World-Class CTOServices in Shasta &Siskiyou Counties
Shastaware is a local company providing hands-on, battle-tested technology and business leadership to organizations in far northern California.
AI Strategy
From automating business processes with Claude to deploying and training local open source models so you own your AI, Shastaware will equip you for the robot revolution and shield you from the hype.
Learn more →Custom Software
From integrating and extending existing software, to rugged embedded systems, to sophisticated SaaS and mobile apps, to turning that vibe coded project into real software, to just replacing a bunch of spreadsheets with something smarter, Shastaware has you covered.
Learn more →Cybersecurity & Compliance
Ransomware and cyber extortion are rampant. HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2 are hard. Your data and privacy, as well as that of your customers and partners, is on the line. Shastaware is paranoid so you don't have to be.
Learn more →Data Analytics
From integrated dashboards for tracking business metrics to real-time data engineering pipelines for recommendation engines and fraud/abuse detection, data is Shastaware's middle name.
Learn more →Fractional CTO
Everything you need from a CTO, now in bite-sized chunks. AI, assessment, engineering, infrastructure, hiring, product, organizational design, scaling, strategy--Shastaware does it all.
Learn more →System Modernization
Transform aging systems holding back growth with a seamless migration to modern software and infrastructure. Let Shastaware mitigate risk and prevent business disruption.
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Fuzz Leonard
Owner of Shastaware
Your Local Technology Partner
I have over two decades of experience as a technology executive and software engineer. I focus on successful outcomes and ongoing relationships--I win when your organization wins. Find me @fuzz on GitHub.
- Author of Clod tool for working with Claude AI
- Designed and built a self-service, petabyte-scale storage and compute cloud for machine language research before AWS existed, those storage server designs were used by Netflix's OpenConnect system that carried 1/3 of all Internet traffic
- CTO and Editor-in-Chief of FieldReport, giving away the world's largest-ever cash prize for a single piece of writing, called "The American Idol of Blogging" by Time Magazine
- co-CEO of Slide Rule Software, makers of Glass Planner--Apple named Glass Planner a Best New App, Editors' Choice and regularly featured it with large banners in the App Store's Productivity section
- Rescued over a dozen early-stage startup products, including Nouvola and Teleport
- December 31, 1999 served as the senior operations engineer on-site at the world's largest network provider's second-largest facility, tasked with saving the Internet and the public telephone system from Y2K
- Worked with Apple, Boise Cascade, CBS, Fox, Kodak, HP Autonomy, Linguistic Data Consortium, Los Alamos National Labs, MGM
Get in Touch
Let's meet in person! Or Zoom or a phone call if you prefer. Email me to get started.