Consulting
Senior technology judgment for organizations that want to work more clearly and efficiently.
CTO-style help for practical efficiency
Maple Peaks consulting is for organizations that know technology should help more than it does. Maybe the process is tangled, the tools do not match the work, or AI feels promising but risky. I help leaders sort that out with senior technology judgment.
The goal is not more software. The goal is a clearer operating system for the work: defined processes, careful automation, and AI used where it genuinely multiplies people.
Where I can help
Process definition
Make invisible work explicit: steps, owners, handoffs, exceptions, and decision points.
Intelligent automation
Remove repetitive work, route information cleanly, and reduce the manual glue between systems.
AI-native architecture
Design workflows where AI assists drafting, classification, summarization, search, and decision support inside clear guardrails.
Scalable systems
Review platforms and internal tools for the places where growth, maintenance, or complexity will hurt next.
Technology leadership
Get CTO-level perspective on priorities, platform direction, build-versus-buy choices, and technical tradeoffs.
Simplifying complex operations
Turn messy, exception-heavy work into a process a team can understand, run, and improve.
Good reasons to reach out
- Your team has outgrown spreadsheets, inboxes, and heroic workarounds.
- You are considering AI tools and want the process and risks clear first.
- A platform works, but every change feels slower and more fragile than it should.
- You need senior technology judgment before hiring or restructuring a team.
- You want automation that helps people rather than hiding a broken process.
I am especially useful when the problem crosses business process and technology. That is where the expensive confusion usually lives.
The proof is in the systems
My perspective comes from building and leading real platforms over time, including CTO work at Namify and AXOMO, and from creating FeatherQuest and Quail Pages under Maple Peaks. Those ventures are not decorative side projects; they are working examples of product thinking, publishing systems, community experiences, and structured web technology.
Namify and AXOMO
Long-running platform work where technology, operations, brand logistics, and client needs meet.
FeatherQuest
A publishing and community system built from books, guides, events, photography, and field experiences.
Quail Pages
A structured website system built around authored JSON, contracts, themes, and reviewable output.
How a conversation starts
Send a short email with what is slow, confusing, or expensive, and what better would look like. We can decide from there whether the next step is a process conversation, a systems review, or a focused build direction.
I do not need a polished brief. A clear description of the friction is enough to start.
Start a conversation
The fastest path is a short email. Say what you are trying to improve, where the process feels stuck, or what you want to build. Maple Peaks will reply from there.