Experience

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  xneelo (Pty) Ltd

  • UX Designer

    • Dec 2022 - Present

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  Propertybuy

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Investment Strategist

    • Aug 2018 - Feb 2022
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Acquiring, managing and growing real estate assets. Built a branded lead generation platform for connecting directly with motivated property sellers, investors and cash buyers. Leveraging digital marketing, SEO content and paid search strategies.

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  Absa

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • User Experience Designer

    • Nov 2017 - Oct 2019
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Work included the successful crafting and execution of a UX strategy for an online quoting and fulfilment channel for various insurance products. Also gathered real-world insights through interaction with real people to shape requirements and foster data-driven decision-making.

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  Methys

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • UI Designer / Frontend Dev

    • Jun 2015 - Oct 2017
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Designed and built countless apps, websites and interfaces. Frontends always replicated designs 100%. Code was always semantic and immaculate. Big projects include Visit Paris Region, Stellenbosch University, Nimble group and Links of London.

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  Bizcommunity.com

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Multimedia Designer

    • Jul 2012 - Sep 2015
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    All design requirements. UI, graphic, print, even video editing. Redesigned the website and oversaw iteration. Frontend skill used to build and style countless press offices, to match client CI. Also wrote occasionally for the lifestyle category.

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  Essential Travel (UK)

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • SEO

    • Feb 2012 - Jun 2012
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    On-page optimisations and link building on subsidiary websites. Also designed and built blog sites and brokered content syndication. Dabbled in paid search.

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  University of Cape Town

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Lab Tutor

    • Jul 2011 - Jan 2012
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Mentor to the Designing Online Media class. Held biweekly 2-hour practical sessions, invigilated the PC lab, and provided general tech support.

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  Thunda.com

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Content Manager

    • Jun 2009 - May 2011
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Writing, sourcing and populating site content (e.g. nightlife events, music reviews). Editor to colleagues and external contributors.