Google Developer Expert

Strategic Technical Consulting for High-Growth Companies

I help CTOs and business leaders accelerate development, reduce costs, and build competitive advantage through technical debt reduction, developer productivity, code quality improvements, and strategic AI adoption.

Google Developer Expert specializing in technical consulting and AI/ML solutions. 10+ years delivering measurable outcomes across enterprises, startups, and SMBs.

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10+ Years Experience
145+
Open Source
300+
Community Stars
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Gen AI/ML Pioneer
Technical Strategy
AI/ML Advisory
Technical Debt Reduction
Developer Productivity
Cloud Architecture
Engineering Leadership
Maina Wycliffe - Google Developer Expert

Maina Wycliffe

Google Developer Expert

Co-founder, Unstacked Labs

Head of Technology & Innovation

Technical ConsultingCTO Advisory & Strategy
Specializing InFaster Delivery & AI Innovation
ApproachAdvisory + Implementation
Available for Consulting Engagements
Technical Consulting Services

Build Faster, More Stable Software Products

Strategic technical consulting for CTOs and business leaders who need to accelerate development, reduce costs, and build competitive advantage through better engineering practices.

The companies winning today aren't just building features faster β€” they're building better foundations, processes, and teams. I help you do the same.

AI Adoption Strategy & Implementation

Are your competitors shipping AI features while your team debates where to start? Is your board asking about AI strategy and you don't have a clear answer?

Why This Matters to Your Business

  • AI-enabled competitors ship features 3-5x faster
  • Customer expectations increasingly demand AI capabilities
  • Missing AI opportunities means losing market share
  • Without AI strategy, technical teams fall behind industry standards

How I Help

I provide both strategic AI advisory and hands-on implementation - from identifying opportunities to delivering production-ready AI solutions.

Business Outcomes

  • Clear AI roadmap aligned with business objectives
  • Production-ready AI features driving customer value
  • Team upskilled in modern AI/ML practices
  • Competitive advantage through intelligent automation

Technical Debt Management

Have you noticed how every "simple" feature now takes weeks instead of days? How your team spends more time working around old code than building new features?

Why This Matters to Your Business

  • 30-50% of engineering capacity consumed by technical debt
  • Higher operational costs and slower time-to-market
  • Increased risk of system failures and security vulnerabilities
  • Difficulty attracting and retaining top engineering talent

How I Help

I conduct comprehensive technical debt assessments and create actionable roadmaps for systematic reduction while maintaining business continuity.

Business Outcomes

  • Improved engineering velocity and reduced development costs
  • Lower operational expenses and fewer production incidents
  • Enhanced system reliability and security posture
  • Stronger ability to innovate and respond to market changes

Code Quality & Product Stability

Are you tired of late-night emergency calls? Of watching customer complaints spike after every release? Of your team afraid to deploy on Fridays?

Why This Matters to Your Business

  • Production incidents cost thousands per hour in lost revenue
  • Customer churn increases 20%+ with reliability issues
  • Technical issues damage brand reputation long-term
  • Engineering teams spend 50%+ time fighting fires vs. building

How I Help

I implement robust quality frameworks, testing strategies, and stability practices that prevent issues before they reach production.

Business Outcomes

  • Reduced incident frequency by 60-80%
  • Improved customer satisfaction and retention
  • Lower support costs and operational overhead
  • Engineering teams focused on innovation, not firefighting

Developer Productivity & Experience

Have you noticed your engineers spending hours waiting for builds, wrestling with flaky tests, or losing days to environment setup? Or tribal knowledge trapped in people's heads, slowing down every new team member?

Why This Matters to Your Business

  • Slow development cycles delay revenue-generating features
  • Context switching and inefficiencies cost millions annually
  • Poor DX drives 30%+ engineer turnover rates
  • Knowledge silos create bottlenecks and single points of failure
  • Poor knowledge management adds weeks to onboarding and slows delivery

How I Help

Through process auditing, tooling optimization, knowledge management systems, and developer experience improvements, I help teams ship faster with higher quality while preserving institutional knowledge.

Business Outcomes

  • 2-3x faster development cycles and feature delivery
  • Reduced onboarding time from months to weeks through documentation systems
  • Improved engineer satisfaction and retention
  • Measurable increase in deployment frequency and reliability
  • Knowledge accessible to all team members, reducing dependencies

Architecture & Technical Foundation

Are you about to launch or scale your product, but worried your technical decisions today will haunt you tomorrow? Racing to market but unsure if you're building on solid ground?

Why This Matters to Your Business

  • Wrong architecture choices can delay launch by 6-12 months
  • 70% of startups fail due to premature scaling on weak foundations
  • Rearchitecting later costs 10x more than getting it right upfront
  • Poor technical decisions limit your ability to pivot and adapt

How I Help

I help pre-launch and early-stage companies make pragmatic architecture decisions that get you to market fast while avoiding crippling technical debt. Focus on what matters now, plan for what matters next.

Business Outcomes

  • Faster time-to-market with scalable, maintainable architecture
  • Technical decisions that support business pivots and growth
  • Right-sized solutionsβ€”not over-engineered, not fragile
  • Clear technical roadmap aligned with business milestones

Web Performance, Accessibility & UX

Is your website losing customers on slow 3G networks? In Africa and emerging markets, a slow, inaccessible site isn't just bad UXβ€”it's leaving money on the table.

Why This Matters to Your Business

  • 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take >3 seconds to load
  • In Africa, 70%+ users on 3G/4G with limited data and slower networks
  • Poor accessibility excludes millions of potential customers
  • Google penalizes slow sites in search rankings, reducing discoverability

How I Help

I audit your web performance (Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse scores), accessibility (WCAG compliance), and responsive design, then implement optimizations for fast, inclusive experiences across all devices and network conditions.

Business Outcomes

  • Faster load times = higher conversion rates (1s improvement = 7% conversion increase)
  • Expanded market reach to users on slower networks and older devices
  • Improved SEO rankings and organic traffic
  • Competitive advantage in price-sensitive, performance-critical markets

Why Work With Me

CTO & Executive Experience

Led technical strategy from founding engineer to tech lead. I speak both technical and business language.

Proven Track Record

10+ years delivering measurable outcomes across enterprises, startups, and SMBs.

Rapid Implementation

Deliver results in weeks, not months. Quick wins build momentum for larger transformations.

Advisory + Execution

Don't just advise - I roll up my sleeves and implement solutions alongside your team.

πŸ’ΌReady to Transform Your Engineering Organization?

Let's discuss how I can help you reduce technical debt, accelerate development, improve stability, and adopt AI to build competitive advantage.

Complimentary 30-minute call to discuss your challenges and explore solutions Β· No obligation

Available for consulting engagements, fractional CTO roles, and strategic technical advisory

GenAI Strategy & Implementation

Strategic AI Advisory + Technical Implementation

From identifying high-ROI AI opportunities to delivering production-ready solutions - I provide both strategic guidance for decision-makers and hands-on implementation for engineering teams.

Advisory: Build AI roadmaps, identify opportunities, and guide technical strategy aligned with business objectives. Implementation: Deliver production-ready AI features with quality and knowledge transfer.

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Production-Ready RAG Pipelines

End-to-end data preparation and retrieval systems designed to maximize LLM value. From intelligent chunking to semantic search, ensuring your data delivers accurate, context-aware responses.

πŸ’Ό Business Impact:

Reduce hallucinations by 80%+ and deliver accurate, verifiable AI responses your customers can trust

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Agentic Applications

Autonomous LLM agents empowered to take action. Seamlessly integrate with APIs, databases, and tools, enabling your AI to make decisions and execute tasks independently.

πŸ’Ό Business Impact:

Automate complex workflows and reduce operational costs by 40-60% with intelligent AI agents

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Enterprise Content Intelligence

Extract hidden value from unstructured documents and content. Intelligent document processing, data extraction, and multilingual analysis that transforms scattered knowledge into actionable business insights.

πŸ’Ό Business Impact:

Unlock millions in hidden value from your data - faster decisions, reduced manual work, better insights

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Strategic AI Advisory

Identify high-ROI AI opportunities, build roadmaps, and guide technical strategy aligned with business objectives.

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Hands-On Implementation

Don't just advise - I build production-ready AI solutions alongside your team, ensuring quality and knowledge transfer.

πŸš€Ready to Build Your AI Strategy?

Whether you need strategic AI advisory or hands-on implementation of RAG pipelines, autonomous agents, or intelligent document analysis - I deliver both guidance and execution.

Innovation & Curiosity

Building Tomorrow's Solutions Today

My curiosity drives continuous exploration of emerging technologies. Currently working with Generative AI, Machine Learning, and Cloud technologies, I've shared insights at Google AI Roadshow conferences across Africa (Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cape Town), combining technical innovation with real-world problem-solving while maintaining active contributions to the global developer community.

Conference Speaker & Builder

Gen AI/ML/Cloud Solutions Expert

Building cutting-edge solutions with Generative AI, Machine Learning, and Cloud technologies. Featured speaker at Google AI Roadshow across Africa (Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cape Town)

Impact

Driving adoption of AI/ML technologies in practical business applications across African markets

Focus Areas

Generative AI
Machine Learning
Cloud AI
Google Cloud
AI Integration
Continuous Contribution

Open Source Solutions Engineer

145+ repositories contributing to the global developer community with practical solutions

Impact

300+ stars from developers worldwide using and building upon my contributions

Focus Areas

Open Source
Community Building
Developer Tools
Knowledge Sharing
Mentorship
Active Mentor

Engineering Mentorship & Training

Passionate about developing the next generation of engineers through mentoring, training programs, and knowledge sharing initiatives

Impact

Mentored 20+ engineers across career levels, helping them advance from junior to senior roles

Focus Areas

Career Development
Technical Training
Code Reviews
Best Practices
Solution Engineering

Ready to Build AI-Powered Solutions?

Google AI Roadshow Speaker

AI/ML Solutions Engineering Across Africa

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Nairobi

Kenya's tech capital - sharing AI innovations with East Africa's developer community

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Johannesburg

South Africa's business hub - advancing AI/ML adoption in enterprise environments

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Cape Town

Africa's startup ecosystem - inspiring the next generation of AI innovators

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🌍 Continental Impact

Advancing AI/ML expertise across Sub-Saharan Africa's tech ecosystems.

Ready to Innovate Together?

Why Partner With Me

Strategic Technical Leadership That Delivers Results

CTOs and business leaders choose me because I deliver measurable business outcomes, not just technical solutions. I combine executive-level strategy with hands-on implementation to accelerate your engineering organization, reduce costs, and build competitive advantage.

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CTO-Level Technical Strategy

From founding engineer to tech lead - I understand both the strategic vision CTOs need and the practical execution engineering teams require.

Business Impact

Get the technical leadership to align engineering with business goals without hiring full-time executive talent

Led technical strategy across enterprises, startups, and SMBs
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Business Outcomes Over Busy Work

Every engagement is measured by tangible business impact: faster development, reduced costs, improved stability, competitive advantage.

Business Impact

Clear ROI tracking and regular progress updates - know exactly what value you're getting

Proven track record: 2-3x velocity gains, 60-80% incident reduction
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Rapid Results That Build Momentum

Quick wins in weeks establish credibility and momentum for larger transformations. I focus on high-impact changes that demonstrate immediate value.

Business Impact

See measurable improvements within first 30 days, full transformation in months

First meaningful results in 2-4 weeks, not quarters
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Advisory + Hands-On Execution

I don't just create PowerPoint strategies - I roll up my sleeves and implement solutions alongside your team, ensuring quality and knowledge transfer.

Business Impact

Get both strategic direction and practical implementation without managing multiple vendors

Strategy, implementation, and team enablement in one engagement
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Modern Tech Stack Expertise

Deep expertise in AI/ML, cloud platforms, and modern development practices. I bring proven solutions, not experimental approaches.

Business Impact

Avoid costly technology mistakes and adopt proven patterns that accelerate development

Google Developer Expert with production AI/ML deployments
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Team Development & Enablement

Mentored 20+ engineers from junior to senior. I build capability in your team through structured knowledge transfer, documentation systems, and mentoring - not dependency on consultants.

Business Impact

Your team gets stronger and more self-sufficient, with knowledge accessible to everyone

20+ engineers leveled up, reducing future external dependency

Ready to Accelerate Your Engineering Organization?

Let's discuss how I can help reduce technical debt, improve developer productivity, enhance stability, and build your AI strategy.

Available for technical consulting, fractional CTO roles, and strategic advisory

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Fractional CTO
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Ready to Build Something Amazing?

As a CTO, Technical Solutions Architect, and Solutions Engineer with Gen AI/ML/Cloud expertise, I focus on delivering results for enterprises, startups, and small businesses. Whether you need to drive technical vision, solve complex challenges, bridge technical and business needs, or navigate the AI/ML future - I'm available for full-time, part-time, and contract opportunities with a focus on concrete deliverables.

Technical Solutions

CTO, Solutions Architect, Solutions Engineer β€’ Full-time & Contract

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Strategic Consulting

Architecture design, AI integration, and strategic consulting

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Gen AI/ML Innovation

Generative AI, Machine Learning, Cloud integration, and cutting-edge technology

AI/ML Projects

Mentoring & Training

Engineering mentorship, team training, and career development programs

Training

Let's Turn Ideas Into Reality

Innovation Never Stops