Work Experience

A timeline of my professional journey and key achievements

Full Stack Web Developer - E-commerce

Outdoorphoto
August 2019 – August 2025

Garsfontein Road, Waterkloof Glen, Pretoria

Architected, developed, and maintained Outdoorphoto's e-commerce ecosystem, leveraging OpenCart, Laravel, WordPress, and multiple third-party integrations. Focused on enhancing user experience, improving performance, and implementing strategic business functionality.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
E-commerce & Web Development
  • Spearheaded development and optimization of core OpenCart platform
  • Improved website performance using PageSpeed Insights
  • Enhanced customer security with robust account measures
  • Implemented Algolia Instant Search for personalized results
  • Integrated Google Tag Manager and Analytics
  • Developed OpenAI integration for product descriptions
  • Implemented conversational AI live chat system
System Integration & Back-end
  • Managed real-time inventory synchronization with multiple suppliers
  • Maintained integrations with Payflex, PayGate, FlixMedia
  • Configured Cloudflare for DNS, caching, and security
  • Managed transactional emails (Mandrill) and SMS (Clickatell)
  • Maintained WordPress blog and community platform
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Full Stack / Cross-Platform Developer

InfoGro
2015 – 2019

Silverlakes Rd, Tyger Valley, 0084

Designed, developed, and maintained a suite of internal and external applications to streamline business processes for insurance claims management, client services, and internal communication. Engineered cross-platform mobile solutions and implemented secure data handling procedures.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
Application Development
  • Architected Xamarin cross-platform mobile application
  • Developed mail collection and call allocation system
  • Engineered bulk email sending application
  • Created real-time financial document generation system
  • Integrated Wacom signature pads for remote document signing
  • Built applications using PHP and Laravel framework
  • Developed front-end interfaces with HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap
Database & Security
  • Managed and optimized MySQL and IBM DB2 databases
  • Implemented secure authentication APIs
  • Ensured data integrity and restricted access
  • Worked with LAMP and client-server environments
  • Conducted code reviews and debugging
  • Developed and managed APIs for third-party integration