Herbert Kanengoni

Founded and built Kumberi.co.uk solo, delivering a production-ready financial planning SaaS. Owned the full stack: FastAPI/Python backend, Node.js/Passport authentication, React/TypeScript frontend, MongoDB for application data, and a local SQL store for postcode lookups. Implemented CI/CD pipelines and deployed on Render with monitoring. Integrated Stripe for subscription billing and lifecycle management. Built a custom ETL pipeline to ingest Land Registry and ONS datasets into JSON-optimised lookup tables and designed an MSOA-level house price intelligence system with geospatial postcode mapping. Architected a hybrid database strategy to reduce lookup latency by ~70% and achieve sub-100ms API responses for location-aware features. Ensured production readiness with logging, auditing, backups, and security controls. Maintained 99% uptime while shipping features on a solo-founder timeline.

Managed a portfolio of 30+ property sales across multiple concurrent projects, coordinating legal, construction, and finance systems. Produced performance reports tracking KPIs, sales progress, and revenue outcomes using Excel-based dashboards. Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple interconnected workflows and implement improvements.

Identified workflow inefficiencies in property disposal processes and built analytical tools using advanced Excel, improving reporting accuracy by 15%. Conducted detailed financial appraisals using SDS Proval and built complex Excel models for property valuation and forecasting. Demonstrated systematic problem-solving by translating business requirements into analytical solutions and delivering improvements across teams.