Fractional CTO/COO • Tech team builder • Systems engineering roots

Jordan D. Ulmer

Global entrepreneur and technical leader. I build technical systems (hardware → firmware → software) and the teams that run them — helping founders go from idea → MVP → traction with clear execution.

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#LLD Startups Requirements → Systems Hardware/Firmware/Software Storytelling Teaching

Work

A few chapters I’m actively building — plus the engineering foundation that shaped how I lead.

Startup Teams

Dec 2025 → Present

Tech entrepreneurs save time on technical + operational business problems with custom teams and fractional CTO/COO oversight.

  • Accelerate ideas → MVP → traction
  • Product strategy + engineering execution + ops systems
  • Make progress visible every week

MIAM Technology Pvt. Ltd.

Apr 2025 → Present

Building teams that make a global impact — based in Kathmandu, dynamically positioned to scale technical teams and bring products to market.

  • Founder • CTO/COO
  • Building an international subsidiary from the ground up
  • “Teams-as-a-service” for early-stage founders

Make It All Media

Apr 2021 → 2025

Media production + technical consultancy. A small business built to learn, create, and hold assets.

Aerospace Systems Engineering

2017 → 2022

Systems engineering across airborne + ground communications and GPS navigation — with a focus on requirements, verification, and cross-domain leadership.

  • M‑Code ASIC product line (Pyxis 3)
  • Government customer communication
  • Hardware + firmware + software coordination

What I do

No fluff. Clear priorities, strong systems, and teams that ship.

Fractional CTO / COO

Leadership

Technical direction + operational clarity for founders who want execution without chaos.

  • Product strategy, roadmap, architecture
  • Decision-making, risk surfacing, alignment
  • Delivery cadence (sprints, demos, outcomes)

Team Building

Teams

Build, screen, onboard, and train teams — designed to “work myself out of a job.”

  • Role definition + hiring funnels
  • Technical screens + onboarding systems
  • Documentation + repeatable playbooks

Systems Engineering

Engineering

Deep systems background across communications, navigation, and cross-domain integration.

  • Requirements gathering + decomposition
  • Verification / test strategy
  • Hardware ↔ firmware ↔ software coordination

Storytelling & Media

Creative

Films and content that carry purpose — because “a good story moves people.”

Teaching & Mentorship

People

Inspire, equip, and empower next‑generation leaders — in and outside the classroom.

  • K‑12 teaching experience (USA + abroad)
  • Leadership development + coaching
  • Passionations →

For founders & teams

Fit

Best for early-stage builders who want progress that shows up on the calendar.

  • Pre‑seed / seed founders
  • New products, rebuilds, rescue missions
  • Teams that need structure + momentum

Selected highlights

A few “proof‑of‑work” bullets pulled from my systems background + startup building.

Engineering impact

Systems
  • Led requirements decomposition across 9 airborne + surface products driving ASIC design.
  • Authored technical whitepapers on I/O, power consumption, BIST coverage, signal timing, and noise effects under high jamming power.
  • Built test environments for alternative navigation products (RSAM / Pseudolites).
  • Created register models for virtual FPGA testbench redesigns (SystemVerilog); contributed to VHDL FSM work.
  • Parsed and analyzed qualification test data with Python; coordinated electromagnetics + environmental qualification testing.

Startup momentum

Execution
  • Building “teams‑as‑a‑service” in Kathmandu — positioned for global scale.
  • Fractional CTO/COO oversight that blends product strategy + delivery systems.
  • StrengthsFinder: Activator • Strategic • Learner • Achiever • Input
  • Myers‑Briggs: Extraverted • Intuitive • Feeling • Judging
  • Bias toward action: seize the day; seize today.

Experience

Compact timeline. Expand the “More” block if you want the full list on-page.

2025 → Now
Founder • CTO/COO — Startup Teams / MIAM Technology
Kathmandu, Nepal
Building teams + systems that help founders ship faster and scale sustainably.
2021 → 2025
CEO & Founder — Make It All Media
USA
Media production + technical consultancy; storytelling with purpose.
2017 → 2022
Systems Engineer — Collins Aerospace / BAE Systems / Donatech
Cedar Rapids, IA (USA)
M‑Code ASIC systems engineering, requirements, verification, and technical leadership across domains.
More roles (click to expand)
2018 → 2023
Substitute Teacher
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Communicating with and empowering K‑12 students; learning new ways to inspire.
2015 → 2016
Engineering Co‑op — Communications / ASIC & FPGA
Rockwell Collins
SystemVerilog models, VHDL analysis, and hands‑on test equipment exposure.
2014 → 2015
Undergraduate Research Assistant
SDSU Satellite Image Processing Lab
Radiometric calibration work with post‑processing analysis of satellite imagery.

Skills

A mix of startup execution + systems engineering depth.

Start‑up ventures Building systems + training teams Requirements gathering Fractional CTO / COO Product strategy Delivery cadence (sprints) Hardware / Firmware / Software Communications + GPS navigation Python Verilog SystemVerilog VHDL Test + verification Technical writing Leadership + mentorship Filmmaking Spanish (limited working)

Values

I lead from a place of service, learning, and daily action.

#LLD

Loving God • Loving People • Doing Hard Things

Leadership is a whole‑hearted devotion to empowering the people around you — not about position, but about blessing people through daily decisions.

“I create technical systems to do better what needs to be done.
I lead tech teams inside tech businesses.”

“You cannot do in a day what is done in a lifetime — but you can make a lifetime legacy by what you do every day. Don’t waste your life preparing for what it could have been. Take action and seize the day; seize today.”

— Jordan D. Ulmer

Contact

If you’re building something and want a technical leader who ships, let’s connect.