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Enterprise-grade consulting, built for small business
Most businesses don't need a big, expensive overhaul. They need a senior expert who finds the problem costing them the most and fixes that first.
We won't recommend a big project before we understand your problem.
Who you'll work with
Chris has spent 20 years building and securing technology, including five and a half years at Amazon: two years teaching live AWS classes to Fortune 500 companies, then inside Amazon Ads, where he revamped the entire platform to cut millions a year in waste and architected its new real-time bidding platform. Now he does the same work for local businesses, applied to bills their size, from his home base in Swansboro, North Carolina.
No junior teams, no account managers, no jargon. You talk directly to the person doing the work.
More about Chris20 years
building and securing systems, from small networks to enterprise cloud
Millions/yr
in waste cut from Amazon's ad platform, the infrastructure behind NFL Sundays and Prime Day
Fortune 500
companies trained live on AWS, from the Fortune 500 to the Fortune 50
No handoffs
the person you talk to is the person who does the work
What this looks like
You don't need to know which service you need or what to call the problem. Bring whatever's causing the most trouble. In most cases it looks like one of the situations below, and that's where we begin.
Spend less
When cloud and software costs keep rising, we identify the waste, the spend going out the door that delivers no value, and reduce it. We then put controls in place so the savings hold instead of eroding over time.
Get organized
Insurance requirements, customer security questionnaires, and compliance obligations create real pressure. We get you organized, consolidate the evidence, and show you exactly where the gaps are before an insurer, auditor, or customer finds them.
Stay safer
If you're concerned about being hacked or exposed, we assess what's genuinely at risk and what isn't, so you're not guessing. Then we prioritize the fixes so the most important issues are addressed first.
Run smoother
When teams repeat the same manual task and lose hours every week, we turn that work into a reliable, automated process that is safe to operate. The result is capacity returned to higher-value work.
What happens next
We start with whatever is costing you the most right now, whether that is money, time, or risk, and we make sure we understand the real problem before recommending anything.
What happens next
We deliver that first win and measurable results. You'll know it worked because you can see it in the numbers, not because we said so.
What happens next
When the evidence supports doing more, we continue. When it doesn't, we stop. We'd rather earn the next phase than sell it in advance.
The same depth a big firm would bring, delivered the way a small business actually needs it.
Big firms bill for layers of overhead you never asked for. With ECG, the senior person does the work directly, so you pay for the result, not the org chart.
You'll always know what we're doing, why it matters, and what it's worth, in words you don't need an IT background to follow. If we can't explain it clearly, we don't understand it well enough yet.
For cloud cost reduction, our fee is a share of the savings we find. You only ever pay out of money you were already wasting, so there's no new line item on your budget.
Most engagements begin within one to two weeks. For urgent matters like a security concern, we can often start sooner. We'll be straight with you about what's realistic.
Straight answers, no jargon, so you can decide whether we are the right firm to call.
No. You don't have to know the right terms or choose a service. Tell us what's causing the most trouble, whether that's a bill that keeps climbing, a security questionnaire you can't answer, a concern about getting hacked, or a task your team keeps doing by hand. We'll identify the right place to start.
No. We start with the one issue that's costing you most and prove the value with results you can measure. We continue only when the evidence says it will pay off. We'd rather earn the next phase of work than sell a large project before we understand your problem.
Yes. That's the entire approach. Most engagements begin with one clear, bounded win: finding waste in a bill, consolidating your compliance evidence, assessing what's actually at risk, or automating one repetitive task. Scope grows from there only when it makes sense for you.
In most cases, yes. When bills keep rising, it's usually because spend is going out the door for things you don't need. We find the waste, reduce it, and put controls in place so the savings hold. And for this work, our fee is a share of the savings we find, so it comes out of money you were already wasting. Reducing cloud cost at scale is precisely the work our founder did at Amazon.
Yes. Insurance requirements, customer security questionnaires, and compliance obligations are among the most common reasons clients engage us. We get you organized, consolidate the evidence, and show you exactly where the gaps are, so you know what to address before renewal or audit.
That's precisely what we help you determine. We assess what's actually exposed, distinguish genuine risk from noise, and help you address the most important items first. The goal is to base decisions on evidence rather than guesswork.
Often, yes. When a team repeats the same manual task and loses hours every week, we can usually turn it into a reliable, automated process that's safe to operate. We start with one real task that's slowing you down, not a demonstration.
For most engagements, within one to two weeks. For urgent matters such as a security concern, we can often start sooner. Tell us your timeline and we'll be straight with you about what's realistic.
You get enterprise-grade capability without the enterprise overhead: 20 years of experience, Amazon-scale engineering, and Fortune 500 training, led by the senior person who actually does the work, at a price a local business can afford. No junior teams, no handoffs, and no jargon.
If you want us to. Many clients move from a first project into an ongoing relationship: a steady set of eyes on their systems, regular reviews, or support when something breaks. That's your decision, and only when the value is there.
Start the conversation
A climbing bill, a security questionnaire you can't answer, worry about a breach, or a task your team keeps doing by hand. Start with whatever's causing the most trouble. If you're not sure what to call it, that's fine. Finding the right starting point is our job.