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Gabriel Matabane

@gabrielmatabane

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Hi, I am Gabriel, my friends call me Gabz. I'm a Software Developer (focusing on UI and Front-End).

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

Anything to do with the front-end anything typescript and I'm open to upskilling as well, I'm fluent in Angular but I could also be open to a React role.

I started my journey as a technician working with computer hardware while studying at TUT, I did a few odd jobs to make ends meet, most of that was near and around PCs fixing PCs or assembling PCs or any odd job.

When I went for my CCNA it was me trying to differentiate myself in the market

place with a new skill, it got to the point where I realized that there are so many different vendor-specific that you will need quite a few to become relevant in the networking profession.

So, I decided to return to school after I had saved up some cash.

I ended up being a Lab Assistant towards the end of my studies. [Lab Maintenance & Ensuring the lab is ready for classes, setting up hardware & such]. I also had work off campus from time to time. School fees became a primary expense.

After graduating I started my professional career as a Software Developer, which came as a surprise since in my academic qualifications I am a Software Engineer, not a Software Developer, but I still got into it nonetheless.

Soon IT became not only a hobby but also a sport.

Nowadays I try to apply my mind to solving problems instead of fixing software issues.

The aim is to cater to the client by understanding a customer’s needs and delivering as close to their requirements as possible without over-complicating the proposed solution. Being a listener can also deliver value to both business and customer.

Sometimes the problem isn’t as it was laid out. Sometimes trying too quickly to fix something can lead to even greater problems. To inspect the source and understand the customers' needs in detail I find leads to the most generous feedback and resolution practices. I try to not look at the ticket and just resolve it, getting a gist of the issue from only one perspective is the beginning of completing a resolution cycle.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

~ Khalil Gibran

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Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

UI Developer

Current

Clickatell

Jan 2022 - Present (3 years 10 months)

Your core tasks will be related to working with Jira and Confluence. Typically developers are expected to close tickets, some of these tickets are bugs others are features and/or stories. You will be expected to handle this accordingly fix issues and basically deal with assigned tickets within a specific time frame.

Java TypeScript Swagger Gitlab CSS Angular2

Web Developer

Finchatbot

Sep 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 4 months)

Carry out all such functions and duties as are from time to time assigned to the Employee, including but not limited to, carrying out

Serve the Company diligently and honestly; and From time to time perform any other reasonable duties as may be allocated to the Employee by the Company without the payment of additional remuneration.

Be loyal to the Company and its management team.

JavaScript HTML CSS GitHub

Intermediate Web Developer

Smoke CI

Sep 2018 - Jan 2020 (1 year 4 months)

Responsible to draw up specification requirements for features and bugs for Smoke CCS

software products.
Develop Source Code within these software products, utilizing the standard tools, libraries and

frameworks the organization uses.
To debug, fault-find and improve existing software features within the products.
Identify better ways to get to the rocket launcher in E1M3 of Doom.

PHP PHPUnit Cake

Front-End / Android Developer (Associate Consultant)

IBM

Aug 2015 - Jun 2017 (1 year 10 months)

I can tell you though I’ve used Jazzhub, GHE, Bluemix a bit when it comes to tracking my progress & deliverable feedback.
I’ve worked on creating style guides & also working with CSS3, JavaScript, HTML5, velocity, Sass, git, SVN and sometimes cli commands for certain internal clients.

CSS3

Intermediate Web Developer

Paycode

Jun 2017 - Sep 2018 (1 year 3 months)

I have been working on updating the UI with some material design components (mdl-lite), and I hope to create a collapsible menu and a responsive site, I will also be striving to meet PWA standards so the site becomes more like a cross-platform app.

Material Design PHPUnit PHP PHP Development

Front-End / Android Developer

Microsmart SA

Mar 2014 - Jul 2015 (1 year 4 months)

Eclipse/Android Studio & Angular JS on the websites, CSS3 and HTML5 using CoffeeScript mainly, which compiles down to JavaScript. Occasionally we’d use open source check my GitHub to see all the pushes I’ve made, I hope they are still up. models on Angular JS.

Ruby CSS3 HTML5 CoffeeScript

Front-End / Android Developer

Geekulcha

Jan 2013 - Feb 2014 (1 year 1 month)

Front-End Developer focusing on their first website based in WordPress(PHP) and working on an applet that connected to an SMS Gateway. Also did some work on a site called Zandspruit.org. Selected to give a TedxTalk and attended various Hackathons.

Frontend Development WordPress PHP

Technician

Zetabyte

Sep 2011 - Oct 2011 (1 month)

I was a technician here my work was near and around setting up computers for users & reporting feedback to the team about how the users responded to the setup. I also did some sales in the shop, dealing with clients and learning to collaborate with team members.

Desktop Support Sales Windows OS Windows Based Server Infrastructures

Technician

Intellonet

Sep 2009 - Oct 2009 (1 month)

At Intellonet I was more like shadowing personnel, learning how to understand business cycles and customer needs and operations and also learning how to work in a team environment.

It was a fun time to be connected with team and learn how to navigate issues near and around technology.

Desktop Support Backup Windows OS Linux