Diagnose
Assess friction. Identify broken ownership, weak standards, and missing paths. Clarify constraints.
Unblock cloud delivery
Platform work stalls when ownership is unclear, standards are inconsistent, and delivery depends on heroics. I help enterprise teams build the operating model, golden paths, and platform structure that turn friction into a path engineers can actually use.
operating-model
Delivery Operating Model
ci-cd
Pipeline Architecture
architecture
Environment Layout
standards
Repo Standards
diagnosis
Where delivery breaks down
Symptom
Releases are slow, manual, or inconsistent
Root cause
No golden paths, weak standards, hand-built workflows
Consequence
Hidden key-person risk and fragile delivery
Symptom
Teams wait on each other and platform work drifts
Root cause
No operating model, unclear boundaries, weak service contracts
Consequence
Rework, delays, alignment theatre
Symptom
Governance, security, and environment setup block progress
Root cause
Controls were bolted on manually instead of designed into the path
Consequence
Slow shipping, inconsistent risk posture, engineer frustration
process
How the work moves
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Design
Define the delivery operating model, golden paths, and platform standards that make delivery repeatable.
03
Handoff
Produce artefacts engineers can execute and sponsors can trust. No ambiguity left behind.
04
Build
Optional implementation phase. Embed, build golden paths, or support the team through execution.
proof
Selected work
Tooling / Product
Platform Delivery Toolkit
Internal tooling and automation for platform engineering workflows
Reduced manual platform operations
Operating Model / Framework
Delivery Operating Model
Reference operating model for a cloud platform team
Clear ownership boundaries and service contracts
Architecture / Reference Design
Landing Zone Reference
Azure landing zone with opinionated golden paths
Consistent, repeatable environment provisioning
entry-point
Start with clarity
about
Who's behind this
I'm Ryan — a cloud platform engineer and architect who's spent years helping enterprise teams untangle delivery friction. I work at the intersection of architecture, operating models, and the actual engineering that makes platforms usable. Azure-first in implementation, principles-first in thinking.