About Me
I am an experienced senior software engineer with a demonstrated history of working with modern web and mobile technologies. I am passionate about creating effective solutions for modern problems.
Work Experience
First Table
Senior Front-End Developer
January 2024 - PRESENT
I am working on the First Table web platform, as well as various internal business tools.
Vectra Business Technologies
Senior Software Developer
April 2021 - November 2023 (2 years, 7 months)
I was the technical lead on multiple web-based e-commerce projects.
Comune.IT
Development Team Lead
July 2020 - March 2021 (9 months)
I was responsible for managing the development team and various software projects.
Comune.IT
Full stack Developer
September 2015 - June 2020 (4 years, 9 months)
Starting as a junior developer I worked on various full-stack web and mobile projects.
References*
Jaco Groenewald
Co-founder of Comune.IT
Wynand Geldenhuys
Founder & Managing Director of Vectra
Caroline Van Dyk
Head of Operations at Vectra
O'Conner Smith
Product Manager at Vectra
*Contact information available on request.
Skills
Languages
JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, C++
Frontend Frameworks & Libraries
React, Next.js, Gatsby, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Vite, SolidJS, jQuery, Redux
Mobile App Frameworks
React Native
Backend Frameworks
Yii, Symfony, Node.js, Express.js
Styling Frameworks
SCSS/SASS, CSS Modules, styled-components, Tailwind, Bootstrap
CMS Platforms
Storyblok, Strapi
DevOps
Apache, AWS (EC2, RDS, S3), Bitbucket Pipelines (CI/CD), Docker, Firebase, Git, Heroku, Linux (command line), Vercel
Project Management
Agile Methodologies, Jira
Development Tools
Visual Studio Code, Android Studio, Xcode, Postman, Bitbucket, GitHub, NPM
Education
University of South Africa
Bachelor of Applied Science - Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
2019 - 2020
I completed the first two years of a three-year degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science.
University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2007 - 2014
I completed the first three years of a four-year degree in Electronic Engineering.
- I placed second in the Electronic Engineering group in my first year.
- In 2008 I became a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society.
- I placed third in the Electronic Engineering group in my second year.
- In 2009 I was nominated to participate in the International Scholar Laureate program.
John Vorster Technical High School
Graduated in 2006
I graduated with 6 distinctions, and an average grade of 84% for 8 subjects, the second highest in the year.
Interests
I take pleasure in creating a variety of things, ranging from software and electronics to cooking dinner with my wife. Additionally, I enjoy various forms of gaming, including board games, card games, and PC games. I like to spend time with my wife and our two dogs over the weekends.