Mark Traverse
Technologist • Full-Stack Developer • Systems Architect
Deal, Kent, UK
Physicist by education with early years in the nuclear industry. A lifelong technologist and architect, recently retired from global consultancy work across multiple FTSE-level sectors.
I now work across the stack: Django & Flask applications, API design, automation, integration, self-hosting, and cloud-native architecture.
Outside the keyboard world, I'm trying to perfect the techniques and secrets of BIR cooking, Grandfather, Kitchen Gardener, Scooterist, Event Manager for infamous Shakedown Winter Scooter Rally.
Technical Expertise
Core Projects
Apps & APIs
Building modular apps, api's and microservices supporting AI integration flows for flowio.co.uk.
Cloud Native
Building deployment platforms and environments in the Cloud. VPS, Traefik, Portainer, Docker
Self-Hosting
Clustered Proxmox, Virtualisation & Containerisation. Proxmox Backup Server. Open Source apps and services.
IoT Home
Home Assistant, mqtt, zigbee, matter, dashboards and logic for control and monitoring..
Now
Current Focus
- - Migrating web presence from IONOS to Hostinger.
- - Refining Self Host Platform (Docker apps & devops).
- - Refining Cloud Native Platform for flowio.co.uk.
- - Managing Shakedown Winter Scooter Rally bookings & logistics.
Career
2019–Present • Independent Technologist
Systems engineering, automation, and full-stack development.
1997–2019 • Global IT Consultancy
Architecting large-scale systems for FTSE clients.
1985–1997 • Nuclear Industry
Transitioning from physics/engineering to IT management.