Boston · Technology Consulting

Technology strategy
built for the real world.

Senior technology leadership for companies navigating growth, regulation, and complexity.

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The ZakimBoston, Massachusetts

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Strategy

Align technology decisions with business outcomes.

02

Systems

Build secure, scalable foundations that last.

03

Security

Reduce risk without slowing the business.

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Scale

Turn operational complexity into momentum.

The BSTN difference

Founder-led.
Operator-tested.

BSTN is led by people who have built, scaled, and secured complex systems in high-stakes environments.

We work alongside leadership teams to turn technology into a durable business advantage—not another layer of overhead.

See where we work best

How we help

Senior technology capability, exactly where it matters.

BSTN works at the intersection of technology, operations, and executive decision-making. Engagements can be advisory, hands-on, or both.

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Fractional CTO & Executive Advisory

Senior technology leadership without the delay or overhead of a full-time executive search.

  • Technology roadmaps
  • Board and investor support
  • Team leadership
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Architecture, Infrastructure & Cloud

Practical systems architecture designed around resilience, cost, security, and the way your business actually operates.

  • Architecture reviews
  • Cloud strategy
  • Business continuity
03

Cybersecurity, Privacy & Compliance

Risk reduction that makes the company stronger—not slower. Clear controls, defensible policies, and focused remediation.

  • Security assessments
  • Privacy programs
  • Policy and governance
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Transformation & Automation

Modernize the processes, platforms, and decisions that are creating friction across the organization.

  • Workflow redesign
  • AI and automation
  • Platform modernization
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Fintech, Payments & Regulated Operations

Hands-on guidance shaped by the realities of payments, cash operations, compliance, and financial infrastructure.

  • Payments architecture
  • Vendor strategy
  • Operational controls
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Product & Engineering Leadership

Turn an important idea or troubled initiative into an executable plan, a focused team, and working software.

  • Product strategy
  • Technical diligence
  • Delivery recovery

Experience that changes the conversation

We have sat in the operator’s chair.

Our advice comes from building companies, leading technical teams, responding to real incidents, and making decisions when the stakes were high and the answers were not obvious.

20+
Years in technology
50K+
Hours building and operating technology
50+
Team members at scale
3
High-stakes sectors: finance, healthcare, fintech

BSTN = Boston, Massachusetts

Boston isn’t just in the name. It’s in how we work.

Direct without being careless. Practical without thinking small. Built on experience, resilient under pressure, and always ready for what comes next.

42.3601° N · 71.0589° W

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The Zakim

Connect what matters.

Bold engineering can still feel unmistakably local. The best infrastructure becomes part of the place it serves.

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Beacon Hill

Build for permanence.

Good systems age well. They are deliberate, durable, and designed with respect for everything around them.

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Custom House

Know the business.

Boston was built through trade, finance, regulation, and reinvention—the same forces that shape consequential technology work.

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Fenway

Respect the fundamentals.

Technology changes quickly. Judgment, preparation, teamwork, and operating discipline never go out of style.

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Where we work best

Complex businesses.
Clear direction.

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Fintech & Payments

Systems where reliability, money movement, compliance, and customer trust all meet.

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Healthcare & Pharmacy

Technology decisions made with privacy, uptime, operational reality, and patient impact in mind.

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Regulated Businesses

Pragmatic governance and security for organizations that cannot afford improvisation.

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Founder-Led Companies

Direct, experienced support for leaders who need technology to accelerate the business—not consume it.

How we engage

No theater. No dependency. Just useful progress.

  1. 01

    Understand

    We get close to the business, the systems, and the decisions creating pressure.

  2. 02

    Decide

    We establish priorities, ownership, tradeoffs, and a practical path forward.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    We work alongside your team to turn the plan into measurable operational progress.

  4. 04

    Leave stronger

    We transfer knowledge, build capability, and reduce dependence on outside help.

A useful first conversation

Tell us what is changing,
failing, or holding you back.

We will tell you plainly whether BSTN is the right partner—and what we would do first.

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