Cedar Fort Digital was founded on the belief that governance failure is fundamentally an architecture problem. Stronghold was built from first principles to help institutions govern consequential decision systems at operating speed without abandoning human accountability.
The premise is simple: AI does not repair bad architecture, bad data, weak policy, or broken decisioning. It amplifies them.
Stronghold exists to govern that reality with stronger boundaries, clearer evidence, and structured human judgment where it matters most. This is not governance as an afterthought. It is governance built into the system itself.
AI does not fix broken systems. It scales them.
Stronghold reflects decades of practical experience with large-scale transformation, governance, operating-model design, and institutional adoption.
It is designed not only to strengthen governance, but to make governed work more workable for the professionals responsible for consequential decisions.
Rachel brings more than 25 years of VP-level experience in software architecture, process engineering, and enterprise transformation at institutions including Citigroup Global Consumer Technology, JP Morgan Corporate Bank, Freddie Mac, Fidelity, Wells Fargo, Florida Blue, and Amgen, alongside telecommunications experience including participation in the Oxford GSM Committee on AUC/EIR security standards in the 1990s. She has firsthand experience taking a governance framework from working group to global adoption. Rachel is the sole architect of the Assurance by Design™ framework, the Stronghold™ platform, and all six provisional patent applications.
Chris developed the first Agile Audit methodology at Deloitte — a market-defining innovation that transformed internal audit practice before being widely adopted across the profession. His expertise spans New York Life, Anthem, Toyota, and multiple financial services and technology engagements. At Cedar Fort Digital, Chris leads the consulting practice and Human Factor Framework™ implementation, helping organizations navigate the cultural and operational shifts required for accountable governance at scale.
Lex is a federal IT audit and compliance professional with deep expertise in Section 508 accessibility compliance testing, WCAG audit services, and AI ethics — bringing a practitioner’s perspective shaped by years of hands-on federal IT governance work. Lex advises on accessibility compliance for Stronghold™ software and deployments, and supports clients with any ethics issues where she can assist.
October 2025, Green Cove Springs, Florida
Florida S-Corporation, Disabled, Woman-Led
SAM.gov Active — UEI: UWYLQN51E9A8 — CAGE: 1AXT5
Six provisional patents filed
Production-ready, deployed on Microsoft Azure
AI, automated workflows, rule-based engines, vendor systems, human decision workflows — any system that handles a decision of consequence.
Life Insurance, Financial Services, P&C, Healthcare, Government
22+ mapped across 9 sectors
Cedar Fort Digital is a woman-led company rooted in Northeast Florida, serving regulated and high-accountability environments from the Jacksonville region.
The company is active in the Clay County / Jacksonville business ecosystem and works alongside local entrepreneurship and small-business support organizations.
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Five components. One governed operating environment.
Live signals, determinations, workpapers, review, and sealed evidence.
Read more → IncludedPlain English, Word, PDF, or policy-as-code becomes executable governance logic.
Read more → FoundationImmutable vault, governed state model, role-aware access, and enterprise controls.
Read more → PremiumNine AI tools, Packet Builder, branded PowerPoint, and framework-labeled appendices.
Read more → PremiumLive vendor and third-party governance. Telemetry, tiering, dependency, and resilience.
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