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find the real cause behind recurring technical problems
Software architect and technical consultant
Clear engineering for systems that are slow, fragile, or hard to change.
I help companies diagnose weak technical foundations, choose the right next move, and improve the systems their business depends on.
Common signals
Slow or unstable systems that block delivery
Integrations with unclear ownership and repeated failures
Data that exists but does not guide decisions
Technical choices that create more work than progress
The fix is rarely “more code”. It is usually better structure, clearer ownership, and fewer accidental dependencies.
Goran Štimac
Software architect and technical consultant
How I help
Clearer systems. Better technical decisions. Less wasted effort.
I work as an external architect and technical consultant when the system is hard to trust, change, or scale.
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simplify architecture before adding more tools
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connect systems, data, and automation around how the business works
The goal is not more activity. The goal is a system the team can understand, operate, and improve.
What I Do
Focused consulting for the systems behind the business.
The strongest fit is architecture, integrations, automation, data and AI workflows, and ongoing technical direction.
Technical clarity before you waste capital on a rebuild.
What I deliver
- Prioritized, evidence-based findings you can act on
- A practical roadmap that separates diagnosis from implementation
- Clear infrastructure and hosting trade-offs for your actual system
Connect systems cleanly so data moves reliably without manual effort.
What I deliver
- Explicit data contracts and authentication between systems
- Reliable workflows with observable triggers, exceptions, and approvals
- Maintainable websites, commerce, and marketing systems that integrate cleanly
Turn unstructured data into practical, automated internal tools.
What I deliver
- Workflows built around a defined task, source material, and review boundary
- Retrieval, evaluation, and guardrails designed together
- A measurement layer that shows whether the workflow is useful
What you get
Practical outcomes backed by senior engineering judgment.
You get clearer direction, fewer fragile edges, and help from someone used to complex environments.
Results
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A clearer technical direction
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Fewer fragile integrations and operational surprises
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Less complexity for the team to carry
Why me
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20+ years of hands-on engineering experience
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Experience with complex systems in large-scale environments
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Practical, vendor-neutral judgment before implementation
Process
Three steps. Clear scope. No unnecessary rewrite.
Understand the problem, choose the right move, and act on a plan the team can use.
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Review the setup
We look at what is happening, what is breaking, and where the business feels the cost.
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Define the right direction
I recommend the simplest workable path, the changes to avoid, and where effort is best spent.
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Move with a clear plan
You get a practical next step that reduces risk and keeps the work aligned with business goals.
Blog
Recent posts
A few posts worth a look.
Infrastructure & DevOps
Cloud Cost Optimization in 2026: A Practical Guide for Platform Teams
A practical, measurement-first workflow for cloud cost optimization: FinOps governance, allocation, commitments, Kubernetes rightsizing, storage lifecycle policies, and egress control.
Web Development
Core Web Vitals in 2026: What Actually Moves the Needle
Core Web Vitals thresholds stayed the same in 2026, but Chrome 151 finally gave SPAs better measurement support. Focus on field data, not lab scores.
Security & Privacy
Security Headers and CSP in 2026: Practical Reset for Static Sites
W3C CSP3 is still a Working Draft, Reporting-Endpoints became baseline, and teams can enforce strict policies safely by collecting reports first.
Infrastructure & DevOps
Lightweight Kubernetes: K3s and Single-Node Clusters for Small Teams
K3s is a lightweight, CNCF-certified Kubernetes distribution. See when a single-node cluster fits small teams and the availability, backup, and upgrade trade-offs.
Linux & Server Administration
Performance Tuning Linux Servers for Web Workloads
A practical, measurement-first guide to tuning Linux web servers: baseline analysis, Nginx workers and connection limits, file descriptors, PHP-FPM pools, caching, benchmarking, and safe rollback — without blindly copying sysctl values.
Automation & Integrations
Infrastructure Drift Is a Control Problem, Not a Surprise
Infrastructure drift is the gap between declared and live state. See how IaC and GitOps tooling detects differences, applies policy, and keeps remediation reviewable.
Free discovery call
Book a free 30-minute discovery call and get a clear direction for your system.
I can help you review the current setup, decide what to fix first, and create a practical path forward.