Apr 2021 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos · Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

• I was an Android Engineer at GoDaddy Studio, a graphic design app focused on helping entrepreneurs build their brand. I worked in two cross-functional teams: a team tasked with monetizing the app, and another focused on improving registration and onboarding.
• During my time at GoDaddy Studio, my teammate and I have enabled A/B experimentation via Optimizely. This provided our Product Managers with the data needed to gauge whether certain improvements deliver the best experience to our customers and improve our metrics.

Jul 2019 – Apr 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Dec 2018 – Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• I was an Android Engineer and Tech Lead at Luno, a cryptocurrency company. I worked in three cross-functional teams: a team tasked with ensuring the security of customers, another tasked with driving customer engagement through a rewards programme, and lastly, a team focussing on registration and onboarding.
• During my time at Luno, the app has evolved significantly. My team and I migrated the entire codebase from Java to Kotlin. We also started using the Android Architectural Components and coroutines. Together we completed an extensive project to improve the app's user experience so that first-time customers can learn about and buy crypto for the very first time with confidence.

Jul 2012 – Nov 2018 · 6 yrs 4 mos · Centurion

• I was a consultant for DVT at Momentum, a financial services company that provides health, short-term, and life insurance, as well as a wellness programme.
• During my time at Momentum, I worked on web applications (Java EE on IBM Websphere with AngularJS and Bootstrap), hybrid apps (IBM Worklight with AngularJS, Ionic), and a critical integration framework providing REST APIs for the entire Momentum Retail.
• My last project at Momentum was a native Android app, developed using Kotlin and the then newly-introduced Android Architecture Components.
• As Kotlin Principal at DVT, I promoted the language within the company. I established a study group where interested developers could learn Kotlin, and gave my first public talk to share my experiences after attending Kotlinconf 2018. I received a servant leadership award for my work as Kotlin Principal.

Dec 2010 – Jun 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

• I conceptualized and developed a tablet-based Android app (Honeycomb), which saved data locally in an SQLite database and integrated with our systems using SOAP web services.

Jan 2006 – Jan 2010 · 4 yrs · Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

• I was responsible for the creation of various Java user interfaces to allow Electronic Warfare operators to control hardware such as narrow-band receivers, antennas, and jamming equipment. I worked closely with a team of electronic engineers, software engineers, testers, and technicians.

Jan 2002 – Apr 2005 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

• In 2002, I was a member of EPI-USE's internship programme, IT CoachLab. We were mentored by Prof Roelf van den Heever, Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria and Chairman of EPI-USE.
• The following year I joined the Java division, most notably working on a desktop medical results retrieval system written in Java. I was also responsible for the UI design and styling of a promotional website and CD-ROM for the academic achievements of a local university.