Choose with confidence.
Platform moves, tool consolidation, and build-versus-buy decisions weighed against functionality, cost, and return.
Fractional CTO / An ongoing leadership seat
Big technology decisions deserve someone at the table.
Mike joins your leadership team on a part-time basis to guide the decisions that carry real cost and risk, and plan the initiatives that move your operation forward.
Talk to us about a seat at your tableJudgment your team can use
A good decision has to work
for the people living with it.
For owners and executives of growing businesses who need technology leadership without a full-time CTO.
Make adoption part of the plan.
Cloud migrations and AI workflows that reduce routine work, planned around your team’s experience and familiarity.
Think beyond the rollout.
Backup, security, and safety considered alongside what you need today and where your business is heading.
What the seat includes
A regular voice.
A longer view.
- A standing monthly leadership meeting.
- A weekly check-in call.
- Reasonable email and text access between meetings.
- Research and planning for your key initiatives.
The honest part
Advice you can act on.
Mike is a dependable resource for technology advice, guidance, and strategic planning. He helps your leadership team set direction, weigh tradeoffs, and plan the next move.
With a consistent voice at the table, your technology decisions stay connected to your priorities, your people, and your budget.
See how we approach implementation
About me / Mike Smith
An operator’s view of technology.
Mike spent years running operations in construction and automotive before moving into software and technology development. That background shapes every technology decision he makes: a system only works if your people actually use it.
At Alliance Glazing, Mike guided the move from local servers to SharePoint and Teams. The hard part wasn’t the platform. The team knew File Explorer, so he kept working until the cloud setup felt just as familiar. He brings that same balance to each decision: useful functionality, reliable backup, a user experience people will adopt, and an investment that makes sense.
Today Mike leads D&M Business Solutions, where his team implements Smartsheet, workflow automation, AI agent teams, and custom software for small businesses and enterprise teams. As a fractional CTO, he joins your leadership table to guide technology direction and plan major initiatives.
His advice is independent. Implementation work is handled separately, and his goal is to build your team’s capability rather than its dependence on him.
“My job is to guide your team to systems that are manageable, cost effective, and never dependent on me.”
A seat at your table.
Room to think ahead.
Tell us about the decisions coming up for your business.