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Technical skills

Languages: Python * | JavaScript | PowerShell | PowerFx | C++ | HTML | CSS

Frameworks: Django* | Flask | Bootstrap | Django REST framework | PowerApps Component Framework(PCF) | SPFx | Reahl

Cloud & DevOps: Microsoft Azure | Azure DevOps | Docker | CI/CD pipelines | Git | Terraform

Technical writing: Markdown | Confluence | Sharepoint wikipages | ServiceNow | Sphinx

Certification: Microsoft Azure

WELCOME TO MY WORLD


I'm Ron Maravanyika a software engineer.

My bias in software engineering is towards Python, automation and web development. I organise open source events at times like Djangogirls Chinhoyi & Kwekwe, PyCon Zimbabwe as well in the future l hope to get a role in Software Advocacy. If l'm not coding, l spend time with my family, watch F1 & cricket.

I work for NTT limited within their central team as a DevOps Engineer focusing on automation, development, platform governance, adoption, standard defination and third tier technical support for all 50 000+ employees across all continents in about 70 countries.

Me and Marlene Mhangami founded a non-profit called Zimbopy a few years ago. Our goal was to give young girls in Zimbabwe opportunities to break barriers into tech related career pathways.

I have had a previlledge of speaking at several tech conferences around the world, here are some examples: DjangoCon Africa, DjangoCon US, DjangoCon Europe, PyCon South Africa, Ubuntu summit, Global DevOps Summit, PyCon Zimbabwe GDG Harare and many more.


Soft skills: Critical thinking | Problem solving | Collaboration | Business centric | Requirements gathering | Community development | Public speaking | Presentation | Leadership | Resilience | Timeboxing | Continuous Learning

Platform governance: Power platform | Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Azure | Confluence | Microsoft Entra ID

Methodologies: Agile SCRUM, SAFE and Kanban | Automated testing

My Personal Projects

degreed-client

A python client for consuming the Degreed API. Which provide learning data from their platform.
Degreed_AOuth_token_request

Django web application to request for OAuth 2.0 API tokens as well as reactivating expired tokens.

drfzimrates

Scheduled webscraped market exchange rates and converted them into an API.

arduino_talks_to_python

Python script that takes inputs from a proximity sensor connected to an arduino board.
zelt_website

A Django static website for a company that does procurement.
streamlit-booth-slider

A streamlit site for the Black Python Developers community for PyCon US 2024.

sa-pavers-tilers

A Django static website for a company that does paving and tiling.
ronnzw.github.io

My portifolio site, its all above me and what l have done.
stop-writing-dockerfiles

Resources on a tutorial around, how to avoid writing DockerFiles and compose files.

Conference talks

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One database table, one model, many behaviours

Unveiling a gem in Django thats not regularly talked about. In this you learn about Django inherit and we will horn on Proxy models and how they can be a life saver for mature projects.

Recorded: 16 October 2023 at DjangoCon US 2023, Durham. NC
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ML saving 2000 jobs with less than 100 lines of code

Using Machine Learning, thermography and python to develop a small project that saved over 2000 jobs in the pharmaceutical industry. This talk will highlight how image processing and machine learning was used together to predict failures of critical equipment in a pharmaceutical plant.

Recorded: 5 November 2023 at Ubuntu Summit 2023, Riga, Latvia

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Launching a library(API client) in total darkness

This talk will detail how one can create a python API client with limited resources. The talk accommodates all levels of developers, final year students may also find this talk interesting. We will cover the basics from what is an API client, why we need it, then we will look at common methods of using APIs then l will quickly show you how to create the API client and then we will look at challenges that l faced in terms of shortage of resources as well as the solutions. We will lastly look at how to document the library while writing code.

Recorded: 10 October 2019 at PyCon South Africa, Johannesburg

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Django security for novices

Have you ever developed a Django application and you wonder if your application is secure, then you end up second guessing yourself, eventually you end up getting cold feet and your project never see the light of day, well if you have this talk is for you. In this talk we will look at how to use guard rails that Django provides in order to build a secure application.

Recorded: 06 October 2023 at PyCon South Africa, Durban

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Growing python use among women

I'm thriving to grow the use of python programming language in Zimbabwe among women and children.This talk will show case the strategies l am using to grow python into a life time skill that can sustain different women and children from different soci-economic backgrounds.The talk will highlight my goals and the companies that have been helpfull in the process.

Recorded: 05 November 2016 at PyCon Zimbabwe, Harare

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ZimboPy: Empowering Zimbabwean Girls As Change Makers

ZimboPy is an organic, on-the-ground effort by a local non-profit organization and Python developers in the Harare software development community to advance the cause of women in technology in Zimbabwe. The program operates in community centers, universities, high schools and tech hubs to make programming accessible to girls regardless of their socio-economic status. Upon initially joining a ZimboPy club, many of the girls would have never used a computer before, let alone code.

Recorded: 06 October 2017 at PyCon Zimbabwe, Harare


Blog posts

Two ways to stop writing docker files

Learn how to stop writing docker files and docker-compose files. Have these files automatically created for you with just answering a few questions.

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published 22 March 2024
The Art of DeBugging

Debugging can be one of the most stressful things that one can do. In this article l will give my own personal techniques that l have mastered over the years

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published 24 July 2023
“I’m a business centric Engineer…” .Are you?

Business centricity is one of the most common terms used on resumes/CVs and of-course recruiters are attracted to this term but do Engineers know the meaning of this term

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published 09 May 2023