Thato Babusi

Thato Babusi

Senior Systems Developer
(PHP | Laravel framework specialist)

I'm a Systems Developer specializing in backend development for complex scalable web apps through the use of PHP and the Laravel framework .

My Journey

Studies, career milestones, projects and highlights — in chronological order.

2005
O-Level / BGCSE
Mater Spei College · 2005 - 2006
Education
2007
Foundation Degree
Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation · 2007 - 2008
Education
2008
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Business Information Technology
Staffordshire University · 2008 - 2012
Education
2013
Systems Developer
Honiball Aviation Auditing · May 2013 - December 2017 (4y | 6m)
Work
2015
Short Learning Programme in Computer Technician
Boston City Campus & Business College · 2015 - 2015
Education
2015
Computer Technician
Boston City Campus & Business College · 2015
Certification
2015
CompTIA A+ ce
Comptia · 2015
Certification
2018
Systems Developer
Yonder Media · Jan 2018 - June 2019 (1y | 5m)
Work
2019
Senior Systems Developer
SEAMS Charters (Honiball Aviation Auditing) · Aug 2019 - Nov 2020 (1y | 4m)
Work
2019
Senior Systems Developer
ConciseFlow PTY (Ltd) · June 2019 - Aug 2019 (3m)
Work
2020
Senior Systems Developer / Team Lead
Plus 94 Research PTY (Ltd) · Nov 2020 - March 2021 (3m)
Work
2021
Systems Developer
Yonder (Yonder Media) · March 2021 - July 2022 (1y | 5m)
Work
2022
Senior Software Developer
Inhance Supply Chain Solutions · August 2022 - May 2023 (9m | 3wks)
Work
2023
Senior PHP Developer
LabourNet PTY (Ltd) · May 2023 - Current (2y | 11m)
Work
2025
Agile Fundamentals
Udemy · 2025
Certification

What I do

I am experienced in dynamic team oriented system development and maintenance, providing client focused systems support among many other facets.

I have just over 13 years working experience in the industry; having worked in and played a key role in one of South Africa's leading aviation companies that provides services to key flight schools and charter companies across the continent, followed by (bias aside) one of the best award winning media companies in the world which dealt with major house hold name brands, as well a major logistics company and leading human resource solutions companies in the country.

My passion for Information Technology comes second to none around the spectrum. Not only am I always eager to share from my experiences and learn from others, but also constantly striving to learn and expand my knowledge on various subject matter daily.

My academic background and hands-on experience make me the ideal candidate to facilitate the symbiosis of Business and Information Technology, in order to bridge the gap effectively.

I believe that I am a well grounded indivi-jewel (*sic) who posses strong work ethic coupled with the ability to grasp and adapt to new concepts and changing environments, and would prove to be an asset.

My main areas of interest are backend development in PHP and Laravel framework, however, I have my eyes and ears wide open for any challenges in the IT field that will make the best use of my existing skill set and experience as well as further my personal and professional development.

Dev Stack and Tools

PHP

  • • Plain PHP 5 - 8.5
  • • MVC
  • • OOP

Laravel

  • • Laravel 5.1 - ^13.x
  • • Composer
  • • Homestead
  • • TALL Stack
  • • FilamentPHP

Bootstrap

  • • Bootstrap 3
  • • Bootstrap 4
  • • Bootstrap 5

HTML & CSS

  • • HTML 5
  • • CSS 3

jQuery & JavaScript

  • • jQuery
  • • JavaScript

Version Control

  • • GitHub
  • • Git Version Control
  • • Tortoise SVN
  • • Gitkraken
  • • BitBucket

Atlassian

  • • Atlassian Jira

Trello

  • • Trello

Slack

  • • Slack
  • • Slack Integrations

Operating Systems

  • • Ubuntu
  • • Windows 98 - 11
  • • iOS

Adobe

  • • Adobe Creative Suite CS6