Fractional Technical
Management
Save money, stop the bleed, Get the best software.
Boost your business's software growth with established, experienced, ROI-focused management and strategy. Software is easy to mismanage, but nothing trumps experience in shipping the products you want, need, and love. Build and retain the best teams.
Results Like
No Other
Only possible when you speak the language of software.
Get predictable and budget-friendly software projects—fractional support for development management from a former CTO focusing on Product and Project Management.
Scrum Master (PSM)
Product Owner (PSPO)
Proven Enterprise Results
Project Planning and Execution
Get Real Experience
Over 1 million lines of code shipped to production.
20+ years working in the SDLC.
Discrete experience in over 20 languages and hundreds of frameworks.
Delivering on time, within budget, and in scope for dozens of projects.
Get aligned by using the right people.
Know Reliability
Delivery-focused operation reduces risk and saves money.
Near zero onboarding and project ramp-up time required.
Industry expertise benefits stakeholders and developers.
Solid plans and objectives are generated faster than it takes to set up an interview.
Get results more faster.
What Others Say.
Request a Free Session.
Schedule a free consultation to learn how my approach can elevate your software team and projects.It's time to destress on your technical projects.
How It Works.
My process for shiping on time and within budget.
Book a call: Let's get the ball rolling by scheduling a time to discuss your project needs.
Define SoW: Get the ball rolling by booking time to talk about your project needs.
Project Kickoff: We set the date to begin discovery and onboarding. Within days, we are running.
Check-ins & Reporting: This will help you get a clear picture of the timeline, budget, and scope from start to finish.
Project wrap: Get the handoff you need with documentation, reports, project wikis, and meeting summaries.
1: Book a call
Get the ball rolling by booking a time to discuss your project needs.
2. Define SoW
Next, we build a statement of work, KPIs, and terms of engagement.
3. Project kickoff
We set the date to begin discovery and onboarding. Within days, we are running.
4. Check-ins and Reporting
Get a clear picture of the timeline, budget, and scope from start to finish.
5. Project Wrap
Get the handoff you need with documentation, reports, project wikis, and meeting summaries.
WHAT I DO
Bare Metal Consulting (Marc-w.com) is a Virginia-based fractional consultancy specializing in software delivery. My strategy focuses on retaining the best teams through capable management with a contagious commitment to your mission statement.I have dedicated my career to helping people deliver software and projects without bloodshed.
HOW I DO IT
Built on a foundation of software development, we collaborate to create systems that grow your development and technical staff by providing environments for inspiration and avenues for excellence.My approach integrates two decades of software engineering experience and management of complex assets (people and products). My deep technical knowledge helps companies set and reach milestones faster while reducing risk and building a stronger culture.Hire employees to execute and hire experts to deliver outcomes.
WHO I WORK WITH
BMC specializes in working with early-stage startups and SMEs who focus on shipping products and want a drama-free aligned team.✅ Fractional Management✅ Operations Consulting✅ Advisory Retainer✅ ...and more
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
Fractional Consulting
The Best Results come from using the Right Guy.
The odds are not in your favor; consider these two facts:1.) Software teams and development constitute 25% or more of digital budgets.2.) 70% of developers must leave a position and company for advancement.Domain knowledge is expensive. It takes time to know the code base, understand the CI/CD, and be a positive asset on a technical team.Losing any good dev is the same as burning money.So why make mistakes? Continue to underuse resources? Deliver poor management to mission-critical teams?
Maximize Software ROI
My proven track record will increase output and stay within budget. Software teams need the correct leadership and inspiration, someone technical and who "has their back."While most management gets a broad and bloated estimate, I can investigate the developers' problem, deliver timelines that reflect the necessary work, and include opportunities for excellence.Good work is not about meeting a poorly outlined goal. It is about creating an asset for the team, company, and the long run.
How do I get results?
Answer: I speak the language of dev teams.
My experience as a senior developer, CTO, fCTO, and architect provides the technical acumen necessary to gain the trust and respect of development teams and add strength and stability.As a project manager since 2006, product owner (PSPO), consultant, and Scrum Master (PSM), your stakeholders are in good hands and receive the professionalism and accuracy in estimation and execution they expect.
Specialties & Focus
Project Management
Feature Development and Release
Team Building & Culture
Scrum Master (PSM)
Product Management (PSPO)
Operations and Procedure
Projects
I still write a lot of code, and other stuff.
Admittedly, most of my "best" code is an employer asset. I would love to share the L337, the fancy and downright epic, but it doesn't work that way.Most of the code I write now is to solve a problem, often in Jupyter Notebooks.For my Project Management work, I use many APIs and data-science tricks to monitor various PM platforms (Jira, CLickup, Github/Gitlab, etc.). If you need anything connected, reporting, or running on a cron, hit me up; one day, I will open-source all the helpers—just not today.
BOGS.FYI
Business Owners Guide to SOFTware
The typical business owner is not ready for a significant software project. I know this firsthand as I have battled [occasionally] with my employers to help deliver the software businesses need and want.The BOGS.FYI, the project is an ongoing dissemination and partial rant on the software trade. The information presented can save tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars on any project.
Code Stuffs
American Cloud is a great cloud provider. I needed to spin up an application, and after wasting a few days in Dockerland, I went BASH (in hours), and the thing works great—written in Python, of course.
The bare minimum to get you started parsing files and returning JSON for consumption. Written in Python, of course.
I kept rewriting simple CRUD scripts. I am now working to take the best and produce a lightweight wrapper for everyday tasks, especially for data science work. Written in Python, of course.
Oath2 is a bitch. SDKs make simple tasks even harder. So, after a week of fighting with Google's SDK, I distilled the whole thing down to the bare minimum number of lines to run. You're welcome. Written in Python, of course.
Jira for Data Science and Management
Jira sucks. Python makes it better.
More than once, Jira and its clunky, hard-to-use, salt-in-the-eye appearance and operation have been the binding element for many teams over the years.Jira is more often the common enemy. Once, I stood up in a meeting and declared, "Jira is the antichrist!"Evil reincarnate notwithstanding, Jira sucks. I use it because it is so common, and to PM or lead a team without a solid grip on the platform is an antipattern.Starting around 2020, I began working more with the API, and thanks to some great Jira for Python open-source code, I can navigate the massive application and API with relative ease.
This project makes the use even more accessible with 3 primary goals:
General investigation of Jira resources in the command line.
Data-science inquiry and control of the platform using Jupyter notebooks
Automation of monitoring or more sophisticated automated tasks (skip the Jira plugin for $40/month per user).
Tales from the Dev Pit
Tales from the Dev Pit is a collection of the crazy things I have seen, done, or participated in over the years.The really crazy stuff is available for a drink at the bar.Have a read, it's all free.
Have you ever had Fed snipers trained on you?Ever have to tell your boss they do too much drugs?All true; some have happened more than once.
Contact
Dedicated to helping businesses bet the most from software
As a career software developer and manager, I always take calls and look forward to taking yours!If you can't find the right time for a discovery call, email me, and I will free up some time to accommodate your busy schedule.The success of your next software project depends on the actions you take right now.Build and retain the team you need, protect yourself from predatory practices, and have someone on your side looking out for budget and timeline.
I also use just about every video, chat, and social network. I am always happy to meet you where you are.
Thank You for Booking!
Thank you so much for taking the time to book a call!I will send you a few friendly reminders as we get close to the call.In the meantime, please send me any helpful information to [email protected] -- or to reach out beforehand.It is great to connect on LinkedIn, so go here and tap the "Connect button".
Common Questions and FAQs
Here are a few tips or suggestions that may help for our call.
What information would help for our call?
First, do not send passwords or sensitive information via email; we can coordinate beforehand (there are tools).If we are working on something technical, any development or product details. Such as:
Current problems or blockers
Relevant history for our discussion
Any information specific to your organization
Other solutions explored
Team sentiment
Should I have a developer or technical person on the call?
This one is up to you. Generally, no for first calls where keeping it simple is vital.
What if you can't help me?
I don't know every language, and I can't be helpful in every scenario. Everyone's stack is different, and products are never managed the same, even within many companies.Still, I have tackled many projects, codebases, and product needs.No one is omnipotent; I will always do my best to provide you with challenges or suggestions to complete your quest, even if I can't directly help.
What if I need to cancel?
Send an email: [email protected] or use the dialog from the event.
Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 16, 2021This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing your information when you use the Service. It also tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects You.We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy has been created with the help of the Privacy Policy Generator.
Interpretation and Definitions
InterpretationThe words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
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Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to BMC.
Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
Country refers to: Virginia, United States
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Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Service refers to the Website.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Website refers to this company and endeavors that are accessible from the internet.
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Personal DataWhile using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to Usage Data.
Usage DataUsage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:Cookies or Browser Cookies.A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies.Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. Learn more about cookies on the Privacy Policies website article.We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:Necessary / Essential CookiesType: Session CookiesAdministered by: UsPurpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance CookiesType: Persistent CookiesAdministered by: UsPurpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.Functionality CookiesType: Persistent CookiesAdministered by: UsPurpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.
For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.
Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.
We may share Your personal information in the following situations:
With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.
For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.
Delete Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us.Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.Law enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Other legal requirements
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability
Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:By mail: 4701 Shore Drive; STE 103-255 Virginia Beach, VA 23455
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