Independent consulting

Developer Experience and Open Source Consulting.

Strategy and senior technical judgment for teams building developer products or navigating open source.

I help companies turn developer platforms and open source investments into products developers can adopt, trust, and build on.

Ways I can help

Three focused areas of work

OSPO-as-a-service

For teams that depend on open source but are not ready to build a full internal Open Source Program Office.

  • Strategy, policy, governance, and contribution workflows
  • Maintainer relations and upstream contribution plans
  • Due diligence for dependencies, vendors, and acquisitions
  • Release, licensing, packaging, and sustainability models

Developer product strategy

For companies turning strong technical capabilities into products developers choose to adopt.

  • Positioning, developer personas, messaging, and market fit
  • Onboarding, samples, documentation, and support paths
  • Packaging, pricing, distribution, and launch strategy
  • Product direction when the market shape needs to change

Technical advisory

For teams that need senior technical judgment on developer-facing products and platforms.

  • Technical strategy, architecture, and build-vs-buy decisions
  • API and SDK design, integration, and cross-platform delivery
  • Technical debugging, prototyping, and implementation planning
  • Practical AI adoption for developer products and workflows

A good fit

Useful when the problem is real, but the path is not obvious.

  • Your company depends on open source without a clear ownership model
  • You are publishing a developer product and need it to feel credible
  • A dependency or open source vendor needs long-term evaluation
  • A strong technical project needs sharper positioning and adoption
  • You want practical AI adoption without turning it into theater

Engagements

Scoped around a concrete outcome

Start focused. Expand only when the work calls for it.

Focused audit

A clear assessment and prioritized recommendations.

Strategy workshop

A working session built around one concrete decision.

Advisory retainer

Ongoing senior judgment as priorities evolve.

Implementation support

Hands-on help turning direction into shipped work.

First step

Let’s start with the problem.

A short call is enough to see if I can help and identify the right shape of engagement.

Book a 15-minute call