Fractional CTO, security, and AI governance leadership for small companies.

Senior technical ownership without the full-time hire. The usual trigger is a customer, regulator, or insurer asking questions nobody on staff can answer. Azure architecture is a specialty.

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Services

Fractional CTO / Technology Leadership

Part-time technology leadership with full accountability for B2B software and tech-enabled companies without a full-time CTO.

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Fractional Cybersecurity Program Lead

A practical security program, SOC 2 readiness, and questionnaire answers for small companies without a full-time CISO.

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AI Governance

AI usage policy, coding agent rules, and vendor risk for companies adopting AI in product, engineering, or operations.

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Also: Azure architecture, migration assessments, and application modernization →

Who we help, by service →

Built an information security program from the ground up for a company with no prior formal program. Four consecutive SOC 2 audits, zero findings. Three of them Type 2.

Led a full on-premises to Azure migration of a production SaaS platform: 4TB of SQL data and about 4,000 daily users, with near-zero downtime.

25+ years in technology leadership.

How Engagements Work

Most engagements are monthly retainers with a clear scope and time commitment, and some are fixed-scope with a written deliverable.

Tier 1

Advisory Fractional Leadership

About one day per month

Monthly strategy session, review of key designs and vendor choices, and async support for critical decisions.

Tier 2

Core Fractional CTO / Architect / Security Lead

2–3 days per month

Ongoing ownership of your technology roadmap or security program, with a weekly standing meeting and hands-on guidance for your team.

Tier 3

High-Engagement Transformation

Several days per month

Leadership through migrations, modernizations, and audit preparation, then tapering to a lighter tier.

How the six engagements relate, and how to pick →

About Linera Tech

Linera Tech is founded by Daniel Lozano, a technology leader with over 25 years of experience, including development and architecture work across financial services, healthcare, and SaaS, and executive roles as VP of Technology and VP of Application Development.

It provides fractional CTO, cybersecurity program leadership, and AI governance for small companies that need senior technical ownership without a full-time hire.

Daniel works directly with clients, with no handoffs to junior staff. More about me →

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