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Michael Virnoche

CTO, CISO and fractional executive. Ten years in IBM security and architecture, from SOC analyst to Chief Enterprise Architect. Founder of V&F Consulting. I still ship code, mostly AI agent platforms built for regulated businesses.

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Michael Virnoche
saved by redesigning monitoring ($100K → $7K a month)
$1.1M/yr
vulnerabilities across 1,500 repositories
-97%
leaked code secrets remediated
100K+
deployment validation time
4h → 5m
AI Employees running in production
100+
US patents issued or published
5

principles

3 rules

Make it secure.

Security is designed in at the architecture review, before the first audit asks for it.

Make it boring.

Proven tools, written runbooks and dull deploys keep teams shipping on Friday.

Make it cheaper.

Every system gets a cost owner, and spend is measured against the outcome it buys.

experience

8 of 8 roles
  1. 2023-12 → now

    Founder & Fractional CTO / CISO @V&F Consulting Services

    • Fractional CTO and CISO for FinTech, public safety, healthcare and professional-services firms.
    • Built an AI Employee platform for an AI SaaS company: 100+ AI Employees in production, idea to deployed in under 60 days.
    • SOC 2, HIPAA, CJIS and CMMC readiness programs.
    #leadership #security #ai
  2. 2025-11 → 2026-05

    Director of Product @Narf Industries

    • Led product for a software supply-chain security platform, from design through delivery.
    #security #leadership
  3. 2023 → 2026

    Deputy CTO @Providence Wealth Systems

    • Took a FinTech wealth platform to SOC 2 in 90 days.
    • Moved the platform to a microservices architecture.
    #leadership #security #architecture
  4. 2024-04 → 2025-06

    Senior SRE & Architecture Lead @Dovenmuehle

    • $800K+ annual savings through vendor consolidation and AWS optimization.
    • Chaired the Architecture Review Board; cut deployment time 70%.
    • Managed a $35M technology budget behind a $50B+ mortgage servicing portfolio.
    #cloud #architecture
  5. 2024-01 → 2024-05

    Chief Enterprise Architect & Interim Director of Engineering @IBM

    • Led 42 architects and 200+ developers.
    • $1.1M annual savings by cutting monitoring from $100K to $7K a month.
    • 97% vulnerability reduction across 1,500 repositories.
    • Zero-downtime migration of a 50K-user BMC Remedy instance to ServiceNow.
    • Organization produced 100+ patent submissions.
    #leadership #architecture #security
  6. 2022 → 2023

    Senior Architect @IBM

    • Cut AWS costs 70% and production incidents 90% with an OpenShift and microservices move.
    • Deployment validation from 4+ hours to under 5 minutes.
    • Architecture due diligence for a $10M+ acquisition.
    #cloud #architecture
  7. 2019 → 2021

    Security & Operations Consultant @IBM

    • ML-driven security solutions generating $3–5M in annual revenue.
    • 85% win rate on RFPs from $500K to $20M.
    #security #ai
  8. 2015 → 2019

    Escalation Engineer · Senior MSIEM Analyst · Security Analyst @IBM

    • SIEM correlation, incident response and threat hunting across multi-client environments.
    • Rolled out Staffjoy workforce scheduling, cutting overtime 90% for 500+ staff.
    #security

projects

3 selected

ConsultOS

A self-hosted AI operating system for independent consultants. Contacts, deals and time entries also live as markdown in a vault you own, and an MCP server lets your own AI assistant read your practice.

FastAPI · React · Postgres · Ollama · MCP→ consultos.sh

AI Employee platform

Designed and built the runtime behind 100+ AI Employees in production, from idea to deployed in under 60 days, with an automated QA loop and a clean penetration test.

Agent runtime · internal SDKs · management console

SmartProtect · Predict Platform

Predicts emergency-service call volume so agencies can staff the right shifts. Built as an MVP for SmartProtect Public Safety, where I serve on the board.

FastAPI · Supabase · Railway

now

updated 2026-10
  • Building ConsultOS, a self-hosted operating system for independent consultants.
  • Taking a limited number of fractional CTO and CISO engagements through V&F.
  • Serving on three boards: SmartProtect, Field & Fork and the Cicero-Plank Road Chamber.

credentials

certs · edu · boards
  • IBM Certified Associate SRE – Cloud v2IBM · 2023
  • Enterprise Cyber Security – Architectural Thinking for SecurityIBM · 2020
  • Security and Privacy by Design FoundationsIBM · 2019
  • B.A.S. Computer & Information Systems Security · B.A.S. Robotics & Embedded SystemsUniversity of Advancing Technology
  • Board: SmartProtect Public Safety · Field & Fork Network · Cicero-Plank Road Chamber of CommerceCTOx member since 2024

patents

3 issued · 2 published
US patents issued to or published for Michael Virnoche
NumberTitleStatus
US11706077B2Contextual generation of ephemeral networksissued 2023
US11645578B2Interactive content mobility and open world movie productionissued 2023
US11165605B2Personalized private roaming service set identifiersissued 2021
US20250013692A1Intelligent video aggregation and customizationpublished
US20220114532A1Capability and skills matrix analysis in gap identification and remediationpublished

writing & talks

latest first

references

3 quotes
“Michael led the charge to burn down years of technical coding debt ... in months when others failed to unpack the volume of change needed.”
Robert Howerton · Head of MSS Engineering and Operations
“...one of the most brilliant engineers I've ever met.”
Gary Givental · Senior Enterprise Architect
“Mike has been an invaluable asset to our small accounting firm.”
Justin Ferguson · Manager, Powers Accounting

contact

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