Summary
Q Billings is a seasoned fractional CTO/CITO and Technical Product Owner with 30+ years of experience turning complex cloud, security, and compliance challenges into measurable business outcomes, having directly contributed to $28M+ in new ARR. He has scaled engineering teams from single digits to 100+ across five continents while maintaining enterprise-grade reliability and driving platform initiatives like "Paved Roads" that boost developer velocity. His leadership spans FedRAMP, GDPR, SOC2 and multi-cloud architectures (AWS/GCP/Azure), with a track record of delivering FedRAMP and EU-hosting programs that unlocked $19M and $9M in ARR respectively. Comfortable briefing boards or pairing with ICs, he excels at translating technical tradeoffs into strategic decisions that accelerate growth. A lifelong technologist—his first machine was an Altair 8800—he now applies that curiosity to fractional engagements, startups, and thought leadership at Theia Institute while founding ventures like B-Grade Media. Based in Minnesota, he combines hands-on execution with a product-centric lens to help growth-stage companies modernize stacks, secure compliance, and scale sustainably.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
GED, GED at Golden Oak Adult School
English