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SEATTLE STRATEGIC ADVISORY

ENTERPRISE
ACCOUNTABILITY.

Seattle's technology economy demands more than reactive IT support. I bring executive-level governance and financial discipline to protect your intellectual property, your compliance posture, and your valuation.

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10Years as a CIO
$1.4MAverage ransomware cost for mid-market firms
15-20%Of IT budget most firms leak annually
GlobalDelivery network across US, Europe & Middle East

SEATTLE FOCUS.

Technology & Cloud

Executive IT governance for Seattle's world-class software, cloud, and SaaS organizations.

Aerospace & Defense

Protecting IP and securing compliance for aerospace supply chain and defense contractors.

Healthcare & Life Sciences

HIPAA governance and clinical data protection for regional health systems and biotech firms.

Finance & Investment

Financial-grade oversight for investment managers, fintech, and regional banking institutions.

Retail & E-Commerce

Securing customer data and supply chain technology for retail and e-commerce operations.

Real Estate & Development

Strategic IT for commercial property, mixed-use development, and regional construction.

Legal & Professional Services

Audit-ready compliance and defensible governance for high-liability professional firms.

Maritime & Logistics

Securing operational technology and supply chain data across Seattle's port and logistics sector.

Energy & Utilities

Strategic risk governance for regional energy infrastructure and utility operations.

Darren Flynt

THE ARCHITECT
MODEL.

Behind every engagement is a truly global delivery organization: headquartered in Houston, with locations across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Your strategy is executed by enterprise-grade infrastructure that most mid-market firms could never build or afford on their own.

My role is to sit on your side of the table as a strategic advisor. I conduct a high-level assessment of your risk exposure and vendor landscape, define the strategy, and then direct that global network to execute Managed IT, Cybersecurity, and Compliance on your behalf.

Boardroom-level strategy. Fortune 500-grade execution. No empire to build on your org chart.

DOD CONTRACTORS

CMMC CERTIFICATION.

If your company holds or is pursuing a DoD contract, CMMC 2.0 certification is a contractual requirement — not optional. I guide defense contractors through the full process: gap assessment, CUI scoping, System Security Plan (SSP) documentation, and C3PAO assessment prep. My MS in Finance means the compliance roadmap is something your CFO can budget and your board can stand behind.

CMMC Level 1 & 2 Readiness

Gap assessments against all 110 NIST SP 800-171 practices. I identify what you are missing and build a prioritized remediation plan your assessor can verify.

DFARS & CUI Scoping

Correct scoping of your Controlled Unclassified Information environment prevents overspending on controls for systems that do not need them.

Board & CFO Briefings

Losing certification means losing the contract. I translate your compliance posture into financial language your leadership can underwrite and defend to auditors.

EXECUTIVE FAQ

QUESTIONS EXECUTIVES
ACTUALLY ASK.

Our Seattle company already has a strong IT team. What does a Fractional CIO add?

Your internal IT function handles what it was built to handle. What most organizations are missing is the layer above it: a senior executive who owns the financial risk model, holds vendors accountable to contractual SLAs, and translates board-level cyber liability into an operational plan. A Fractional CIO does not replace your existing team. It gives that team a strategist at the top, coordinating a globally capable delivery network that most mid-market firms could never staff on their own.

How do we know if we are overpaying for our current IT or cloud services?

Start with your invoices. Most mid-market organizations are leaking between 15 and 20 percent of their annual IT budget through auto-renewed contracts, underutilized licenses, and vendors billing against SLAs that were never enforced. A high-level strategic assessment identifies the largest exposure areas. From there, specialized partners do the deep forensic work. The result is a clear financial model your CFO can present to the board, shifting IT from an unpredictable cost center to a flat, governed operational line item.

How do you prove ROI to our board?

Boards respond to quantified risk, not technology briefings. The framing I use is the Cost of Inaction: a single ransomware event averages $1.4 million in direct costs for a mid-market firm, and that figure excludes reputational damage, lost contracts, and regulatory fines. Add the recoverable budget from vendor waste and the liability reduction from audit-ready compliance, and the financial case builds itself. The question stops being what does this cost and starts being what are we currently exposed to.

What happens during an active cyber incident affecting our Seattle technology operations?

In an active incident, my role is strategic guidance and executive translation, delivered remotely. A 24/7 enterprise Security Operations Center manages the technical containment. I work directly with your leadership team to frame the financial and legal exposure, coordinate your cyber insurer, and ensure your communications to regulators and stakeholders are defensible. If the situation requires a vCIO physically on-site, that can be arranged through our network. What you get is a senior strategist keeping your leadership team calm and legally protected while the technical response runs in parallel.

ELIMINATE THE
IT NOISE.