What I do
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Networks Routing & switching
Campus, multi-site and service-provider networks, designed, deployed and kept running.
MikroTik RouterOS, OSPF, BGP, VLANs, WireGuard, IPsec, UniFi -
Security Offence & defence
Penetration testing and hardening reviews, with findings written for the people who have to act on them.
Penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, firewall hardening, incident response -
Software Platforms & APIs
Web applications and APIs, with attention to reliability, data integrity and ease of use.
Python, Django, DRF, React, TypeScript, C#, .NET -
Infrastructure Self-hosted systems
Virtualised servers, automation and AI tooling running on hardware their owners control.
Proxmox, Linux, cloud routers, monitoring, backup -
Hardware Fibre, radio & devices
The cable, wireless links and devices everything else depends on.
Fibre optics, point-to-point wireless, ESP32, Arduino, energy monitoring
About
My work spans networks, infrastructure and software, from fibre connections to the applications people use.
I've founded and led technology businesses, operated carrier-grade networks, and delivered systems for government, telecoms, banking and insurance. Working across these disciplines helps me trace problems beyond the symptoms and address their cause.
I pay the same attention to the interface: it should be clear, accessible and straightforward to use.
- Roles
- Founder, CTO, hands-on engineer
- Sectors
- Government, telecoms, banking, insurance
- Region
- Eswatini and Southern Africa
- Work with me as
- Engineer, adviser or fractional CTO
How I work
Own the stack
I take responsibility across the network, infrastructure and application, with clear handovers where other specialists are involved.
Secure from the start
I consider likely threats during design and check the controls as the system is built.
Built for the region
Power cuts, costly bandwidth and patchy coverage are design inputs here, not edge cases.