CTO, Advisor & Technology Leader
Considered technical
leadership, when it actually matters.
20+ years leading engineering organizations and building scalable software systems — I help companies make better technical decisions, build stronger engineering teams, and navigate consequential moments of growth.
2023 — Present
Chief Technology Officer
Glazier Software, New York, NY
2023
Engineering Lead
Leaf Advertising, New York, NY
2019 — 2023
Director - Data Engineering & BI
Cresco Labs, New York, NY
How I help
A small number of things, done well.
The situations where I can make a real difference — from AI agents and automation to executive advising and engineering leadership.
AI Agents & Process Automation
Teams with a real manual process to automate — not a vague interest in AI, but a specific workflow that is too slow, too expensive, or too inconsistent to keep running by hand.
02CTO & Executive Advising
Founders and executive teams who need an experienced technical counterpart in the room.
03Technical Strategy
Teams facing a consequential architecture, platform, or build-versus-buy decision.
04Engineering Organization & Leadership
Leaders building or rebuilding an engineering organization through a period of change.
05Career Guidance for Technical Leaders
Engineers and engineering leaders navigating a significant career decision.
Beyond the work
Outside of engineering, I’m usually in the garden, out fly fishing for trout, or being dragged around by my golden retriever.
I’ll take a rainy weekend on the river over a dry one indoors most days of the week.
Building in public
I’m building an audience from zero, in public — turning AI research and career lessons into practical advice.
Mostly on Instagram at @davecto.
Get in touch
Available for a small number of conversations.
If something here is relevant to a decision you’re facing, I’d like to hear about it.