Frequently Asked Questions

🧠 What is the Verified Digital Footprint?

The Verified Digital Footprint is a traceable, non-editable record of my actual contributions across the digital world. It includes decades of commits, designs, decisions, publications, and architecture work. It replaces the need for a résumé. Instead of telling you what I’ve done — it proves it, across systems I don’t control. If it can’t be verified, it’s not worth showing.

🧱 What is the Salvo Sequence?

The Salvo Sequence is a methodology I developed that fuses Kanban, Agile, and Waterfall — with an AI-enhanced refinement process. Each “salvo” is a burst of work that moves a product forward while generating measurable, testable artifacts. It’s about working in layers: design, prove, validate, deliver. It reduces wasted iterations, keeps systems aligned, and helps teams collaborate with full traceability.

🚀 What does GoatShed.Digital do?

GoatShed.Digital is my consulting brand — a tactical, outcomes-focused service for companies who are tired of inefficient development cycles, tech debt, and missed deadlines. I come in, stabilize the system, map out what’s broken, and build the solution alongside you. Then I document it, automate it, and help train your team so the knowledge sticks.

🧰 What problems do you solve?

I solve:

• Unclear or undocumented workflows
  
  

• DevOps pipelines that aren’t delivering
  
  

• Projects with a lot of motion but no outcomes
  
  

• Disconnects between engineering and business
  
  

• Legacy systems with no obvious path forward
  
  

• Teams who need a technical lead but aren’t ready to hire a full CTO
  
  

I don’t just fix it — I show how it got that way, and how to prevent it again.

📄 What’s your stance on resumes?

In 2025, resumes are obsolete. Your digital footprint is your résumé. Mine is publicly viewable, cross-referenced, and grounded in work that actually happened. I help others build the same — a verified history of what you’ve built, shipped, solved, and written. If you’re applying for jobs with PDFs, you’re already behind.

🔐 Do you work with confidential systems?

Yes. I specialize in systems that require tight compliance, security, and traceability — including government, healthcare, and finance. I’ve designed systems that are HIPAA compliant, Azure secured, OIDC authenticated, and production-reliable. Where needed, I document both what was done and why to protect institutional memory.

🌐 Do you do Web3, blockchain, or AI work?

Yes — but only when it’s the right solution. I’ve led initiatives for:

• Web3-based contract governance and verifiable ID
  
  

• Blockchain-backed systems for immutable traceability
  
  

• AI-assisted resume generation and process design
  
  

• Recursive refinement systems that help codify tribal knowledge into workflows
  
  

These aren't buzzwords — they’re tools. I only use them if they solve a real-world business problem.

🔄 What do you leave behind when the engagement ends?

• A fully documented architecture
  
  

• Traceable decisions and rationale
  
  

• Tools and playbooks your team can reuse
  
  

• A working system that doesn’t fall apart when I leave
  
  

• Optional: a digital footprint report of your company’s improvement
  
  

My success metric is that I’m not needed anymore — because I made you self-sufficient.

🧭 Can you help guide internal teams?

Absolutely. I’ve mentored engineers, PMs, QA, DevOps, and even executive stakeholders. I make the invisible visible — connecting effort to impact, aligning tech and business, and breaking down complex problems so anyone on your team can understand what’s happening.

📩 How can I reach you?

The best way is to connect on LinkedIn or email me directly:
📧 dougrchamberlain@gmail.com

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