Machine Learning Specialist at FirstStep.ai, leading industrial transformation with AI-powered solutions. We focus on AI solutions for cloud, EDGE, and mobile devices, specifically designed for industrial clients in Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Security. My role encompasses AI R&D, solution architecture, product management, and successful project execution, aligned with our purpose of optimizing processes, enhancing performance, and elevating quality.

Creator of a COVID-19 dashboard for Southern Africa: https://www.corona-stats.mobi

Peer-reviewer for articles in IEEE publications.

Technical consultant for Numeric (https://www.numeric.org). Numeric is an NPO providing after-school Math intervention programs for Grade 7 learners across South Africa.Significant projects have included the development of a learner management system (LMS), and their in-house training platform. I provide support with cloud architecture design, project specification, internal technical training, freelance management, testing and production deployments.

Currently enrolled in a PhD modelling the effects of bottom-up and top-down connections between the Thalamus and Cortex with an artificial neural network (ANN) implementation, to demonstrate contextual pattern recognition and prediction.

Lecturer for 4th year New Venture Planning (NVP) course for Electrical Engineers, covering engineering management principles, economic decision-making and entrepreneurship.

Guest lecturer for 3rd year Computer Science students on Machine Learning (specifically convolutional neural networks) and ML applications in industry with real-world case studies.

Responsibilities include building relationships with clients, delivery partners and product partners, understanding the customers pain points, and presenting how the j5 product suite can address customer's business requirements. This role also includes product configuration, on-site workshops and training, implementation of trial software, and impact evaluations.

Responsibilities included overseeing online training courses, the online partner portal, and streamlining internal business processes to support the growth of the company.

Responsibilities included specification consultation, project management, resource management, and work pipeline planning.

Responsibilities included writing specifications, product configuration, client liaison, customer training of j5 International products, and the analysis, configuration and maintenance of internal systems.

Responsibilities included content creation, python development, development of open-source editing tools (e.g. ASCIISVG editor), and training students and teachers in using online educational resources.

Responsibilities included lecturing a 1st year computer programming (Python), 3rd year Microcontroller Programming (C), and supervising 4th year thesis students.

Responsibilities included designing a curriculum and course schedule for a 3-week international exchange programme exposing American students to South Africa tertiary education opportunities. I managed the interviewing and hiring of guest lecturers, a program coordinator and teaching assistants.

Responsibilities included programming and testing software onto AVR micro-controllers, and research into using an FFT algorithm to analyze the breathing patterns of a baby.