My Projects

Three live production platforms planned, built and deployed end-to-end as a self-employed developer.

ShelfForce Retail Solutions

Live

Full-Stack Developer — Planning, Development, Infrastructure & Deployment

2026

Corporate marketing website for a registered South African field merchandising company. Built with SSR, SEO-first architecture, scroll-triggered animations and a full production infrastructure stack.

  • Next.js 16 App Router with TypeScript, Tailwind CSS v4 and Framer Motion animations
  • SSR with per-page metadata, Open Graph/Twitter cards, auto-generated sitemap.xml and robots.txt
  • GitHub → Vercel CI/CD pipeline with sub-two-minute deployments and instant rollback
  • Cloudflare DNS, Zoho Mail with MX, SPF and DKIM authentication
  • Integrated EmailJS contact delivery, WhatsApp Business chat and downloadable QR code
Next.js 16TypeScriptTailwind CSS v4Framer MotionVercelCloudflareEmailJSZoho Mail
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SIAKA School Uniforms

Live

Full-Stack Developer — Planning, Development, Infrastructure & Deployment

2026

Full-stack e-commerce platform for a school uniform retailer. REST API backend with a relational data model, admin authentication, role-based access control and containerised deployment via Docker.

  • ASP.NET Core (.NET 8) REST API with versioned controllers and Entity Framework Core
  • Azure SQL Database schema covering Products, Orders and OrderItems with full CRUD
  • BCrypt admin authentication, sub-admin management, role-based access control and activity logging
  • Cloudinary integration for product image upload, storage and delivery
  • Containerised deployment via Docker on Render (Frankfurt); Cloudflare DNS and Zoho Mail
ASP.NET Core (.NET 8)C#Azure SQLEntity Framework CoreDockerRenderCloudinaryCloudflare
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iQula Lakwa Ntu

Live

Full-Stack Developer — Architecture, Development, Infrastructure & Deployment

2025–2026

Full-stack enterprise software platform with a React/Vite frontend, FastAPI Python backend, PostgreSQL on Neon and an AdminPortal with full CRUD and Cloudinary image management.

  • React/Vite frontend deployed on Vercel; FastAPI/Python backend deployed on Render
  • SQLAlchemy ORM with PostgreSQL on Neon (serverless); database seeded via custom Python script
  • BCrypt admin authentication with AdminPortal featuring full CRUD and Cloudinary image management
  • EmailJS transactional contact forms with auto-reply and graceful error fallback
  • Cloudflare DNS, Truehost domain, business email and full SEO meta architecture
ReactViteFastAPIPythonSQLAlchemyPostgreSQLNeonVercelRenderCloudinary
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