WORK
Senior Software Developer
Zapper.
Further development for the iOS ZapZap mobile application. ZapZap is a revolutionary ad-free mobile utility app that lets you keep your money virtually, right inside your mobile phone. Shop quickly and easily, both in-store and online. Send and receive funds from friends, family, colleagues and Facebook friends instantly with just a few taps. Simply download, register, top up, shop and explore the possibilities!
Senior Software Developer
Global Kinetic Software Engineers.
Development for the iOS ZapZap mobile application. ZapZap is a revolutionary ad-free mobile utility app that lets you keep your money virtually, right inside your mobile phone. Shop quickly and easily, both in-store and online. Send and receive funds from friends, family, colleagues and Facebook friends instantly with just a few taps. Simply download, register, top up, shop and explore the possibilities!
SEPTEMBER 2012 - FEBRUARY 2015
iOS Mobile Developer
Touchlab.
Working in Objective-C to develop applications for iOS devices (iPad). Taken ownership of the Landbou brand application developing new widgets (apps inside of the app), maintenance, performance enhancements and recently all code for the redesigned UI for release.
Widgets (apps within app) developed include building a 3-axis spirit level with GPS and altitude features designed for farmers for installation of Solar panels and ground gradient measurements. Another Widget includes a Spray Tank Calculator, in which the mixes required to fill a tank / calculate mixes need for a particular area etc, based on tank size, irrigation rate, product required and the size of the land.
Other personal projects include writing iOS wrappers for an HTML5 game to have the entire game run natively.
I have managed the creation, submission and release approval of applications inside the app store. I have successfully submitted numerous version updates for approval and had them approved by the App store.
NOVEMBER 2011 - AUGUST 2012
Team Lead - SAP Process Integration
Shoprite Holdings Ltd.
Team Lead Shoprite PI Support - Software Developer.
Maintenance and Development of the Branch Distribution system for 5 months [ Technical ESQL/C]. Joined the SAP Process Integration team for the conversion of current IT Buying systems to SAP Retail, and configuring the communication to legacy systems. Additional tasks include Standby for Legacy Buying System and Branch Distribution System. Resolving Defects and change requests. Developing interfaces and assisting in Integration design, development and implementation.
JULY 2009 - NOVEMBER 2011
Junior programmer
Shoprite Holdings Ltd.
Maintenance and Development of the Branch Distribution system (Extended SQL in C, Unix, Unix Shell and Informix SQL). Integration between Buying Systems and Store servers (RE and BlueCube stores). 24/7/365 Standby.
Trainnee Programmer
Shoprite Holdings Ltd.
Working in the Buying Retail System, handling of incidents, user support and extract requests [Informix SQL, Unix Shell, Unix]. Maintenance of Branch Distribution System [ESQL/C].
