The Story
"Correctness isn't optional and latency costs money."— Peter Ivie
My path has run from a GPS tracking startup in 2009 to privacy and compliance infrastructure at Meta serving billions of users — with payments at one of Apple's top-grossing apps, AI-enabled products, and a Fractional CTO role establishing SOC 2 compliance for a fintech company along the way. I hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Notre Dame.
What I've noticed throughout that career: smaller organizations — nonprofits, real estate operators, growth-stage companies — often lack access to the kind of senior technology leadership that would make the biggest difference. A good fractional CTO doesn't just pick tools — they own the technology strategy, cut wasteful spend, build teams, and translate business goals into systems that actually work and keep working.
That's what I built Trustkept LLC to provide: executive-level technology leadership without the full-time cost, from someone who has done it at every scale.
The Work
Proof points from 18+ years of building things that stay built.
Meta · Scale
Privacy Compliance at Billion-User Scale
Designed and implemented a privacy-focused event-driven system at Meta for real-time monitoring and enforcement of third-party data sharing policies — with automated corrective actions at scale.
VidAngel · Reliability
$10M+ Payment Library — One Update in Six Years
Built a payment library integrating Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Stripe for one of Apple's #10 grossing entertainment apps. It processed over $10 million in year one and has required just one update in six years of production use.
Impact Capital Funds · Fractional CTO
SOC 2 Compliance & Fintech Infrastructure
Served as Fractional CTO for a South Bend capital fund: established SOC 2 compliance policies and built a soft credit pre-qualification system for student loan refinancing from the ground up.
Agrippa · AI
AI Iteration Without a Deploy Cycle
Architected a live prompt versioning system enabling non-technical admins to iterate on AI behavior in production — no engineering deployment required. Also implemented offline-first sync for instant UI with full read/write capability offline.
Education
Academic rigor applied to real-world systems.
Ph.D.
Computer Science
University of Notre Dame
Master of Science
Computer Science
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Brigham Young University
14 peer-reviewed publications including ACM Computing Surveys — covering reproducible workflow management, time-varying data systems, and distributed computing.
Community & Service
The nonprofit advisory practice is rooted in decades of actual service — not just consulting positioning.
GeneSys Foundation
Volunteer software engineer for 16 years. Built a genealogical lineage visualization platform that grew to over 10,000 users — end-to-end, unpaid, mission-driven.
Public Library Board
Board member supporting public access to information, digital literacy, and community programming in the Granger, Indiana area.
Global Health Initiative
Volunteer contributor to global health programs connecting technology and healthcare access across underserved communities.
Science Fair & Scouting
Science Fair judge supporting STEM education in local schools. Eagle Scout — completing a leadership-driven community service project.
Ready to Work Together?
Whether you need a fractional CTO, a technology audit, or a trusted advisor for your nonprofit or real estate business — reach out.
info@trustkept.com