Senior AWS platform engineering for revenue-critical systems.

I help owner-led companies modernize legacy operations, build custom high-ticket commerce platforms, reduce SaaS dependencies, and make strategic cloud decisions backed by experience and certification.

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Proof and credibility

Delivery proof

  • $5M+/yr
    annual revenue commerce platform built and operated
  • +40%
    increase in user acquisition after platform cutover
  • Zero downtime
    platform cutover and operations migration
  • $500K+
    monthly Google Shopping revenue driven by the first-party GMC integration
  • Open source
    production-grade plugins extracted from real commerce workflows
  • GA4 + GMC
    analytics and product-feed integrations extracted from live commerce workflows

Where I Fit

When the platform is now the business

I work with owners and technical leaders when SaaS limits, legacy workflows, or cloud decisions start creating revenue and operational risk.

Replace Shopify Plus when it becomes the bottleneck

Custom commerce for high-ticket retailers: ACH and wire checkout, inventory and order workflows, CRM handoff, and control over the data Shopify abstracts away.

Commerce platform work

Modernize legacy operations without breaking the workflow

FileMaker, Access, spreadsheet, and custom back-office systems rebuilt with the staff workflow and historical records intact.

Modernization work

Get senior architecture judgment without the full-time hire

Fractional CTO support for cloud architecture, vendor decisions, delivery sequencing, security posture, and high-risk implementation work.

Fractional CTO work

Open source

Open-source software from production systems

The first public releases are Payload CMS GA4 and Google Merchant Center plugins, but the signal is broader: production work becomes reusable software when the abstraction is worth maintaining outside a single client codebase.

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Case Studies

Case studies with actual implementation weight

The proof spans three different risk profiles: a live $500K+/month commerce platform, a regulated-data ledger architecture engagement, and this site as a public reference architecture.

Fine's Gallery platform modernization

Live custom commerce platform for a luxury gallery now handling more than $500K/month: Payload CMS, AWS, inventory, invoices, payments, and zero-downtime cutover.

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Peter T Conti consulting platform

This site is the same stack I build for clients: Next.js, Payload CMS, Postgres, OpenNext, Terraform-managed AWS, and production cache invalidation.

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Confidential energy registry architecture

UTXO-style ledger core, PgSQL mutation procedures, invariant test coverage, and sovereign AWS roadmap for a confidential regulated registry.

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Based in Naples. Built for owner-led businesses with real operational complexity.

I work from downtown Naples with local and remote clients who have outgrown generic SaaS, inherited legacy operational systems, or need senior AWS judgment before committing budget. The work is intentionally narrow: high-stakes platform decisions, custom commerce, regulated-data architecture, migrations, and technical leadership.

That means one person accountable for architecture, implementation, deployment, and cutover. No agency handoff, no junior delivery layer, and no generic website projects. If the platform touches revenue, staff workflow, auditability, or production risk, that is where I fit.

Credentials

Credentials that map to high-stakes platform work

My educational and professional certifications connect AWS architecture judgment, production ownership, regulated-data design, and the academic foundation behind disciplined migration and data-integrity work. This is backed by real work in production generating millions in revenue.

AWS Solutions Architect - Professional & Associate

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional and Associate, applied to Terraform-managed production systems and regulated-architecture planning.

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Fine's Gallery production platform

Built and operate the custom commerce platform now handling more than $500K/month for Fine's Gallery, with complex inventory, native invoicing, payments, and customer workflows.

Read Fine's case study

Confidential registry ledger architecture

Designed the UTXO-style ledger core, PgSQL mutation layer, invariant tests, and sovereign AWS migration roadmap for a confidential regulated registry.

Read registry case study

B.S. Computer Science + B.S. Chemistry

B.S. Computer Science from Oregon State with a 4.0 GPA, plus a B.S. Chemistry from Temple with research training. Useful when data integrity, migration discipline, and systems reasoning matter.

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Pricing

Ways to work together

Clear starting points for the common ways businesses bring me in: decision support, platform delivery, ongoing technical leadership, or a scoped custom engagement.

  • Architecture Sprint

    Starting at $15K

    3 weeks

    A fixed-scope review for build-vs-buy, migration, and modernization decisions: current-state architecture, risk surface, cost model, and execution roadmap without committing to a full build.

    Scope an Architecture Sprint

  • Platform Build

    Starting at $80K

    3-6 months

    Senior-led implementation for custom AWS-backed commerce, operations, registry, or data platforms, including deployment, integrations, observability, and cutover.

    Discuss a Platform Build

  • Fractional CTO

    Starting at $10K / month

    3-month minimum

    Embedded technical leadership for businesses that need architecture judgment, vendor decisions, delivery governance, and hands-on execution without a full-time executive hire.

    Discuss Fractional CTO fit

  • Custom Engagement

    Scoped after discovery

    Scoped after discovery

    For high-stakes work that does not fit a sprint, build, or retainer: regulated data systems, migration rescue, due diligence, or deeply specific platform work.

    Start with discovery

Insights

Let’s scope your engagement

Share your goals and current constraints. I will propose a practical execution plan.

Free 30-minute consultation

Pressure-test the platform decision before you commit budget.

Schedule a complimentary 30-minute consultation to align on objectives, stress-test your architecture, and leave with a concrete set of recommendations. No obligation, no sales pitch. Just actionable technical guidance.

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30 min · No commitment