I trained in Public Relations and built a career on the side people usually only see the surface of: brand voice, campaigns, design, client relationships. That is still my craft. I run Melapi Media & Brand Communications, a branding, web design, and digital communications agency based in East London.
Somewhere along the way I got curious about what was actually running underneath the websites and platforms I was designing for other people. So I started teaching myself: HTML and CSS first, then Python, then cloud infrastructure. Mostly alone, mostly at night, without a formal bootcamp or a study cohort to lean on.
"I learn best by writing things down until I actually understand them. Concept before syntax, always."
That self-directed streak is now over two years old. It has taken me through the FNB App Academy Full Stack Development programme, a growing stack of AWS and Azure certifications, and into the ELIDZ Science & Technology Park ecosystem here in East London, where I have picked up workshops, training, and a wider network of people building similar things.
The long-term goal is AWS Solutions Architect, with cloud development as a live possibility along the way.
Based in
East London, South Africa
Self-taught
2+ years, HTML to cloud
Ecosystem
ELIDZ Science & Tech Park
