Career

Experience

More than a decade of building and shipping software across desktop, mobile and the web.

  1. Senior Software Developer

    Current

    Ramperch Technologies

    Jun 2026 — Present 6 mos Nairobi, Kenya Full-time

    I design and build production software at Ramperch Technologies, owning features end to end — from architecture and interface design through to release and support.

    • Lead the design and delivery of new product features across web, mobile and desktop
    • Set front-end architecture and reusable UI patterns that keep products fast and consistent
    • Review code and mentor engineers on quality, security and maintainability
    • Work closely with product and design to turn requirements into polished, usable software
    Kotlin Java Vue.js Svelte TypeScript Tailwind CSS

  2. Director

    Current

    ThirdRowLabs

    Jan 2025 — Present 1 yr 11 mos Nairobi, Kenya Self-employed

    One of three directors at ThirdRowLabs, a software studio building smart, secure and scalable software for small and growing businesses — from ready-made platforms to fully custom solutions shaped around each client’s needs.

    • Share in setting the company’s direction and overseeing delivery of client projects from discovery to launch
    • Help build and grow the company’s products: an online SACCO platform, ThirdRow Ledger and a water billing & management system
    • Scope custom builds with clients — architecture, integrations with existing systems and roadmaps that respect budgets
    • Contribute to security consultancy that keeps client systems and data protected

  3. Freelance Front-end Developer

    Independent

    Jan 2023 — May 2026 3 yrs 5 mos Remote Freelance

    Partnered directly with clients to design and ship modern web applications, while broadening my toolkit across the major front-end frameworks.

    • Built and launched client web applications with Vue.js, Svelte and React
    • Delivered responsive, accessible interfaces from design through deployment
    • Explored Kotlin Multiplatform to share business logic across mobile platforms
    • Designed logos, brand assets and marketing graphics for clients alongside the code
    Kotlin Vue.js Svelte JavaScript HTML Photoshop Canva

  4. Lead Front-end Developer & Graphic Designer

    Confidential company Name withheld

    Jan 2022 — May 2026 4 yrs 5 mos Remote Contract

    Led front-end development and visual design for a high-traffic consumer web platform — owning both the interface code and the graphics that shaped the brand.

    • Led front-end development of the customer-facing web platform
    • Built fast, responsive interfaces optimised for both desktop and mobile users
    • Designed the platform’s visual assets — logos, banners, promotional graphics and UI artwork
    • Kept a consistent visual identity across the product and its marketing channels
    JavaScript HTML CSS Photoshop Illustrator Canva

  5. Software Developer

    Scanz Technologies

    Jan 2019 — Dec 2022 4 yrs Remote Part-time

    Helped rebuild Scanz, a real-time trading workstation used by active traders, modernising both the desktop client and the web dashboards around it.

    • Rebuilt the Scanz platform on top of the legacy EquityFeed codebase
    • Migrated the desktop client from Java Swing to a modern Kotlin codebase
    • Redesigned subscription and account-management dashboards in Vue.js
    • Produced UI artwork and graphics for the desktop and web products
    Kotlin Java Vue.js JavaScript HTML Photoshop

  6. Senior Software Developer

    Bunifu Technologies

    Sep 2013 — Dec 2022 9 yrs 4 mos Nairobi, Kenya Full-time

    Spent nearly a decade building developer tools, security software and mobile products — growing from developer to senior engineer alongside a small, ambitious founding team.

    • Built custom UI controls for Bunifu Framework, used by thousands of .NET developers
    • Developed and maintained BunifuGo and Bunifu Antivirus
    • Analysed malware samples and maintained virus definitions for Bunifu Antivirus
    • Designed and ran the licensing system for the Bunifu product line
    • Ran security reviews and vulnerability assessments on internal systems
    • Doubled as the in-house designer — logos, product artwork, website graphics and marketing material
    Kotlin Java C# Vue.js JavaScript HTML Photoshop Illustrator