Chris Collins
Founder & Fractional CTO at Arcwise
Based in United States · 25+ years experience
Summary
Fractional CTO for SMBs | Arcwise Tech Recon: AI-assisted tech spend analysis | Reduce waste, overlap, and surprise IT costs
About
I help small and mid-sized businesses get senior technology leadership—without hiring a full-time CTO.
After 25+ years designing and operating enterprise infrastructure, I’ve seen the same pattern repeat itself: as businesses grow, technology decisions become reactive, expensive, and harder to unwind. Systems “mostly work,” but risk quietly increases, costs creep up, and no one owns the big-picture direction.
Through Arcwise, I work as a Fractional CTO—bringing clarity to technology decisions, helping leaders understand tradeoffs, and making sure investments actually support the business instead of slowing it down.
My work typically involves:
Turning business goals into clear technology direction
Identifying hidden risk, waste, and unnecessary complexity
Providing an independent perspective on vendors and major decisions
Acting as a steady technical voice for leadership teams
I most often work with medical and dental practices, law and accounting firms, financial services organizations, and early-stage or growing companies where technology is mission-critical—but a full-time CTO isn’t yet practical.
If technology decisions feel heavier than they should, or more expensive than expected, that’s usually the moment senior guidance makes the biggest difference.
Skills
Cloud & Infrastructure, Platform Modernisation, Cybersecurity, Engineering Leadership, Vendor Management, Governance & Risk, Data & AI
Regions covered
Industry experience
Not-for-profit, Fintech, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Retail, SaaS, Education, Healthcare
At a glance
Chris brings hands-on experience across Cloud & Infrastructure, Platform Modernisation, Cybersecurity, Engineering Leadership, Vendor Management, Governance & Risk and 1 other areas. Available for engagements across North America, United States. Industry experience includes Not-for-profit, Fintech, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Retail and 3 more.
How fractional CTO engagements with Chris work
Chris works on a fractional basis — typically one to three days a week for an agreed engagement length — so you get senior technical leadership without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire. Engagements commonly include technical due diligence, board reporting, engineering team leadership, technology strategy, architecture reviews, hiring support, and stepping in as interim CTO during a transition.