Calm African technologist · CTO & co-founder at WorkWeek · Builder of human-first systems.
This repository powers tristdrum.com — a black single-page experience that keeps animations intentional, typography confident, and copy grounded in the truth of my work.
| Pulse | Notes |
|---|---|
| Now | Scaling WorkWeek’s time tracking + wages SaaS for South African blue-collar teams with calm precision. |
| Building | Tech Local’s vibe-coder automations, MATTTCHES, Clio, and other AI-powered tools for human-centered ops. |
| Mentoring | Backing African founders with rituals for accuracy, justice, and sustainable execution. |
| Location | East London, South Africa (remote-first, hands-on with sites nationwide). |
- Care stack first – Map the operating rhythm before writing code or hiring.
- Motion with intent – Animation guides attention; if it distracts, it goes.
- Infrastructure with heart – Tools must work offline/data-free and still feel human.
- Humble excellence – Celebrate collaborators, measure accuracy, and let outcomes speak.
- WorkWeek – Co-founder/CTO (20% shareholder). Six-person fully-remote crew replacing paper timesheets and clunky biometric machines with selfie + geofenced clock-ins, automated overtime, and payroll for blue-collar teams. Breakeven on ~ZAR250k MRR and still growing after spinning out of The Delta’s Codelight team.
- Tech Local – Vibe-coder studio that trains non-technical talent, automates agency rails, and ships WhatsApp onboarding flows, Supabase back offices, OpenAI platform agents, and AI-orchestrated deployments for South African businesses.
- Champ Foundation – Voucher-backed dignity platform (formerly Heartflow) piloted in Stellenbosch; re-aligns donor incentives and NPO accountability so individual beneficiaries can be tracked from relief to reintegration.
TypeScript · React · Vite · Node · Supabase · Postgres · Prisma · Cloudflare · Fly.io · Vercel · Figma · Linear · Notion
- Hero + stats on WorkWeek role, team size, impact, and growth.
- Focus grid with deep links to WorkWeek, Tech Local, and Champ Foundation (impact voucher vision).
- Active labs section with MATTTCHES, Clio, and Tech Local client stack powered by Supabase + OpenAI agents.
- Timeline from entrepreneurial upbringing, top African university training, Delta venture-builder leadership, to WorkWeek tech lead today.
- Signals that echo those chapters: entrepreneurial roots, university craftsmanship, builder-of-builders leadership.
- CTA banner with Google Calendar booking plus navigation to every venture (WorkWeek, Tech Local, Champ).
cd web
npm install
npm run dev # start the local development server
npm run build # produce the static bundle in dist/
- Built with React + TypeScript + Vite.
- Single-page layout composed in
src/App.tsx. - Global theming and motion defined in
src/App.cssandsrc/index.css. - Google Fonts (Space Grotesk, Manrope) preloaded for sharp typography.
Vite 5 prefers Node
>=18. Node20.18runs cleanly with this setup.
- Founder sprints: Ship field-tested systems for operations, payroll clarity, and community uplift.
- Operator circles: Mentor teams that want justice-driven rituals and reliable deployment pipelines.
- Creative labs: Co-build AI-enabled workflows, prototypes, or vibe-coded websites that stay accessible.
- Site – tristdrum.com
- LinkedIn – linkedin.com/in/tristdrum
- GitHub – github.com/tristdrum
- X – x.com/tristdrum
Let’s keep building with deep care and confident craft.