Charles Rethman
Software Engineer at elbonbini
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolCharles Rethman is a seasoned software engineer with 12 years of experience building cloud-native, containerised systems and geospatial analytics for public and private sector clients across East and Southern Africa and now based in Auckland. He blends deep expertise in PostGIS/Postgres spatial tooling, MongoDB, Docker/Kubernetes, and Node.js with hands-on systems administration on AWS and GCP, often tackling large-scale vector datasets and mapping workflows. Comfortable stretching beyond code, he has founded a company, led projects end-to-end, and pairs technical delivery with strategic planning, business analysis and stakeholder training. His background in telecommunications engineering and field survey work gives him a practical edge for designing data pipelines that reflect real-world measurement constraints. Notably, he bridges open-source GIS stacks and enterprise tooling to deliver pragmatic, maintainable spatial solutions.
12 years of coding experience
Senior Certificate with Matriculation Exemption Matriculation, Senior Certificate with Matriculation Exemption Matriculation at Howick High SchoolBachelor of Science in Engineering Telecommunications Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering Telecommunications Engineering at University of KwaZulu-Natal
Afrikaans, Swahili, English
Github Skills (25)
swagger-node10
atom-editor9
swagger9
rest9
rest-api9
extend8
linux8
java8
javascript8
nodejs8
binaries7
windows7
administration7
openapi7
cli7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
CharlesRethman/HEA-ZM-Spreadsheets
Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
Contributions:180 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
chezearth/java-programming-masterclass
Jul 2019 - Feb 2020
Online course with Tim Buchalka
Contributions:38 commits, 33 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
tim-buchalkaonline-coursejava8javatim
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