Experience

I've been working online for just shy of two decades and in that time I co-founded a small agency and brought a number of digital brands to market.

Garden Route · Jun 2021 - Present

Technical Director / Co-founder @ EdenHub

Working as the technical lead, I've been responsible for setting up our digital infrustructure, design and development of our site and the multi-vendor marketplace

Remote · Jun 2019 - Present

Freelancer @ SmokeyFro

I spent the past six months freelancing while I work on a number of side-projects, which include Mzango (a backpackers guide to South Africa) and setting up a tented camp on our family farm. Currently taking on new projects.

Remote · Dec 2018 - Jun 2019

Front-end Developer @ WineFolly

I was initially contracted to rebuild the popular wine blog and information site WineFolly.com, but stayed on for a year and a half to work directly with WineFolly's founder, award winning book author Madeline Puckette.

Cape Town, ZA · Apr 2007 – Dec 2018

Creative Director @ Web Monkeys

Apart from co-running the business, my responsibilities included designing our web properties, themes, plugin interfaces and marketing material. I also took the lead on our product support and writing technical documentation.

Remote · Aug 2005 – Apr 2007

Partner @ Nomad Studios

We started Nomad Studios to provide web design services to companies in the real-estate sector. In the two years it was operational, we worked on small agency sites, to fully-featured property portals and everything in-between.

London, UK · Jul 2003 – Jul 2005

Partner @ NuVue Trading

A former collegue and I setup an e-commerce site that provided wholesale label clothing to other retailers selling on eBay. While initially profitable, we ended up shutting it down as it was too hard to manage while travelling.

George, ZA · Feb 2001 – Jun 2003

Technical Sales Consultant @ RPC Data

I was recruited for a rigorous six month bootcamp then three months of Oracle training in Zimbabwe and later advanced web design at UCT. My responsibilities included building technical demos, prototypes and more.