Circlingthesun

Experience

  • November 2013 - Present
    Co-Founder at Bookem
    I'm responsible for all things code, and product development.
    Python, JavaScript, React, Angular, Postgres, Nginx, SaltStack, RabbitMQ, Linux
  • March 2016 - Present
    Software Developer at WhereIsMyTransport
    I'm responsible for developing project frontends. This includes our developer portal, an incident management system for transport operators, and a geospatial web based management portal for route capturing.
    JavaScript, Angular, React, Node
  • December 2018 - Present
    Software Developer at SCSpheres
    SCSpheres is a document management solution for boardroom meetings used by the Nedgroup and other large companies. I've been involved since it's inception and helped architect the front end, design user flows, and implementation.
    Django, Python, React, Redux, Postgres
  • October 2018 - December 2018
    Software Developer at New Creative Collective
    I was contacted 3 days before the Launch of Elixxir.io at an event in Las Vegas to complete the website and ensure it is mobile ready / responsive. After a successful launch, I continued to implement other features and designs.
    Vue, Nuxt.js, Node
  • June 2015 - November 2015
    Software Developer at University of Cape Town
    I worked on a commercialisation effort of terrain synthesis software for the games and visual effects industry created by Prof James Gain, A/Prof Patrick Marais, and Dr Bruce Merry. This involved a major refactor of the interface code to resolve stability issues, improve usability, support new features, and enable efficient rendering of large data sets.
    C++, QT, OpenGL
  • April 2013 - August 2013
    Software Developer at Eric Schollar and Associates (ESA)
    I built a data entry and analytics system for auditing public secondary schools in Gauteng.
    JavaScript, Python, Angular, Nginx, Postgres, Linux

Education

  • 2012 - 2016 University of Cape Town - MSc, Computer Science
  • 2011 University of Cape Town - BSc (Hons), Computer Science
  • 2008 - 2010 University of Cape Town - BSc IT, Applied Computing and Psychology
  • 2006 - 2007 University of South Africa - BCom, Marketing Management (Incomplete)