tools fast. Code was reaching production without consistent requirements, testing, review or security checks, and no one could show what had changed or why.

The solution

  • Product intake and written requirements in front of every change
  • Automated testing and verification that every change must pass
  • Code review and regular security and quality audits as standard gates
  • Production applications shipped on GitHub CI/CD with cloud hosting
StackGitHub CI/CDRailwayCloudflareSwiftUI

Outcome & impact metrics

  • 7gates every change passes, intake to release
  • 7applications shipped
How AI-driven delivery works →

Case 04 · Consumer app · Application development

Product build

A privacy-first consumer iOS app for families

The challenge

An app used by children has to meet COPPA and earn parents' trust, while still shipping like a modern consumer product.

The solution

  • Designed for privacy from the start, collecting only the data the app needs
  • Built in SwiftUI with automated builds and tests on every change
  • Backend on Railway and Cloudflare (edge, DNS and storage)
StackSwiftUIGitHub CI/CDRailwayCloudflare R2

Outcome & impact metrics

  • COPPAprivacy built in, not bolted on
  • Open testingcurrently in open testing

Case 05 · DTC brand · Data & analytics

Prior leadership role

A consumer brand's first data warehouse and technology team

The challenge

A fast-growing direct-to-consumer footwear and apparel brand had no technology function and no single view of its data. Reporting lived in separate platforms and spreadsheets.

The solution

  • The IT organization built from scratch, covering infrastructure, security, compliance and NetSuite
  • The company's first data warehouse, on Snowflake and Tableau
  • Bronze, silver and gold layers so every team reports from one governed source
StackSnowflakeTableauNetSuite

Outcome & impact metrics

  • 11person technology team built from scratch
  • Onesource of truth for analytics and reporting

Case 06 · Technology company · Data & identity migrations

Prior leadership role

People and systems integrated across five-plus acquisitions

The challenge

A commerce technology company was growing at a high double-digit rate and buying businesses along the way. Each acquisition arrived with its own people, identities, sites and systems.

The solution

  • Led a 34-person organization across business systems, IT and information security
  • Employee migration and systems integration for each acquisition onto a common platform
  • The NetSuite integration layer rebuilt for a larger, more complex business
  • The IT environment kept SOC 2 compliant throughout
SystemsNetSuiteSalesforceWorkdayCoupa

Outcome & impact metrics

  • 5+acquisitions integrated onto one platform
  • $500M+revenue supported through the growth
  • 34person organization led
  • SOC 2maintained during integration
Next steps

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