• Implemented a major redesign of a social mapping app in SwiftUI.
• Actively participated in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to improve code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.
• Provided technical guidance and mentorship to fellow developers, fostering a collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Successfully implemented passkey authentication using the Authentication Services framework and seamlessly integrated it with a backend system, enhancing the app's security and user experience.
• Developed a robust content reporting feature using Firebase, enabling users to flag inappropriate content and ensuring a safe and positive user experience.
• Actively contributed to design and feature decisions, providing valuable insights that led to improved user experience.

• Redesigned the app in SwiftUI in early 2024, completely overhauling the onboarding and settings for a vastly improved user experience.
• Integrated ShazamKit for seamless song recognition, enhancing the app's core functionality and user engagement.
• Utilized the "Shared with You" framework to surface Shared links sent in Messages, increasing content discovery and sharing within the app.
• Integrated with Song.link, Apple Music, Deezer, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts APIs to enable comprehensive music and podcast matching and searching across multiple services.
• Integrated with Spotlight, allowing users to find content within the app using the iOS or macOS's native search functionality.
• Implemented deep integration with Siri and Shortcuts, providing users with convenient voice-activated commands and workflow actions.
• Designed and implemented engaging widgets for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, increasing app visibility and user engagement.
• Successfully launched a subscription model using RevenueCat.
• Leveraged Firebase Dynamic Links to facilitate user-to-user sharing of music and podcasts.
• Implemented Live Activities for real-time song identification and music/podcast lookup, enhancing user engagement and providing valuable contextual information.
• Developed a Safari Extension to open links from supported services in Shared, improving user experience and functionality.
• Solely responsible for core all aspects of design, development, and implementation, showcasing a comprehensive skill set in iOS development and UI/UX design.
• Successfully released 39 versions to the App Store since July 2020, demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.
• Consistently maintained an average of 4.8 stars on the App Store, reflecting high user satisfaction and positive feedback.

Isazi Consulting is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Johannesburg. It is an innovative tech company that solves difficult, real world challenges across various industries through building machine learning and advanced analytics software solutions. The primary function of the Solutions Hacker role is to design and build, with immense speed, technical solutions to solve customer specific problems.

In2IT Technologies is a multi-national company that offers AI, IoT, Big Data, and Cloud Services to various industries. I was a part of a team that was developing a web-based, automated, AI chatbot system for ticket management. I aided in developing the AI model using Python and PyTorch, and the web-interface using Service Now and Flask Socket IO.

The University of Cape Town is a public reasearch university in Cape Town, South Africa. I graduated with a 80% cumulative GPA, achieving First Class Honours. I was selected for Dean's Merit List and invited to join the Golden Key Society by being in the top 15% in my course.

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Bishops is an independent, all-boys, boarding and day high school in Rondebosch, Cape Town. I matriculated with 7 distinctions, achieving a 89% average. I was awarded half and full academic colors, was a part of the Ten Club — Top 10 in Matric — Chair of the African Relations Society, and in my final year, was awarded the Gorham Mathematics Prize and Gray House Old Boys’ Prize for Additional Maths.

Belmont Hill School is an independent, all-boys, boarding and day school in Belmont, Massachusetts. Belmont Hill and Bishops run an exchange program and in my grade 10 year, I was selected by Bishops to attend Belmont Hill.