Availability Inquiries

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For recruiting, consulting, production, private-office, expert-commentary, or mentoring inquiries, include enough context to determine fit quickly.

Jake is open to full-time, contract, fractional, and selective advisory engagements. Remote or hybrid work is preferred; travel up to 50% is workable. Relocation can be considered with assistance. International opportunities are appropriate when the organization is U.S.-based or U.S.-headquartered.

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Start a professional inquiry with the role or project scope, timing, location model, and decision process.

Professional profiles: LinkedIn and GitHub.

Helpful details to include

  • Role type or project type.
  • Expected timeline and urgency.
  • Remote, hybrid, travel, venue, or on-site requirements.
  • Technical environment, production environment, or stakeholder context.
  • Whether the need is full-time, contract, fractional, advisory, or project-based.
  • Whether the conversation involves private-office technology, expert contribution, media context, or mentoring.
  • Any confidentiality constraints that affect what can be discussed before an NDA.

Best-fit opportunities

Principal security architecture, AI safety and red-team architecture, enterprise cloud security, regulated-environment technical leadership, fractional CISO work, production systems consulting, technical direction, stage management, venue technology, and high-trust problem solving across mixed technical and human environments.

Regions and engagement shape

  • Primary markets: Los Angeles metro, Detroit / Metro Detroit, and fully remote work.
  • Secondary markets: other U.S. regions with relocation assistance.
  • Compensation discussions should reflect senior/principal-level scope, depth of experience, and project or fractional structures when applicable.