summary
Engineer with experience from design of the database, backend services and frontend, through to development, testing and deployment of the software.
projects
education
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BComm Mathematical Statistics
(2019 - 2021)University of Stellenbosch
Completed all the mathematics and mathematical statistics courses in the BComm Mathematical Statistics degree, with the initial goal of continuing with a BComm Honours in Mathematical Statistics. However, after completing the degree, I decided to pursue a career in software engineering with better knowledge of mathematics and statistics.
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BEng Industrial Engineering
(2012 - 2016)University of Stellenbosch
Completed the BEng Industrial Engineering degree. The degree covered a wide range of topics, with a focus on problem-solving and optimisation.
My final year project was to show how the Genetic Algorithm can be used to solve the Facility Layout Problem, where the goal is to find the optimal layout of facilities in a factory with a bi-objective model to minimise the total distance travelled by workers and maximising the placement of facilities that are highly coupled. R was used to implement the Genetic Algorithm and to visualise the results.
experience
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Dottics
2022 - present-
Owner & Software Engineer
At dottics we are developing two products called bleu holdings and frugal. We are trying to solve two real world problems.
bleu holdings has started as a command line interface tool (CLI tool). The tool simplifies the management of rental agreements and allows for transparency between the landlord and tenant. The tool manages the rental agreement, tracking of payments and generating statements. We are currently working on creating a web interface and backend that syncs with the CLI tool.
Technologies: Go, React.js
- Design of the tool and the user interaction.
- Design of the architecture.
- Development, testing and maintenance.
frugal is an application that assists users with managing their finances or to be frugal with their money. The application will allow users to track their expenses and income through a mobile and web application. The application uses a microservice architecture with independent services connected with an API Gateway.
Technologies: Go, Python, Vue.js, Swift, Docker, Redis, PostgreSQL
- Thinking of ideas and features of the application.
- Design the UI/UX of the application.
- Design of the architecture communication and databases.
- Development, testing, maintenance and migration of the database, backend services and frontend.
- Deployment of the software stack.
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Dynamo Analytics
2023 (3months)-
Front End Consultant
Dynamo Analytics have experience writing a desktop application, however, they required assistance with the development of a web application to help speed up their engineers workflow.
- Help design a user interface (UI) that is clean, easy to use and intuitive.
- Guide the engineers on the web technologies that are available and best practices.
- Help the engineers where possible to lighten the workload. This included guidance so that less time is spent on thinking and figuring things out and more time on creating the software.
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Stone Three
2022 - present-
Software Developer
Stone Three Analytics is a platform that connects a variety of data sources to a single platform. The platform allows engineers to easily access data for analysis and visualisation. Support engineers are able to monitor the health of the system and provide support to clients.
- Focus on the development of the frontend application. Which included the development of new features and maintenance of the application.
- Refactoring the old frontend application to use the latest technologies and to bring in as much best practises as possible.
- Ensure that tests are written and kept up to date and relevant.
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EDGE Actuarial & Popii
2019 - 2022-
Software Developer
The product is a platforms that allows experts to easily connect with actuaries and effectively manage the process of exchanging information.
- Assist in the development of the application. Which included frontend and backend work.
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Stratech
2017 - 2019-
Software Developer
Developed a loan management and collection platform. The platform was responsible for managing the loan application process, the loan repayment process and the collection process.
- With the assistance of a Database Administrator, designed the database schema for the platform.
- Developed the backend services for the platform using Node.js and PostgreSQL.
- Developed the frontend for the platform using Vue.js.
- It was only myself and the DBA working on the platform, so I was responsible for everything from the design of the database, backend services and frontend.
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Project Manager
Project manager for two software projects.
- Gather requirements from the client and translate them into technical requirements.
- Create a project plan and assign tasks to the team. Monitor the progress of the team and ensure that the project is completed on time.
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Intern
- Test new software, records all bugs or functionality and user flows.
- Assist where possible, random odds and ends.
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about me
I am a South African and European Citizen, currently residing in South Africa. I am married to a beautiful wife wife. And two very energetic border collies. I enjoy programming, problem-solving and learning. I am curious and enjoy truly understanding how things work.
I really enjoy the outdoors, rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, trail running, snow-boarding, surfing and wake-boarding.
The outdoors is where I find I can relax, recharge and press the reset button in my mind. The fresh air, the views, the sounds, smells, and the feeling of being alive. It is where my mind creates background process to solve problems I am facing. It is where I find inspiration and motivation.
I enjoy the company of others, I gain energy and focus from others and I enjoy sharing my energy and focus with them. Being surrounded by people who are passionate about what they do, who are driven and who are curious, is what I enjoy most. This is an environment where I can learn and grow the most.