Hello, I'm Daniel Pickford, a technology executive and systems architect in Seattle. I've spent two decades building and scaling platforms — from first commit to hundreds of millions of users — and leading engineering organizations through hypergrowth, acquisitions, and the hard turns in between.
Picotec helps startups and growth-stage companies with the problems that don't have obvious answers: cloud infrastructure that needs to scale without burning budget, AI/ML strategy that's grounded in operational reality, and the vendor and architecture decisions that shape everything downstream. I evaluate the options, build the case, and get it into production.
Whether you need a fractional CTO, a hands-on architect, or someone to unstick a project that's gone sideways — I've been on both sides of that conversation and I know what it takes to move forward.
Drop me a line at my email or give me a call — I'd love to hear what you're working on.
More about my background on LinkedIn.