Fractional CTO · Technical Strategy · AI Implementation
Smart technology. Practical solutions.
Digital Solutions Technology provides senior technical leadership for companies that need a CTO’s judgment — without a full-time CTO’s salary. Technical strategy, AI implementation, and engineering leadership for growing businesses.
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Technical strategy & architecture
An experienced second opinion on the decisions that are expensive to get wrong: build vs. buy, platform choices, scaling, and technical debt.
AI strategy & implementation
Separating what’s real from what’s hype — then implementing the parts that actually pay back. Deep, current, hands-on experience with today’s AI tooling.
Engineering leadership
Assessing, structuring, and mentoring engineering teams — and helping founders hire the right technical people.
Exit & investment readiness
Investors and acquirers will look hard at your technology. We help you get it documented, organized, and ready for that scrutiny before a funding round, acquisition, or sale.
Sound familiar?
We help companies — typically $2M–$50M in revenue, or investor-backed startups — where technology has become a business problem or a business opportunity, but a full-time executive hire isn’t the right answer yet.
“I don’t know if what our dev team is building is right — I have no way to check.”
“Everyone’s telling us we need an AI strategy and we don’t know where to start.”
“We’re raising funding next year and worried the tech won’t hold up to due diligence.”
“We lost our technical lead and I’m flying blind.”
If any of those sound like you, we should talk.
About the founder
Dan Kardell has spent 40 years building software — at IBM, PepsiCo, ADI Global, Walmart Global Tech, several startups, and consulting engagements including American Airlines. Along the way he has taken products from zero to market in a matter of months, taught software development classes at the CIA, and helped drive grassroots AI adoption initiatives inside one of the world’s largest technology organizations. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Texas A&M University.
Dan has started a practice of seasoned developers, architects, and forward thinkers — people he has worked with and vetted over decades. Engagements draw on exactly the expertise the work calls for, without the overhead of a big firm.
You can also find Digital Solutions Technology on LinkedIn.
How an engagement works
It starts with a conversation, not a contract.
Conversation
A short call to understand your situation. No pitch, no pressure.
Assessment
A focused technical assessment with concrete, actionable findings.
Ongoing advisory
If deeper help makes sense, senior technical leadership structured monthly — sized to the need.
Let’s talk.
The best engagements start with a warm introduction — but the door is open either way.
Email info@digitalsolutionstechnology.com