Local Government software projects are hard. I can help.

30 years of government software projects taught me how to manage transitions to new software.

  • Ten years as a City IT Director. I’ve lived government processes and procurement.

  • Twenty years of consulting schooled me in procurements and projects from the vendor’s side.

If You Are a Local Government

You get advice from someone who’s been through this and is focused entirely on your interests.

  • Analyzing needs for RFP specifications.

  • Guiding departments through the procurement process.

  • Project Management/Quality Assurance during the implementation.

Why work with me?

  • I translate between system users and technical staff – it’s what I do best!

  • My entire career is local government; I embrace public service.

  • Smaller contracts are OK. I have low overhead and I can be flexible.

Government building with columns melting into technology at the base

If You Make Software for Local Government

I also consult on marketing, product, and projects… one hour at a time. https://sanfordhess.com/schedule)

My experience comes from both sides of the vendor-customer relationship:

  • ERP product manager, demonstrator, and implementation consultant.

  • City IT Director who managed all departments’ technology.

You read this far - Do You Want More?!!!??!

Short case studies of my work are here:

Footnotes

  1. Yes, my website has footnotes! This is how I write - please see my blogs for proof: https://tectonicspeed.com/

  2. No phone numbers appear on this page - that is on purpose. Contact me by email and we will set a time to talk.

  3. My text links will show up as full URLs, although I wish they were shorter. Good cyber hygiene means hovering on links to see where you are being sent. I like to be transparent about it.

  4. What’s with the pictures? For my first LinkedIn blog post, I had to add an image… for a blog about a staff report. So I did: https://blog.tectonicspeed.com/2015/02/my-first-staff-report.html After that, selecting the picture was often an early part of my writing process. I’m a visual person - it’s how I think. Recently, I’ve moved to AI images, as described here: https://blog.tectonicspeed.com/2023/11/ai-images-im-not-going-back.html In general throughout the site, I’ve used either the original image from a related post, or an AI-generated replacement. The only images that aren’t explained with their prompt or source are the two black/white images at the top of the home page. Both of these were Bing Image Generator creations from the prompt: “government building has columns that are classic architecture at the top and are melting into technology at the base”

  5. The punctuation in Do You Want More?!!!??! is a nod to The Roots’ outstanding album: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_You_Want_More%3F!!!%3F%3F!