Hi, I'm Norman Dube!
Front End Mobile/Web Developer Developer
What I am all about.
Multi International Award winning Front End Developer with 6+ years of experience leveraging Javascript to build responsive websites, mobile applications, PWAs and interactive features that drive business growth and improve UX. Very experienced working in corporate, social and public sector spaces. Norman has also been featured for his work on popular media houses that comprise of Reuters, eNCA, CNN Indonesia, Channels TV Nigeria, SABC, Disrupt Africa, Africa News Channel and many more.
Through his passion for technology he has been honoured to attend as speaker, trainer and/or participant to quite a number of international summits and events namely Global Startup Awards (Southern Africa), US State Dept TechCamp & Lagos, SeedStars Africa Summit and more. Some of the major highlights in his career have been getting invited as one of Ivanka Trump’s 500 world entrepreneurs that attended Global Entrepreneurship Summit India 2017.
Personal Skills
Innovative
Problem-solver that is always full of new ideas / suggestions
Hard worker
Can work efficiently with minimum supervision.
Aware
Always have an eye on the business process to learn which ideas are effective
Communicator
Clear, effective and accommodative communication skills
Skills
Portfolio
Work Experience
Freelance Work
Web & Mobile Development
Have vast experience in Web Consulting & development and Search Engine Optimization. As a freelance developer have done work for Ruwa Local Board, Zimbabwe Australia Alumni Association, Zimbabwe Music Awards, Ring Driving School, The Girls Legacy, Body Evolution South Africa, BancABC, Amatec Zimbabwe, Finhub Consultancy, Aardath Retail Services, Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association, ZimPapers Television Network, Ingoma Music Show, Tweende Travel.
Government Empowerment Medical Scheme
Lead Mobile Developer
Nature Of Business: Government Parastatal
Responsibilities:
• Working for Dugson Consulting
• Responsible for testing, debugging and fixing errors that were on the GEMS mobile application that runs on Cordova and AngularJS
• Successfully fixed the bugs and deployed to both Android and iOS platforms
• Responsible for debugging and test case management
• Contributed to the improvement of the mobile application
• Worked closely with internal development team in improving project workflow
• Responsible for deployment of the final version on mobile app stores (iOS & Android)
• REST API and mobile application performance testing
• Implemented Android APK build strategies that reduced the APK size by more than 50%
• Fixed bugs on existing mobile application and implemented enhancements that significantly improved functionality and speed
Technologies Used: Cordova, AngularJS, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Gulp, Grunt, Android Studio, XCode
Digital Strategist/Mobile & Web Developer (Full Time)
263AfricaTV
Nature Of Business: Media
Responsibilities:
• Digital strategy
• Mobile development and maintenance of online platforms
• Content Manangement of Ingoma Music Online Show
• Search engine optimisation
• Technical support to the end users
• Developed dynamic and interactive website that ensured high traffic, page views and user experience
Technologies Used: WordPress, Google Analytics, HTML, CSS
Vote Africa
Founder/Software Developer
Nature Of Business: Technology Startup
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for business development and strategy
• Mobile development and maintenance of the platform and the website
• Search engine optimisation
• Technical support to the end users
• User interface and user experience design implementation in Adobe XD
•Developed iOS & Android versions of the mobile application based on the UX & UI designs
•Used Ionic Framework for mobile development
•Responsible for maintenance of application and debugging
• Continuously discovering, evaluating & implementing new technologies to maximize development efficiency
Technologies Used: WordPress, Google Analytics, HTML, CSS
Awards & Honors
- Ivanka Trump’s 500 Entrepeneurs at Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 India
- Southern Africa Startup Awards National Winner 2018 (Best EduTech Startup)
- Southern Africa Startup Awards National Winner 2018 (Best Social Impact)
- Southern Africa Startup Awards National Winner 2018 (Startup Of The Year)
- Creative Economy Masterclass Entrepreneur 2017
- 1st Place Winner YALI TechCamp Lusaka 2017 (Vote Africa Mobile App)
- Best Civic Tech at SeedStars World 2018 (Vote Africa Mobile App)
- Best Learner at SeedStars World 2018 (Justice Today Mobile App)
- Honourable Mention YALI TechCamp Reconnect Lagos 2019 (Vote Africa Mobile App)
- Co-Trainer at TechCamp Reconnect Lagos 2019 (Mobile App Prototyping Workshops)
Education
Gifford High School
O'Level Education
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Computer Studies
ZDECO Group of Colleges
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Certificate of Competence in US State Department YALI TechCamp 2017
Certificate
Lusaka, Zambia
Certificate of Competence in US State Department YALI TechCamp Reconnect 2019
Certificate
Lagos, Nigeria
Google Hour Of Code
Online Certificate
Interests
Chess
Played chess for Gifford High School, MatLand Provincials and Zimbabwe Junior Team between 23 and 25. I still play whenever i get the chance with friends and online.
Cricket
Former Right Handed Batsman/Wicketkeeper for Bulawayo Athletic Club.