Defense & government
CMMC Level 1 and 2 readiness, NIST SP 800-171 gap analysis, and FedRAMP preparation for the DoD and federal supply chain.
CMMC & FedRAMP →Compliance & AI governance consulting
Get to certified, stay defensible, and keep shipping.
AlphaVerify helps defense contractors and regulated technology companies meet CMMC, FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and AI governance requirements, backed by 25+ years of hands-on infrastructure and identity work. When you need ongoing technical leadership too, we offer fractional CTO engagements built on the same standards discipline, currently including a venture-backed AI biotech company.
7 frameworksCMMC, FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and AI governance (ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF).
DoD & procurementDirect experience with DoD technical partnerships and how FAR/DFARS-driven procurement and CMMC assessments actually work.
25+ yrsFrom NASA and Argonne research to a current AI platform CTO seat, still hands-on with the infrastructure.
Direct accessYou work with the principal, not a rotating bench of junior consultants.
Compliance work done by someone who has implemented it
AlphaVerify started as a CMMC compliance practice for defense contractors. That work sharpened a habit: the best compliance outcomes come from systems that actually enforce the control, not from a policy binder written the week before an audit. We've since broadened to cover the standards regulated technology companies run into most often, including the AI governance frameworks now showing up in vendor questionnaires and state and bar association rules. Fractional CTO engagements draw on the same discipline for teams that need a standards-literate technical leader on an ongoing basis.
Enterprise assurance
SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and HIPAA readiness for SaaS and healthcare-adjacent companies that need to close enterprise deals and pass audits.
Standards & assurance →AI governance
ISO 42001 and NIST AI RMF program design, plus guidance on the sector rules stacking on top, including bar association standards for legal AI use.
AI governance →Fractional CTO
Ongoing technical leadership for teams that need architecture, roadmap, and risk judgment without a full-time executive hire yet.
Fractional CTO →Start with the Compliance Snapshot Assessment
A fixed-price, fixed-scope way to find out exactly where you stand before committing to a larger engagement.
What you get for $9,500
- Gap analysis against the one or two frameworks that matter most to your contracts or customers
- A prioritized findings report, ranked by risk and effort, not just a checklist
- A scoped roadmap and quote for remediation, so you know the real cost before you commit
- Delivered in 2 to 3 weeks
Most contractors and product teams don't need another open-ended retainer to find out where they stand. The Snapshot gives you a fixed cost, a fixed timeline, and a document your leadership team can act on immediately, whether that means self-remediating, hiring us for implementation, or bringing in your own team with a clear map already in hand.
After the Snapshot, deeper work (framework implementation, C3PAO preparation, ongoing fractional CTO support) is scoped and quoted for your specific gaps, not sold as a bundled retainer up front.
Why work with AlphaVerify
DoD & government experience
Led DoD-facing technical partnerships at Wolfram Research, alongside work with the FBI and CIA. Understands how FAR- and DFARS-driven procurement, SPRS scoring, and CMMC assessments actually work, not just how the regulation reads.
Certifications earned, not sold
Achieved SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and FDA/IEC 62304 compliance as COO of a venture-backed medical device software company, and built the HIPAA-compliant, cross-continent infrastructure underneath it.
Technical depth
25+ years managing identity, directory, and network security infrastructure. We can implement the technical control, not just write the policy that describes it.
How we're different from a big consulting firm
No junior consultants. You work directly with the person doing the work.
No endless engagements. Fixed scope and a clear deliverable list, starting with the Snapshot.
No compliance theater. A control that only exists on paper is a control that fails.
Both languages spoken. Technical enough for engineers, plain enough for the board.
Standards we work with
Browse the framework closest to your situation, or start with the Snapshot Assessment if you're not sure which one applies.
CMMC
Levels 1 and 2 for the DoD supply chain.
FedRAMP
Federal cloud authorization, including the 2026 transition.
SOC 2
Type I and Type II readiness for SaaS vendors.
ISO 27001
Information security management system certification.
GDPR
EU data protection for any org processing EU personal data.
HIPAA
Safeguards for protected health information.
AI governance
ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF, and sector AI rules.
All standards →
Full list and how they fit together.
CMMC Phase 2 begins November 10, 2026.
If you handle CUI, that's when most Level 2 contracts move from self-assessment to third-party certification. Start now so the timeline works in your favor.