Computational engineer & software architect
I'm Paul. I turn complex engineering problems into dependable software, from scientific computing to the systems people use every day.
Based in Cape Town
Building across southern Africa
These projects cover scientific software, mobility platforms, and institutional data systems.
Mobility platform
Ecoride ride-sharing platform
Architecture and backend delivery for a multi-client mobility platform: PostgreSQL domain modelling, secure .NET APIs, real-time SignalR updates and cloud deployment.
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Scientific computing
Maintaining and extending an advanced C++ and Fortran finite-element platform for nonlinear material analysis, including its first full Linux-to-Windows port and deployment to UCT computing environments.
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Higher education
Database architecture, backend maintenance and large-data workflows for UCT's engineering enrolment platform, including memory-aware updates at up to 30 million rows.
Read the engineering approachTechnical guides on architecture, infrastructure, databases, and scientific computing, based on problems I have worked through.
A resource-aware three-stage pipeline for updating millions of rows without exhausting memory or saturating server I/O.
Read guideScientific rigor from computational mechanics. Operational discipline from building and maintaining production systems.
Full professional historyComputeMore Africa Technologies
Systems architecture, backend delivery and product innovation across mobility, hospitality and platform products.University of Cape Town
Scientific software R&D, finite-element algorithms, cross-platform engineering and HPC deployment alongside doctoral research.University of Cape Town
Django/PostgreSQL platform architecture, data operations, LDAP security and institutional workflow delivery.University of Cape Town
Curriculum delivery, technical leadership and coordination of teaching teams of up to five assistants.I work on numerical kernels, data models, APIs, interfaces, and deployment.
Finite elements, material models, numerical methods and parallel scientific computing.
C++ · Fortran · PETSc · OpenMPI · SlurmSecure APIs, domain architecture, realtime communication and maintainable service layers.
C#/.NET · Python/Django · REST · SignalRRelational modelling, ETL, large-volume operations, data quality and operational reporting.
PostgreSQL · Redis · Kafka · AirflowCross-platform builds, containers, CI/CD, server configuration and cloud-edge deployment.
Docker · Azure · Cloudflare · GitHub Actions
My background in civil engineering shapes how I build software: define the forces, understand failure modes, validate assumptions and design for the real operating environment.
I am completing a PhD in computational and applied mechanics at the University of Cape Town while building production systems across southern Africa. In each case, the software needs to work reliably: when modelling a material, moving operational data, or serving a customer.
I'm open to engineering collaborations, backend and data consultancy, scientific-software work and product development discussions.
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