Njanyana Laurence Xaba

3rd-year ICT student • Application Development

Career Objective

I am a driven third-year Information and Communication Technology (ICT) student majoring in Application Development. I’m seeking an opportunity where I can grow rapidly, contribute to real projects, and add value to a team through strong problem-solving and communication skills. My portfolio at www.jayteexaba.tech demonstrates my ability to design, build, and deploy functional applications independently and collaboratively.

Technical Skills

Languages

Java (OOP, core concepts)
JavaScript
HTML5, CSS3
TypeScript (basic)
SQL (basic)
Python (basic)

Cloud (AWS)

EC2 (virtual servers), S3 (object storage)
IAM (security), Route 53 (DNS)

Frontend

Responsive Web Design, UI/UX principles
Netlify, GitHub Pages

Projects

Module Tracker

Academic Team Project

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Collaborated with a team to design and develop a Module Tracker application to help students organise their coursework and monitor their academic progress.

JayTee AI Portfolio Assistant

Personal Project

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Built and integrated an AI chatbot into my portfolio website to improve user experience. Implemented a secure backend using serverless functions to handle user input and manage API requests while keeping secret keys out of the client.

Education

National Senior Certificate (Matric)

Refeng Thabo Secondary School • 2021
Higher Certificate in ICT

Cape Peninsula University of Technology • 2023
Diploma in ICT (Application Development)

Cape Peninsula University of Technology • 2024 – Present (3rd year)

Mock Interview

References

Mokoena M (Teacher) — Refeng Thabo School — 082 2159 773
Nhlapo SM (Principal) — Refeng Thabo School — 065 9741 512