The Business Case for Software Performance: Six Ways Speed Makes You Money
One product I worked on went from 8-second page loads to 500ms and conversion doubled. Performance is a P&L line. Here's the money math and what it means for SaaS.
20+ years of making software systems do what they're supposed to do
Performance audits, architecture reviews, and hands-on technical leadership. From someone who opens your codebase, not a slide deck. Also available as Fractional CTO →
How I help
Pick the problem that's costing you most
Hands-on engineering, not PowerPoint consulting. Each starts with a free 30-minute scan.
AWS Cost Optimization
Cut your cloud bill 20-50%. I find the waste and ship the fixes. Savings land on your next invoice.
Learn more →Performance Engineering
Slow app → fast app. Real results: 3s → 80ms response, 2× checkout conversion.
Learn more →AI Enablement
Production AI, not demos. LLMs, RAG, and agents wired into your existing stack.
Learn more →Scale Readiness
Survive 10× traffic. Capacity planning, autoscaling, and architecture so launch day is boring.
Learn more →Security & Compliance
SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR. Technical controls and docs to pass the audit. From someone who ships in regulated SaaS.
Learn more →Not sure which?
Book a free 30-minute call. We'll find your biggest bottleneck and I'll tell you exactly what I'd do.
Learn more →Also: Architecture Review, Senior Tech Advisory, CI/CD & Automation, Legacy Modernisation. Ask about any of these →
Results
Numbers from real engagements
20+
Years of experience
$1M+
Cloud costs cut
2 kHz
IoT data processed
15×
Release cadence
12 AWS mistakes
killing your budget
A free PDF checklist covering the most expensive mistakes I see in cloud setups, and how to fix each one in under a day.
Why me
Senior hands-on help, not slide decks. I open your codebase, find the real bottleneck, and ship fixes with your team - in weeks, not quarters.
20+ years across backend, cloud, and IoT. Shipped at scale from early-stage startups to global enterprises. Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 11.
When your system is slow, expensive, or fragile - I'm the engineer your staff lead calls.
Backend
Java, Kotlin, Python
Cloud & Infra
AWS, Azure, DigitalOcean, Kubernetes, Terraform, bare-metal Linux
Data
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, Kafka, RabbitMQ (also: MSSQL, DB2)
Practice
Performance, DDD, Event-driven, CI/CD
Industries
IoT · Autonomous Logistics · GovTech · Fintech · Healthcare · Telecom
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Ready to fix what's slowing you down?
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