I am an experienced robotics engineer with a focus on developing and testing novel robotic systems. I previously worked at ABB Robotics, specifically developing and testing a new collaborative robotic arm and gripper.
I am highly professional, a good communicator, and always put my client's interests first. I am passionate about robotics, and this passion is what drives me daily at work.
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Below is a list of my primary skills, expertise, and what I can offer:
- ROS1/ROS2: MoveIt, ros_control, deployment, developing drivers for actuators and sensors.
- ROS1 to ROS2 migration.
- Robotics System Architecture.
- ABB RobotStudio
- Sensor Integration and Testing (including, but not limited to): Rotary Encoders, Force Sensors, Torque Sensors, Gyro/Acc Sensors, Hall Sensors, LiDAR, DepthCameras.
- micro-ROS, embedded programming.
- Sensor Fusion: Fusing multiple sensor data in a single system.
- Extensive knowledge and working experience of typical robot components: Brushless DC Motors, Harmonic Drives and Slip Rings.
- Development of commissioning software for robotic subsystems such as motor drives, grippers, and complete robot system.
- Development of testing frameworks for robotic systems.
- CAN/CANopen communication protocol and EtherCAT, ros_canopen.
Python
Sensor
Mechanical Engineering
Software Architecture & Design
Robot Operating System
Test Development
Robotics
Computer Vision
Mechatronics
Systems Engineering
C++
Navigation System Design
Raspberry Pi Firmware
Machine Learning
CAN Bus
Anders T N.
Cape Town, South Africa
$56/hr
4.8
16 jobs
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๐ข ๐๐๐ซ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ: If youโre looking for just another full stack developer, Iโm not your guy.
But if you want a senior full stack developer with 17+ years of experience who understands business goals, AI integration, scalability, & long-term ROI, then youโre in the right place
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โ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐๐ฆbH โ20% increased efficiency & โฌ900,000 expanded client capacityโ
โ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ซ๐จ: โQuick wins & long-term improvements, delivered fastโ
โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐: โClear milestones, strong architecture, & reliable deliveryโ
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๐นโI need a full stack developer who understands businessโ
๐นโI need someone who knows how to do AI integration in my businessโ
๐นโI want a React developer who can scale my productโ
๐นโI need a WordPress developer who wonโt limit growthโ
๐นโI need a mobile app developer who thinks end-to-endโ
๐นโI need a Node.js or Python developer who builds for the long termโ
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โ Clear, proactive communication
โ Ownership mindset
โ Scalable architecture decisions & AI integration
โ Clean, maintainable code
โ Business-driven technical choices
โ Agile & Scrum delivery
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ Full Stack Developer
๐ธ Full stack developer with business focus:
As a senior full stack developer, I design & deliver full stack development across frontend, backend, infrastructure, & AI API integrations. Clients choose me because I donโt just develop features; I develop systems that generate revenue, reduce operational cost and know how to build AI integration
๐ธ React developer, Full stack developer & Web developer all in one
Iโve spent 8+ years building high-performance interfaces as a React developer, delivering modern web platforms as a full stack developer using React , Vue , & Angular when the business case demands it.
๐ธ WordPress developer ( full stack developer )
Unlike typical WordPress developer 's, I architect secure, scalable WordPress solutions that integrate with API s, CRMs, & custom backends. My experience as a WordPress developer allows businesses to grow without hitting technical ceilings
๐ธ Mobile app developer with a full stack developer & AI integration mindset
As a mobile app developer, I build mobile applications that integrate seamlessly with backend systems, ensuring performance, security, & long-term maintainability, not isolated apps that break at scale
๐ธ React Developer ๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ and Ai Machine Learning
Iโm a React developer who has built complex dashboards, SaaS platforms, & high-traffic web applications used by thousands of users daily. My experience as a React developer ensures fast load times, clean architecture.
Iโve delivered production-grade solutions using React alongside WordPress backend s, Vue-based micro-frontends, & Angular enterprise modules, always choosing the framework that best fits the business model
Clients prefer me as their React developer because I think in systems, not components.
โ๏ธ Node.js Backend Expert
As a backend-focused full stack developer, I deliver as a full stack development only event-driven architectures for production systems.
My Node.js experience includes:
โ High-performance API s
โ Real-time systems
โ Secure authentication flows
โ SaaS platforms integrated with React, Vue, & PHP based systems & AI integration
Clients choose me for Node.js development because I design backend s that donโt need to be rewritten when your user base grows.
๐ง Python Developer ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ & ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐
Iโm a Python developer with deep experience building data-driven platforms, AI automation systems, & scalable API s. As a Python developer, Iโve worked across industries where performance, reliability, & security are mission-critical.
My Python work often integrates with React frontends & JavaScript ecosystems, & Iโve delivered solutions involving Java based systems & machine learning pipelines when data intelligence is required.
Clients trust me as a Python developer because I write production code that scales.
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๐ฆธ โAs a full stack developer, Anders delivers exceptional quality.โ - Soundus Mohamed, Graphic designer at Value Tree. โญโญโญโญโญ
๐ฃ โEnterprise-level development & communication.โ Namit Jindal, CEO of Deliverability Ninja. โญโญโญโญโญ
โฑ๏ธ โFast, precise, & reliable.โ Justin Weiland, senior finance consultant at Alea Consult GmbH โญโญโญโญโญ
Got a full stack development project or AI machine learning ideas? Get in touch & letโs build something that actually moves your business forward. ๐ค
Python
Full-Stack Development
JavaScript
React
Node.js
Web Development
API Integration
PHP
HTML5
Web Application
Web Design
API
CSS
Ecommerce Website Development
Amazon Web Services
WordPress
Shopify
Next.js
SaaS Development
Front-End Development
Chris M.
Randburg, South Africa
$30/hr
5.0
8 jobs
If your business runs on Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, there's a good chance you're paying for licences nobody uses, former staff can still log in, and some of your email quietly lands in spam. Most owners don't find out until something breaks.
I find and fix those things before they cost you. I've spent 15+ years running IT for companies, from fixing networks hands-on to leading IT operations, and I'm Top Rated here with a 100% job success score.
Things clients hire me for:
โ "We need to move our email." Migrations between Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Zoho and others, with zero lost mail.
โ "Our emails go to spam." SPF, DKIM and DMARC set up properly so your mail actually gets delivered.
โ "Someone left the company. Is our stuff safe?" Locking down accounts and access the right way.
โ "We're paying for software nobody uses." Licence and subscription cleanup.
โ "Our website or server has a problem." WordPress and AWS fixes, done calmly.
โ "We do this by hand every week." Automating repetitive work with AI workflows and CRM tools.
โ "Nobody actually manages our IT." I can be that person, part-time, for a flat monthly fee.
How I work: I explain everything in plain English, put it in writing, and never leave you with a black box. I'm in GMT+2, which overlaps UK and EU mornings as well as US East afternoons, and I'm happy to work async. No meetings unless you want them.
Not sure where to start? My fixed-price Security & License Audit (in my project catalog below) checks your whole setup and gives you a written report of what's wrong, what it's costing you, and how to fix it, whether you fix it with me or not.
Microsoft Exchange Online
Office 365
Data Migration
Google Workspace Administration
Email Deliverability
DNS
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Active Directory
System Administration
Network Administration
Amazon Web Services
Amazon EC2
Cloud Migration
Automation
CRM Automation
Charles A.
Cape Town, South Africa
$185/hr
5.0
40 jobs
I am a systems architect and executive advisor with over 40 years of experience delivering production systems across financial services, telecommunications, environmental technology, and enterprise software. I work with organisations that need AI to function reliably in the real world โ under regulatory constraint, at operational scale, and under genuine scrutiny.
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HOW I ENGAGE
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Clients typically engage me in one of two ways.
For well-defined software delivery, I work as a Full Stack Engineer โ building backend services, APIs, data models, and web applications with clear scope, predictable timelines, and a focus on long-term maintainability.
For AI-enabled or data-sensitive systems, I work in an architectural and advisory role โ guiding AI integration, model and vendor selection, data exposure decisions, cost controls, governance design, and production behaviour. This work prioritises risk management and operational reliability over feature delivery speed.
If your project involves execution against known requirements, the Full Stack Development profile is the right fit. If it involves AI decisions with cost, security, or operational consequences, start here. If you are unsure which applies, that uncertainty is usually a signal to begin with an architectural conversation.
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WHAT I BRING
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Financial services has been a continuous thread across my career. I spent eight years at TD Bank, rising to Chief Systems Architect of TD Waterhouse, delivering fixed income trading platforms, brokerage account management systems, and the technology integration following a major acquisition. I subsequently designed the R-Desktop and R-Broker platform at RPM Technologies, serving Canadian banks, wealth managers, and mutual fund companies. I currently support a South African consultancy serving major regional financial institutions. Regulated environments, mission-critical systems, low tolerance for ambiguity.
At SchlumbergerSema and Atos Origin I led global programmes spanning SMS and BlackBerry messaging platforms, secure mobile communications for the US Secretary of Commerce, and the deployment of Hutchison's 3 Mobile product and security services infrastructure across 22 countries. Two processes I designed during this period were awarded United States patents. I also launched Atos' initial RFID programme before leaving the organisation.
I currently lead Global IT and DevOps at BlueGreen Water Technologies, overseeing cloud infrastructure and AI-enabled systems supporting environmental intelligence at global scale โ while maintaining an advisory practice for organisations deploying AI into production environments.
I am a member of the OASIS Data Provenance Standards Technical Committee, where I contribute to vocabulary and standards for AI data provenance, lineage, and trust. This positions my advisory work within the emerging governance framework that production AI systems will need to operate under.
My primary research programme, VashOS, is building the OS primitives for structurally trustworthy AI cognition โ where intelligence runs as a governed service rather than an architectural primitive. The core thesis applies directly to enterprise AI: probabilistic models require deterministic control layers, enforced structurally rather than encoded in instructions.
I write on AI systems architecture, governance, and deterministic orchestration at KAIRI on Medium, with a focus on the gap between AI capability and AI accountability.
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CLIENTS ENGAGE ME WHEN
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ยท AI must move beyond proof-of-concept into production
ยท Architecture must survive operational and regulatory realities
ยท Cloud and AI spend must align with measurable business value
ยท Legacy systems must coexist with modern AI capabilities
ยท Leadership needs technical clarity without noise
ยท A system has failed and the recovery path must be sound
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I advise at the executive level and remain hands-on in code. Staying technical is how I test assumptions and separate durable technology from hype.
Good architecture is cheaper than recovery. Governance is durability.
If you are responsible for outcomes, not demos, we should speak.
Key differences from the LinkedIn version: the section dividers give it visual structure that works well on Upwork where clients scan quickly. The engagement model is more explicit โ the two-profile logic is preserved and expanded. Added "a system has failed and the recovery path must be sound" to the engagement list, which is a real Upwork signal. The VashOS description includes the direct enterprise application of the thesis, which LinkedIn doesn't need but Upwork clients benefit from.
Python
Node.js
Amazon Web Services
React
CSS 3
Data Modeling
Mapbox
Web Service
LLM Prompt Engineering
TypeScript
AI Consulting
AI App Development
Machine Learning
Lee B.
Cape Town, South Africa
$35/hr
4.2
23 jobs
I am an experienced accounting and finance professional with an extensive CFO background who, being detail orientated, can compile financial accounts from source for review and analysis as well as extract, present and analyze financial and operational information so that informed decisions can be made. My expertise is as follows:
- Financial accounting using SAP Business One, Xero, Sage Pastel and Quickbooks
- Detailed historical account cleanups and reconciliations
- Financial reporting
- Budgets and forecasts including cashflow
- Financial modelling
- Financial analysis
- Business analysis including implementation of business processes
- Data visualization, analysis and presentation
- Excel advanced
- SQL and Python for data extraction, visualization and analysis
Finance & Accounting
Management Consulting
Business Analysis
Data Analytics
Financial Modeling
Financial Management
Forensic Accounting
Cash Flow Analysis
Business Planning & Strategy
Due Diligence
Business Coaching
Management Information System
Internal Control
Taxation
Shuaib N.
Pretoria, South Africa
$29/hr
5.0
6 jobs
I help businesses eliminate repetitive work and scale operations by building powerful automation systems using make and n8n.
Instead of juggling disconnected tools and manual processes, I design streamlined workflows that connect your systems, reduce errors, and save hours every week.
As a certified make (Integromat) and Airtable specialist, I'll build custom automation solutions tailored to your business, from simple task automation to complex multi-system integrations.
What I can help you with:
โข Workflow automation (end-to-end business processes)
โข CRM automation (lead capture, routing, follow-ups)
โข Data syncing across multiple tools
โข Internal dashboards and reporting systems
โข API integrations and custom workflows
โข Fixing and optimizing existing automations
โข AI Integration and custom AI tool development
โข Chatbot development and conversational AI
Technical Background:
โข Certified in Make and Airtable
โข Experience with SAP CPI and Microsoft Power Automate
โข Hands-on experience with n8n, Zapier, and IFTTT
โข Programming experience in Python, Java, and C++
Academic & Analytical Edge๐ง
Currently pursuing a Masterโs in Computer Science, with research focused on LLM-powered honeypots, combining AI and cybersecurity.
This, along with my strong mathematical foundation (including national and provincial math olympiad recognition), allows me to approach automation problems with:
1.) Structured thinking
2.) Precision
3.) Creative problem-solving
Technologies & Tools I've previously used (non-exhaustive):
Make (Integromat), Airtable, Zapier, n8n, IFTTT, Microsoft Power Automate, SAP CPI,
CRM systems: HubSpot, GoHighLevel (GHL)
LLM integrations: OpenAI / Claude
Python, Java, C++, JavaScript
Supabase (RAG/Vector DB), Postgres, SQLite, ChromaDB
REST APIs, Webhooks, JSON,
Notion, Slack, HubSpot
ManyChat, Chatbase, Pletor AI
Chrome extension development
Asana, RingCentral, Google Workspace
SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Hotmail
Vibe-coding: Claude Code, Windsurf, Cursor
POS and FSM integrations: mypos, ServiceM8
Google Sheets (including scripting), Excel
Letโs Work Together๐ค
If you're looking to:
โข Save time
โข Reduce manual work
โข Build scalable internal systems
Send me a message and letโs discuss how we can automate and optimize your workflows.
Python
n8n
Make.com
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI API
API
Airtable
Automation
Microsoft Power Automate
Supabase
Claude
Business Process Automation
Software Development
JavaScript
Data Cleaning
Data Visualization
Gemini
CRM Automation
Marketing Automation
Spreadsheet Automation
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