Services
From idea to enduring system.
Ignition
idea → running system
You have a clear idea. I make it exist.
Focus
- Architecture from first principles – no framework soup
- Deployment on hardware you own, or the minimum you must rent
- Working software in weeks, not quarters
OutcomeSomething real you can put in front of users and test against reality.
recently: a genomics findings dashboard – a Rust service with a web front-end, live.
Scaling
working → resilient
Your system works. Now it has to survive success.
Focus
- Find the real bottleneck before buying hardware
- Performance work where measurements say it matters
- Operations one person can understand and run
OutcomeA system that grows without growing a team around it.
recently: moved all ten live sites onto PHP-FPM + HTTP/2.
Modular
rigid → extendable
Your system resists change. I give it joints.
Focus
- Clear boundaries and explicit contracts between components
- Extension points instead of rewrites
- Others can build on it without breaking it
OutcomeChange stops being scary.
recently: five signed extensions (BROKER, CMS, OBSERVE, TOPO, SIGNALS) extend one Rust daemon.
Distillation
complex → clear
Your system is drowning in its own cleverness.
Focus
- Remove layers that no longer earn their keep
- Fewer dependencies, fewer moving parts
- Code a newcomer can actually read
OutcomeA system you can hold in your head again.
recently: four overlapping form systems became one canonical pipeline.
Engagement usually starts at one phase and flows into the next. Tell me what you are trying to build and the budget you have in mind – I will tell you honestly what I think.