Abasin Co.

Architecture at the
inflection point.

We design and deliver the systems beneath everything that matters, from regulated AI to scientific platforms. Fixed-fee. Outcome-committed.

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Client History
AAA Insurance
AAA Insurance
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems
Gap Inc
Gap Inc
Safeway
Safeway
Albertsons
Albertsons
Resilience Cyber
Resilience Cyber
Intertrust
Intertrust
TiVo
TiVo
Geminus.ai
Geminus.ai
Xenio Systems
Xenio Systems
Arceo.ai
Arceo.ai
Quriegen
Quriegen
AAA Insurance
AAA Insurance
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems
Gap Inc
Gap Inc
Safeway
Safeway
Albertsons
Albertsons
Resilience Cyber
Resilience Cyber
Intertrust
Intertrust
TiVo
TiVo
Geminus.ai
Geminus.ai
Xenio Systems
Xenio Systems
Arceo.ai
Arceo.ai
Quriegen
Quriegen
Philosophy

Architecture is a
consequence of conviction.

Most technology transformations fail not because of bad strategy. It fails because the architecture doesn't survive contact with reality.

We exist at the inflection point between “AI strategy deck” and “production AI system.”

We are not a dev shop. We don't sell slide decks. We are the firm you engage when the stakes are too high for generalists.

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01

Architecture First

Every engagement begins with deep architectural assessment. We don't write code before we understand the system boundary, failure modes, and five-year trajectory.

02

Delivery Credibility

We have production deployments across eleven industries. We advise from experience, not theory. Shipped at scale in regulated environments where uptime is non-negotiable.

03

Outcome-Based Pricing

Fixed-fee milestones. Defined deliverables. We price on value, not hours. If you're asking for an hourly rate, we'll tell you directly: we're not the right fit.

04

High-Trust Only

We take fewer clients. Every engagement gets the full depth of senior architectural leadership. We build relationships that last years, not projects that end at handoff.

Services

Three ways to
engage deeply.

We have three engagement models, each designed for a different stage of architectural need. All fixed-fee. None hourly. All outcome-committed from day one.

Tier I: Entry Point

Architecture Sprint

Current state assessment, target architecture design, structured roadmap, and a full Architecture Decision Record package. Clarity before commitment.

$25K-$75KFixed · 4-8 Weeks
Current State AuditTarget ArchitectureADR PackageRisk Register
Flagship
Tier II: Core Engagement

Platform Engineering Partnership

Embedded senior architecture and engineering leadership. We design, build, and deliver production-grade platforms. Milestone-based, fully handed off.

$150K-$600KMilestone · 3-12 Months
Architecture LeadHands-on BuildTeam EnablementRegulated AIData Platforms
Flagship
Tier III: Ongoing

Strategic Advisory Retainer

Ongoing CTO-level architectural advisory. Architecture review board participation, vendor evaluation, and a trusted senior voice on high-stakes decisions.

$8K-$20KPer Month · Reserved
Arch Review BoardVendor EvaluationFractional CTO
Specialized

Regulated AI & Scientific Platforms

Deep specialty at the intersection of AI, regulatory compliance, and scientific data at scale. From cyber insurance risk scoring to multi-omics analytics.

ScopedPer Engagement
AI Readiness AuditCompliance ArchOmics PlatformsRisk Analytics
Expertise

Eleven industries.
One pattern.

Complex data. High stakes. Regulated environments. Cross-industry pattern recognition across eleven industries is a structural moat. Solutions from one domain that solve problems in another before your competitors even frame the question.

Discuss your domain
Insurance & RiskAAA · Resilience CyberRegulated AI
Pharma & BioinformaticsQuriegen · Single-cell · Multi-omicsScientific Data
Retail & CommerceGap Inc · Safeway · AlbertsonsHigh-Scale
Enterprise TechnologyCisco SystemsInternal Platforms
Energy & InfrastructureIntertrust · Wind · EVInfrastructure
Cyber SecurityRisk Analytics · ComplianceCompliance
Media & ConsumerTiVo · Consumer-ScalePerformance
Scientific ResearchQuriegen · Genomics · AnalyticsData Pipelines
AI PlatformsGeminus.ai · Industrial AI · Digital TwinsIndustrial AI
Risk & ComplianceArceo.ai · Resilience · Cyber InsuranceCyber Insurance
IoT & Spatial DataXenio Systems · Indoor Positioning · RetailIoT · Spatial Data
Point of View

Opinions worth
paying for.

I

AI transformations fail at the data layer, not the model layer.

Every enterprise CTO is under board pressure to "do AI." Most don't realize their data architecture is the bottleneck. You cannot LLM your way out of a broken data foundation. We fix the foundation first.

II

Regulated industries need architecture, not just compliance.

Compliance is table stakes. The real question: does your architecture allow you to move fast while staying compliant? We design systems where regulatory constraints become structural advantages, not speed limiters.

III

The platform you build in year one is the ceiling you hit in year five.

Architectural debt compounds faster than technical debt. We've seen it across eleven industries. The firms that dominate their markets in five years are making the right architectural bets today.

Process

From ambiguity
to production.

01

Discovery & Diagnosis

Deep architectural assessment of your current state, constraints, team capabilities, and business outcomes that matter most.

Week 1–2
02

Architecture Design

Target state architecture, technology decisions, risk register, and ADR package. All decision rationale documented and defensible.

Week 2–4
03

Milestone Delivery

Phased build with defined deliverables at each milestone gate. No scope drift. No surprise invoices. Outcome-committed.

Month 1–12
04

Enable & Exit

Full knowledge transfer, documentation, and team enablement. We design ourselves out. Your team owns what we built.

Final Phase
The Founder
Ash Khan, Founder, Abasin Co.
Ash Khan
Founder & Principal Architect
20+ Years · 11 Industries · F500
Senior software architect with 20+ years building the systems that do not fail.

20 years building the systems
beneath everything that matters.

I have been the senior architect in the room when a platform fails at scale, when a compliance audit surfaces a structural flaw, when a data pipeline collapses under scientific data volumes nobody anticipated. I have built the systems that did not fail - and diagnosed the ones that did.

Across eleven industries, the pattern is always the same: architectural decisions made in the first six months define the ceiling for the next five years. Abasin Co. exists to give more organizations access to the level of architectural thinking that previously existed only inside the largest firms.

I take a small number of engagements per year. Every client works directly with me.

AAACiscoGap IncSafewayAlbertsonsResilienceIntertrustTiVoGeminus.aiXenioArceo.aiQuriegen
Engagement

We are selective.
You should be too.

I

You need an outcome, not a vendor

Our best clients come with a hard problem and the authority to act on the solution. They don't need us to manage up. They need us to think deeply and deliver precisely.

II

You operate in a complex domain

Regulated data. Scientific scale. Enterprise compliance. High-stakes infrastructure. The more complex your domain, the more our cross-industry pattern recognition compounds.

III

You're investing, not spending

Our engagements start at $25K. Clients who see architecture as an investment, not a cost center, are the clients we do our best work with.

IV

You want a long-term partner

The firms that benefit most keep us close: retainer, review board seat, or successive platform investments.

Start with a
conversation.

30 minutes. No pitch, no proposal, no sales process. We listen to your situation and tell you directly whether we can help.

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Not right for us if:
×You're seeking the lowest hourly rate
×You need staff augmentation
×No clear decision-making authority
×You want slides without delivery
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If the architecture matters,
let's talk.

We take a small number of engagements per year. If you're facing a complex platform challenge: AI adoption, data infrastructure at scale, regulated system modernization, or a transformation that has stalled, reach out directly.

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30-minute architecture conversation. No pitch. No deck. Just a direct discussion about your problem.

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Engagements start at $25K.
Every client works directly with Ash.