Build it, then measure
A circuit is not finished when it simulates. Boards get assembled, waveforms get probed, and the report compares what was predicted with what the bench actually showed.
04 / Profile
Electronics, end to end.
I am an electronic engineering student at Durban University of Technology. My interests are broad: analogue circuits, embedded firmware, PCB layout, signals, software and the engineering analysis that ties a system together.
That range shows up in the work. I have designed and built an analogue IR distance sensor from a 555 timer, an LM358 amplifier and comparator stages. I have laid out and assembled a darkness-activated motion detector in Multisim and Ultiboard. I have written the firmware for a four-quadrant LDR solar tracker, built a live AI camera server, and completed a full feasibility study for a grid-connected solar–wind–battery system at DUT.
I also work with teams. On the Cars4Mars rover I contributed to the power and electronics, and with Team Still Lazy I co-authored the CityGo! public transport concept. SignalMyth, an XGBoost surrogate for LTE coverage, won the SATNAC 2026 Industry Solutions Challenge under the Telkom topic and was named Innovator of the Year for the best solution. The common thread is not one tool or one language — it is deciding what has to be true for the system to work, and then proving it.
I am still studying, so I am not looking for a role right now. I am happy to help other students and makers with electronics, embedded or software projects when I have the time. The best way to reach me is LinkedIn.
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Toolchain
32 toolsLanguages
- Python
- C
- C++
- TypeScript
- MATLAB
- SQL
Electronics
- Multisim
- Ultiboard
- Proteus
- KiCad
- LTspice
- Oscilloscope
Embedded
- Arduino / ATmega
- STM32
- ESP32
- Sensor interfaces
- Motor drive
- Bench debug
Software & AI
- OpenCV
- YOLO11
- XGBoost
- scikit-learn
- Flask
- React
- Git
- Linux
Energy & signals
- PVGIS
- NumPy / pandas
- Dispatch models
- LCOE / NPV
- LMS / DSP
- FSK
Working style
- Constraint-driven design
- Bench measurement
- Version control on everything
- Written handover notes
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How I work
Say what the assumption is
Some numbers come from simulation, some from a datasheet, some from an estimate. The write-up says which is which instead of rounding a weak assumption away.
Document to hand over
A board, a script or a report is only finished when someone else can pick it up: schematics, thresholds, test conditions and the reasoning behind each choice.
2026
SATNAC winner · Innovator of the Year
Telkom topic · SignalMyth
Won the Telkom topic and was named Innovator of the Year for the best solution: an XGBoost surrogate for LTE RSRP coverage, validated on real Durban terrain at 2.63 dB RMSE and about 18x faster than the reference model.
2026
Hybrid solar-wind-battery feasibility study
RENE301 · Durban University of Technology
A 2,587 kWp PV, 100 kW wind and 1,376 kWh storage design for the Steve Biko S-Block, from appliance audit to 25-year NPV.
2026
Cars4Mars rover team
DUT Space Science Centre
Power and electronics on a 6-wheel rocker-bogie rover entered in the national Mars rover competition.
2025
BRICS Bronze — Dr Kiosk
2025 BRICS Skills Development & Technology Innovation
Bronze prize in the Technology Innovation Competition for a medical self-service kiosk, with the DUT team.
2025
JCI hackathon — second place
Junior Chamber International
Second place in a team hackathon, building and pitching a working solution under time pressure.
2025
FNB App Academy certificate
FNB · IT varsity
Certificate in Full Stack Development, 32 credits, covering the application development stack from front end to data.
2023 – present
BEng Tech, Electronic Engineering
Durban University of Technology
Power systems, electronics, embedded design, signals and control, with a focus on hardware-software integration.
05 / Contact
Need a hand with a project?
I am still studying and not looking for a role. If you are working on an electronics, embedded, signals or software project and want a second pair of eyes, message me on LinkedIn.