Proof
Claims are cheap. HIVE is open source so you can verify the engineering yourself. 28 years of production experience, now with code you can inspect.
HIVE: Open Source Docker Swarm Management
I built HIVE because I needed enterprise-grade observability for Docker Swarm without enterprise complexity. Now it's open source so you can verify every architectural decision, every line of code, every security choice.
What you can inspect:
- Multi-cluster federation architecture
- 50+ MCP tools for AI operations
- Prometheus/Elasticsearch integration
- Configuration drift detection
- Zero-downtime deployment logic
- Security implementation
Enterprise Track Record
Production systems at scale. Regulated environments. Real constraints.
HSBC
Senior Technical Lead - Core Banking EU
Mainframe to microservices migration, strangle the monolith, Kubernetes at scale
SwissBit
German Federal Security Infrastructure
BSI project - high-security digital solutions, Google Cloud
HSBC
Solutions Architect - Financial Crime
Regulatory compliance, National Crime Agency integration, Google Cloud migration
Barclays
Open Banking & API Security
CMA Open Banking Phase 1 & 2, GIS API security SDK, GOV.UK Verify integration
OpSec Security
Enterprise security architecture
Company-wide microservice security posture, cloud-based security solutions
Phoebus Software
Digital mortgage platform
FinTech transformation - container-based microservices for banking/lending sector
Severn Trent Water
Enterprise integration & GIS
8-person team lead, ESB architecture, Experian Tallyman integration
SKY
Media systems at scale
EPG systems, content distribution, TV scheduler enhancements
Deutsche Bank
E-commerce trading systems
Legacy integration, EJB administration, enterprise Java architecture
Sectors I've Shipped In
Production systems across regulated industries and consumer tech.
Financial Services
HSBC, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America
Government & Security
SwissBit BSI, Barclays GOV Verify, OpSec
Utilities
Severn Trent Water
Media & Entertainment
SKY, QVC, EMI
HealthTech
Dr Fertility
FinTech
Phoebus Software
Location Services
Locactus, eLocus
Founder & Side Projects
Not just building for others — building my own platforms.
OSTEC.IO
Founder
Kubernetes management platform reducing learning curve and simplifying DevOps
Locactus
CTO
Location-based social discovery - real-time event matching using microservices
eLocus / Safe Angel
Managing Director
Pioneering Enterprise LBS middleware for tracking individuals and high-value assets
Production Reality
I run HIVE on my own infrastructure. This isn't a demo or a proof of concept — it's the control plane for my production systems.
Node production cluster
Platforms managed
MCP tools
Eating my own cooking. If HIVE breaks, my platforms break. That's the best motivation for building something reliable.
How I Operate
Standards I hold myself to. Non-negotiable.
Observability First
If I can't see it, I can't operate it. Every system gets monitoring, logging, and alerting from day one — not bolted on later.
Automated Everything
CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated testing. Manual deployments are a liability.
Failure-Ready
Systems fail. The question is whether you're prepared. Runbooks, rollback plans, and incident response before go-live.
Security by Design
Zero-trust networking, secrets management, dependency scanning. Security isn't a feature — it's a foundation.
The Four-Layer Stack
HIVE is the foundation. One person built four layers of production infrastructure on the same architecture — and open sourced the first layer so you can verify the engineering.
| Layer 1 | HIVE | Docker Swarm control plane | Open Source |
| Layer 2 | Locactus Engine | Spatial intelligence | Private Beta |
| Layer 3 | Developer Platform | API gateway | In Progress |
| Layer 4 | Locactus Discovery | Consumer product | In Progress |
Verify It Yourself
HIVE is open source. Explore the platform, read the code, run it on your clusters. The proof is in the code, not the claims.