Selected work

Complex systems, engineered for the real world.

Our work spans secure identity, operational platforms and the careful modernisation of established technology. Some engagements are public; others are described at capability level to respect the trust placed in us.

Professional heritage · Lawtrust

Experience shaped inside a digital-trust leader.

Gaia Metis directors gained substantial security, identity and biometric experience while working at Lawtrust. This forms part of our leadership team’s professional heritage and is not presented as a Gaia Metis client engagement.

Industry context

Lawtrust established a strong position in South African digital trust, identity security, certificates, digital signatures and biometrics before being acquired by Altron in 2021 and incorporated into Altron Security.

Experience carried forward

Hands-on exposure to biometric platforms, authentication, transaction signing, non-repudiation, evidential audit, secure template handling and the integration of security technology into operational environments.

  • Digital identity and strong authentication
  • Fingerprint and facial biometric systems
  • Transaction signing and non-repudiation
  • Security architecture and forensic auditability
Road tolling · Operational systems

Modernising technology that keeps revenue moving.

Engineering experience across toll-road management and operational subsystems, from transaction reporting and quality assurance to current platform-modernisation programmes.

The environment

Long-lived, interconnected systems spanning lanes, operational control, management information, reporting and secure transaction processing.

The approach

Phased modernisation, subsystem-level delivery, close collaboration with client teams and rigorous integration testing before production handover.

  • Legacy Delphi platform evolution
  • Management information and reporting
  • Database migration and integration
  • Operational continuity and knowledge transfer
SecureID Africa · Civil registration

A modular blueprint for trusted identity.

Chief architecture for a digital civil-registration and identity programme designed around secure records, verifiable life events and sustainable national infrastructure.

The programme

A scalable architecture for registration, certificates, identity resolution, reporting and audit, with biometric capabilities integrated where they create practical value.

Our contribution

Solution architecture, modular boundaries, security principles, integration planning and delivery estimation for an environment that must serve people and institutions over the long term.

  • Secure and traceable civil records
  • Identity resolution and de-duplication
  • Modular services and controlled integration
  • Operational reporting and accountability
Engineering heritage

Experience that reaches beyond the current company timeline.

Gaia Metis was established in 2019. Its current delivery capability is backed by more than 32 years of principal-team experience across tolling, government, telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing and embedded operational systems.

Your environment will be different

Start with the operational problem.

We will help establish what must be protected, what needs to change and the most practical route between the two.

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