Consulting & Advisory
I help companies navigate technical complexity — from architecture decisions to team scaling to product strategy.
What I Help With
AI Adoption & New Work Methodologies The pace has changed. Old tools aren’t enough. I help teams transition to AI-first work: building methodologies that match the new speed, integrating AI tools into workflows, and letting go of micromanagement to manage processes instead of tasks.
Technical Due Diligence Assessing technology stacks, team capabilities, and technical debt for investors, acquirers, or leadership transitions.
Architecture Reviews Evaluating current systems, identifying bottlenecks, and designing scalable solutions.
Team Building & Processes Hiring strategies, team structure, development processes, and engineering culture.
Product-Technology Alignment Bridging the gap between product vision and technical execution. Roadmap planning, feasibility analysis, build-vs-buy decisions.
My Background
10+ years building and leading technical teams across:
- Social media intelligence — NLP, LLMs, large-scale data processing
- Agricultural IoT — Real-time biological signal processing
- Autonomous systems — Graph networks, optimization algorithms
- Manufacturing — Process engineering, computational geometry
I’ve been on both sides — the engineer trying to explain constraints, and the leader trying to make strategic decisions. I speak both languages.
How Engagements Work
Discovery call (free) 30-minute conversation to understand your situation and see if I can help.
Assessment phase Deep dive into your codebase, architecture, team dynamics, and business context. Typically 1-2 weeks.
Recommendations Detailed report with prioritized action items, tradeoff analysis, and implementation guidance.
Ongoing advisory (optional) Regular check-ins, decision support, and implementation guidance as you execute.
Who I Work With
- Founders navigating technical decisions without a technical co-founder
- CTOs needing an outside perspective or sounding board
- VCs conducting technical due diligence on investments
- Product leaders aligning roadmaps with technical reality
Let’s Talk
Have a challenge you’re working through? Let’s discuss.
Email: sergei.benkovitch@gmail.com
Describe your situation and what you’re hoping to achieve. I’ll respond within 24 hours with initial thoughts.