Cloud cost optimisation
I look at what you’re paying for, find unused or oversized resources, and change the setup to bring the bill down.
Fractional Head of Infrastructure
Infrastructure,
under control.
I help scaling startups cut cloud waste, automate infrastructure, and make releases reliable.
A part-time infrastructure lead for Seed to Series B teams with 5–20 engineers.
Book a 30-minute callCloud cost optimisation
What’s running · What it costs
ComputeDataNetwork
Less waste in your cloud bill.Infrastructure automation
Tracked changes · Repeatable setup
infrastructure/environments/access/
Changes your team can review.Release engineering
From change to production
ReviewTestDeploy
Tested before it goes live.Platform engineering & DevOps consulting
I lead the work and make the changes.
I join your team as a part-time head of infrastructure. I work out what needs attention, agree priorities with you and make the changes alongside your engineers.
I work with the tools you already use.
Infrastructure automation
I write code to create and update your cloud resources, so your team can review changes and repeat the same setup. I also plan and carry out cloud migrations.
Release engineering
I fix slow or unreliable build and deployment pipelines, automate manual steps and help your team release small changes safely.
Past work
The work and
the results.
I’ve worked as an infrastructure lead, a release engineer and a startup co-founder.
Breadcrumb
Infrastructure lead · Series A construction software
1,000+ resources managed in code.
I replaced manual cloud changes with code the team could review, migrated deployment pipelines and added monitoring across every production region.
- Releases went from roughly weekly to several times a week
- Monitoring uncovered 18+ performance problems
SimConverse
Head of infrastructure · Clinical training software
~60% lower AWS spend.
I built cloud infrastructure to run the platform’s AI models, with automatic scaling as demand changed.
- Product response time reduced by 30%
Canopy Study
Co-founder and CTO · AI education
Built the product and the team.
I hired and led four engineers and built the product and its infrastructure.
- A$1.1m in pre-seed funding
Canva
Software engineer · Release engineering
Deployment tools for engineers.
I co-owned Canva’s deployment service and command-line tool. Engineers used them to release software, track deployments and find service logs.
- Added support for deploying machine-learning models
Infrastructure audit
Know what
needs to change.
Typically A$3,000–5,000
I look at your cloud bill, how infrastructure is managed and how code gets to production.
We agree what I’ll review, how long it will take and what you’ll receive before work starts.
You’ll know what I found, what I recommend changing and why. Your team can make the changes, or I can help carry them out.
After the audit
The person behind Sandstone Platform
A senior engineer,
on your team.
Sandstone Platform is my infrastructure consulting practice. You work directly with me, from reviewing the problem to making the changes.
- Breadcrumb
- Infrastructure automation and monitoring
- SimConverse
- Infrastructure leadership and cloud cost optimisation
- Canopy Study
- Co-founder and CTO, AI education startup
- Canva
- Release engineering
Working together
Common questions
What is a fractional head of infrastructure?
A fractional head of infrastructure is a part-time infrastructure lead. I work with your engineers to set priorities, plan changes and write and review code. An ongoing engagement is typically 1–2 days a week, billed monthly.
What does an infrastructure audit cover?
I review your cloud bill, how you manage infrastructure and how you release code to production. You receive findings and recommended changes. We agree the scope, timing and deliverables before work starts. The typical fee is A$3,000–5,000.
Can you implement the changes?
Yes. Your team can use the audit findings, or I can make the changes with your engineers. A focused fix takes 2–4 weeks with an agreed scope. For ongoing work, I can join as a part-time lead.
Do we need to change our tools?
I work with the tools you already use. Infrastructure automation can include infrastructure as code: code that creates and updates cloud resources. Release engineering can include continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD): automated checks and steps that move code towards production.
Tell me what you’re working on.
Tell me what’s happening with your infrastructure and what you’d like to change. A few sentences are enough.
Prefer to talk?
Book a 30-minute call