booting_portfolio.py
I am an HCI researcher and software developer. I design and build user-friendly software, web applications and educational tools that solve real-world problems.
What drives me is simple: I don't like watching a good idea die because nobody could build it.
I grew up in Glen View, Harare, where technology wasn't a part of everyday life. My first real exposure to computers was through school and once I understood that I could solve different life struggle through a computer i knew i had found my passion. That curiosity turned into a habit of building things like the calculator or a single bank account management system, and eventually the love grew to me asking how to people actually interact with technology and how can we use it to solve certain problems.
I'm currently in my 3rd year of a BSc Honours in Computer Science at the University of Zimbabwe, I am a Harvard certified developer in AI. But the thing I'm proudest of isn't a grade, it's watching the products I built get used by actual people: high school children, a youth organisations, a friend's small business idea.
My vision is straightforward: I want to keep building software that solves problems specific to where I'm from and get good enough at it that "built in Zimbabwe" stops sounding like a caveat.
Download CVI turn your idea into a real website or app that people can use. From a simple one-page site to a full system with a login and a database behind it.
If you want your product to give suggestions, answer questions or automate something repetitive. I can integrate AI into your systems
Something already built but breaking, slow or hard to manage? I can debug it, clean it up and put simple tools in place so you can manage it yourself going forward.
Breaking complex challenges into clean, shippable solutions
Real, shipped work — plus a couple of things still in progress that I'm building in public.
Website for a registered youth organisation I founded. I designed and built the whole site — structure, content and visual identity — to help it look as credible as the work it does.
A sports-league site for a new professional league: pitch layouts, rules, scoring and standings, built to feel like a real athletic federation from day one.
> zimzap.generate_question(topic)
> feedback = ai.evaluate(answer)
> student.progress.update(feedback)
> return gamified_result()An AI-driven platform for ZIMSEC students nationwide, with subject-specific question banks, intelligent feedback and gamified learning modules. Sole founding developer, owning product strategy and architecture.
class SellerScreen:
def add_item(self):
self.store["menu"][name] = price
class CustomerScreen:
def checkout(self):
self.store["orders"].append(cart)A command-line ordering application with multi-store menus, live cart management and checkout logic, built around clean OOP: encapsulation, modular classes and reusable state.
if ambulance_incoming:
green_time = 25 # priority
elif motorcade_incoming:
green_time = 30
else:
green_time = density_map[traffic]A software-controlled traffic system simulating solar power and adaptive signal timing with emergency-vehicle priority logic, live sensor data and CSV logging for analysis.
A mix of academic, personal and community milestones in my life
Moleli High School. The first real signal that I could hold my own academically, including in Mathematics and Computer Science.
20 points, distinction. This is when I decided to commit to Computer Science
Reg: R2420378. Later elected Class Representative, professional liaison for 140+ Computer Science students.
Elevated Beyond Building Africa, registered with ZYC Highfield 1 District. My first real experience running something beyond just code. Event coordination, stakeholders, actual accountability.
12 projects across search algorithms, machine learning, neural networks and NLP. Verified certificate.
A tech startup building solutions for Zimbabwean students, small medium enterprises. Registering domains, providing hosting and building websites.
Got internship at Webzim where i got the change to build softwares, host website, register domain. Got a better understanding of the website and how they work Verified certificate.
Worked with me, or know my work directly? A short, honest statement here helps more than any claim I could make about myself.
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Both, honestly. I'm actively seeking for an opportunity whether its internship or personal projects and I also take on freelance web/software projects on the side. If you're not sure which applies to you, just reach out, the contact form below works either way.
Fair question. The Projects section above is real, shipped work, not mockups. EBBA and NAKA are both live builds I designed and coded end-to-end. Being a student means I'm learning fast and current on modern tools; it doesn't mean the output is unfinished.
It depends entirely on the scope: a landing page and a full system with a database are very different jobs. Tell me what you need through the contact form and I'll give you a straight answer, not a vague range.
Both. I'm based in Harare and happy to meet in person locally, but most of my project communication happens over WhatsApp and email regardless, so working with me remotely works just as well.
Python and JavaScript day-to-day, PHP/MySQL for backend systems like this site's own admin dashboard, plus Firebase for faster-turnaround projects. If a project needs something outside that list, I'll tell you upfront rather than pretend otherwise.
Usually within a day, often much sooner on WhatsApp. If it's urgent, say so in your message.
Have a project in mind, an industrial attachment opportunity, or just want to connect? I'm always open to new work, collaborations and conversations.