Gqeberha · South AfricaEd. 2026 · No. 01

Reshaan Govender. Developer and builder.

Developer & builder. A third-year CS student in Gqeberha who ships real tools, including Tradesman, a live AI quoting product for South African tradespeople.

projects
6
projects
live product
1
live product
CS student
3rd yr
CS student
01About

Building from the ground up.

I'm a third-year Computer Science student at Emeris University in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa. I build and ship real products alongside my degree rather than waiting until I graduate.

Most of my work sits where practical software meets AI (quoting tools, local-first chat apps, terminal experiments). One of them, Tradesman, is live and used by tradespeople to write quotes in seconds.

I care about shipping things that work, keeping the code clean enough to build on, and finishing what I start.

02Selected work

Things I've shipped.

Three featured builds, then a shorter list. Every one links to its source.

01Live

A live, AI-powered quoting tool for South African tradespeople.

Describe a job in plain language and Tradesman returns a professional, itemised quote with realistic local pricing, ready to send in under 30 seconds. Built for the South African trades market and used by real tradespeople.

98%
quote accuracy
<30s
to a finished quote
Live
at tradesman.to
  • Next.js
  • Supabase
  • Anthropic API
  • Groq API
  • Paystack
  • Resend
  • Google OAuth
  • Vercel
02Completed

An enterprise goods logistics management system.

An enterprise goods logistics management system built with ASP.NET Core and C#, applying Gang-of-Four design patterns (Factory, Strategy, Observer) for extensibility, and Dockerized for portable deployment.

  • ASP.NET Core
  • C#
  • Docker
Private repo
03Completed

A multi-persona AI debate tool that runs in your terminal.

Chat one-on-one with 12 philosopher personas, or set them against each other in a live debate on any topic. A colourful terminal application powered by the Google Gemini API.

  • Python
  • Google Gemini API
  • Rich
GitHub

More builds

04Completed

Zentara

A local-first AI chat app. Nothing leaves your machine.

  • React
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • +2
View case study
05Completed

Contract Monthly Claim System

End-to-end claims management for contract lecturers.

  • ASP.NET Core MVC
  • C#
  • SQL Server
  • +2
View case study
06Completed

Solar System Simulation

Planetary orbits, visualised in vanilla JavaScript.

  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
View case study
03Education

On the record.

Degree
BSc in Computer & Information Sciences (Application Development)
Institution
Emeris University · Gqeberha, South Africa
Standing
Third year
Expected graduation
2026
Academic average
90% across 5 semesters
×2years running

1st place, University Hackathon

Two years running, in 2024 and 2025.

04Toolkit

What I build with.

01

Languages

  • C# (.NET)
  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Kotlin
  • Java
  • SQL
  • HTML
02

Frameworks and tools

  • ASP.NET Core
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Node.js
  • Supabase
  • REST/API integration
03

Platforms

  • Docker
  • Git
  • Azure
  • AWS
04

Hardware and IoT

  • Arduino
  • Embedded/IoT prototyping
05

Core competencies

  • Object-oriented design (GoF patterns)
  • Software development lifecycle
  • Database management
  • Applied machine learning
05Contact

Let's build something.

Open to interesting projects and conversations. Use the form, or reach me directly.

Email me