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Independent consulting

Audits and payments expertise, on contract.

Available for independent engagements. I've built and operated the systems auditors ask about, so I can tell you what will actually hold up and help you fix what won't.

  • 01 / 05Consulting

    SOC 2 Readiness & Audits

    Get audit-ready without stalling your roadmap.

    01What's included

    • Gap assessment against SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria
    • Access control, logging, change management and vendor review
    • Cloud and CI/CD hardening (AWS, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions)
    • Evidence collection plan and remediation roadmap

    02Ideal for

    Startups and SaaS teams preparing for a first Type I or Type II.

  • KYC / KYB Technical Audits

    An engineer's review of how your identity and business verification is actually built.

    Ideal for: Engineering teams at fintechs, marketplaces and payment platforms that onboard users or businesses.

    02 / 05Consulting

    KYC / KYB Technical Audits

    An engineer's review of how your identity and business verification is actually built.

    01What's included

    • Code and architecture review of KYC / KYB onboarding flows and verification states
    • Verification vendor integrations (Plaid and similar): webhooks, retries and edge-case handling
    • IRS TIN matching, beneficial-ownership and screening data pipelines
    • PII encryption, access control, retention and audit logging

    02Ideal for

    Engineering teams at fintechs, marketplaces and payment platforms that onboard users or businesses.

  • 03 / 05Consulting

    FinCEN / AML Compliance Reviews

    Engineering-side review of your BSA/AML controls.

    01What's included

    • Customer due diligence and risk-rating handoff from onboarding
    • Transaction monitoring and alerting design
    • Audit trails, record retention and reporting pipelines
    • Practical fixes your engineers can ship

    02Ideal for

    Fintechs, marketplaces and money-movement platforms.

  • 04 / 05Consulting

    ACH Payment Gateway Consultation

    Specialist help with ACH, from NACHA files to settlement.

    01What's included

    • Architecture for direct-to-bank ACH and NACHA file generation
    • Payments, payouts, refunds, returns and subscriptions lifecycle
    • Plaid, Stripe and bank / ODFI integrations
    • Settlement-time and per-transaction cost reduction

    02Ideal for

    Teams moving money who want lower fees and faster settlement.

  • 05 / 05Consulting

    Security & Infrastructure Audits

    A second set of eyes on the systems that can't fail.

    01What's included

    • Pen-test preparation and remediation (API keys, IP allowlisting, secrets)
    • PCI DSS and HIPAA data-handling review
    • Terraform, Kubernetes and network configuration review
    • Observability, incident response and recovery planning

    02Ideal for

    Any team handling payments, PHI or sensitive data.

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Let's build something that holds.

Hiring, consulting or just comparing notes on NACHA files. I read everything and reply within two business days.

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