Professional Summary
Cape Town-based developer and technical consultant focused on practical business delivery. My core experience is solving problems with the right tool for the job, whether that means PHP, MySQL, API integrations, automation, or lower-level runtimes where performance or capability requires it.
PHP is my preferred application layer, especially for business systems, back-office tooling, and integration work. I am also comfortable working in other languages such as Python, C, and Go, and where PHP is not the right fit I am happy to lean on C-based runtimes or complementary tooling to get the result cleanly.
Experience
Independent PHP Developer & Technical Consultant
- Develop and maintain custom PHP solutions for websites, internal tools, admin dashboards, and business process automation.
- Design and support MySQL-backed systems, scheduled jobs, reporting flows, data imports, and API integrations.
- Translate business requirements into simple, maintainable technical solutions and support clients with automation, analytics, and technical SEO where it directly improves outcomes.
AI Delivery Experience
I have more than 5 years of experience working with AI-assisted workflows, intelligent automation, and applied machine intelligence in practical delivery contexts. I use these tools pragmatically to improve research quality, delivery speed, debugging, and workflow efficiency.
- Hands-on with agentic coding and AI-assisted engineering tools including OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, and Ollama.
- Comfortable with prompt engineering, LLM workflow design, local model experimentation, and automation-oriented delivery.
Delivery Model
I primarily work on a freelance basis and am well suited to project delivery, ongoing retainers, and embedded long-term engagements. I currently have capacity for additional client work and can commit consistently where the fit is right.