Software Engineer III - Full Stack @ Capitec (2023-Present)

• Spearheading migration of Horizon software stack to AWS, enhancing system reliability
• Developing enterprise-wide client communication systems with Conversational Banking Team
• Building a full-stack LivePerson replacement using TypeScript, React, Kafka, AWS and Terraform

Software Defined Radio Technologist (2016-Present)

• Exploring security vulnerabilities in wireless devices and ethical hacking techniques
• Engaged in weather satellite RF reception projects and building specialized antennas for Radio Astronomy
• Published research on "Reverse Engineering Weather Station RF signals with an SDR and URH"

DATV-Red
Cross platform DATV full duplex solution built in Node-Red for PlutoSDRs

moRFeusQt
Simple cross platform tool for controlling moRFeus mixer/RF generator via the HID protocol

NanoVNASharp
Reverse engineered sources for the NanoVNASharp application with added TDR functionality

MitM-Deye
Man-in-the-Middle adapter for Deye batteries using ESP32 with dual CAN-bus capability

esphome-deye-bms
ESPHome integration for Deye battery management systems

Jetson SecVision
Cutting-edge security vision system built on NVIDIA Jetson platform with custom AI models

• Developed real-time object detection system using YOLOv5 on Jetson Nano
• Created adaptive monitoring system that learns normal activity patterns to reduce false alerts
• Implemented encrypted edge-to-cloud communication for secure remote monitoring

Marsrover
Technical assessment solution demonstrating problem-solving capabilities in complex scenarios

Cloud & DevOps

Languages & Frameworks

SDR & RF Tools

🌐 ZS1SCI

"I drive innovation at the intersection of enterprise software and radio frequency technology, building systems that bridge the digital and physical worlds."