You will get AI and software candidate screening reviewed by a CTO
Project details
If you’re hiring AI or software talent on Upwork and want a trusted CTO to shortlist and evaluate candidates, I’ll guide you end to end.
Hiring technical talent on Upwork can feel overwhelming. You may get 50–150 applicants, most of whom don’t have the experience they claim. I’ve built and led teams of engineers, data scientists, designers, and PMs as a CTO and founder, and I can help you find the right people quickly and confidently.
This is for you if:
• You want help hiring for an AI, software, or technical role
• You’re not fully confident evaluating technical candidates yourself
• You want a second opinion from someone who has hired 50+ technical contributors
• You want someone to handle the entire hiring workflow for you
Hiring technical talent on Upwork can feel overwhelming. You may get 50–150 applicants, most of whom don’t have the experience they claim. I’ve built and led teams of engineers, data scientists, designers, and PMs as a CTO and founder, and I can help you find the right people quickly and confidently.
This is for you if:
• You want help hiring for an AI, software, or technical role
• You’re not fully confident evaluating technical candidates yourself
• You want a second opinion from someone who has hired 50+ technical contributors
• You want someone to handle the entire hiring workflow for you
Target Country
WorldwideWhat's included
| Service Tiers |
Starter
$50
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Standard
$250
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Advanced
$500
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|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery Time | 2 days | 5 days | 9 days |
Candidate Screening | |||
Interview Consulting | - | - | |
Recruiting Process Consulting | - |
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Brandon O.
Oct 13, 2025
Fractional CTO
Richard seems to be very knowledgeable, but unfortunately, that’s as far as it went. There were a lot of conversations and talk, but no real action from his side. He signed on as our Fractional CTO, committing to around 2–3 hours of involvement per week — only discussions.
However, when it came time to actually do the work and take action on tasks, he didn’t follow through. After six weeks of talking about what needed to be done, nothing was actually addressed or executed. Based on this experience, I wouldn’t recommend him as a Fractional CTO.
However, when it came time to actually do the work and take action on tasks, he didn’t follow through. After six weeks of talking about what needed to be done, nothing was actually addressed or executed. Based on this experience, I wouldn’t recommend him as a Fractional CTO.
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Jeff B.
Mar 7, 2023
AI Consultant
Richard is an extremely smart and talented consultant who helped me determine the direction of my company.
About Richard
Advisor, Consultant, Fractional CXO | Startups, AI, SaaS, Raise
Austin, United States - 10:23 pm local time
* 20+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, AI and software development
* 9+ years of experience as a technology executive and startup founder
* consulted and advised 10+ early stage startups leading in technology, product, cybersecurity, and fundraising
* 4 AI-related patents
Measurable output in raising
* PI on 4 SBIRs and STTRs - Total of $6.63 million including phase 3
* Over $33 million in US government dollars - SBIRs, Prizes, Contracts, and Appropriations
* Over $15 million from private sector investments - Venture Capital
Building from scratch
* as head of AI, created patented Intelligent Dispatch AI tool for same day delivery operations
* as CTO at early stage startup -- built team 0 to 10+, brought 3 products to market in 2 years, deployed software in defense cloud, and obtained SOC 2
* as Co-founder and President -- in 2 years, built autonomous data harvesting systems and novel CAD AI applications obtaining 10M+ from government funding and currently generating 2M+ a year across 5 products
* as fractional CTO -- built small team from scratch, built 2 AI-based legal-tech web applications in 1.5 years along with autonomous data gathering and vector embedding of free text, optimized design for quick-paced startup
Misc.
* PhD in physics (dissertation in Cosmology)
* MS in statistics (Bayesian statistics)
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