quintes
Joined 14 years ago
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Member since
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Comment · 4 months ago
My convention file says no mass rewrites. Plan. Assess. Spec. Code review. Depends on your model I guess
Comment · 5 months ago
SEEKING WORK | Remote (NZ/AU/APAC/US West Coast)
Role: Strategy, Enterprise Architecture, & Fractional CTO Advisory
Location: New Zealand Remote: Yes Willing to Relocate: No
Email: hackernews [at] architectfwd [dot] com CV/Site: https://architectfwd.com/about
I help organizations bridge the gap between strategy and actually doing stuff.
I have 20+ years of international experience across public and private sectors. Currently a Principal Architect, I’ve spent my nights and weekends building the ArchitectFWD™ ecosystem: an AI-augmented platform designed to model organisations and evolve strategy in real-time. I’m also building goals and career tools: performance management for people not HR.
How I can help your team:
• Fractional CTO/Architect
• Architecture Alignment
• Mentoring and Coaching architects and product leads.
Technologies/Frameworks: Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF/Modern Lean EA), Strategy-to-Execution Frameworks, AI-Assisted Development Workflows, Agile/Scrum, Multi-tenant SaaS Architecture, AI enabled Performance Management (prfrm™), AI augmented strategy and architecture (ArchitectFWD Enterprise).
Looking for part-time advisory, retainers, or fractional capacity.
Comment · 5 months ago
Deflection of low priority and low human resource requirement will continue to need such approaches. Those happen even without AI now but the way. It’s just too costly to have humans pickup a call for something that was knowledge related (deflect to knowledge and FAQ) or self service (what’s my outstanding balance) at scale
Comment · 5 months ago
I actually haven’t gotten to evaluating ideas yet I’ve been too busy asking each llm why they thought they would be best for the task. Just kidding
I use ChatGPT and Gemini and Claude in various ways in my workflow
Comment · 6 months ago
SEEKING WORK | Remote | Serving AU, NZ, APAC & US West Coast. Synchronised with US West Coast (PST) and APAC business hours.
Role: Strategy, Enterprise Architecture, & Fractional CTO Advisory
Location: New Zealand Remote: Yes Willing to Relocate: No
Email: hackernews [at] architectfwd [dot] com CV/Site: https://architectfwd.com/about
I help organizations bridge the gap between "high-level strategy" and "technical execution." Most transformations fail because the architecture isn't aligned with the delivery priorities—I’m here to engineer that alignment.
I have 20+ years of international experience across public and private sectors. Currently a Principal Architect, I’ve spent my nights and weekends building the ArchitectFWD™ ecosystem:
- Enterprise - an AI-augmented platform designed to model enterprise components and evolve strategy in real-time.
- prfrm - performance management for people. Not HR.
How I can help your team:
• Fractional CTO/Architect: Strategy, governance, and technical roadmapping without the full-time overhead.
• Architecture Alignment: Mapping product strategy to services and tech stacks to kill "Architectural Drift."
• Operating Model Design: Moving from static "shelfware" documentation to value-driven, agile execution.
• Mentoring: Coaching architects and product leads.
Technologies/Frameworks: Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF/Modern Lean EA), Strategy-to-Execution Frameworks, AI-Assisted Development Workflows, Agile/Scrum, Multi-tenant SaaS Architecture, AI enabled Performance Management (prfrm™), AI augmented strategy and architecture (ArchitectFWD Enterprise).
Availability: Looking for part-time advisory, retainers, or fractional capacity. Whether it's a 2-hour "sanity check" on your roadmap or a regular weekly heartbeat, let’s talk.
Comment · 7 months ago
SEEKING WORK | Remote (NZ/AU/APAC/US West Coast)
Role: Strategy, Enterprise Architecture, & Fractional CTO Advisory
Location: New Zealand Remote: Yes Willing to Relocate: No
Email: hackernews [at] architectfwd [dot] com CV/Site: https://architectfwd.com/about
I help organizations bridge the gap between "high-level strategy" and "technical execution." Most transformations fail because the architecture isn't aligned with the delivery priorities—I’m here to engineer that alignment.
I have 20+ years of international experience across public and private sectors. Currently a Principal Architect, I’ve spent my nights and weekends building the ArchitectFWD™ ecosystem: an AI-augmented platform designed to model enterprise components and evolve strategy in real-time. And performance management for people Not HR.
How I can help your team:
• Fractional CTO/Architect: Strategy, governance, and technical roadmapping without the full-time overhead.
• Architecture Alignment: Mapping product strategy to services and tech stacks to kill "Architectural Drift." • Operating Model Design: Moving from static "shelfware" documentation to value-driven, agile execution.
• Mentoring: Coaching architects and product leads.
Technologies/Frameworks: Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF/Modern Lean EA), Strategy-to-Execution Frameworks, AI-Assisted Development Workflows, Agile/Scrum, Multi-tenant SaaS Architecture, AI enabled Performance Management (prfrm™), AI augmented strategy and architecture (ArchitectFWD Enterprise).
Availability: Looking for part-time advisory, retainers, or fractional capacity. Whether it's a 2-hour "sanity check" on your roadmap or a regular weekly heartbeat, let’s talk.
Comment · 1 year ago
On your behalf is the kind way of saying you are replaced
Comment · 1 year ago
My wife’s car 10 to 1!
Comment · 1 year ago
Why. I see Australia is intending on blocking YouTube and other platforms. Expect this more regularly
Comment · 1 year ago
Seeking: Strategy, Technology and Architecture advisory and consultancy to startups, scaling teams or established companies / organisations.
Location: New Zealand, willing to support APAC, APJ, Australia, New Zealand and West Coast US remotely.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: See below.
Résumé/CV: https://architectfwd.com/about
Email: hackernews at architectfwd dot com
Need a consultant, strategic thinking, architecture or related tech advice, coaching/ mentoring for you or your team? Need governance improvement?
How could we work together? An hour, a couple of hours or something more regular but flexible/fractional? I am looking for part hours, or retainers, or work toward fully moving into a consulting / advisory capacity
Let’s figure out how to work together.
I have 20+ years solving business problems and maximising opportunities through technology in a variety of industries internationally.
My core skills are in strategy, enterprise architecture, technology architecture, consulting and advice, agile, team leadership, coaching and mentoring. Can do operating model work.
I am currently a Principal Architect. I operate in strategic advisory and technology architecture with many years in architecture and technology in the private and public sector. I know how to use enterprise architecture frameworks, practices and principles from concept stage to delivery in order to execute on strategy and how to work with product and development teams to set direction and manage product evolution.
Comment · 1 year ago
This is too funny
Let me know when this is available https://anycrap.shop/product/dog-to-human-translator
Comment · 1 year ago
Seeking: Strategy, Technology and Architecture advisory and consultancy to startups, scaling teams or established companies / organisations.
Location: New Zealand, willing to support APAC, APJ, Australia, New Zealand and West Coast US remotely.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: See below.
Résumé/CV: https://architectfwd.com/about
Email: hackernews at architectfwd dot com
Need a consultant, strategic thinking, architecture or related tech advice, coaching/ mentoring for you or your team? Need governance improvement?
How could we work together? An hour, a couple of hours or something more regular but flexible/fractional? I am looking for part hours, or retainers, or work toward fully moving into a consulting / advisory capacity
Let’s figure out how to work together.
I have 20+ years solving business problems and maximising opportunities through technology in a variety of industries internationally.
My core skills are in strategy, enterprise architecture, technology architecture, consulting and advice, agile, team leadership, coaching and mentoring. Can do operating model work.
I am currently a Principal Architect. I operate in strategic advisory and technology architecture with many years in architecture and technology in the private and public sector. I know how to use enterprise architecture frameworks, practices and principles from concept stage to delivery in order to execute on strategy and how to work with product and development teams to set direction and manage product evolution.
Comment · 1 year ago
I don’t scroll on the feed I just can’t. I post rarely. It’s very one way.
Strategy, Advisory & Enterprise Architecture.
I help organisations bridge the gap between Boardroom Strategy and Engineering Reality.
20+ years of international experience across Govt, Finance, Private Sector.
Currently a Principal Architect in the New Zealand Public Sector.
Founder Mode: Building the ArchitectFWD™ ecosystem.
- ArchitectFWD™ Enterprise: AI-augmented strategy/architecture platform.
- prfrm™: Performance management for high-velocity teams (not HR "shelfware").
Stack: AI, AWS (Bedrock/LLM/Claude), Laravel, Postgres, DevOps.
Opinions are mine.
Let's chat.
Contact me at: quintes - at - architectfwd dot com