About
I like building things. Mostly software, sometimes random side projects or weekend hacks — whatever I find interesting at the time.
There's a line from Shantaram I keep coming back to:
“Fear is a wolf on a chain, only dangerous when you set it free.”
Most of what I ship is just me not overthinking it and getting something out the door.
Work
- 2024 — present
AWS, Amsterdam
Software Development Manager · Amazon Q & AWS MCP
- 2016 — 2024
AWS, Cape Town & Amsterdam
Software Engineer → Tech Lead · AWS Health
- 2014 — 2016
EasyPay, Cape Town
Software Developer
Side quests
I started working at 14 and basically took whatever I could get. Most of it went into upgrading my PC.
- Power Factory — retail floor assistant
- Wyettes — cashier / waiter
- Pick n Pay — stock counter (a lot of late nights)
- Horse “whisperer” — mostly just learned how to not get kicked
- Rugby tour chaperone — chaos management
- Neighbourhood lawn mowing — steady income, decent reputation
- Tuckshop — early attempt at running a business
- Fishing tackle on a farm — learned how small markets work
- Garage mechanic apprentice — hands-on problem solving
- Office admin — paperwork and process basics