← Keane Builds

I'm Keane. I build things that ship.

I design and build mobile and web products end to end, from the first sketch through to a signed release in the App Store and Google Play. That means the interface, the state management, the data layer, the deployment pipeline and the store listing, rather than one slice handed off to someone else.

I came to software through electrical engineering, then data science and business analysis, and I still work across all four. It means I can size up a problem commercially, dig into the data behind it, and then actually build the thing, instead of stopping at a recommendation.

Most of what I make starts as a working demo rather than a document. It's a faster way to find out whether an idea is any good, and a far more convincing thing to hand someone than a deck.

Experience

  • Founding Engineer · Lifestack

    Building a health product end to end: mobile app, API, and integrations with wearables including Whoop, Dexcom and Huawei, shipped to the app stores.

  • Co-founder & Director · PALS

    High-quality software solutions, built for clients end to end.

  • Data Scientist & Business Analyst · Enerweb

    Data science and analysis across the African electricity sector, turning operational data into decisions.

Selected work

  • Spaza →

    A checkout link for South African sellers on WhatsApp and Instagram: buyers pay, funds are held until delivery is confirmed, and the courier is booked automatically.

  • Trial Tracker →

    Tracks free trials in one place and warns you before each one auto-renews.

  • Fit Finder →

    Snap a photo of an outfit and get direct links to buy every piece.

  • Brain Saver →

    A daily challenge to keep your thinking sharp in a world that automates it away.

  • AI Content Manager

    A single-user web app that plans a week of short-form content end to end: trends in, scripts and a recording list out.

Tech I work in

Mobile
Flutter, Dart, Riverpod, GoRouter, Hive
Web
Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
Platform
Vercel, Google Cloud, REST APIs, CI/CD
Release
App Store Connect, TestFlight, Google Play

Education

BEng Electrical Engineering, cum laude

University of Pretoria · 2019 – 2022

Working together

I'm open to new work: product builds, prototypes, or taking an idea from nothing to something installable. If you have something in mind, tell me about it.

keane@keanebuilds.dev