Building cloud-native products for African markets — from Cape Town.
I'm a software developer who pairs hands-on AWS cloud engineering with Claude AI specialization. I lead engineering at SubSaharaData, run PeakRank Digital as founder, SignalCartel and direct WhatTheWordSays — a digital ministry reaching tens of thousands of people monthly. Twenty years of ministry leadership shapes how I build: long horizons, real users, plain language.
My IT journey started as a teenager — I moved to Cape Town to study at CTU Training Solutions, two years that earned me CompTIA A+, Network+ and MCSE. Today I work with AWS and Linux, and on AI-assisted software with Anthropic's Claude. I enjoy the part where complex infrastructure quietly becomes a simple product someone uses every day — and I stay in constant training to keep the skill level sharp.
Outside engineering, I've spent 20+ years (18 full-time) mentoring young people through authentic discipleship. Over those two decades I've pioneered dynamic ways to reach my generation with the gospel — from Christian music and merch to youth services and outreaches that touched tens of thousands of young lives. WhatTheWordSays is the digital arm of that work: Bible teaching and commentary for a global audience.
Turning African market complexity into clear intelligence.
Decision-grade market intelligence across all 54 African nations — risk scoring, capital flows, and industry assessments across 13 sectors. Built for investors who need to know where to act before capital arrives.
South Africa's first GEO + SEO + SEM agency.
Brand visibility across Google, AI search (ChatGPT, Perplexity) and paid channels — bundled with POPIA-compliant consent. Productized SEO, GEO and paid media for South African SMEs through enterprise clients.
Run your own trading signals service.
A white-label SaaS that lets traders launch a branded signals business — billing, subscriptions and Telegram delivery on a managed codebase. Productizing as SignalKit.
Bible teaching and commentary for a digital generation.
A digital ministry platform reaching tens of thousands through Bible teaching, commentary and discipleship. Founded and directed end to end — strategy, content and the technical stack, currently mid-redesign.
A media personality's brand, rebuilt for booking.
Rebuilt an MC and keynote speaker's WordPress site as a Next.js + Supabase application — editorial brand, blog, and booking/lead capture with email notifications. Designed and shipped end to end, deployed on Vercel.
Lead engineering and product for an investment-intelligence platform covering 54 African markets. Architecture, data pipelines, security, and the dashboard surface investors actually use.
Founded South Africa's first agency to combine Generative Engine Optimization with traditional SEO and SEM. Productized service packages for SMEs and enterprise clients, all POPIA-compliant.
Founder and director of a digital ministry platform reaching tens of thousands through Bible teaching and commentary. Strategy, content, and the technical stack — currently mid-redesign on WordPress.
Led youth ministry programs, outreaches and pastoral care for young members of the congregation. Pioneered creative formats for reaching young people with the gospel.
First decade in full-time ministry — youth mentoring, teaching, and pioneering programs that impacted tens of thousands of young lives across the region.
AWS knowledge badges verifiable on Credly, alongside Anthropic Academy certifications verifiable on Skilljar. I'm building a certified Claude practice at PeakRank Digital — training toward Claude Certified Architect and on the path to the Claude Partner Network.
Open to consulting, fractional CTO work, cloud architecture, and interesting product builds for African markets. The best way to reach me is email.
