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Hi, I'm
Matthew McKenzie.

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About me

Code is my
craft. Design
is my edge.

I'm Matthew McKenzie, a software developer in Pretoria and founder of STRKR, a web studio building fixed-price websites for South African SMEs. I care about credible code: fast, honest, shipped.

I take projects end-to-end, covering scoping, design, SEO, build, and deployment on Cloudflare with GitHub CI/CD. I also put LLM tooling (Claude API, Gemma) to work in real automation pipelines, not demos.

Currently completing a BSc IT (Software Engineering) at Eduvos. Off the clock: home-lab projects, golf, and espresso.

6+
Years coding
6+
Projects shipped
5.0★
Google rating, 5 reviews
What I work with

Stack &
Tools

Languages
Python JavaScript TypeScript PHP HTML/CSS
Frameworks
Flask Tailwind CSS Next.js / React
Cloud & DevOps
Cloudflare Workers/Pages Netlify GitHub CI/CD Wrangler DigitalOcean
AI & Automation
Claude API Gemma LLM tooling Workflow automation
Data
SQL Relational design Supabase
Other
REST APIs WebSockets Network security Linux
Selected work

What I've
Built

01
STRKR
Web studio serving Pretoria SMEs with fixed-price websites from R5,000, live in 1-4 weeks. 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews.
Tailwind CSS Cloudflare Workers Yoco API
02
Demo builds (via STRKR)
Live demo sites showing what a STRKR project looks like from design through to deployment, built for three common SME briefs.
Chiropractor ↗ Pilates studio ↗ Coffee shop ↗
Tailwind CSS Cloudflare
03
Prospect Research & Outreach Agent
Automated pipeline that sources and qualifies local business leads with LLM-driven analysis.
Cloudflare Workers Claude API Google Sheets
04
AI Code Quality Inspector
Tool built on an open-weight LLM that analyses codebases and recommends suitable tech stacks.
Gemma Python
~/projects $ git log --oneline | wc -l
2,847
~/projects $ cat stats.json
{
  "coffee_consumed": "∞ cups",
  "bugs_squashed": "countless",
  "open_to_work": true
}
~/projects $

Need a website for your business?

I run STRKR, fixed-price websites from R5,000, live in 1-4 weeks.

See fixed prices → strkr.co.za Get a free homepage design →
Let's connect

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Have a project in mind, a role to fill, or just want to geek out about tech? My inbox is always open.

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