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Fractional CTO & Compliance Leadership

Get enterprise-grade technology strategy and security compliance - without the full-time executive headcount.

Who We Help

  • Location: Serving the Oak Ridge Corridor. We prioritize high-touch, onsite leadership for clients in Knoxville, Maryville, and Oak Ridge, while delivering strategic remote governance for select national partners.

  • Commercial & Industrial: Maximize Portfolio Value. We eliminate technical debt, integrate disparate systems, and secure your intellectual property - turning your technology stack from a liability into a scalable asset.

  • Government Contractors: Bid With Confidence. The new CMMC & NIST requirements are here. We build the compliance guardrails and handle the audit readiness, ensuring you can bid on larger contracts without fear of disqualification.
Working in downtown Knoxville

Our Products and Services

Business System Optimization

"Eliminate the friction that kills profitability."

  • The Problem: You have great people trapped in bad processes. Your business system creates data silos, your inventory is managed in disconnected Excel sheets, and your team wastes hours on manual data re-entry. You are data-rich but information-poor.

  • Our Solution: We architect and integrate enterprise-grade systems that automate your core operations. Whether you are migrating off a legacy AS400/Sage platform or rescuing a stalled NetSuite/SAP implementation, we ensure your technology stack serves the P&L, not the other way around.

  • Key Capabilities:

    • Leading complex migrations and fixing failed implementations.

    • API integrations that eliminate manual "swivel-chair" data entry.

    • Unifying sales and inventory data for real-time margin analysis.

Responsible AI & Systems

"Innovate without leaking your IP."

  • The Problem: Your team needs the speed of tools like GPT-4 or Claude to bid faster and predict shortages. But using public, consumer-grade versions exposes your ITAR/CUI data to public model training. You are stuck choosing between banning innovation or risking a compliance violation.

  • Our Solution: We architect Compliant AI Gateways anchored in the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (RMF). We help you procure and configure Enterprise Editions of major models (via Azure, AWS, or Google) that contractually guarantee zero data retention. For strictly regulated environments, we deploy air-gapped Local Enclaves. In both cases, your data remains yours.

  • Key Capabilities:

    • Manufacturing AI Readiness & Risk Assessment (The MARRA).

    • Enterprise Cloud Architecture: Secure configuration of environments such as Azure OpenAI & AWS Bedrock.

    • Private LLM Deployment: On-premise solutions for high-security zones.

Fractional CTO & Strategy

"Executive leadership for the fraction of the cost."

  • The Problem: You have tactical support (an MSP or an IT Manager) to keep the lights on, but you lack the Strategic Command to scale. You are making six-figure technology decisions based on sales pitches rather than a long-term roadmap. You have a "cost center," not a competitive advantage.

  • Our Solution: We sit on your side of the table. Acting as your Fractional CTO, we align your IT spend directly with your P&L goals. We manage your vendors, enforce accountability, and ensure every dollar spent on technology increases the valuation of the company.

  • Key Capabilities:

    • 3-Year technology planning aligned with exit strategies or growth targets.

    • Holding MSPs and software vendors accountable to strict SLAs and ROI metrics.

    • M&A Technology Due Diligence. Pre-acquisition technical audits to uncover hidden risks before you buy.

Compliance Program Management

"Turn regulatory burden into a competitive shield."

  • The Problem: New mandates like CMMC 2.0, NIST SP 800-171, and ISO 27001:2022 are no longer optional, they are barriers to entry. Your internal team may be good at "IT," but they lack the bandwidth and specialized governance training to manage the mountain of federal documentation required to pass an assessment.

  • Our Solution: We don't just "advise" on compliance; we execute it. Acting as your Audit Defense Team, we architect the program, write the System Security Plan (SSP), and meticulously organize your evidence binders. We turn a regulatory headache into a verifiable trust asset that helps you win larger Prime contracts.

  • Key Capabilities:

    • CMMC / NIST Gap Analysis & Remediation.

    • System Security Plan (SSP) Development.

    • Audit Defense - Standing with you during 3rd-party assessments (C3PAO) to answer the tough questions.

Enterprise Discipline. Entrepreneurial Speed.

Mid-market companies often lack the strategic technology leadership required to scale. Attenity fills that gap.

Serving the Knoxville, Maryville, and Oak Ridge Corridor, we bring enterprise-grade rigor to manufacturing and government contracting - without the enterprise bloat.

We are operators, not just observers. With a background in directing global IT and critical infrastructure, we manage technology through the lens of the P&L. We don't just deploy software; we protect your inventory, secure your contracts, and ensure your systems are audit-ready.

Attenity Transformation Process
For owners tired of viewing IT as a "black box" of cost, Attenity offers a different path: turning your technology stack into a scalable, transparent engine for growth.

 

The Current Pain

  • Tactical Fixes: You have manual process to work around system limitations
  • Reactive Spending: You only spend money when something breaks or licenses expire.
  • Compliance Anxiety: You worry about audits or requirements but don't know where to start.

The Attenity Solution

  • Strategic Growth: We align your technology roadmap with your 3-year business revenue goals.
  • Investment ROI: We optimize your Quote-to-Cash cycle, turning tech into a profit center, not a cost center.
  • Audit Confidence: We build "Compliance by Design" directly into your workflows so you are always audit-ready.

Proven Track Record

  • Scaled Operations: Optimized manufacturing flows, reducing production cycles from 12 days to 1.5 days.
  • Unified Systems: Orchestrated the integration of four distinct Quote-to-Cash platforms into a single enterprise architecture.
  • Secured Assets: Managed rigorous ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA compliance programs for critical infrastructure providers for over a decade.
  • Driven Growth: Founded and scaled a managed services firm, directly supporting the growth of local healthcare and government clients.

 

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