Work experience
About me
I'm a Product Manager and Entrepreneur who loves empowering people and businesses with technology.
I have dedicated my whole professional life to building digital products for web and mobile in roles ranging from UI/UX Designer and Software Developer to CTO and Product Manager.
I have helped small and large organizations to ideate, develop, take to market and grow B2B and B2C SaaS products as well as improve operations and cut costs by building internal tools and platforms.
I have previously raised VC and Angel funding for my own start-ups and helped others to build theirs.
My passion lies in building, taking to market and growing SaaS products in a start-up environment where I can work closely with a cross-functional team and deliver quality solutions that delight customers.
Experience
In 2009 I co-developed a bulk MMS messaging platform Airport with another developer while working at Archer Inc. (now IMImobile). Built in 3 months, the system processed over 4.5 million messages a month, generating over $4 million USD in revenue in 2 years for its holding company.
I created and managed the development of the core CMS "Booking System" and it's still used at the company today to manage bulk messaging campaigns for clients.
In 2013 I founded Trevolta - a crowdfunding platform for travellers. Unique referral mechanism allowed us to sign up over 500,000 users in the first 2 weeks.
We worked with Samsung, Hertz, South African Airways and other brands to make travel accessible for all.
Featured in The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Yahoo! Travel.
In 2014 my team and I built various crowdfunding platforms for Great Plains Foundation, aiming to raise funding for rhinos relocation, lions conservation and other initiatives. New version is coming in 2020.
Over $700,000 USD has been donated through the platforms.
Since 2016 I focused on delivering custom products for customers as part of Strider fintech consultancy and Dash digital agency.
Today I manage the development of a B2B SaaS product at Britehouse.
Portfolio
My role
Product management, UI/UX design
Description
New version of the fundraising platform for Great Plains, which allows individuals and businesses to create their own fundraising initiatives in support of the main initiatives of the foundation.
Current version built in 2014 is still operating and processed over $700,000 USD in donations to date.
TravelUp - Private Project
My role
Concept, UI/UX design
Description
Community-driven travel guide about countries, cities and things to do.
TravelUp provides bite-size chunks of the most important information about destinations so that travellers can prepare quicker and better for their trips.
Possible - Private Project
My role
Concept, UI/UX design
Description
Point-Of-Sale and Store Management System for coffee shops and small restaurants.
After spending 6 months running a non-profit coffee shop I noticed that existing solutions don't make it easy for owners to run their small restaurants or leverage technology to connect with their customers. POSsible is my answer to that problem.
DC Coffee Co. - Website Concept
My role
Product management, UI/UX design
Description
DC Coffee Co. is a unique place as it uses coffee to empower individuals, transform societies and build leaders of the future.
The new design is aimed to reflect exactly that and tell the story that compels people to join them on this beautiful journey.
TaskHero - Private Project
My role
Concept, UI/UX design, front-end & back-end development
Description
Business, project and team management tool that turns chaos into order.
This is the second version of TaskHero, currently under development - a project management tool that I designed and developed for a better grasp of company affairs.
First version is still running in private beta.
My role
Product management, dev team management, middleware development
Description
Glance is an AI platform that classifies, validates and extracts data from documents and automates data manipulation.
Glance was built as a B2B SaaS platform with open API and powerful web front-end.
My role
UI/UX design, back-end development, dev team management
Description
A B2B SaaS platform that enables companies to create courses and enroll students to learn their material.
Trevolta - Crowdfunding Platform
My role
Founder, CEO
Description
Platform that enables travellers to crowdfund their trips.
Launched in 2013 and attracted over 500,000 users worldwide. Trevolta raised R1.4m in funding from private and institutional investors and processed over R3m in crowdfunding transactions. Shut down in 2015.