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Dustin Keib
Executive Software Architect specializing in Cloud, Security, and SaaS
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Cloud consulting veteran building DragnCloud, an agentic cloud infrastructure builder aimed at teams outgrowing Heroku/Supabase who need complex setups (data pipelines, custom LLM hosting, multi-tier apps) without hiring consultants. Has SaaS background and has served as a Fractional CTO for funded companies; currently focused on landing the first 20 customers and expanding automation into higher-value workflows.
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Key Strengths
- Deep cloud infrastructure consulting experience across multiple customer verticals
- Identifies repeatable infrastructure pain points and productizes them into a SaaS offering
- Customer-needs-driven product approach (focus on needs vs. wants)
- Experience as a Fractional CTO for funded companies
- Entrepreneurial persistence (4 years pursuing startups)
Reference Highlights
- Successfully built and led a new team in an expanding area
- Broad scope operator (strategy, partnerships, go-to-market, delivery)
- Thrives without a roadmap; strong in ambiguous early-stage environments
- Visionary; sets direction effectively
- Turns unclear requirements into working solutions
- Very diverse technology background
- Strong zero-to-one builder ("better than anyone" the reference has worked with)
- Innovative; at the forefront of technology
- Strong customer focus; avoids assumptions via customer interviews
- Builds compelling MVPs with small teams
- Exceptional end-to-end ownership ("11 out of 10")
- Strong scope management within constraints
- Wise technical decision-making
- Security-first mindset
- Builds for mass scalability
- Able to simplify novelty/complexity into a solid core approach
- Asks clarifying questions when requirements are ambiguous
- Delivers within timeframe
- Delegates effectively to meet deadlines
- Strong foresight about new technologies
- Avoids risky/immature technologies
- Drove MVP completion in a small cross-functional team
- Architecture decisions remained solid over 3 years (no major rework)
- Good product instincts about what to build first
- Adapts implementation to non-technical user needs
- Delivers high-impact UX improvements quickly (autosave/WYSIWYG)
- Enabled smooth onboarding and rapid generation of user content
- extraordinary technical skill ("most skilled coder and architect")
- mastery across multiple levels of computer science and coding
- handles the most difficult projects
- strong end-to-end ownership
- delivers on time
- comprehensive approach; anticipates possible outcomes
- creates state-of-the-art technical solutions
- extreme attention to detail
- guides others in supporting client needs
- highly trusted and valued collaborator
- strong overall recommendation ("highly recommend him in every way")
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