Dr. Ian McDonald

Dr. Ian McDonald

Fractional CTO & AI Enterprise Architect

Scale your tech & AI infrastructure with confidence—without the full-time cost. A Computer Science PhD, front-line Microsoft Azure AI specialist, and the former London startup technical leader who successfully prepared and scaled their architecture for a Microsoft acquisition.

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Strategic Technical Direction & Validation

Proven frameworks built from front-line enterprise scaling and successful corporate exits.

M&A Due Diligence & Acquisition Success

The 'Process to Acquisition' blueprint. Successfully prepared and scaled a London startup's core technical architecture to survive rigorous institutional due diligence, directly facilitating a multi-million dollar corporate acquisition by Microsoft.

Fractional Technical Leadership

The 'I’ve Been in Your Shoes' approach. Providing battle-tested, empathetic engineering leadership to high-growth startups moving from chaotic MVP codebases to highly disciplined, enterprise-ready software teams.

Enterprise AI & Infrastructure Design

Deeply specialized in production-grade Microsoft Azure AI environments. Translating cutting-edge machine learning capabilities into secure, compliant, and cost-optimized infrastructure.

Computer Science PhD Foundations

Deep technical mastery combined with real-world commercial intuition. Solving complex scalability bottlenecks, algorithmic constraints, and structural data issues that block growth.

Deep-Core Engineering & Cloud Architecture Credentials

Microsoft
Microsoft Azure AI
🐧 Linux Kernel Contributor
PhD // Computer Science

Let’s Secure Your Engineering Scale.

Whether you are preparing for a high-stakes investment round, navigating a corporate acquisition, or looking to deploy enterprise-grade Azure AI, let's talk.