Jun 2023 – Oct 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos · Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · Remote

• I headed up programme delivery and systems development at Umuzi, a non-profit focused on providing scalable digital skills to students. In addition our African Coding Network, in partnership with UNICEF, SAP is making a significant impact serving all the curious but also the underserved. My role involves enhancing organisational efficiency, managing concurrent projects, and improving course content and delivery.
• Processes | Systems | Programme Management | Tech for good | ICT4D | Tech

Jun 2019 – Aug 2023 · 4 yrs 2 mos · City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · Remote

• Founder and technical lead at a sustainability-oriented software development agency, focused on building technical apps for organisations in the impact space, with a specific focus on the medical tech space. Utilising technical expertise in project management, software development, team leadership and compliance to drive successful technology solutions, understanding data interoperability needs, and implementing new technologies to improve efficiency and drive business growth.
• Led a team of 8 engineers as project lead in the rebuilding the new cross-platform app for Vula Mobile (most widely adopted medical referral app in South Africa) using Flutter, resulting in a more efficient and user-friendly application.
• Acted as a fractional CTO for startups, providing consulting and development services in the medical tech sphere for several customers, utilising technical expertise to drive successful technology solutions and improve business growth.
• Managed the growth of the technical agency, expanding from 1 employee in 2019 to 6 full-time employees and 15 retainer-based freelancers
• Helped our customers grow their business by providing expert software development solutions, resulting in increased revenue and happy long-term customers.

Jun 2019 – Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · Hybrid

• Provided expert technical consulting to various startups in Akro Accelerate's programs. Designed and built custom software to run the programs remotely, giving investors transparency into mentoring spend and aiding startup progression tracking. Invited to be a core team member of the SA SME-backed accelerator.
• Facilitated a range of technical consulting sessions, providing guidance on best practices and industry standards
• Built software to facilitate the successful remote operation of the Akro Accelerate program
• Assisted startups in developing their technical capabilities, connecting them with resources and knowledge in the technology sector to foster growth and success

Jan 2018 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos · Hamburg, Germany · Remote

• Managed and scaled a rapidly growing remote tech team as an engineering manager. Joined the team with 4 members and successfully managed several squads totalling 19 developers, utilising my expertise in technical resource management and product management. Specialised in building apps using Python and Ionic.
• Expertise in managing high growth technical teams
• Led several high budget applications from concept to delivery
• Skilled in client facing roles and assisted with business development, fostering strong client relationships and driving revenue growth

Sep 2017 – Aug 2018 · 11 mos · Greater Bloomington, Illinois Area

• Assisted then new startup Ambition in Motion as lead developer and CTO, successfully led the development and management of the MVP build of the mentoring app that connected college alumni with mentees.
• Managed a team of Computer Science and Complex Systems PhD students.
• Built the initial codebase with the lead developer, and played a key role in the company's web app launch.

Jan 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Proven track record as a backend developer for South Africa's leading e-commerce company Superbalist, which was later acquired by Takealot (South African Amazon equivalent).
• Expertise in developing web apps and APIs using PHP (Laravel) and Python (Django, Flask) while working in the logistics and internal systems team.
• Became proficient with infrastructure related tech: Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform
• Worked on the development of a search term ranking and management tool utilising Elastic Search, resulting in improved search functionality and customer experience.

May 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos · City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Double Eye is a full-service software development agency for clients in South Africa and the United Kingdom.
• Handled web application & API development with PHP (Yii, Laravel, CodeIgniter)
• Developed custom plugins for WordPress to enhance the functionality of clients' websites

Jun 2012 – Apr 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos · City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• FarmSecure is a precision farming company that specialises in improving the productivity of its clients' farms through the orchestration of a team of agricultural experts. With a focus on utilising advanced technologies, data analysis, and precision agriculture methods.
• Expertise in utilising Python to automate GIS calculations for large farm datasets using ESRI ArcGIS
• Developed a stock management application using PHP and Yii framework
• Experience in creating dynamic PDF reports using PHP