Thabo Ranamane

Software engineer

An eclectic software engineer with a passion for developing useful software programs and systems. I take initiative and am always on the lookout for problems where I can provide practical solutions. I relish in collaborative enterprises that allow me to grow and learn from my colleagues - leading when it's imperative and following when others provide good leadership.

Education

I possess the following academic qualifications:

Bachelor of Science
University of the Witswatersrand
2018-2020
Completed all requirements for Qualification with Distinction
Majors:
- Computational and Applied Mathematics
- Computer Science
SAQA Qualification ID: 9183
Bachelor of Science Honors in the field of Computer Science
University of the Witswatersrand
2021-2022
Completed all requirements for the Qualification
SAQA Qualification ID: 9193

Reference(s): Associate Prof. Richard Klein[BSc, MSc, PhD(UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND), BScHons(CS)].
Head of School. School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.

Employment History

I have enjoyed growing and learning under the guidance of professionals in the industry from the following company:

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, ALLAN GRAY (PTY) LTD, CAPE TOWN then JOHANNESBURG. 2022.

Worked in a scrum team for the migration of a fund administration application from the Angular Framework to React and the deprecation of the version running on the .NET framework,
worked within and led a team of Junior Developers in developing an API for risk-assessing clients,
proposed the use of SQL transactions for setting up and tearing down database states during integration testing,
identified a time waster in our conventional code merge/review workflow and proposed building an MS Teams app to automate some of the workflows.

Reference(s): Allan Gray

Additional Competencies and Skills

I am also capable of executing the following tasks

basic Linux system administration, networking coonfiguration and simple cluster management;
configuring and managing virtual machines running type 1 and type 2 hypervisors;
basic dockerization and container orcherstration tools;
not shy to chase down bugs and solve them. From simple bugs in code to misbehaving operating system functionality.

I also have experience in using the following technologies and tools:

Git Version Control System
Jira (issue tracking and agile project management)
Circle-CI (CI/CD platform)

Internships

Listed below are the companies that have granted me the opportunity to learn from their industry professionals and some of the skills I learnt from them:

ALLAN GRAY (PTY) LTD. SOFTWARE DESIGN. 2020.

Worked under the tutelage of senior devs who were tasked with migrating systems from on-prem to the cloud,
researched AWS lambda cost optimization techniques and best testing practices,
then built a small system in javascript to demonstrate the results of the research carried out above.

Reference(s): Allan Gray

PSYBERGATE (PTY) LTD. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT. 2019.

Spent time shadowing and interacting with various Java Developers and Senior Managers in the SDev Business unit,
developed a tax calculator web application using Java, JEE, Postgres, and JSP,
followed a strict test driven development regimen using JUnit and Mockito.

Reference(s): Mr. C.K. Naidoo. Technical Director and Senior Developer.

Part-time work

I owe a lot of my career choices and aspirations to the teachers who have inspired me to dream beyond the walls of the classroom. As such, I endeavor to share my knowledge with others and inspire them from whatever wealth of knowledge I have amassed. Below are some of the leadership roles that have given me the opportunity to exercise that privilege of guiding others:

ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT UNIT. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILD ENVORONMENT. UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND. TUTORING. 2021.

Tutored a class of 18 students online on Critical Thinking within the field of Philosophy, weekly. Responsibilities also involved grading students on exercises, essays and exams as well as aiding students in improving their academic writing skills.

Reference(s): Dr. Femi Eromosele. Lecturer. [BA, PGCE, MA, PhD(University of the Witswatersrand)]

WITS MATHEMATICAL ACADEMIC CENTRE. UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND. TUTORING. 2020.

Helped first year and second year students across the various schools of Mathematics, Engineering, Sciences, and Biology at the University with their Mathematics subjects. Main responsibility was to ensure academic success by explaining challenging concepts, aiding students in solving their tutorial problems and explaining various techniques for studying.

Reference(s): Artur Correia. Co-Head of the Mathematics Academic Centre. [BSc, MS]

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCES AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS. UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND. TUTORING. 2020.

Tutored students across multiple subjects in the school, namely, Computer Sciences, Applied Mathematics and Mathematics,
was responsible for preparing, solving and explaining tutorial problems given to students during their lectures in tutorial classes of about 25 students twice a week,
and additionally provided lab assistance for students at the computer labs in sessions with about 50 or more students twice a week.

Reference(s): Bongani Khumalo. First contact recruiter.

EXCEL@UNI. PRIVATE TUTORING SERVICES. 2019.

Assisted students with exam preparations in PHYSICS through one-on-one sessions.

Reference(s): Ms. Kgomotso Ngobeni. Operations Manager of Tutor Network.