Empower Your Engineering Team to Achieve Peak Performance

Strategic consulting for Engineering Managers and CTOs to maximize team efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity. Led by Gary Shuster, with decades of experience helping engineering teams excel.

Our Services

Strategic consulting services designed to help engineering leaders build more efficient and effective teams

Team Optimization

Engineering Team Optimization

Analyze your team's workflows, identify bottlenecks, and implement strategies to boost productivity. We help you create environments where engineers can do their best work.

Process Improvement

Process Improvement & Workflow Design

Design and optimize development processes, code review practices, and deployment workflows. Transform chaotic development cycles into smooth, predictable delivery pipelines.

Technical Leadership

Technical Leadership Coaching

Gary mentors engineering managers and CTOs on leadership best practices, team dynamics, and strategic decision-making. Drawing from decades of experience, he helps build stronger technical leadership capabilities.

Code Quality

Code Quality & Review Practices

Establish effective code review processes, quality standards, and technical debt management strategies. Help your team write better code faster.

Team Structure

Team Structure & Organization

Design optimal team structures, define clear roles and responsibilities, and establish effective communication patterns. Build teams that scale with your organization.

Performance Metrics

Performance Metrics & Analytics

Define meaningful engineering metrics, establish measurement frameworks, and create dashboards that provide actionable insights into team performance and productivity.

Our Team

Why Choose Us

Led by Gary Shuster, a seasoned engineering leader with decades of experience, we understand the unique challenges you face. Gary has helped multiple organizations unlock their engineering team's potential through strategic process improvements, workflow optimization, and leadership development. His hands-on experience leading teams and consulting with CTOs and Engineering Managers provides invaluable insights into what actually works.

5
Clients Served
7+
CTOs & Managers Consulted
35%
Avg. Productivity Increase

Gary combines deep technical expertise with proven management methodologies to help you build more efficient, effective engineering teams. His approach is practical, data-driven, and tailored to your organization's unique culture and challenges. With years of experience in the trenches, Gary brings real-world solutions that deliver measurable results.

What Our Clients Say

Trusted by Engineering Managers and CTOs at leading technology companies

★★★★★

"Working with Gary transformed how our engineering team operates. He helped us identify and eliminate bottlenecks we didn't even know existed. His experience and practical approach made all the difference. Our team's velocity increased by 35% in just three months."

David Martinez
David Martinez
VP of Engineering, TechFlow
★★★★★

"As a CTO, I needed help scaling our engineering organization. Gary provided invaluable guidance on team structure, process improvements, and leadership development. His extensive experience and practical consulting approach delivered real results."

Sarah Johnson
Sarah Johnson
CTO, DigitalFirst
★★★★★

"Gary's process improvements and workflow optimizations have made a huge difference. His deep understanding of engineering teams and years of experience showed in every recommendation. Our engineers are more productive, code quality has improved, and we're shipping features faster. Best consulting investment we've made."

Michael Chen
Michael Chen
Engineering Manager, CloudScale

Let's Optimize Your Engineering Team

Ready to unlock your team's full potential? Get in touch with Gary today and let's discuss how his experience and expertise can help your engineers be more efficient and effective. With decades of hands-on experience, Gary brings practical solutions that work.

Email

info@ssdc.dev

Phone

+1 (224) 888-4447

Office

Remote! (but we're willing to travel)