about
hi. I'm hev.
// Adam Hevenor
I've been building software systems professionally for over 25 years. I started on real-time trading systems in the dot-com era, moved to mobile apps through Web 2.0, and have spent the last 10 years in cloud infra products.
On the cloud, I've followed the hard problem as it moved. I started in distributed observability — logging and metrics at platform scale, where I picked up most of my patents (distributed logging, observability as code, container bootstrapping, and later vector search). From there I worked on Pivotal's Kubernetes distribution, then supply chain security at Anchore, and most recently vector search and retrieval systems at Aerospike, where I led the AI and search team.
Now I work with CTOs and tech leaders on their own codebase and roadmap. See case studies for the shape of the work, and writing for how I think about it.
hev mind is the practice; it's also the brand. The consulting funds an infrastructure R&D effort I run under the same hev roof — hev layer, a production retrieval gateway, and hev ask, open-source docs search built for readers and agents alike. hev mesh, hev map, hev kit, hev loop, and hev lab are still in the works. The client work keeps the R&D honest. The R&D keeps me sharp for the client work.
I'm curious and a lark — up before most, and always tinkering or exploring on my bike. When I'm not building, I'm making family travel videos and writing up the road on Travels with Charlie.
- now reading
- A World Appears — Michael Pollan
- next trip
- Jumbo Campground, Grand Mesa CO — July
get in touch
Book a call or drop me a line on the contact page — I read everything, I respond to most of it.