Fractional CIO Consulting

Fractional CIO services for mid-market companies whose IT footprint has outgrown the internal team but does not yet justify a full-time CIO at $300K all-in.

Fractional CIO consulting for privately-held and PE-backed companies between $5M and $150M in revenue. Vendor-neutral IT leadership, direct authority over IT spend and vendors, fixed monthly retainer. Led by George Fassett — U.S. Patent holder, Computer Science graduate, and a founder who built and exited a managed service provider.

Fractional CIO Services from Someone Who Ran an MSP

The mid-market IT problem is not that companies lack an MSP or an internal IT lead. It is that there is no independent executive who owns the relationship, defends the budget, and holds vendors accountable. The MSP quietly grows the monthly bill. The internal team gets buried in tickets. The CEO signs renewals without a real read on whether any of it is working. A Mebuis fractional CIO engagement puts an operator in that seat. George Fassett built and exited an MSP — meaning he knows exactly what MSPs sell, how they price, where they inflate scope, and how to hold them to a real SLA. Every recommendation is vendor-neutral: no reseller commissions, no MSP kickbacks, no software the CIO happens to represent. **Who this is for.** Non-technical CEOs who are signing IT contracts they cannot fully read. PE-backed portfolio companies where IT is a hidden risk to the deal thesis. Companies whose MSP relationship has quietly become adversarial. Businesses whose IT footprint spans cloud, on-prem, and a dozen SaaS tools with no owner. **How the engagement works.** Fixed monthly retainer, defined scope, weekly working sessions with the CEO or sponsor, a written 30-60-90 IT plan in the first two weeks, monthly board-ready reporting on IT spend, risk, and delivery. Direct authority over IT spend and vendor selection. **What we don't do.** We don't resell software or hardware. We don't take MSP referral fees. We don't recommend a stack we cannot defend to a skeptical board. We don't stay past our welcome. Pairs with our [Managed IT](/solutions/managed-it), [Cybersecurity](/solutions/cybersecurity), and [ERP Systems](/solutions/erp-systems) practices. Start with a [Business Assessment](/solutions/business-assessment) or [book an operator alignment call](/lets-talk).

IT Spend & Vendor Portfolio Review

A written read of every IT contract, license, and vendor relationship — with the specific renegotiations, consolidations, and cancellations that reclaim budget. Typical mid-market findings: 15-25% of IT spend is recoverable in the first 12 months.

MSP Relationship Management

For companies with an outsourced IT provider that has quietly become adversarial. We hold your MSP to a real SLA, force scope discipline, run quarterly business reviews with teeth, and — when the relationship isn't fixable — run the RFP for the replacement.

Cybersecurity Posture & Insurance Readiness

The controls a cyber insurance carrier will actually underwrite, mapped to the framework that fits the business (NIST CSF, CIS Controls, SOC 2 lite). A risk register the CEO and board can act on, not a 200-page assessment nobody reads. Pairs with our [Cybersecurity](/solutions/cybersecurity) practice.

Cloud, Infrastructure & Consolidation Strategy

A defensible plan for where workloads live — cloud, colo, or on-prem — with the cost, resilience, and exit-cost analysis to defend it. No cloud-for-cloud's-sake, no on-prem nostalgia.

IT Governance & Compliance

The policies, controls, and evidence a lender, auditor, or acquirer will want to see: change management, access reviews, backup and recovery testing, incident response, and a written information security program.

Interim & Bridge CIO Engagements

When a full-time CIO or IT Director departs, we stand up in the seat within days, hold IT operations together, and hand a stronger function to the permanent hire. Bridge engagements on 3-9 month terms.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does fractional cio consulting from Mebuis include?

Fractional CIO Consulting at Mebuis covers: IT Spend & Vendor Portfolio Review; MSP Relationship Management; Cybersecurity Posture & Insurance Readiness; Cloud, Infrastructure & Consolidation Strategy; IT Governance & Compliance; Interim & Bridge CIO Engagements.

Who leads the work at Mebuis?

George C. Fassett, Jr. leads every engagement. He founded and built THUMBTECHS, Mebuis, MebuisWorks, and 1908 Builders, has more than 20 years as a CEO, holds a U.S. patent, is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and has an MBA.

How is Mebuis different from a traditional consulting firm?

Mebuis works as operators, not report writers. The people doing the work have run companies with real profit-and-loss responsibility, so recommendations are judged by whether they can be carried out by your team, not by how they look in a slide deck.

Who handles implementation after the plan is set?

Mebuis sets the strategy and priorities. Implementation work such as systems, automation, and technology build-outs can be handled by MebuisWorks (mebuisworks.com), the sister company that builds and runs what the plan calls for, or by your own team.

Where is Mebuis located, and do you work with businesses outside Texas?

Mebuis is based at 1908 Lone Star Rd. Ste B, Mansfield, Texas 76063, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and works with businesses across the United States.

How do I get started?

Book a call with George from any "Talk with George" button on this site, or call 817.764.0200. On the call you describe what is getting in the way, and George tells you plainly whether Mebuis is a fit and what the work would involve.

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