Hands-on product engineering
Commercial software delivery across web apps, APIs, SaaS platforms, mobile applications, internal tools, integrations, and AI-enabled workflows.
Paul Maddison / IT Consulting
25+ years building enterprise systems. Available for serious technical work.
Alongside KynticAI product work, Paul Maddison is available for independent IT consulting: hands-on build work, technical leadership, architecture, enterprise systems, cloud platforms, AI-assisted engineering, delivery rescue, and commercial technology advice across domains.
Experience profile
25+ years
enterprise software engineering
100+
commercial projects delivered
Full stack
C#, SQL, Python, Go, Java, Rust, JavaScript
Best fit: teams that need senior engineering judgement, practical delivery, and someone who can move between code, architecture, leadership, AI, data, and commercial context.
Available For
Consultancy outside the KynticAI product suite.
Desktop, web, mobile, cloud, microservices, containers, and now AI: the tools keep changing, but the job stays the same. Build software the business can depend on.
Technical leadership
Team direction, engineering standards, delivery rhythm, stakeholder translation, technical mentoring, and pragmatic decision-making under pressure.
Architecture and system design
Architecture reviews, greenfield design, legacy modernisation, microservices, containers, cloud migration, data-flow design, integration strategy, and scale planning.
Delivery rescue
Rapid diagnosis for stuck projects: unclear ownership, brittle code, missing architecture, weak delivery process, vendor drift, and overcomplicated scope.
AI and automation advisory
Practical AI use-case selection, coding-agent workflows, prompt-system boundaries, data governance, model integration, and cost-aware implementation.
Commercial due diligence
Technical review for founders, investors, and leadership teams who need a straight read on feasibility, build risk, delivery cost, and engineering maturity.
Cross-domain range
Broad enough to see the system. Practical enough to ship the work.
The offer is deliberately general: if the problem sits somewhere between software, people, process, data, AI, operations, and commercial pressure, Paul can usually help clarify it, shape it, and move it forward.
SaaS and product platforms
Enterprise systems and integrations
Custom software development
AI, automation, and workflow tools
Web, SaaS, and mobile application development
Enterprise content management
Database development and SQL-heavy systems
Data platforms, reporting, and analytics
Cloud architecture and DevOps
CRM, customer operations, and sales systems
Internal tools and operational software
Legacy rescue and modernisation
Founder, investor, and board advisory
Enterprise app estate
Help across the systems companies actually run.
Consultancy is available around the messy middle of business software: the apps, databases, integrations, workflows, and operational rules that sit between people, customers, suppliers, finance, and delivery.
CRM platforms such as Salesforce, Dynamics, HubSpot, and custom CRM estates
ERP and operational platforms including SAP, finance, purchasing, stock, order, and fulfilment systems
Customer support, ticketing, service desk, and field-service systems
HR, payroll, workforce, compliance, and internal operations platforms
Ecommerce, CMS, product catalogue, pricing, checkout, and customer portal systems
Marketing automation, analytics, attribution, lead management, and sales operations tooling
Email, Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, document management, and enterprise content platforms
Data warehouses, reporting systems, BI dashboards, event streams, and data integration layers
Payment, billing, subscription, licensing, entitlement, and revenue operations systems
Legacy line-of-business applications, databases, APIs, batch jobs, queues, and vendor integrations
Skills
Deep commercial engineering range, from legacy enterprise systems to AI-native builds.
Paul can operate across the stack: code, databases, cloud, architecture, content platforms, AI infrastructure, and the delivery controls that keep the work usable.
Languages and frameworks
C#.NET FrameworkASP.NETASP.NET MVCASP.NET Web APIJavaPythonGoRustTypeScriptJavaScriptHTML
Modern app platforms
Node.jsReact.jsAngularBlazorReact NativeMobile applicationsSaaS development
Data, AI, and infrastructure
PostgreSQLSQLNoSQLLanceDBArtificial IntelligenceMessage queuesKubernetesAWSMicrosoft Azure
Architecture and enterprise platforms
Technical architectureSolution architectureEnterprise content managementOptimizelyUmbracoSitecoreCloud application developmentDatabase development
Engagement Shape
Senior help without forcing it into a product box.
Contract delivery
Embedded development, technical lead, or architect capacity for a defined project or delivery window.
Fractional leadership
Part-time CTO, head-of-engineering, or architecture support where the team needs senior judgement without a permanent hire.
Review and recovery
Short, sharp consultancy for architecture review, delivery triage, codebase assessment, supplier challenge, or roadmap reset.
Workshops and strategy
Focused sessions for AI adoption, product architecture, data strategy, delivery planning, or technical-commercial decision support.
Talk to Paul
Bring the messy technical brief. Leave with a clearer route.
Suitable for contracting, advisory, technical review, architecture, leadership, and delivery support where the work is broader than one KynticAI product.