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Senior Android Engineer · Full-Stack Developer
I build mobile experiences that scale — currently shipping Pick n Pay's Android app to 100K+ daily users at Catalyst.
About
I build mobile experiences that scale. At Catalyst, I work on Android development for Pick n Pay's app ecosystem — serving 100K+ daily users across grocery, delivery and e-commerce platforms.
Recent impact: HMS integration for 100K+ Huawei devices, cross-platform performance optimization, and order-failure tooling.
I started in 2009 as a graphic designer, fell in love with the craft after seeing my first website built, and have been moving deeper into engineering ever since — front-end to back-end, then mobile and Android. Sixteen years on, I still treat every problem with a designer's eye and an engineer's discipline.
Experience
Dec 2019 – Present
Durban, KZN — Hybrid · Full-time
Mar 2019 – Jan 2024
Durban, KZN · Full-time
Feb 2009 – Feb 2019
Pinetown, KZN · Full-time
Selected work
Senior Android Engineer @ Catalyst
Production Android app serving 100K+ daily users across grocery, delivery and e-commerce flows. HMS integration to reach Huawei devices outside Play.
Mobile @ Catalyst
In-store React Native tool for Mr Price Money. Multi-platform (Android + iOS) with WatermelonDB-backed offline-first storage so frontline staff keep working when store connectivity drops.
Mobile + Web @ Catalyst
Multi-year suite of internal retail tools for Mr Price — native Android (FootCounter for store traffic + Empower core), a React Native CX companion app, and a web back office over a SQL Server backend.
Full-stack @ Catalyst
Retail e-commerce build for the South African market. PWA storefront on top of a Magento 2 backend with bespoke modules for Ozow payments, WhatsApp comms, sales-order notifications and sales reporting.
Full-stack @ Catalyst
Next.js-based fintech product at Catalyst — Dockerised, with finance integrations stitched in via Zapier and partner APIs.
Solo · Web + email
Institution of Structural Engineers Southern Africa — designed and built istructesa.org on WordPress with a custom theme, member directory and forms, plus ongoing email-newsletter campaigns.
Solo · Android + Wear OS
Sobriety-aware drinking companion. Real-time Blood Alcohol Concentration via the Widmark formula, six-phase Drunk Phase Dial, multi-profile, drink and food logging, plus a standalone Wear OS app. Offline-first on Room, with Open Food Facts search.
Solo · Full-stack
Dual-portal system for landlords and tenants — property and unit CRUD, lease creation and digital signing, automated SA lease agreements, payment tracking and tenant comms. v2.3.5 in production.
Solo · PWA
PWA for pricing 3D-printed parts in the South African market — ZAR currency, local electricity rates, filament/labour/operational/profit breakdown. Firestore-backed with offline-first sync and JSON import/export.
Skills
Education
Software Engineering Bootcamp · ID AM24060015193-6410
Jul 2024 – Jan 2025
Certificate — IT in E-Commerce (NQF Level 5)
2012
Diploma — Multimedia and Design
2007 – 2008
Senior Certificate (Matric)
2002 – 2006
Credentials
HyperionDev · Jan 2025
ID AM24060015193-6410
UNISA · Centre for Software Engineering · Dec 2012
Edexcel · Damelin · Apr 2009
Damelin · Apr 2009
Umalusi · Mount Edgecombe Private School · Dec 2006
Languages
Interests
Picked up 3D printing about a year ago — designing, slicing and the cost-pricing side of running a small print job (see the 3D Print Cost Calculator project).
Fit-and-healthy lifestyle — eating well and exercising frequently.
Watch most sports; soccer is the favourite. Pick-up games with friends keep it fun.
Genuine interest in cars and technology — always reading, watching and tinkering to stay current.
Constantly growing — articles, videos and side projects on whatever's next.
Unwinding after a long day with a good movie or series.