Harare, Zimbabwe Open to Digital Project Manager & senior engineering roles
Digital Project Manager · Full-Stack Engineer

I take digital projects
from genesis to launch.

200+ web, software and infrastructure projects led end-to-end for banks, regulators and enterprises across SADC. I plan them, build them and keep them running.

200+Projects led end-to-end
5+Years delivering enterprise technology
300+Contact-centre agents enabled
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Trusted by banks, regulators & enterprises across 8+ countries

IIDBZDevelopment Finance
EEcobankBanking
CGCICM GlobalProfessional Body
ZHZESA HoldingsEnergy
ZZERAEnergy Regulator
TTIMBGovernment
NBNBS BankBanking
BBancABCBanking
ZLZimNat LifeInsurance
FMFirst Mutual LifeInsurance
TTelOneTelecoms
PPOSBBanking
ZBZB BankBanking
BCBPO Council ZimbabweIndustry Body
PCPicco ConstructionConstruction
PCPioneer ConstructionConstruction
CCXAZIndustry Body
LPLeisure PlusHospitality
TGTech24 GroupTechnology
VVantage-SolutionzTechnology
EESWUZGovernment
SDSolv DigitalTechnology
MPMilton Park MedicalHealthcare
BIBaines IntercareHealthcare
AAmeyoCC Platform
EExotelTelephony
GGeoLineTechnology
KIKaizen IT GroupConsulting
GEGreen Energy OptionsRenewables
CCCell CTelecoms
UOUniversity of VendaEducation
UOUniversity of Fort HareEducation
TIThe Inc GroupConglomerate
200+
Digital projects led, genesis to deployment
5+
Years delivering enterprise technology
300+
Contact-centre agents enabled
50+
Bank branches modernised
99.9%
Uptime, zero critical SLA breaches
8+
Countries served
Why employers choose me

One hire. Project manager, engineer and IT lead.

Most teams hire for delivery or for technical depth. I bring both — coordinating the project, building the platform and supporting it after launch.

01

Digital project coordination & management

I run projects from genesis to deployment: one plan, clear owners, visible risks, and clients who always know where things stand.

  • Scoping, milestones and realistic timelines
  • Client and stakeholder management, kick-off to close-out
  • Change control that protects scope and margin
  • UAT, sign-off and controlled go-lives
200+ projects led end-to-end
02

Full-stack software development

A project manager who can build. I sanity-check estimates, spot unrealistic timelines and design quality in from day one.

  • Enterprise websites, portals and internet banking
  • Procurement, ERP and CRM platforms
  • Secure APIs and third-party integrations
  • CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployment
100+ enterprise platforms shipped
03

IT support & infrastructure

Structured, SLA-bound support that keeps banks, regulators and enterprises productive — and the systems behind them healthy.

  • Tier 1/2/3 support with clear escalation
  • Linux & Windows servers, Active Directory, backups
  • Network, VoIP and security hardening
  • Runbooks, SOPs and knowledge bases
99.9% uptime, zero critical SLA breaches
04

Banking & contact-centre systems

Hands-on delivery of the platforms financial institutions depend on, coordinated across vendors, branches and business units.

  • Ameyo & Exotel contact-centre platforms
  • WaveTec queue management across branch networks
  • Internet banking and e-procurement platforms
  • Vendor and third-party engineer coordination
300+ agents · 50+ branches
05

Commercial awareness & communication

I translate technical detail into cost, time and risk — in language executives can act on in two minutes, not two pages.

  • Executive status and risk reporting
  • CTO-level advice to founders and SMEs
  • Proposals, SLAs and tender methodologies
  • Documentation that outlives the project
~30% lower operating costs for SME clients
06

AI-enabled, security-first delivery

I use AI where it earns its keep — automation, RAG and faster builds — and I govern it, with security designed in rather than bolted on.

  • AI automation that removes manual work
  • Secure coding and hardened deployments
  • Governance of AI tools on live projects
  • Measurable outcomes, not demos
Up to 60% less manual work

I’ve led 200+ digital projects from genesis to deployment — as project manager, lead developer, or both.

Digital project management

From genesis to deployment

A delivery rhythm clients can see — every stage with owners, outputs and sign-off.

My full PM approach

Initiation & discovery

Kick-off with scope, roles, communication cadence and the change process agreed up front — so the client leaves knowing exactly when they will next hear from me.

Project charterRequirements

Planning & scope

A plan built with the people doing the work: client-visible milestones, owners, dependencies and buffer where things usually slip — approvals and third-party integrations.

Gantt / milestone planRACI matrix

Design & build

Short delivery cycles with developers, designers, QA and hosting teams.

Sprint plansChange-request log

QA & UAT

Structured testing against real business scenarios, client sign-off and a rollback plan before anything is called launch-ready.

Test planUAT sign-off

Launch & go-live

Controlled cut-over: DNS, SSL, hosting, data migration, monitoring and a hypercare window with named owners.

Launch runbookCut-over checklist

Support & closure

Deliverables confirmed against scope, documentation and access handed over cleanly, and an honest lessons-learned review while it is still fresh.

Handover packSLA support
Selected work

Flagship deliveries

Each card shows the role I played — project manager, lead developer, or both.

All 21 web projects
Banking · Development Finance Lead Developer

IDBZ — Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe

Enterprise-grade corporate website for Zimbabwe’s national development finance institution, plus the Bank’s procurement and internet-banking platforms.

  • Enterprise-grade corporate website, migrated off end-of-life Drupal 7
  • Procurement platform — developed and integrated
  • Internet Banking platform
Node.jsExpressPostgreSQLREST APIsNginxSSL / WAF
Energy · Government Project Manager & Lead Developer

ZESA Holdings

Corporate portal and internal services platform for Zimbabwe’s national power utility serving millions of customers.

  • Corporate portal
  • Internal services platform
  • Hosting, deployment & maintenance
PHPLaravelMySQLRedisAWSNginx
Energy Regulator Project Manager & Lead Developer

ZERA

Official regulatory portal — licensing, public information and consumer engagement for the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority.

WordPressPHPTailwindMySQLcPanel
Government · Agriculture Project Manager & Lead Developer

TIMB

Tobacco Industry & Marketing Board grower portal and public information system handling seasonal registration at scale.

ReactNode.jsExpressPostgreSQLREST APIDocker
Professional Body · Multi-Country Project Manager & Lead Developer

CICM Global

Multi-country professional-body platform with a full CMS: staff roles and permissions, audit trail, analytics, event registration and a security console.

  • Website & CMS with per-section permissions
  • Event registration
  • Production recovery & security hardening
Node.jsExpressEJSJSON storeHostinger
Technology · My company Project Manager & Lead Developer

Code Labs Alliance

My own company’s platform — CRM, CMS and client portal powering a multi-country digital services firm.

Node.jsExpressEJSChart.jsbcryptHelmet
What I do

End-to-end capability, from plan to production

Delivery leadership, engineering and IT operations — battle-tested across 200+ projects.

Digital Project Management

Web & digital projects from genesis to deployment.

Planning, scope and change control, stakeholder management, risk registers, UAT and launch — Agile, Kanban, Waterfall or hybrid, chosen to fit the project and the client.

Agile / ScrumUATChange controlRACISLAs

Full-Stack Development

End-to-end web applications, from UI to database.

React, Next, Angular & Vue on the front; Node, Python, Java & .NET on the back. Responsive, secure, high-performance business applications delivered scratch-to-production with ongoing maintenance.

ReactNode.jsNext.js.NETPostgreSQL

AI Full-Stack Engineering

Production AI features, agents & automation.

Integrating Claude, GPT, Codex, Grok & Gemini into real products — RAG pipelines, AI agents, voice processing, and low-code automation that measurably reduces manual workload.

ClaudeOpenAILangChainRAGn8n

IT Infrastructure & DevOps

Cloud, CI/CD, containers & server hardening.

Linux/Windows administration, AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker & Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, DNS/SSL, firewalls and 24/7 monitoring keeping mission-critical systems at 99.9% uptime.

LinuxDockerAWSCI/CDNginx

IT Support Specialist

Tiered support, systems admin & end-user care.

Structured Tier 1/2/3 support with SLA-bound resolution, knowledge bases, endpoint security, Active Directory, backups and patching — keeping enterprise estates of 50–500+ users productive.

Tier 1/2/3Active DirectoryEndpointSLAITIL

Mobile & Cross-Platform Apps

Native-feel apps for Android, iOS & desktop.

React Native, Expo, Electron & PWA development with payment gateways (M-Pesa, Paynow, Stripe), offline-first sync, push notifications and biometric auth.

React NativeExpoPWAElectron

Contact Centre Engineering

Ameyo, Exotel & WaveTec deployments.

End-to-end contact-centre rollouts — omnichannel routing, SIP/VoIP, IVR design, CRM integration, queue management and AI-driven call analytics for banks and corporates.

AmeyoExotelWaveTecSIP/VoIP

Product & UI/UX Design

Research-driven interfaces that convert.

Product thinking from problem to prototype — user research, wireframing, design systems, and high-fidelity UI in Figma. I design the experience, then build it.

FigmaDesign SystemsPrototypingUX Research

CTO-Level Consulting

Architecture, strategy & digital transformation.

Architecture reviews, vendor selection, security audits, cost optimisation and digital-transformation roadmaps that have cut clients' operational costs by ~30%.

ArchitectureSecurity AuditStrategyRoadmaps
Industries

One skillset, proven across sectors

Banking & Finance

IDBZ · NBS · BancABC · POSB · ZB · Ecobank

Insurance

ZimNat Life · First Mutual

Healthcare

Milton Park Medical · Baines Intercare

Energy & Utilities

ZESA Holdings · ZERA

Government & Public Sector

TIMB · ESWUZ · BPO Council

NGO & Climate

Climate Disasters Intl. Foundation

Construction

Picco · Pioneer Construction

Hospitality & Retail

Leisure Plus · 8+ retail clients

Education

LMS & training platforms

Technology & BPO

Tech24 · Vantage · CXAZ

Mudzingwa Takudzwa at work
5+ years · 200+ projectsDelivery, engineering & IT
Who I am

Project manager. Engineer. Founder.

I’m Mudzingwa Takudzwa — a Digital Project Manager and Full-Stack Software Engineer, and Founder of Code Labs Alliance. Over 5+ years I have led 200+ web, software and infrastructure projects from genesis to deployment for Zimbabwe’s banks, government regulators and enterprises across 8 countries — sometimes as project manager, sometimes as lead developer, often as both.

I’m also founder of Code Labs Alliance, delivering software, AI, cybersecurity and managed IT across SADC.

AI-enabled delivery

Built with the frontier toolchain

Battle-tested engineering, accelerated by the best AI co-pilots — and governed properly.

Claude

Primary AI partner for architecture, code generation and complex reasoning.

GPT-4 / Codex

Code completion, refactoring and API integration work.

GitHub Copilot

In-editor pair programming across full-stack codebases.

Grok

Real-time reasoning and fact-checking for production decisions.

Gemini

Multimodal analysis of diagrams, screenshots and documents.

n8n / Make

Low-code automation wiring AI into enterprise systems.

LangChain

RAG pipelines over enterprise knowledge bases.

Cursor

AI-native IDE for accelerated full-stack development.

Word from clients

What leaders say

All testimonials
★★★★★

“Takudzwa delivered a platform that transformed how we present and operate. Professional, fast, and dependable from start to finish.”

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Rinos MautsaCEO · Picco Construction
★★★★★

“His grasp of both the technology and our industry was exceptional. The system he built is now central to our council's operations.”

T
Tonderai NyakuhwaChairman · BPO Zimbabwe
★★★★★

“We engaged Takudzwa across multiple countries and he delivered consistently. A rare engineer who truly understands enterprise needs.”

R
Ricky HarisCEO · Cicma Global
★★★★★

“Takudzwa led complex contact-centre deployments for our biggest clients flawlessly. Calm under pressure and technically brilliant.”

K
Kate MazibukoDirector · Tech24 Group
★★★★★

“The kind of engineer every startup wishes they had — strategic, hands-on and reliable. A genuine technology partner.”

T
T. MarufuFounder · Solv Digital
★★★★★

“From WordPress to React, Takudzwa shipped quality work for clients across two countries. Highly recommended.”

T
T. TaruvaOperations Lead · Kaizen IT Group
★★★★★

“Excellent communicator with a sharp technical mind and a relentless delivery focus. We keep coming back.”

Z
Z. NyengaiTechnical Manager · UK Client
★★★★★

“Reliable, knowledgeable and responsive. The portal has performed without issue and support has been outstanding.”

I
IT DirectorIT Director · ZESA Holdings
★★★★★

“The queue-management rollout noticeably improved our branch experience. Wait times dropped and managers finally have real data.”

B
Branch OperationsOperations Manager · POSB
★★★★★

“Our contact centre runs smoothly thanks to the platform and the support behind it. A true professional.”

S
Service ManagerCustomer Service Manager · ZimNat Life
★★★★★

“Takudzwa delivered a platform that transformed how we present and operate. Professional, fast, and dependable from start to finish.”

R
Rinos MautsaCEO · Picco Construction
★★★★★

“His grasp of both the technology and our industry was exceptional. The system he built is now central to our council's operations.”

T
Tonderai NyakuhwaChairman · BPO Zimbabwe
★★★★★

“We engaged Takudzwa across multiple countries and he delivered consistently. A rare engineer who truly understands enterprise needs.”

R
Ricky HarisCEO · Cicma Global
★★★★★

“Takudzwa led complex contact-centre deployments for our biggest clients flawlessly. Calm under pressure and technically brilliant.”

K
Kate MazibukoDirector · Tech24 Group
★★★★★

“The kind of engineer every startup wishes they had — strategic, hands-on and reliable. A genuine technology partner.”

T
T. MarufuFounder · Solv Digital
★★★★★

“From WordPress to React, Takudzwa shipped quality work for clients across two countries. Highly recommended.”

T
T. TaruvaOperations Lead · Kaizen IT Group
★★★★★

“Excellent communicator with a sharp technical mind and a relentless delivery focus. We keep coming back.”

Z
Z. NyengaiTechnical Manager · UK Client
★★★★★

“Reliable, knowledgeable and responsive. The portal has performed without issue and support has been outstanding.”

I
IT DirectorIT Director · ZESA Holdings
★★★★★

“The queue-management rollout noticeably improved our branch experience. Wait times dropped and managers finally have real data.”

B
Branch OperationsOperations Manager · POSB
★★★★★

“Our contact centre runs smoothly thanks to the platform and the support behind it. A true professional.”

S
Service ManagerCustomer Service Manager · ZimNat Life

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