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• Senior Developer, Cliqtech

  Nov, 2026 - Present

  Working in the Discovery team, responsible for a monolith application serving a wills and trusts application written as a Laravel backend serving distinct sub-applications for an admin section using Filament php, a customer portal using react written in typescript, and a will drafting application using inertia and blade templates. Responsible for maintaining and improving the monolith application, as well as developing new features and functionality. Working closely with the product team to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Collaborating with other developers to ensure code quality and consistency across the application.

• Senior Laravel Engineer, Adeva

  Aug, 2021 - Sep, 20254 years 1 month

  Spearheaded end-to-end development of the ASHRC eCRF platform at IQVIA, leading a team through delivery of a Vue 2-based single-page application built within a unified Laravel monolith. Direct Agile workflows, facilitating sprint planning, backlog prioritisation, and peer code reviews to uphold high-quality engineering standards. Assume leadership responsibilities in a first-time team lead capacity, mentoring developers, coordinating cross-functional efforts, and driving timely project delivery.

• PHP Developer, Quidco

  Oct, 2018 - Aug, 20212 years 10 months

  Delivered high-priority business-as-usual (BAU) tasks as part of a specialised “Fire Team”, rapidly addressing non-project-specific issues based on evolving business needs via a Kanban board in Jira. Debugged, triaged, and resolved critical production issues across multiple codebases, significantly improving application stability and response times. Developed and maintained functionality in legacy and modern codebases using Vanilla PHP, Laravel 5.1/5.5, and AngularJS (v1 & v2), ensuring cross-platform consistency. Utilised Node.js, Postman, and CLI-based tools (e.g., curl) for API testing, endpoint verification, and rapid issue diagnosis in production environments.

• PHP Developer, RM Web Studio

  Jan, 2018 - Jul, 20186 months

  Created and executed unit test coverage with PHPUnit, enforcing test-first principles and reducing defect rates in production. Designed and maintained Postman API test collections, ensuring they remained synchronised with evolving endpoints and codebase changes. Advanced personal expertise in BDD by independently learning and applying Behat within collaborative Agile development environments.

• IT Development Manager, Barloworld Transport (Pty) Ltd

  Mar, 2013 - Dec, 20174 years 9 months

  Managed a small cross-functional team comprising in-house developers, QA analysts, and third-party suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of development and support activities. Oversaw operating system patching cycles across critical systems, coordinating with infrastructure teams to minimise downtime and maintain compliance.

• IT Developer, Manline

  Aug, 2008 - Feb, 20134 years 6 months

  Developed revenue reporting dashboards using Vanilla PHP 7, supplying real-time financial metrics to a Flash-based frontend to support budget tracking and executive decision-making. Administered Zimbra email server and managed database backups, OS patching, and disaster recovery protocols to ensure operational continuity and data integrity.

• Owner, noon day sun programming

  Jun, 2007 - Jul, 20081 year 1 month

  Designed and deployed custom websites using Zend Framework 1 MVC, delivering full-stack functionality for small business clients across billing, user interaction, and data integration. Managed all aspects of technical delivery and client engagement, providing tailored software solutions and ensuring on-time, high-quality deployments.

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