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Alan's notes, by element

  • The scorecard radar (scorecard anatomy, /vetting/scorecard and /engineers): Values floor at 10% for drawing only.
  • The project leads (/project-management): Biography and photograph to follow.

Show review marksOutlines AI-written copy, facts to confirm and stand-in photos.

An engineer works on a laptop beside a row of dark server racks, cables running down the open cabinet.

The network for engineers who deliver.

One assessment, one scorecard that shows what you can do, and matches to enterprise deployments in the US and UK.

Stand-in footage

  • Enterprise projects.

    Cutovers, fit-outs, commissioning and rollouts for clients who need the work done properly.

  • One honest assessment.

    Eight questions for an indicative card, about an hour for the full version. Declared stays declared until checked.

  • A plan that moves your rate.

    The card shows the gap and what closes it. Your recruiter knows which certification the market is paying for.

  • A masked card.

    Clients see the card, not your name. A recruiter introduces you when you say yes.

What is your rate worth?

An indicative range for your role and market, and what would move it most.

Engagement
Certifications heldOptional

Uplifts are bounded so stacking cannot produce an implausible figure.

Indicative range, contract day rate, Dallas-Fort Worth

About $653 a day

$550$850

What moves it most. CCIE adds up to 16%. BICSI RCDD adds up to 10%. More enterprise or hyperscale deployments add up to 10%.

Illustrative rate table v0.1, September 2026. Where your profile sits within the range.

Stand-in footage: an engineer kneels at an open rack and works on a laptop. The rack is measured unit by unit, then drawn as a front elevation.

Stand-in footage

How vetting works, honestly.

About ten minutes for the beta and an indicative scorecard. About an hour for the full assessment, with save and resume. Certifications stay declared until a reviewer checks them.

  1. Register.

    Name, email, role, market. Nothing else until you choose to add it.

  2. Assess.

    Eight scenario questions for an indicative card. The full assessment when you are ready, about an hour, save and resume.

  3. Scorecard.

    A reviewer checks certifications and deployments. Declared becomes reviewer-approved.

  4. Match.

    A recruiter who covers your market introduces you to briefs that fit. You stay masked until you agree.

  5. Work.

    One contract, paid on time, with an improvement plan that moves your rate.

Your scorecard, from your side.

Every element of the card is yours to understand and improve.

You (masked)

Your role, your market

Admit

  • Technical depth
  • Execution
  • Judgment
  • Communication
  • Reliability
  • Range
79Vio score, indicative
  • Declared certs (declared)
  • Deployments to review (declared)

Your cover message goes here. Two lines that say what you do well and what you want next.

Your card, once the assessment is complete.

Improvement plan

Your card

The gap

Technical depth
70
Execution
76
Judgment
68
Communication
72
ReliabilityStrongest
80
RangeThe gap
62

What closes it

  1. 01CCIE adds up to 16%.
  2. 02BICSI RCDD adds up to 10%.
  3. 03More enterprise or hyperscale deployments add up to 10%.

Illustrative rate table v0.1, September 2026.

Who represents you.

Recruiters who have racked, terminated and commissioned, and read your experience the way a project manager does.

  • Data centre

    Recruiter, US data centre desk

    Dallas, TX · 10 years

    Ten years placing engineers on hyperscale and colocation campuses across Texas and Northern Virginia. Reads a method of procedure the way the client's ops team does.

  • Enterprise

    Recruiter, US enterprise desk

    San Francisco, CA · 5 years

    Five years on enterprise refreshes, trading floor rollouts and high-density fit-outs. Covers the New York and Philadelphia briefs.

  • UK

    Recruiter, UK desk

    London, UK · 8 years

    Eight years across the City, Canary Wharf, the Slough corridor and the north west integrator network. Has racked, terminated and commissioned.

Questions engineers ask.

Is it really free?

Yes. The assessment and your scorecard are free, and both stay private until you agree to an introduction.

Who can see my card?

Clients with a brief that matches, and only in masked form. Your name and photograph are shown only when you agree to an introduction.

How long does the assessment take?

About ten minutes for the beta and an indicative scorecard. The full assessment takes about an hour, and you can save and resume.

What if I score lower than I expected?

Your card shows the gap and what closes it, with an improvement plan. A Conditional Admit comes with a reassessment date.

More questions

Do you sell my details?

No. Your data is used to match you to briefs and nothing else.

Contract or permanent?

Either. Set the engagement in the calculator above to see an indicative range for each, and tell your recruiter which you want next.

Find out where you stand.

Ten minutes for an indicative scorecard. Free and private.