Home

About Ritesh.

Technology has always been a part of his DNA. Ritesh got his first computer at the age of 6 and by 8 years old, he drew his first interface for a rocket ship on an A4 paper stuck to two pieces of cardboard.

With mechanical ingenuity, Ritesh integrated a working desktop, audio, and video components into his VW Jetta. This led to his first IASCA awards. Further improvements such as a consumer-friendly GUI led to a series of IASCA awards.

A technology enthusiast, customising his own toys and gadgets since childhood, having worked in Broadcasting, 3 of the largest banks in South Africa, Investec, his current employer, ranked Best Private Bank & Wealth Manager by Euromoney and Financial Times of London. Ritesh aims to use his decades of knowledge and experience in being a skilled problem solver to make the digital world not appear intimidating to everyone. Being a rare find, having the ability to design as well as develop into working code, utilising all the best practices and studies for Ui & Ux he creates simple, engaging experiences that will keep the user focused in getting their task done rapidly, thus increasing adoption rates for potential clients exponentially.

Key skills:

• DESIGN: Wire-framing & Rapid prototyping: Adobe Creative Cloud, XD, Zeplin, Sketch, Figma.
• LANGUAGES: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Typescript, Flow.
• FRAMEWORKS: ReactJS, AngularJS, VueJs Mustache, Rest API, PugJs, Lodash, Storybooks, PatternLab.
• HYBRID MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT: Cordova/Phonegap, React Native, NativeScript, Firebase, Android Studio, Xcode.
• VERSION CONTROL & CI: Grunt/gulp, Webpack, Node, Git, Gitlab, TFS.
• ANALYTICS: Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools.
• CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: Vignette 7/8 ,OpenCMS, Wordpress.