Services
I evaluate research and innovation, review product and system architectures, strengthen security and privacy engineering, translate regulatory requirements into technical decisions, and build prototypes with your team.
Research & Innovation Evaluation
Independent technical assessment for research, innovation and technology programmes.
- Best for
- Public funding bodies, research organisations, accelerators, foundations, industry innovation programmes and expert networks.
- Engagement format
- Individual evaluation · panel appointment · project review · short expert engagement
Typical scope
- R&D and grant proposal evaluation in AI, cybersecurity, IoT, edge-cloud and digital technologies
- Innovation challenges, prizes, competitions and technical tenders
- Novelty, feasibility and state-of-the-art assessment
- Project reviews, milestone assessments and expert panels
- Technical due diligence for programmes, investors and industry partners
Typical outputs
- Structured assessment against the appointing organisation’s criteria
- Evidence-based strengths, weaknesses, risks and clarification questions
- Concise scoring rationale or technical review report
- Panel, consensus or programme-level specialist input
Product & Architecture Consulting
Challenge the technical direction before expensive decisions become difficult to reverse.
- Best for
- Founders, CTOs, product leaders, R&D teams and consultancies that need an independent technical second opinion.
- Engagement format
- Focused review · design workshop · second opinion · advisory support
Typical scope
- Product and technology strategy, use-case fit and technical feasibility
- AI model, data, API and vendor choices, including build-versus-buy trade-offs
- Cloud, edge, IoT and mobile architecture
- Security-by-design decisions, trust boundaries and critical dependencies
- Development sequence, capability gaps and delivery risks
Typical outputs
- Architecture and decision review memo
- Risk-ranked findings with practical recommendations
- Options and trade-offs for critical decisions
- Prioritised development roadmap and review workshop
Security & Privacy Engineering Review
A threat-led review of architecture, data flows and controls that engineers can act on.
- Best for
- Teams building AI/LLM applications, cloud and edge platforms, IoT products, distributed systems or security-sensitive software.
- Engagement format
- Architecture review · threat-modelling workshop · deep dive · recurring advisory
Typical scope
- Threat modelling, trust boundaries and attack-surface review
- Authentication, authorisation, secrets, isolation and cryptographic design
- Privacy-by-design, sensitive-data flows, retention and minimisation
- AI/LLM security, agent abuse, prompt injection and model/API risks
- Cloud, container, IoT and software supply-chain security
- Cryptographic agility and post-quantum migration planning
Typical outputs
- System and data-flow review with explicit assumptions
- Risk-ranked findings and remediation priorities
- Control recommendations and design alternatives
- Engineering workshop and implementation roadmap
Technical Regulatory Readiness
Translate agreed regulatory requirements into a concrete engineering and evidence plan.
- Best for
- Engineering and compliance teams, law firms and specialist consultancies owning legal interpretation and needing technical implementation support.
- Engagement format
- Readiness workshop · gap assessment · implementation support · collaboration with legal/compliance specialists
Technical and engineering advisory only. This is not legal advice, certification, accredited conformity assessment or an ISO audit.
Typical scope
- Technical gap assessment against agreed AI Act, CRA, NIS2, GDPR or standards-derived requirements
- Architecture, controls, testing, logging and technical documentation
- Security and privacy evidence planning across the product lifecycle
- Review of technical claims, vendor documentation and third-party model dependencies
- Prioritised implementation backlog and responsibility mapping
Typical outputs
- Technical readiness and gap report
- Engineering control and evidence matrix
- Documentation outline and evidence roadmap
- Implementation priorities and review checkpoints
Research & Prototype Development
From a bold idea to a compelling proof of concept.
- Best for
- Early-stage companies, innovation teams, research groups and funded consortia needing senior technical capacity without immediately hiring a full-time research team or CTO.
- Engagement format
- Defined prototype project · R&D work package · fractional technical/R&D partner
A paid professional engagement. A co-founder or equity role, if ever relevant, would be considered separately.
Typical scope
- Feasibility studies and research-to-product framing
- Architecture and technology selection for novel AI, security and IoT systems
- Proof-of-concept, experimental prototype and focused MVP development
- Benchmark design, experimental evaluation and technical validation
- Technical work-package design and delivery for funded R&D
- Short-term technical leadership alongside a founder, CTO or R&D lead
Typical outputs
- Working prototype or validated technical demonstrator
- Architecture, experiment plan and reproducible evaluation results
- Feasibility conclusions and productisation roadmap
- Technical handover package for the internal team
Technical expertise, not legal or certification services.
Regulatory-readiness work focuses on architecture, controls, testing, documentation and implementation. It is not legal advice, certification, accredited conformity assessment or an ISO audit. Where legal interpretation is required, I work alongside your qualified legal or compliance specialists.
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