Software developer and former commercial pilot with a background in survey flying, photogrammetry and solar PV inspection. I work across the path from aerial imagery to module-level data and web-based inspection review. I have developed the evolving inspection solution since our first large-scale solar inspection in 2015, and am Aerometrix’s Senior Software Developer.
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Experience
2024 - presentScotland
Aerometrix Ltd
Senior Software Developer
Developing imagery-processing software and web-based solar inspection systems.
Responsibilities & detail
Develop Python processing workflows for thermal and optical imagery, including per-module image selection, geographic projection and stitched raster outputs.
Develop Solarview’s inspection application and spatial data workflows, connecting findings with physical components and supporting imagery.
Work across data models, processing configuration, GIS integration, tests and technical documentation.
Current employee; formerly also a director.
2025Contract / Freelance
Project InnerSpace
GeoMap geospatial platform development
Backend, frontend and CMS development for a geospatial platform.
Responsibilities & detail
Worked with Supabase and PostgreSQL/PostGIS on the geospatial backend. The agreed scope covered spatial catalogue and search APIs, authentication, dataset access and documentation.
Contributed to the frontend and CMS using TypeScript, React and Mapbox.
Earlier experienceSouth Africa
Hawk Air Survey / Hawk62 Aviation
Aerial surveying, inspection and software development
From aircraft and UAV surveying to the development of solar inspection software.
Responsibilities & detail
Worked across aircraft and UAV surveying, RTK GPS, photogrammetry and GIS using Agisoft Metashape, QGIS and Global Mapper.
In 2015, oversaw an inspection of a 75 MW solar farm with approximately 204,000 panels and worked with developers on the initial approach.
Became the primary or sole developer of the evolving inspection solution, continually refining the processing software and inspection methodology. Over time, the company built up to an estimated inspection volume of approximately 1 GW of solar capacity per year.
Technical practice
Software development
Python, Rust and Go; frontend and backend web development; TypeScript/SvelteKit in Solarview; some C++/Qt desktop development.
Delivery and infrastructure
CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Linux, Git and automated tests.
Spatial systems
QGIS, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, GeoPackage, DuckDB and GDAL; cloud-optimised GeoTIFFs and PMTiles for spatial products.
Imagery and acquisition
Thermal and optical aerial imagery, photogrammetry, Agisoft Metashape, RTK GPS, aircraft and UAV survey workflows.
Selected work
Module orthophoto processing
Image selection and projection at the level of an individual solar module.
Solarview
Inspection findings, component identity and evidence across application views.
Supplied more than 10,000 thermal and optical inspection images to Nelson Mandela University researcher James Westraadt for his PhD work on photovoltaic fault classification. My role was as an inspection-data contributor.
Education
2015 - 2017
University of South Africa
Bachelor of Laws (incomplete). Awarded 108 South African NQF credits across nine modules passed with distinction in 2015 - 2016. Further registrations are recorded in 2017. I particularly enjoyed the foundations of law, especially logic and reasoning. During my studies, I began learning software development and chose to pursue it professionally.
2014
University of Cape Town
Start and Manage a Small Business short course.
2012
National Senior Certificate, South Africa
Six subjects at 80% or above, including Mathematics (83%), Information Technology (82%) and Physical Sciences (90%).
Aviation qualifications
Private Pilot Licence - Aeroplane
11 June 2012
Commercial Pilot Licence - Aeroplane
13 February 2014
Remote Pilot Licence
5 July 2016
Historical initial-issue dates. Current operational privileges are not asserted.