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@is01

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I build investment platforms and manage portfolios, from tokenized real estate funds to systematic equity research.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to build and own investment products and platforms where quantitative portfolio management, fund operations, and engineering meet.

I'm the co-founder of American Digital Realty, where I lead investment selection and build the platform behind tokenized commercial real estate funds. I designed the fund accounting, NAV, investor onboarding, compliance, distribution, and reporting infrastructure.

I also built TradeIntel end to end: a live systematic equity research subscription product covering South African and US markets, with daily quantitative screening, backtested models, research tools, payment rails, and automated alerts.

Before building products, I spent eight years managing and researching multi-asset, global equity, ETF, and multi-manager portfolios at DFM Global, Sharenet Investments, and Contego Asset Management. I use quantitative methods to select assets, size risk, and turn investment processes into working systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Founder

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TradeIntel

May 2026 - Present (4 months)

Founded a systematic equity research platform covering South African and US markets. Built end-to-end and operating as a live subscription product.

Quantitative Screening Python SQL Backtesting Data Pipelines Subscription Business Email Marketing Telegram API

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Independent Developer & Consultant

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Self Employed

Jun 2024 - Present (2 years 3 months)

Contract software work for external companies, concentrated in fintech and data-heavy web applications. Built React and Next.js front ends, Postgres and Supabase back ends, and workflow automation.

React Next.js PostgreSQL Supabase Workflow Automation Fintech

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Co-Founder

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American Digital Realty

Dec 2023 - Present (2 years 9 months)

Co-founded a private equity real estate fund company issuing tokenized real estate investment funds. Responsible for investment selection, fund accounting, investor platform, and full-stack engineering.

Next.js Supabase PostgreSQL Node React TypeScript Web3 Tokenized Securities Fund Accounting NAV Portfolio Construction Real Estate

Junior Portfolio Manager

DFM Global

Sep 2021 - Oct 2022 (1 year 1 month)

Discretionary portfolio management within a DFM business, running model portfolio solutions on behalf of financial advisory firms.

Portfolio Management Discretionary Management Model Portfolio Development Investment Research

Portfolio Manager

Sharenet Investments

Jan 2019 - Aug 2021 (2 years 7 months)

Managed global offering including a global mutual fund, global active equity portfolio, and global ETF portfolios. Established and ran model portfolio offering for advisory firms and served as Money Laundering Reporting Officer.

Portfolio Management Global Equities ETF Model Portfolio Development Investment Research Marketing AML

Quantitative Investment Analyst

Sharenet

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 11 months)

Equity and fund research feeding South African equity mandates and multi-managed solutions. Led build of model portfolio range and managed two graduate analysts.

Quantitative Research Equity Research Funding Research Model Portfolio Development Team Leadership

Investment Analyst

Contego Asset Management

Jan 2015 - Dec 2016 (1 year 11 months)

Fundamental and quantitative research across all JSE sectors, generating share ideas and presenting to portfolio managers. Wrote over 500 daily market reports and managed cash component.

Fundamental Research Quantitative Research JSE Financial Modeling Cash Management