Enterprise Software · Cloud · AI · Regulated Industries

From idea to working product, built by a founder who knows your industry.

Steve Daskal personally designs and builds early-stage products using modern AI-assisted development, so you can test with real users before committing further. When a project needs to scale, our ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified engineering partner organization takes it there.

Steve Daskal
Steve Daskal
Founder · Scottsdale Cloud Specialists
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Recent work.

Real, live products Steve builds and continues to develop using modern AI-assisted development, not mockups or concepts.

A platform built to help companies raise capital through Regulation Crowdfunding, guiding issuers from campaign setup through investor onboarding. Steve maintains the IPO Wallet website on a daily basis and adds functionality to it.

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A site built for an engineering startup developing laser based ignition technology, covering the technology, product roadmap, and company milestones.

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A different kind of
technology partnership.

Most firms either charge enterprise rates for a large internal team, or hand your project to a delivery team with no named principal accountable to you. We do neither.

01

A direct conversation

Every engagement begins with a direct conversation. Steve learns your systems, your compliance requirements, and your business objectives. He defines the scope and owns the outcome from start to finish.

02

Built to fit, built to scale

For early-stage products, Steve personally builds them using modern AI-assisted development. When a project needs to scale to handle higher traffic, hardened security, or formal compliance, our ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified engineering partner organization takes it there.

03

Accountability throughout

Throughout every project, Steve reviews milestones, manages the engineering team's performance, and ensures delivery meets every commitment made at scoping. One point of contact. No surprises.

And when it's time to scale
ISO 9001 Certified
Engineering partner certification
ISO 27001 Certified
Engineering partner certification
HIPAA-Ready Infrastructure
Regulated-environment experience
U.S.-Based Oversight
Named principal on every engagement

Regulated industries
are where our model matters most.

Steve scopes every regulated-industry engagement himself, shaped by years actually running a healthcare organization. Once a build needs to go into production under HIPAA, PCI, or similar requirements, that work moves to our ISO-certified delivery partner.

Healthcare

Healthcare & Health Systems

HIPAA-compliant infrastructure, EHR integrations, clinical operations platforms, and workforce management systems for health systems and operators.

FinTech

Financial Technology

Payment platforms, lending infrastructure, trading systems, and compliance-ready cloud architecture for financial services operators.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing & Operations

ERP implementations, supply chain data systems, Microsoft Dynamics 365 deployments, and operational technology modernization.

Real Estate

Real Estate & PropTech

Property management platforms, transaction systems, and enterprise application customization for commercial real estate operators.

Steve Daskal
"When it comes to mission-critical business logic in healthcare, in financial services, in regulated operations, good intentions and moving fast aren't enough. Lasting solutions are built on rigorous, validated engineering. Passion gets a project started; principle makes sure it actually continues working properly."
Steve Daskal, Founder, on why engineering discipline matters in regulated industries

Ready to discuss your project?

First call is 30 minutes, with Steve personally. No pitch. An honest conversation about fit.

Transparent by design.
Accountable by structure.

We believe buyers deserve to understand exactly how an engagement works before they commit. Here's how every Scottsdale Cloud Specialists project is structured, from the first call through post-launch support.

Principal-led delivery.
No surprises.

Most consulting engagements fail not because of technical problems, but because of accountability problems.

What Steve brings

Steve is your single point of accountability throughout every engagement. He leads every client relationship, from the first discovery conversation through final delivery, so you always have a named, reachable principal who is personally responsible for what gets built and delivered.

For prototypes and early-stage products, Steve designs and builds the working application himself, using modern AI-assisted development across web, mobile, and desktop platforms. When an engagement grows beyond that, into a larger build with a dedicated engineering team, our delivery partner organization takes on execution, led by Managing Director Keyur Shah. Steve defines the scope through the lens of your business objectives and his 13 years of regulated-industry operating experience (as a nursing home administrator in Ohio, and later as CTO of a multi-location healthcare organization), and remains accountable for ensuring that everything the delivery partner produces is executed to the commitments made at the outset.

What that means practically: you are never left managing a complex technical engagement without a named, accountable principal who knows your project inside and out.

ISO 9001, Delivery Partner
Quality Management System
ISO 27001, Delivery Partner
Information Security Management
What the engineering partner brings

Technical architecture, software development, cloud infrastructure deployment, testing, and ongoing maintenance are handled by our ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified engineering partner organization, led by Managing Director Keyur Shah.

The partner organization holds dual ISO certification: ISO 9001 for quality management and ISO 27001 for information security management. ISO 27001 certification is particularly significant for healthcare and fintech buyers, since it means the engineering organization operates under a documented, independently audited information security management system.

This structure gives you the cost efficiency of a specialized delivery organization and the accountability of a U.S.-based principal who is personally invested in the outcome.

The team behind the delivery
George Head
George Head
Growth Manager
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Keyur Shah
Keyur Shah
Managing Director
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Our engineering partner organization is led by Managing Director Keyur Shah and specializes in enterprise software development, cloud infrastructure, and AI implementation across regulated industries including healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing.

The organization operates under dual ISO certification: ISO 9001 for quality management and ISO 27001 for information security management. Their quality and security processes are not self-reported. They are independently audited and certified.

Prototype & MVP Development
Product Engineering
Cloud Engineering
AI / ML Solutions
Support & Maintenance

From concept to a working
product, fast.

For startups, early-stage products and new ideas, Steve personally designs and builds a working prototype using modern AI-assisted development, so you can test with real users and investors before committing to a full engagement.

Prototype & MVP Development

Rapid Prototype Development

A functioning front end and back end built to validate a concept, in weeks rather than months, before committing further investment.

Full-Stack MVP Builds

Complete, live products: user interfaces, application logic, databases, and hosting, built end to end for early customers or investor demonstrations.

AI-Accelerated Development

Steve builds directly, using modern AI-assisted development tools to move quickly from idea to working software without sacrificing structure or maintainability.

A Clear Path to Scale

When a prototype proves out and needs to grow, whether that means higher traffic, hardened security, or formal compliance certification, we transition the build to our ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified engineering partner organization, with Steve remaining accountable throughout.

On every prototype and MVP engagement: Steve builds the product directly and personally. You work with the person actually building the software, not an account manager relaying updates from a delivery team.

Custom software built
to your exact requirements.

New applications, system integrations, legacy modernization, and scalable platforms, built by a certified engineering organization and overseen by a principal who knows your industry.

Product Engineering Services

Custom Software Development

Applications built to your specific business requirements, not adapted from a template. We scope, architect, and deliver software that fits your workflows, your data model, and your compliance environment from the start.

Systems Integration

Connect your existing platforms, including CRMs, ERPs, billing systems, clinical systems, and payment processors, so data flows accurately and your teams stop working around gaps. API-first architecture with documented integration contracts.

Legacy System Modernization

Migrate aging platforms to modern, maintainable architectures without disrupting the business operations that depend on them. We plan migrations in phases, de-risk each stage, and deliver continuously rather than in one high-risk cutover.

Platform Scalability

Redesign existing systems to handle growth in users, data, and transaction volume without rebuilding from scratch. Architecture reviews, performance engineering, and scalability roadmaps for platforms that need to grow.

On every product engineering engagement: Steve conducts the initial scoping, defines the functional requirements, and manages delivery milestones. Development, testing, and deployment are executed by our ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified engineering partner organization. You have one accountable point of contact from requirements through launch.

Modern cloud infrastructure
built for regulated workloads.

Cloud migrations, infrastructure modernization, DevOps transformation, and hybrid environments, designed with compliance requirements built in, not added later.

Cloud Engineering Services

Cloud Migration & Modernization

Move from on-premises or legacy cloud environments to modern architectures on AWS, Azure, or GCP. We assess your current state, plan the migration in phases, and execute with zero-downtime deployment strategies appropriate for regulated workloads.

DevOps Transformation

Reduce deployment times, eliminate manual infrastructure processes, and improve reliability through CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), and automated testing. For healthcare and fintech clients, audit trails and change management are built into the pipeline.

Infrastructure Architecture

Design and implement secure, scalable cloud infrastructure, including multi-region deployments, VPC architecture, identity and access management, and encryption-at-rest and in-transit configurations that satisfy HIPAA and SOC 2 requirements.

Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Environments

Connect on-premises systems with cloud workloads for organizations that cannot or should not fully migrate. This is common in healthcare and regulated financial services.

Compliance-first cloud engineering: Our ISO 27001 certified engineering partner organization treats security and compliance as architectural requirements, not audit afterthoughts. For HIPAA-regulated workloads and SOC 2 compliant environments, we design controls into the infrastructure from the first deployment.

Intelligent systems built
on validated engineering.

Predictive analytics, intelligent automation, and AI-powered decision support, implemented with the rigor that mission-critical business systems require.

AI / ML Solutions

Predictive Analytics

Machine learning models trained on your operational data to forecast demand, identify risk, predict outcomes, and surface patterns your team would not otherwise see. Designed for explainability, which matters most in regulated industries where decisions must be auditable.

Intelligent Process Automation

Automate decision-intensive, repetitive processes with AI, including claims triage, document classification, compliance checking, and prior authorization routing. Built with fallback handling, audit logging, and human-in-the-loop controls that regulated environments require.

Operations Optimization

Apply machine learning to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and optimization opportunities in your operations. Scheduling, routing, inventory, and resource allocation models designed to deliver measurable operational improvement.

Custom Analytics & Reporting

Build the reporting infrastructure your leadership team actually needs: real-time dashboards, custom data pipelines, and analytics tools that surface what matters, not just what's easy to count.

On AI in regulated industries: We use AI tools to accelerate development, but mission-critical business logic is built on validated engineering principles, not generated and deployed without review. Every AI-assisted component is tested, documented, and delivered with the same accountability as hand-written code.

Ongoing support from
the team that built it.

Proactive monitoring, security updates, incident response, and performance optimization, managed by the same engineering organization that delivered your system.

Support & Maintenance Services

Proactive Monitoring

24/7 system monitoring to detect performance degradation, availability issues, and security events before they become operational problems.

Security Patching & Updates

Systematic security patch management, dependency updates, and vulnerability remediation, scheduled to minimize business disruption while keeping your environment current.

Incident Response

When issues occur, you reach a team that knows your architecture. Rapid diagnosis, transparent communication throughout resolution, and post-incident documentation that helps prevent recurrence.

Performance Optimization

Continuous analysis of system performance, database efficiency, and infrastructure cost. Quarterly optimization reviews to ensure your systems run efficiently as usage grows.

Continuity of accountability: Support engagements are handled by whoever delivered your project: Steve for products he built himself, or our engineering partner organization for products that require a full engineering team, such as those operating in a secure, regulated environment. Either way, Steve remains your point of contact for escalations and strategic decisions.

Healthcare
FinTech
Manufacturing
Real Estate

Technology for healthcare operators built by someone who ran one.

Steve spent 13 years in healthcare operations, first as a nursing home administrator and later as CTO of a multi-location healthcare organization. Our healthcare engagements are designed by someone who understands your environment from the inside.

Steve Daskal
"I spent 13 years in healthcare operations, first as a nursing home administrator and then as CTO of our family's multi-location healthcare organization. I know what HIPAA compliance actually means for your operations team, not just your compliance department. I know what happens when systems go down at 2am in a care facility."
Steve Daskal, Founder. Former Healthcare Administrator & CTO, Legacy Health Services

Regulatory & Compliance Environment

HIPAA / HITECHPHI Data HandlingSOC 2 Type IIHL7 / FHIREHR IntegrationCMS RequirementsState Licensing Data

How healthcare engagements work here: Steve scopes the project himself and, if it starts as a prototype, builds it too. Once you need real HIPAA infrastructure, EHR integrations at scale, or audited security controls in production, that part goes to our ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified delivery partner.

Legacy clinical systems that cannot integrate with modern tools

Aging EHR systems, siloed departmental platforms, and manual data transfer processes that create risk and inefficiency. Steve can build a working integration prototype to prove the approach; our delivery partner takes it into production without replacing your core clinical systems.

Workforce and compliance management at scale

Credential tracking, scheduling, training compliance, and regulatory reporting across large employee populations, particularly in skilled nursing, home health, and multi-site operators. Once you're past a handful of pilot users, this becomes delivery partner work.

Manual operational processes that create compliance risk

Paper-based or spreadsheet-driven processes for incident reporting, care planning, billing reconciliation, and regulatory submissions that are slow, error-prone, and difficult to audit. Steve can build a working prototype of the replacement, then hand it off to be hardened for production.

Cloud infrastructure that wasn't built with HIPAA in mind

Systems migrated to the cloud without proper PHI controls, encryption, audit logging, and access management. Fixing this is squarely delivery partner work. Our ISO 27001 certified partner redesigns the security architecture to meet HIPAA's technical safeguard requirements.

Payment platforms, lending infrastructure, and compliance-ready cloud architecture.

FinTech operators need engineering partners who understand financial data security, regulatory examination risk, and the consequence of system failures in transaction-critical environments.

Regulatory & Compliance Environment

PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIISO 27001BSA / AML ConsiderationsOpen Banking / APIsEncryption & Key ManagementAudit Trail Requirements

How fintech engagements work here: if you need to test an idea with real users or investors, Steve builds that first version himself. Payment infrastructure, PCI-DSS environments, and the kind of security posture that holds up under a regulatory exam are our ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified delivery partner's job.

Payment infrastructure that cannot scale with transaction volume

High-volume payment processing platforms require architecture that handles spikes, minimizes latency, and maintains auditability at every transaction. Once a concept is proven, this becomes delivery partner work.

Legacy core systems that block product development velocity

Monolithic or tightly coupled core systems that make adding new products, integrating partners, or launching in new markets slow and risky. Our delivery partner handles this kind of modernization without disrupting live operations.

Security posture that won't withstand a regulatory examination

Cloud infrastructure with gaps in access controls, audit logging, data encryption, or vendor risk management. Our ISO 27001 certified delivery partner treats exam readiness as something you design for from day one, not something you patch in afterward.

Data and analytics infrastructure that lags behind business needs

Reporting that takes days to produce, data that lives in disconnected systems, and leadership dashboards that reflect last month rather than right now. Steve can build a first working version to prove out what leadership actually needs, then our delivery partner takes it further.

ERP implementations, supply chain systems, and operational technology modernization.

Mid-market manufacturers are under pressure to modernize operations, integrate supply chain data, and replace aging ERP systems, all without disrupting production.

Technology Environment

Microsoft Dynamics 365ERP ImplementationSupply Chain IntegrationOT / IT ConvergenceInventory & WMSProduction Data SystemsISO Quality Systems

How manufacturing engagements work here: if what you need is an early data tool or a quick prototype, Steve builds it. Full ERP implementations and Microsoft Dynamics 365 deployments are our ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified delivery partner's work.

Disconnected systems across production, inventory, finance, and sales

Separate systems for each department that require manual reconciliation, produce conflicting data, and make company-wide reporting impossible without significant analyst effort.

ERP systems that cannot keep pace with business growth

Legacy ERP deployments that were right for the business five years ago but are now too slow, too limited, or too costly to maintain. Planning and executing an ERP modernization with minimal production disruption is delivery partner scope.

Supply chain visibility gaps

Inability to see real-time inventory levels, supplier performance, or production status across locations. Steve can put together a first working view to show what's possible, then our delivery partner builds the production integration.

Property management platforms and enterprise applications for real estate operators.

Real estate operators managing large commercial portfolios need custom technology that matches their operational complexity, not generic off-the-shelf tools.

Technology Environment

Microsoft Dynamics 365Property Management SystemsTransaction ProcessingPortfolio AnalyticsTenant & Lease ManagementDocument Management

How real estate engagements work here: an early prototype or analytics tool is something Steve builds himself. Enterprise application customization, including Microsoft Dynamics 365 work, goes to our ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified delivery partner.

Property administration systems that don't match business complexity

Off-the-shelf property management software that requires constant workarounds for portfolio size, transaction complexity, or reporting requirements. Our delivery partner customizes enterprise applications, including Microsoft Dynamics 365, to fit how your business actually works.

Disconnected data across properties, regions, and entities

Portfolio data living in separate systems, or in spreadsheets, across geographies, property types, or legal entities. Steve can put together a first unified view to show what's possible, then our delivery partner builds it out for production.

Projects delivered by our engineering partner organization.

The following engagements were executed by our ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified engineering partner organization across healthcare, fintech, manufacturing, and real estate.

A note on attribution: We believe in transparency about how we work. These projects were delivered by our engineering partner organization, led by Managing Director Keyur Shah, which holds ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 27001 (information security management) certifications. This is the same delivery organization Scottsdale Cloud Specialists brings in whenever a client's project needs to scale beyond a prototype. Client names are kept confidential per standard consulting agreements. Performance metrics shown are as reported by our engineering partner for each engagement and have not been independently verified by Scottsdale Cloud Specialists.
All Industries
Healthcare
FinTech
Manufacturing
Real Estate
Healthcare

Modernizing a Healthcare Delivery Platform

A national healthcare solutions provider needed to migrate their legacy AngularJS platform to a modern Angular architecture, while improving performance, compliance workflows, and billing automation.

Healthcare

DevOps Transformation for Healthcare Infrastructure

A healthcare technology company's manual deployment processes were creating compliance risk, slow release cycles, and infrastructure inconsistencies that threatened patient care continuity.

Healthcare

Centralized Compliance Portal for Healthcare Recruitment

A UK-based healthcare recruitment agency's paper-based compliance process was creating NHS non-compliance risk and consuming 60% of the team's time in manual administrative work.

Healthcare

Enterprise Learning Management System for Healthcare

A multi-state healthcare organization needed a centralized LMS to manage mandatory training compliance for thousands of clinical and administrative staff across multiple locations.

Healthcare

Healthcare Recruitment Mobile App

A healthcare recruitment agency needed a cross-platform mobile app to compete for top medical talent in a mobile-first world, replacing a desktop-centric platform that was driving candidate drop-off.

Healthcare / AI

AI-Powered Sales Forecasting for Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

A pharmaceutical manufacturer replaced manual, inaccurate sales forecasting with an AI/ML platform that improved forecast accuracy by 30% and optimized inventory across a global supply chain.

FinTech

Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) Platform

An API-first BaaS platform that gave 150+ FinTech companies the infrastructure to launch financial products in 6-8 weeks instead of 12-18 months, with built-in KYC/AML, PSD2, and GDPR compliance.

FinTech

Cloud-Native Payment Processing Platform

A high-volume payment processor migrated from a monolithic architecture to a cloud-native microservices platform achieving 99.99% uptime, 10x scalability, and a 65% reduction in fraud.

FinTech

Open FinTech Trading Platform

A commission-free multi-asset trading platform that reached 5 million users in 18 months and processed $50 billion+ in annual trading volume with sub-millisecond execution and full regulatory compliance.

FinTech

Peer-to-Peer Cryptocurrency Trading Platform

A P2P crypto marketplace serving 15 million+ users across emerging markets with 500+ payment methods, built-in escrow protection, and cross-border remittance capabilities.

Enterprise Software

Payroll Modernization for a Multi-Location Enterprise

A multi-state enterprise replaced spreadsheet-based payroll with a cloud-native automation platform achieving 70% reduction in processing time and 100% compliance accuracy.

Manufacturing

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Ceramic Manufacturer

A ceramic manufacturer replaced an unstable ERP system with Dynamics 365 Business Central, achieving a 50% productivity increase and 40% reduction in stockouts.

Manufacturing

End-to-End ERP for Custom Packaging Manufacturer

A custom packaging manufacturer unified production, inventory, finance, and sales on a single Dynamics 365 platform, reducing waste by 35% and improving production scheduling efficiency by 45%.

Manufacturing

Microsoft Dynamics NAV for Chemical Manufacturer

A chemical manufacturer with complex formulation and compliance requirements replaced a fragmented ERP with a customized Dynamics NAV solution, reducing operational costs by 50%.

Real Estate

Customized Real Estate Management with Dynamics 365

A global commercial real estate services provider replaced manual processes with a Dynamics 365 platform, achieving 55% operational efficiency improvement and 70% reduction in administrative errors.

Steve Daskal
Steve Daskal
Founder, Scottsdale Cloud Specialists
Former Nursing Home Administrator (Ohio)
Former Healthcare CTO
Principal, all client engagements
Scottsdale, Arizona

A different kind of technology principal.

I lead every client engagement at Scottsdale Cloud Specialists personally, from the initial discovery conversation through go-live and beyond. That means I am the person who learns your business, defines the scope, manages our engineering team's delivery, and holds accountability for the outcome.

I lead every engagement personally, and for early-stage products I build them myself, using modern AI-assisted development to move from concept to a working, live product quickly. When a client's needs grow beyond a prototype, whether that means higher scale, hardened security, or formal compliance certification, I bring in our ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified engineering partner organization to take it there, and I stay accountable for the outcome throughout.

Before founding Scottsdale Cloud Specialists, I spent 13 years running healthcare organizations, first as a nursing home administrator managing the day-to-day operations of care facilities in our family business, Legacy Health Services, and later as Chief Technology Officer when our IT Director left and I stepped into that role to manage technology across all of our company locations and corporate office.

That experience taught me what technology partners almost never understand about regulated industries: compliance isn't a line item in a system architecture, it's baked into how staff actually work; system downtime in a care facility has consequences that a developer working in an office building cannot fully appreciate; and the executives who sign technology contracts are not evaluating features, they're evaluating whether they can trust the people responsible for their systems.

I built Scottsdale Cloud Specialists to provide exactly the kind of technology partnership I wished existed when I was on the client side: a named, accountable principal with direct industry experience, backed by engineering talent and quality management systems that enterprise buyers can verify, not take on faith.

Every engagement I take on gets my direct attention. You will always know where your project stands. If something is not going according to plan, you will hear it from me first, not discover it at go-live.

My background also includes hands-on experience in capital formation and investor-facing platforms for growth-stage companies, which shapes how I think about product priorities for founders preparing to raise.

We are a young firm. What that means for you: complete focus on each engagement, direct access to the principal on every call, and a team that is personally invested in the outcome, not managing 40 accounts.

Certified. Not self-reported.

For engagements that grow beyond a prototype, our engineering delivery partner operates under independent, audited certification for quality and security. Meet the delivery partner's team on the How We Work page.

ISO 9001, Delivery Partner
Quality Management System
Independently certified quality management processes governing how software is designed, built, tested, and delivered. This means defined processes, documented standards, and auditable quality controls on every project.
ISO 27001, Delivery Partner
Information Security Management
The international standard for information security management systems. Certification means independently verified controls for how data is handled, protected, and secured, which matters most for HIPAA-regulated and PCI-compliant environments.

What it means for your project

When your compliance team, your CISO, or your IT auditor asks about the security practices of your technology vendor, you will have a documented, independently certified answer: ISO 9001 for quality. ISO 27001 for security. Not a self-assessment. Not a policy document. A certified management system.

Let's talk about your project.

Tell us what you're working on. The first call is 30 minutes, with Steve personally. No sales pitch. An honest conversation about whether we're the right fit for your project.

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You submit this form. Steve responds within one business day.
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We schedule a 30-minute discovery call with Steve. If it looks like a larger engagement that will need our delivery partner's engineering team, we'll bring them into the conversation as scoping progresses.
3
Within 5–7 business days of the call, you receive a written project assessment: scope, approach, compliance considerations, and investment range.
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