Kuzaa LLC | Guillermo A. Fisher | Helping startups build, scale, and retain high-performing software engineering teams.

About

I'm a former Senior Vice President of Engineering, certified AWS professional, and AWS Data Hero that employs a metrics-driven approach informed by decades of experience building successful teams, developing dynamic leaders, and delivering complex technology solutions at organizations of various sizes.

Culture

Define the values and principles that determine how your people approach work, interact with each other, and collaborate cross-functionally.

People

Build an org chart that meets your needs, and hire the right people to fill your roles. Create an environment that keeps high-performers happy.

Process

Identify bottlenecks in your delivery pipeline to unlock engineering productivity and accelerate decision-making. Use the right tools to measure success.

Technology

Apply proven architectural patterns to deliver value to your customers. Develop technology roadmaps that allow for the delivery of performant solutions.

Services

Organizations and individuals at different stages in their growth have different needs, and what's required from a fractional engineering leader varies according to those needs. Choose from a variety of customized offerings designed to help you develop effective technical strategies, build high-performing teams, and efficiently deliver value to your customers no matter where you are in your journey.

Individuals and Groups

Coach and Advisor

Coaching sessions are designed to help leaders address issues they might be facing, including: people management problems, discussing engineering productivity with the leadership team, organizational design, DevOps or Agile transformation guidance, etc.

Pre-seed to Early Stage Startups

Technical Co-Founder

Gain a partner who can define your company's technical vision, quickly staff a team of founding engineers and/or contractors, deliver an MVP, and iterate. I'll help create your product roadmap, implement lightweight Agile processes, and build out your initial IT infrastructure.

Growth Stage Startups

Organizational Leader

Enlist the expertise of a seasoned leader to lay the foundation for scale and create a hiring plan. I'll work with your leaders to develop a technical strategy, develop an inclusive engineering culture that drives innovation, and define OKRs/KPIs to achieve business goals.

Scaleups and Enterprise

Leadership at Scale

Leverage my experience to develop your engineering leadership team or to drive specific initiatives to completion such as: product delivery process optimization, data infrastructure solutions, DevOps transformations, AI strategy development, etc.

Testimonials

Find out what others are saying.

I grew exponentially as a leader under the direction and mentorship of Guillermo. I came to recognize my strengths, while also being challenged to grow in areas I wasn't confident.

Jonathan Leftwich

Director of Engineering

Guillermo joined Untapped at a unique inflection point: we were shedding the technical debt of our Seed days and required a leader that not only understood the complexity of our code base, but had a vision for how we could build and actualize as we relentlessly pursued our mission. Uninterested in ego or the politics of a growing organization, Guillermo rallied the team, got to work and transformed the way we build at Untapped.

Tariq Meyers

Co-CEO & Co-founder

Guillermo’s insights helped me navigate the struggles of people management, guiding me towards what to focus on with my team to be an effective leader. He helped me demonstrate the business value of a people-centric approach with an emphasis on empathy, structure, and work/life balance. Guillermo’s dedication to my success was truly inspiring.

Monique Cielo

Director of Engineering

Guillermo completely redefined my definition of what a technical leader should be. He helped me become a data driven leader, with a focus on better understanding and utilizing DevOps metrics to guide decisions for the engineering team. Guillermo helps you become the best version of your professional self, and I could write a novel on the tremendous impact his guidance has had on my career trajectory.

Nitzan Bluvstein

Senior Technical Program Manager

Contact

You can connect with me in any of the following ways.

Let's Chat

I help startups solve culture, people, process, and technology problems. If you're in need of the services of an engineering executive, schedule a free introductory call. I'd love to learn more about the challenges you're facing!

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Get in touch

Phone:

+1-757-263-0701

Email:

hello@wearekuzaa.com

Mailing Address:

1425 Battlefield Blvd N #2291
Chesapeake, VA 23320