Summary
Mechatronic and systems engineer (MEng, Stellenbosch) working across the full technical range — embedded firmware, IIoT platforms, full-stack web applications, AI integrations, and automation software — and the commercial side: client relationships, proposals, on-site delivery, and sales. Founding Engineer at Cybarete, with production systems deployed across mining, manufacturing, and knowledge work in South Africa and the USA.
Experience
- Cybarete · Founding Engineer
- Sep 2022 – present. First engineering hire; involved across technical and commercial functions from day one. Built and delivered core IIoT, full-stack, and AI systems for clients in mining, manufacturing, and knowledge work. Helped bring CrewPulse, a SaaS workforce management platform, to market in South Africa and the USA. Managed client relationships, proposals, on-site delivery, and sales.
Education
- MEng Mechatronics
- Stellenbosch University, 2021–2022. Modules: robotics, holonic control systems, data science, numerical methods. Co-author: Classification of Technical Challenges to Human-System Integration in Cyber-Physical Systems — Defty, Kruger, Basson; Springer SOHOMA 2021. Thesis: A holonic Human Cyber-Physical System in healthcare.
- BEng Mechatronics
- Stellenbosch University, 2017–2020. Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering. Final-year project: automated upper-limb orthotic device for brachial plexus injuries (Jac van der Merwe Award runner-up, 2020).
Skills
Hardware Engineering
Software Engineering
AI & Automation + Tools
Professional Skills
Awards
- Best Postgraduate Mechatronic Student — Stellenbosch University (2022)
- Co-founder, Educate 4.0 — a small NPO running STEM programmes in under-resourced schools alongside Youth in Transformation