EXPERIENCE THAT GOES BEYOND ADVICE

The best technology isn't always the newest—it's the most intentional. After years architecting data platforms, leading AI/ML teams, and building enterprise systems across Fortune 500 companies and startups, that's the lesson that defines Synthesized Future: excellent engineering and excellent taste aren't mutually exclusive. They're essential.

This is consulting built on a different foundation—one where technical rigor meets refined judgment, where complexity becomes clarity, and where strategic guidance comes from someone who's shipped the systems you're building. Not theory. Not frameworks. Just proven experience applied with precision.

Built Through Production Experience

EXPERTISE

AI & MACHINE LEARNING

DATA ENGINEERING

ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP

FRACTIONAL CTO

SAFETY-CRITICAL SYSTEMS

TEAM BUILDING & SCALING

snobOS PODCAST HOST

beauTECHfication PODCAST HOST

DAILY TECH NEWS SHOW

THE TECH JAWN

GIRLS IN TECH MENTOR

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

MEDIA & COMMUNITY

Nica holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology, where she developed expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and large-scale data systems.

With experience leading engineering teams across automotive technology, enterprise platforms, and application development—from General Motors' autonomous vehicle division to fractional CTO engagements—she brings operator-level expertise to companies building intelligent systems. She's a recognized voice in technology, hosting the snobOS podcast and contributing as a guest expert on prominent tech shows.

  • Boutique by design means working with a limited number of clients at a time. This isn't about constraining growth—it's about ensuring quality. Every engagement receives the depth of attention and expertise that complex technical challenges demand.

  • When you work with Synthesized Future, you work directly with senior engineering leadership. No account managers. No handoffs to junior staff executing templated playbooks. Just strategic guidance from someone who's solved the challenges you're facing.

  • The approach combines technical depth with strategic clarity. We understand the engineering—the ML models, the data pipelines, the infrastructure challenges. But we also understand the business context—the stakeholder dynamics, the resource constraints, the strategic tradeoffs. We bridge the gap between "what's technically possible" and "what makes business sense."

  • This is partnership, not vendor relationship. We're invested in your success because our model depends on doing exceptional work for a focused set of clients, not maximizing billable hours across dozens of accounts.

How We Work

Actively Building, Not Just Advising

We don't just consult on technology — we build it. ThreeUp, currently in development, applies AI to daily task prioritization. We host the snobOS podcast, exploring technology curation and the intersection of sophistication and selectivity in tech. We contribute as guest expert on prominent tech shows, mentor through Girls Who Code, and support Habitat for Humanity.

Why does this matter? Because we stay connected to the reality of building systems. We're not removed from the challenges of development, deployment, and user adoption. We maintain an operator's mindset because we're still operating.

This active engagement combined with years of production experience means our strategic guidance is grounded in current realities, not outdated frameworks or academic theory.

The Problem We’re Solving

After years leading engineering teams through complex technical challenges—building safety-critical systems, scaling organizations, navigating ambiguous requirements—a pattern emerged: most technology consulting doesn't solve the problems it claims to solve.

Companies receive frameworks when they need hands-on guidance. Junior consultants executing playbooks when they need senior expertise making judgment calls. Billable hours when they need strategic partnership.

Synthesized Future offers something different: consulting that looks more like fractional leadership than traditional advisory. Strategic guidance from someone who's built production systems, led engineering teams, and made the difficult tradeoffs that determine whether technical projects succeed or fail.