We listen first. Then we lead.
Liftoff Consulting is independent IT and cloud counsel for mid-market companies navigating cloud, security, and the AI era. We start by understanding your business — not by pitching a service. From there, we give the kind of senior judgment you can defend in front of a board and act on the next morning.
We work alongside CEOs, CFOs, and IT leaders who need experienced perspective on cloud strategy, cybersecurity posture, AI adoption, and the day-to-day decisions that shape a modern technology stack. Our recommendations are shaped entirely by your objectives, your budget, and your team’s capabilities — not by single-vendor pressure.
What Makes Liftoff Different
Three things define how we work and the kind of value our clients can expect from every engagement.
Independent Counsel
Every recommendation is grounded in what fits your business, your budget, and your board. We are advisors first, accountable to your outcome rather than to any platform, vendor, or product line.
AI-Era Perspective
Cloud, security, and AI decisions are now intertwined. We help leaders separate signal from noise, identify where AI agents and automation create real leverage, and pace adoption in a way the business can absorb.
Mid-Market Focus
We specialize in companies of roughly 100–2,000 employees — organizations facing enterprise-level complexity without enterprise-level IT budgets. Senior-level guidance, sized to the business that needs it.
How We Help
Liftoff brings senior advisory depth across the technology decisions that matter most to growing companies.
- AI Agents for Business — identifying where AI agents can take work off your team and guiding adoption that actually sticks.
- Cybersecurity Strategy — assessing posture, prioritizing risk, and shaping a program that fits the business.
- Cloud & Infrastructure — evaluating cloud spend, architecture, and resilience against business priorities.
- Fractional CIO, CTO & CISO — senior leadership on a flexible cadence, without the full-time overhead.
- Digital Transformation — aligning technology investments with where the business is actually going.
Our Leadership
Dave Bondo — Founder
Dave brings a rare combination of marketing, sales operations, and technology strategy expertise. His focus is on bridging the gap between business objectives and technical execution — ensuring every engagement delivers measurable, actionable outcomes rather than just a slide deck.
Before founding Liftoff, Dave spent years helping organizations align their technology investments with their growth strategies across a range of industries.
Chris Gerhardt — Principal Consultant
Chris is a seasoned technology executive with deep experience as a CIO and CTO across multiple industries. He has led large-scale IT transformations, built security programs from the ground up, and guided organizations through major technology platform migrations.
His hands-on leadership background means he understands not just the strategic picture, but the operational realities of actually executing technology change inside a real business.
Ready for Confident Technology Decisions?
Let’s have a straight conversation about your technology challenges — no pitch, no pressure. Get in touch and tell us what you’re working on.