Tyrone Kasi
Experience & Achievements

Track Record of Excellence

From international mathematics competitions to building production-scale platforms — a proven history of tackling complex challenges.

Entrepreneurial Ventures

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Co-Founder & Technical Lead — Cherry

2024 • Educational Platform

Built comprehensive educational ecosystem serving South African learners with university guidance, APS calculation, and past papers access. Platform includes React Native mobile apps, Next.js web application, and complex data architecture.

Technical Achievements

  • • React Native app with 15+ screens
  • • Firebase + Neo4j + Firestore integration
  • • 5000+ lines of production code
  • • Cross-platform iOS/Android/Web deployment

Business Impact

  • • Thousands of active learners
  • • Complete university database integration
  • • Advanced APS calculation algorithms
  • • Comprehensive past papers system
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Founder — StudiBuddi

2025 • AI Tutoring Platform (In Development)

Enterprise-grade STEM learning platform using Neo4j knowledge graphs, vector search, multi-LLM orchestration, and Wolfram symbolic math. Features adaptive training, past paper intelligence, voice I/O, and multi-tenant architecture for students, educators, and schools.

System Architecture

  • • Microservices: FastAPI + Express + Next.js
  • • Multi-database: Neo4j, Postgres, Qdrant, Redis
  • • GPU services with Kubernetes deployment
  • • Model Context Protocol (MCP) orchestration

AI & Intelligence

  • • Knowledge graph learning paths
  • • Vector search with past paper alignment
  • • Multi-LLM provider selection (Gemini/OpenAI)
  • • Wolfram symbolic math verification

Client Projects

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Technical Lead — The Ribbon Collection

2025 • Enterprise Digital Transformation

Complete digital transformation from WordPress to Next.js enterprise platform. Built custom product configurators, advanced admin portal, automated data migration, and Sage Pastel integration foundation.

Scale

  • • 39 pages migrated
  • • 1000+ products transferred
  • • 100% data accuracy
  • • 90% admin time reduction

Technology

  • • Next.js 14 platform
  • • Custom configurators
  • • Vercel Blob storage
  • • Python automation scripts

Features

  • • Enterprise admin portal
  • • Sales interface
  • • Version control system
  • • Sage Pastel integration

Academic Excellence & Awards

International Recognition

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Gold Medal

Pan African Math Olympiad (PAMO) • 2021

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Third Prize (Bronze)

International Mathematics Competition (IMC) • 2022

2nd on South African team (as first-year student)

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IMO Team Member

South African International Math Olympiad Team • 2021

National & Academic

1st

1st Place Gauteng

Wits Mathematics Competition • 2021

Special recognition for best proofs

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Vice Chancellor's Scholarship

University of Cape Town • Full Scholarship

Applied Mathematics & Computer Science

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SAT Score: 1550

Top 0.1% globally • 2020

Technical Skills

Frontend

Next.js
React
TypeScript
Tailwind

Mobile

React Native
Expo
iOS
Android

Backend

Node.js
Python
Firebase
Neo4j

Specialized

AI/ML
Graph DBs
ERP Integration
Automation

Ready for Your Next Challenge

Whether you need enterprise digital transformation, mobile platform development, or AI-powered solutions — let's build something exceptional together.