Fractional CTO advisory
Senior technology leadership without a full-time executive hire. A steady voice for priorities, investment decisions, and the questions that keep coming back.
CLARITY AT THE CENTER
From IT chaos.
To strategic
calm.
Technology should move your business forward.
We bring the independent leadership to make sure it does.
SENIOR JUDGMENT. ZERO VENDOR AGENDA.
20+
Years of real-world IT experience
13,000
Users in the largest environment served
100%
Vendor-neutral. Your interests come first.
01 / THE BIGGER PICTURE
You don’t need
more technology.
You need direction.
Another platform. Another proposal. Another urgent decision. Who’s looking at the whole picture?
Central CTO connects the decisions in your server room to the priorities in your boardroom. We help you understand what you have, challenge what you’re being sold, and decide what actually deserves your investment.
An experienced technology leader.
On your side of the table.
02 / OUR EXPERTISE
Clear thinking.
Across every decision.
Executive perspective, operational experience,
and advice you can act on.
Technology strategy & oversight
Turn disconnected systems, vendor promises, and competing projects into a practical roadmap. Give every dollar a purpose and every provider clear accountability.
IT governance & security
Understand your exposure before it becomes your emergency. Bring ownership, policy, and executive visibility to security and technology risk.
Practical AI enablement
Move beyond the AI noise. Identify useful workflows, evaluate the right tools, and equip your people with clear guidance for responsible adoption.
OUR OPERATING PHILOSOPHY
Good technology
is boring.
Stable. Secure. Documented. Aligned.
The kind that lets you get back to the work that matters.
03 / THE WAY FORWARD
Less guesswork.
A clear next move.
Start with the reality.
Build toward the right outcome.
Get the whole picture.
We look at your systems, spend, providers, risks, and goals. You get an honest assessment in language your leadership team can use.
Know what matters.
We separate urgent from important, test assumptions, and build a practical sequence of decisions with clear tradeoffs.
Move with confidence.
We provide the counsel and oversight to keep the plan aligned, vendors accountable, and leadership informed.
Independent by design.
No software to sell. No referral fees. No incentive to recommend more than you need. Our work is advice and oversight; your IT team and providers handle implementation and daily support.
04 / WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
The right level
of leadership.
A focused assessment. Ongoing counsel.
Or a practical path into AI.
GET CLARITY
Technology Clarity
Assessment
A decision-grade view of your technology, spending, risk, and AI readiness.
$5,500 / fixed fee
- Technology posture report
- Vendor & contract review
- Prioritized 12-month roadmap
- 90-minute leadership findings review
ONGOING LEADERSHIP STRATEGIC PARTNER
Monthly Strategic
Advisory
A senior technology voice in the room, consistently focused on your interests.
from $7,500 / month
- Roadmap & leadership briefings
- Vendor accountability & oversight
- Independent decision support
- Governance & security posture reviews
ENABLE YOUR TEAM
AI Workflow
Sprint
A responsible plan for putting AI to work in one role group of up to 15 people.
from $15,000 / engagement
- Workflow mapping & tool evaluation
- AI usage guidelines & guardrails
- Two team enablement sessions
- A practical team AI playbook
Each engagement has a defined scope. Implementation, help desk, and day-to-day system administration remain with your team or chosen provider.
Dave CrawleyFOUNDER, CENTRAL CTO
05 / EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE ADVICE
Real-world experience.
Straight answers.
Technology decisions have real consequences. Your advisor should understand them.
Dave brings more than 20 years in IT infrastructure and managed services, including environments supporting up to 13,000 users. That experience shapes a security-first, operationally grounded approach to every engagement.
Central CTO was built to close the gap between keeping technology running and knowing where it should take you next.
Have a conversation with Dave ↗YOUR NEXT MOVE
Let’s put clarity
at the center.
Bring your questions, your concerns,
or the proposal you’re not sure about.
Let’s start with a 30-minute conversation.