Co-Founder & CEO · Anchorbase.xyzFull Stack Web DeveloperCurrently Building in AEC TechAttended AIM Startup Accelerator · London40+ Book ReviewsMarathon Runner, Road Cyclist, Open Water Swimmer & Gym-GoerWriting Essays on Engineering, History & StrategyBuilding SKILLS.md, AI Agents, AI Context Engineering, & RAG PipelinesReact · Next.js · TypeScript · Supabase · PythonLangChain · LlamaIndex · Pinecone Vector DBs · Gemini/Claude/Grok LLMsBuilt an Agentic RAG Pipeline · 80% Fewer AI ErrorsDesign Manager · HS2 £2B Megaproject100s of Engineers Managed3 Highway Bridges Designed from 0 to 1Built 11 Floors of a High-Rise on a Construction Site3 Weeks to 3 Hours · Automated Culvert Design ToolBuilt a Vertical Farm for My House · EverfarmAttempted to Fix the Single-Use Plastic Problem · EverboxBachelor of Engineering (BEng) Civil EngineeringBest Actor · Wrote & Starred in a School PlayNever Take Advice Without Skin in the GameEntrepreneurs Are Heroes · They Fail for the Rest of UsThings Without Skin in the Game Tend to Grow ComplexIf Your Private Life Contradicts Your Opinion, Your Opinion CancelsWhat Important Truth Do Very Few People Agree With You On?Customers Won't Come Just Because You Build ItYou're Either on the Bus or off the BusBe Ethical Even When No One Is LookingAvoid Status SignallingFree Capital Markets Are the Only True Way to Uplift a SocietyComplacency in Times of Peace Is a Prince KillerStand on the Shoulders of GiantsBeware of Complacency · The Cheese Can Move OvernightCo-Founder & CEO · Anchorbase.xyzFull Stack Web DeveloperCurrently Building in AEC TechAttended AIM Startup Accelerator · London40+ Book ReviewsMarathon Runner, Road Cyclist, Open Water Swimmer & Gym-GoerWriting Essays on Engineering, History & StrategyBuilding SKILLS.md, AI Agents, AI Context Engineering, & RAG PipelinesReact · Next.js · TypeScript · Supabase · PythonLangChain · LlamaIndex · Pinecone Vector DBs · Gemini/Claude/Grok LLMsBuilt an Agentic RAG Pipeline · 80% Fewer AI ErrorsDesign Manager · HS2 £2B Megaproject100s of Engineers Managed3 Highway Bridges Designed from 0 to 1Built 11 Floors of a High-Rise on a Construction Site3 Weeks to 3 Hours · Automated Culvert Design ToolBuilt a Vertical Farm for My House · EverfarmAttempted to Fix the Single-Use Plastic Problem · EverboxBachelor of Engineering (BEng) Civil EngineeringBest Actor · Wrote & Starred in a School PlayNever Take Advice Without Skin in the GameEntrepreneurs Are Heroes · They Fail for the Rest of UsThings Without Skin in the Game Tend to Grow ComplexIf Your Private Life Contradicts Your Opinion, Your Opinion CancelsWhat Important Truth Do Very Few People Agree With You On?Customers Won't Come Just Because You Build ItYou're Either on the Bus or off the BusBe Ethical Even When No One Is LookingAvoid Status SignallingFree Capital Markets Are the Only True Way to Uplift a SocietyComplacency in Times of Peace Is a Prince KillerStand on the Shoulders of GiantsBeware of Complacency · The Cheese Can Move Overnight

Projects

Here's a curated list of projects I've fully committed to. Click each for details and lessons learned.

Anchorbase.xyz

Anchorbase.xyz

2026 – Present

Web app to help Engineers and designers in the AEC industry navigate their codes and standards

Web AppAEC IndustryStartupAcceleratorReactTypeScriptSupabaseRAGGrokLangChainLlamaIndex
Project Machine

Project Machine

2025 – 2025

Project management web app aimed at recording how long tasks take and storing them as lessons learned for future projects

Web DevNext.jsTypeScriptSupabaseOpenAIStartupProject Management
High Speed Rail 2 (HS2)

High Speed Rail 2 (HS2)

2022 – 2025

Design management of the viaduct structures for the sublot 4 section of the HS2 railway development in the UK

BridgesHS2Design ManagementConstructionProject Management
Immigration To The UK

Immigration To The UK

2021 – 2021

Documented my immigration experience, with insights that may be useful to others.

ImmigrationLondon
Everbox

Everbox

2021 – 2021

Developed a deposit return scheme using reusable containers for the restaurant takeaway industry.

StartupMobile AppEnvironment
Everfarm

Everfarm

2020 – 2020

Built a compact at-home vertical farm for fresh leafy greens and vegetables

StartupVertical FarmHydroponicsElectrical
Health And Fitness

Health And Fitness

2012 – Present

A collection of endurance events completed

Strength TrainingMarathonRoad CyclingSwimming
Bridge Design

Bridge Design

2017 – 2021

Designed, inspected, and constructed highway bridges

Bridge EngineerBridge DesignHighwaysProject ManagerTenders
Automated Culvert Design

Automated Culvert Design

2018 – 2018

Automated concrete box culvert design using Excel VBA and Revit

Excel VBARevitParametricCulvert
Alice Lane Phase 3

Alice Lane Phase 3

2016 – 2017

Served as a Site Engineer for a contractor on a large commercial development

ConstructionSite EngineerBuildings
Civil Engineering Degree

Civil Engineering Degree

2012 – 2015

Earned a Civil Engineering degree at the University of Pretoria, South Africa

EngineeringDegreeCivil
Rowing Coxswain for One Year

Rowing Coxswain for One Year

2010 – 2011

An attempt in my final year of schooling to become the school's first team rowing cox

RowingCoxBoat Race
'Allo 'Allo! Theatre Play

'Allo 'Allo! Theatre Play

2011 – 2011

Wrote and lead acted in a high school theatre production based on the UK television series 'Allo 'Allo!

TheatrePlayActing
Drumming

Drumming

2005 – Present

Learned to play a full drum kit. Performed for crowds. Played the snare drum for a school pipe band

DrumsMusicPipe Band

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