the maker

The full picture.

Who I am, what I work with, and how I work.

identity

handle py.
real name Nathan
location Potchefstroom, South Africa
availability open to work

what I do

I'm a full-stack engineer — emphasis on full. Frontend, backend, data pipelines, scripting, automation, APIs. If a project needs it, I build it. If I haven't built it before, I figure it out.

Give me the problem, the constraints, and room to move.

stack

languages
PythonTypeScriptRustC++JavaScriptSQLHTML/CSS
frameworks & tools
ReactTauriAstroExpressSocket.IOPyTorchNumPyROS2Three.jsGSAPTailwind CSSNode.jsViteSQLiteZustandTesseract OCRdiscord.jsGit
AI & robotics
Reinforcement LearningIsaac SimONNXTensorRTSim-to-RealJetson AGX Orin
hardware & CAD
Onshape3D PrintingCNCElectronicsEmbedded SystemsESP32Arduino

other work

I also write — fiction, lyrical fantasy, and poetry, under the handle py. Current project: Hailey's Song, a lyrical fantasy novel. Writing is a large part of why I care about what's on the other side of what I build.

also: I draw. the sketches around this site are the only hint you get — for now.

working with me

I own my work

If something is mine, it gets done right.

I communicate clearly

Years of writing made me good at saying exactly what I mean.

I learn fast

New domain, new tool, new problem — I get productive quickly.

I ship things

Not just clean code — something that works and gets delivered.

If you'd like to work together —