Work
Deep case studies of platform and integration work, and a selection of client websites and storefronts.
case studies
- 2025–2026Coming soon
The API that started everything
A realtime API for a distributor's reseller network: live stock, live pricing, programmatic orders. It began as a handful of endpoints — and grew into the integration hub bridging eight external systems. Along the way: a legacy products endpoint rebuilt from 9,259 queries per request down to 22 (~76s → ~1.6s).
A national mobile-accessories distributor · Python · FastAPI · PostgreSQL · SQL Server over VPN · APScheduler
- 2025–2026Coming soon
From spreadsheet chaos to ERP
A product information management system that turns messy supplier spreadsheets into reviewed, auditable changes inside Sage Evolution — then syndicates enriched catalogue data to 16+ retail channels.
A national mobile-accessories distributor · Next.js · TypeScript · Directus · PostgreSQL · .NET · Python
- 2025–2026
The warehouse packs it. The courier just knows.
Automating the path from packing bench to courier waybill for a national distributor — three systems, three validation gates, no human in the happy path.
A national mobile-accessories distributor · Python · FastAPI · PostgreSQL · SOAP (zeep) · SQL Server / IPsec VPN · Sentry
- 2025–2026Coming soon
A B2B portal that speaks ERP
A Medusa-based self-service portal where resellers order at their own negotiated pricing tiers, synced live from Sage — company accounts, quotes, spending limits, and orders that flow straight into the ERP.
A national mobile-accessories distributor · Medusa 2 · Next.js · TypeScript · PostgreSQL · Redis
- 2026Coming soon
Writing to a 20-year-old ERP without breaking it
The only system allowed to create orders in Sage Evolution: exactly-once order creation without distributed transactions, a Python-to-.NET SDK bridge, and operational tooling built for the 3 a.m. incident.
A national mobile-accessories distributor · Python · .NET SDK via pythonnet · PostgreSQL · SQL Server · Windows
- 2025–2026Coming soon
The whole system
How four systems — a PIM, an integration hub, a B2B storefront, and an ERP orchestrator — turned a traditional distributor into a digital operation. The map that ties every case study together.
A national mobile-accessories distributor · Python · TypeScript · Medusa · Directus · Sage Evolution
websites & storefronts
On websites that need interface design or a corporate identity, Digital Fuel is the design partner. I own the engineering and the decisions about what gets built.
FLEX Power Tools SA
Replatforming a 100-year-old power tool brand's South African store onto Medusa + Next.js.
Medusa 2 · Next.js · Tailwind
design · Digital Fuel
engineering · Veltra Logic
Bluecloud AI
Marketing site for a Johannesburg digital agency — campaign showcases for SABC1, Metro FM, and Sasol.
Next.js · Tailwind
design · Digital Fuel
engineering · Veltra Logic
dotnext
When a security firm repositioned around identity-first security — 'identity is the new security perimeter' — it needed a corporate site to carry the new ambition. Digital Fuel shaped the design; I engineered it to production.
Next.js · Tailwind
design · Digital Fuel
engineering · Veltra Logic