IT Consulting & Fractional Leadership

Executive IT
Leadership Built
for Your Budget

Most SMBs can't afford a full-time CIO, CTO, or CISO, but they still face the same risks and complexity as enterprise companies. We fill that gap with senior-level leadership on your schedule, within your budget.

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50–75%
Less than a full-time executive hire
Days
To get your leader working, not months
$0
Recruiting overhead or agency fees
3
Fractional C-suite roles available
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The PNW's Fractional IT Leadership Firm Serving SMBs across the Pacific Northwest and nationwide
Why Fractional Leadership

The Gap Most SMBs
Don't Know They Have

You've outgrown "figure it out in-house," and a full-time CIO, CTO, or CISO isn't in the budget. Stoneclad works in exactly that gap, providing enterprise-caliber IT strategy without the enterprise price tag.

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Security Exposure

Most SMBs lack a dedicated security lead. One breach can cost more than years of fractional CISO services, and the liability doesn't wait for you to be ready.

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Budget Drain

Without strategic IT leadership, spending goes unmanaged: duplicate tools, underused licenses, and expensive mistakes accumulate fast and quietly.

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Reactive IT

When there's no technology strategy, your team fights fires instead of building systems that support growth and competitive advantage.

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The Stoneclad Fix

Executive-level IT leadership on your schedule at 50–75% less than a full-time hire, zero recruiting overhead, and available to start within days.

What We Do

Our Practice Areas

From fractional C-suite leadership to hands-on consulting, every engagement is scoped to your needs and built around measurable outcomes.

Fractional Leadership
Chief Information Officer
Fractional CIO

Chief Information Officer

Expert technology leadership to align your IT investments with real business outcomes and maximize every dollar spent.

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Chief Technology Officer
Fractional CTO

Chief Technology Officer

Technology strategy and architectural leadership to guide your systems, product, and team toward scalable growth.

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Chief Information Security Officer
Fractional CISO

Chief Information Security Officer

Strategic security leadership to build programs that protect your organization, satisfy auditors, and win customer trust.

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Consulting Services
Project Management
Consulting

Project Management

We partner with organizations of all sizes to deliver complex projects on time, on scope, and within budget.

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Cloud Services
Consulting

Cloud Services

Our experts help you design, implement, and optimize cloud solutions that reduce costs and improve reliability.

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Cybersecurity
Consulting

Cybersecurity Audit Readiness

Our GRC experts build the policies, controls, and documentation you need to pass audits and satisfy compliance requirements.

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Who We Serve

Built for Leaders Who Can't Wait

Growth doesn't pause for leadership gaps. Whether you're a founder, an operations leader, or a board navigating a transition, we provide operators who move fast.

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Growing SMBs

You've scaled past the point where IT decisions can be reactive, but a full-time executive isn't justified yet. We give you the strategy layer you need to grow with confidence.

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Companies Facing Compliance

SOC 2, HIPAA, CMMC, or a client security questionnaire you weren't expecting. Our fractional CISOs and GRC consultants have navigated these before and can get you there.

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Organizations in Transition

Leadership vacancy, acquisition, rapid growth, or a digital transformation project that needs adult supervision. We step in as interim or fractional leaders who own the outcome.

What Makes Us Different

Operators, Not Slide Deck Consultants

We don't parachute in with frameworks and leave. Our consultants own the work, integrate with your team, and are accountable for measurable results.

Real Leadership. Real Accountability.

We Work Like Employees,
Bill Like Consultants

Our fractional executives embed in your business. They attend your leadership meetings, manage your vendors, and own the outcomes they commit to, not just the advice they give.

That's a fundamentally different engagement than a consulting firm that hands you a report and walks away.

Dedicated consultant, not a rotating team Accountability for outcomes, not just effort Integrated into your existing workflows and tools Available for escalations, not just scheduled calls
Team collaboration
50–75% Cost savings vs. full-time executive
Right-Sized Engagement

Scale Up or Down
as Your Needs Change

From a few advisory hours a month to full interim coverage during a leadership vacancy, every engagement is scoped to your situation and adjustable over time.

You're never locked into a structure that doesn't fit, and you're never paying for capacity you're not using.

Virtual advisory, fractional, or full interim models No long-term contracts or lock-in required Engagement scales with your growth or project needs Start within days, not months
Strategy session
Days Average time to get started
Our Approach

From First Call to Fully Deployed

No drawn-out onboarding. No vague deliverables. Our 3D process gets the right leader working on your business in days, not months.

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Discover

We start with a no-cost assessment of your current IT environment, team structure, and business goals. Clients often find that this alone surfaces issues they hadn't seen: redundant tools, compliance gaps, and misaligned vendor contracts.

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Design

We propose the right engagement model for your situation: a few advisory hours per week, part-time fractional leadership, or full interim coverage during a vacancy. You choose the scope and we match the consultant.

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Deploy

Your consultant integrates with your team, owns the work, and delivers measurable outcomes, not slide decks. We measure success the same way you do: budget performance, project delivery, and business results.

Our operational model: Discover, Design, Deploy
Engagement Models

Flexible Partnership Options

Every business is different. We offer three engagement tiers so you get exactly what you need, no more and no less.

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Virtual / Advisory

Light-Touch Leadership

1–4 hours / week

Highly fractional advisory leadership for organizations that need a strategic voice, not a day-to-day operator. Up to 10% engagement.

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Fractional

Part-Time Executive

1–4 days / week

Part-time leadership for organizations that need real executive presence without a full-time salary. 20–80% engagement, our most popular model.

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Interim

Full-Time Coverage

5 days / week

Full-time leadership to fill the gap during an unplanned or forced vacancy, with continuity until a permanent hire is made.

Ready to Get Started?

Let's Talk About Where You Need Help

A 30-minute conversation is all it takes to understand your situation and map out whether fractional leadership is the right fit. No sales pressure, just an honest assessment.

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