• About Me

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    Why hire me for your next project?

    I am dedicated to creatively analyse, design and invent technology solutions that solve real problems.

    I care passionately about providing tangible results, without sacrificing artistry and elegant design.

    My persistent drive towards growth and knowledge motivates me to learn new technologies, adapt and grow, with a tremendous pace!

    I really value progress.

    I am focused on leaving a legacy and living well examined life.

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    Analysis

    Studying BCom Informatics made me realize the importance of proper requirements gathering. If you want to build products that customers love, you should spend time getting answers for the why before thinking about how.

    Design

    I started freelancing when I was 13 years old, designing logos, banners and websites. I strive to create visually stunning designs for the best user experience possible.

    Development

    Innovator and problem-solver at heart, I am constantly looking for my next challenge that I can solve. I have fallen in love with technology which has empowered me to turn my dreams into real world solutions.

    Agile

    My experience in an agile environment has helped me ensure I am building products customers love, I embrace adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery and continual improvement.

    My Skills

    Design

    My main strengths are in Logo, Website and UI/UX design.

    I am familiar working with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Inkscape and Figma.

    Front End Development

    I use HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery for most basic websites.

    For large web applications, I prefer working with the Angular framework or React.

    I know my way around XAML for WPF applications too!

    Back end Development

    I enjoy C# and the ASP.NET MVC framework and I am confident using JavaScript with NodeJS as an alternative for web applications.

    Using the .NET Framework for web (ASP.NET MVC), desktop (WPF) and mobile (Xamarin).

    I am a firm believer of assessing the best technology to solve the specific need.

    Customer focused

    Doing thorough requirements elicitation, user research and real feedback focuses development efforts on what matters most to the end user.

    Performance

    Response time, stability under load, scalability and reliability are constantly considered to assure quality.

    Security

    I believe in a proactive approach in mitigating vulnerabilities and threats before the wreak havoc.

    Elegant

    Keeping things simple, clear and focused on the best user experience for users to intuitively flow in the most creative ways.

    Responsiveness

    Mobile-first design is important to ensure a user experience which is responsive to any device or resolution.

    Test Driven Development

    It's imperative to ensure quality software that consider edge cases and test thoroughly and minimize technical debt.

    Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.

    - Gloria Steinem

    Drop me a Message





    Address:

    Centurion,

    Gauteng,

    0157

    South Africa.


    Email:

    hugo@dorfling.org

    I'am available for freelance projects.

    Let's work together indeed!

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