Ronald Terblanche

About Me

A driven, competitive individual who bridges the gap between functionality and creativity. I have been described by my peers as a perfectionist and a minimalist in my work in order to produce clean layouts without boring the user. During my off time I enjoy hobbies such as playing Dragon Ball FighterZ and Tekken 7, making origami, keeping up with the french hip hop dance scene and will often find me playing around with ideas on codepen.

Full Name:Ronald Terblanche
Date of birth:14/11/1998
Address: Mitchell's Plain
Driver's Licesnse: Yes
Criminal Record: None

Skills

1. Communication

2. Problem-solving

3. Time management

4. Critical and analytical thinking

Soft

Technical

1. HTML5

2. CSS3

3. Javascript

4. Python

5. MySQL

Education

April 2021 - present

Lifechoices Coding Academy

I am currently studying at this institution to be a fullstack developer and have already learnt a lot. From making a BMI calculator with python to making this portfolio with HTML, CSS and Jquery. It has also given me a good coding philosophy to make my code unbreakable.

March 2017 - present

Self Learning

Due to my nature of self-sufficiency, I have built up a knowledge and comfortability through self-teaching with solving software problems. I have a tendency of tinkering with my devices, changing configurations and OS's to maximize performance and security. With this tendency, problems arise which I proceed to gain knowledge about and solve. In 2019, I have a friend who studied computer science, and I had an inkling I might enjoy coding. I used his learning material to teach myself the first year content of C#

2016

Chapman High School

Matriculated with a bachelor's pass and 4 distinctions. My main subjects included pure math, physics, life sciences, geography. I received distintions in Life Sciences, Geography, English and Life Orientation

Experience

March 2020 - February 2021

Co-owner of Backyard Nursery

During the pandemic, someone gave me the idea to start selling plants since he knew there was a market for it. And that's what I did. Day-to-day operations included, delegating tasks, procuring stock, maintaining health of plants, online marketing on facebook marketplace, and dealing with customers.

January 2017 - February 2021

Self-Employed

Working on my own allows me to maximize efficiancy. I have provided a few services to sustain myself monetarily. These include computer repair, printing services and a bit of audio-to-text transcription

Projects

All HTML/CSS Javascript PYTHON Full Stack

Testimonial Slider

HTML/CSS

Features responsive, minimilist slider for testimonials.

Live Github

Timeline

HTML/CSS

Timeline which features experience information cards.

Live Github

Contact Form

HTML/CSS

Contact form made with HTML/CSS. It sends submissions to a server and the owner gets a email notification

Live Github

Rock-Paper-Scissors

PYTHON

Simple rock paper scissors game. Player is put against the computer and allows as many retries as desired

Live Github

SA-ID-Processor

PYTHON

Takes input of user in the form of an ID number. It is then processed to output date of birth, gender and citizenship status

Live Github

BMI Calculator

PYTHON

Program made with tkinter module to calculate Body Mass Index and Ideal Body Mass Index. It then tells you what category you fall under.

Live Github

Pokemon Cards

Javascript

A site that has clickable pokeballs that transform into cards with the respective pokemon's details. The site also has next, previous and search functionality

Live Github

Image sharing platform

Full-Stack

An image sharing platform made with flask for the backend and HTML, CSS and Javascript for the frontend. Features post, like, comment, search, and follow functionalities

Live Github

Testimonials

"Ronald is an exceptionally hard worker and very talented to say the least. He is always two steps ahead on his work but wouldn’t mind helping those around him. He has a great sense of humor however he is a very focused individual."

- Adam Africa

Software Developer

"Ronald is an incredibly talented developer both backend and frontend. I admire his impeccable work ethic and ability to perform each task with diligence. I believe he will make a name for himself in the tech industry and any company would be lucky to have him."

- Zoe Erispe

Software Developer

"Ronald Terblanche is perfectionist yet, a character with simple intentions in his doings. Ronald is the willing type of guy who would not only learn for himself, but would willingly help his competitors as well. However, he is the fiercest when being rivaled."

- Brent Johnson

Software Developer

"Ronald has a passion in coding. He does extra exercises and projects apart from the ones given in class to sharpen his skills in Python and he does them with equal attention. I recommend him for putting extra effort."

- Godwin Dzvapatsva

Head of Curriculum and Learning

"Ronald is a bright and competitive young individual. He is constantly pushing for better and improving himself. He is one of the leaders among his peers and his calm nature makes him extremely approachable."

- Jason Wandrag

Lifechoices lecturer

- Adam Africa

Software Developer

- Zoe Erispe

Software Developer

- Brent Johnson

Software Developer

- Godwin Dzvapatsva

Head of Curriculum and Learning

- Jason Wandrag

Lifechoices lecturer

- Adam Africa

Software Developer