Fractional CTO Services
Thirty years building and leading software systems in healthcare and energy. Two acquisition-validated platform builds. A patent issued through Siemens. All client work, since 2001, on referral alone. Devgnostix brings that depth to AI-driven companies in regulated industries that need a senior technology leader now, not in six months.
Background
The work has always come through reputation. That is not a strategy. It is the result of thirty years of doing the work correctly.
Independent practice since 2001, first as KB Consulting and since 2013 as Devgnostix LLC. Healthcare and energy are the two domains where the depth runs longest: clinical data systems, HL7 integrations, real-time grid operations, demand response platforms, and now AI pipelines in regulated environments.
The clients during that time have included Johns Hopkins, Exelon, IMS Health, and a series of growth-stage companies in healthcare and energy, two of which were acquired. In both acquisition cases, the platform architecture contributed directly to the transaction narrative.
All of that is context for what Devgnostix brings to an engagement today: the judgment that comes from having seen what breaks at scale, in regulated industries, across the full arc of a company from early architecture to acquisition-ready infrastructure.
What We Deliver
01 / Audit
A structured two-week deep dive into your engineering organization, infrastructure, security posture, and code quality. Delivered as a scored report with prioritized findings and a clear action plan. Every engagement starts here.
02 / Embedded
Ongoing CTO-level leadership on a monthly retainer. Architecture decisions, team leadership, hiring, roadmap strategy, vendor selection, and board-level technical communication. Typically 15 to 20 hours per week.
03 / Advisory
Board-level technical counsel for founders and investors. Due diligence support, technology strategy validation, and a trusted second opinion on the decisions that carry the most risk. Structured as a monthly retainer.
The Process
A 30-minute call to understand your situation: where your engineering org is, where you need it to be, and whether there is a fit. No pitch, no deck. A direct conversation about your actual problems.
Every engagement begins with a structured audit. You receive a clear, documented assessment of your current state before any ongoing work begins. It is a deliverable you keep regardless of what follows.
Based on audit findings, a scoped engagement proposal with clear deliverables, time commitment, and retainer terms. Fixed, transparent pricing. No hourly billing, no ambiguity.
Work begins within the week. Senior technology leadership embedded in your team and your decisions, without the six-month search or the seven-figure salary commitment.
Get In Touch
Tell us what you are building and where you are stuck. We respond within one business day.