Consulting · Strategic + hands-on

20+ years building security-critical platforms.

Strategic consulting and hands-on technical work for organizations dealing with security, infrastructure, AI governance, and trust systems.

Services

Where we plug in.

Concrete engagements — not generic advisory. We work alongside your team on problems where reliability, security, and governance are non-negotiable.

01

Security architecture

Threat modeling, zero-trust design, secure SDLC. From greenfield architecture to retrofitting existing platforms.

02

KMS / PKI / HSM

Key management platforms, certificate authority design, HSM integrations, key lifecycle and auditability.

03

AI governance

Designing trust, policy, and authorization for agent systems. Audit, revocation, and cross-org accountability.

04

Infrastructure

Low-latency transport, edge systems, content delivery, loss-tolerant pipelines for real-time reliability.

Track record

Built at tier-1 scale.

Security-critical platforms delivered for some of the most demanding environments in media, cloud, and real-time systems.

BuyDRM / KeyOS

Multi-DRM & Content Security

Co-founded KeyOS, a content security platform built for premium media workflows, major live events, and strict reliability requirements.

BBCHBO EuropeFoxTwitchDIRECTVMicrosoftLufthansa IFE
OVHcloud

KMS / PKI / HSM Infrastructure

Led KMS Platform work for European cloud infrastructure: zero-trust architecture, HSM-backed key management, lifecycle operations, encryption, and auditability.

Zero-trust architectureHSM-backed KMSEuropean cloud
BitRipple

Low-latency Transport

Co-founded BitRipple, focused on loss-tolerant, low-latency transport for real-time and edge systems where reliability is non-negotiable.

Real-time systemsEdge infrastructureLoss-tolerant transport
How we work

Small, senior, embedded.

What we believe
Senior engineers do better work than large delivery teams — we keep the team small on purpose.
Honest pre-engagement scoping beats over-promising. If we're not the right fit, we'll say so.
Real deliverables — running code, architecture documents, threat models — not slideware.
We embed with your team. We're not interested in long, opaque engagements.
Engagement shapes
Architecture review (2–4 weeks) Threat modeling sprint Embedded engineering (3–6 months) Technical due diligence Fractional CTO / Security lead Workshop & training

We are selective about engagements. We work best with teams who have a hard, concrete problem and want senior help solving it — not generic advisory.

Start a conversation
Currently available · Q3 / Q4 2026

Have a hard problem?
Let's work together.

If you have a hard problem in security, infrastructure, AI governance, or trust systems — let's talk. We do honest scoping and tell you upfront if we're the right team for the job.

contact@fineworklabs.com