My Projects
A showcase of my work in full-stack development, systems administration, IoT, and DevOps
Technology & Innovation Venture
Building a technology and innovation venture focused on engineering digital solutions, developing software platforms, and turning ideas into practical technology.
Design Labs Engine: Technology & Innovation Venture
Ongoing / In Progress
Design Labs Engine is a technology and innovation venture founded by Mungu Jakisa Maurice, focused on building practical digital solutions and exploring how technology can solve real-world problems.
The venture brings together software engineering, digital product development, systems thinking, and experimentation with emerging technologies. Its work includes developing digital platforms, business systems, and technology projects designed around practical needs.
Design Labs Engine is also developing its public digital presence to showcase its capabilities, projects, and ongoing work while establishing relationships with potential clients, collaborators, and other innovators. This is an evolving venture, with its products, services, and projects developing progressively.
- Software and web application development
- Digital platforms and business systems
- Exploring artificial intelligence and emerging technologies
- Systems engineering and IT solutions
- WotWise, a travel technology platform in development, with its current rollout focused on public travel discovery through Explore and onboarding tourism service providers
Home Automation
Intelligent home automation system with Arduino-based control, featuring security, access management, and autonomous operation.
Smart Home Control System
Built an IoT-oriented smart home control concept focused on convenience, remote access, and practical automation for everyday use. The prototype combines embedded hardware, sensing, relay control, and mobile-based interaction to simulate a real home control experience.
- Access and security management
- Autonomous operation capabilities
- Mobile app integration
- Real-time monitoring and control
- Energy efficient design
Web Development
Full-stack web development projects including frontend design, backend development, and hosting solutions.
Refactory Interview Scheduler
Built a centralized recruitment coordination platform for the Digital Solutions Expo 2026. The system supports automated scheduling, role-based access, secure APIs, notifications, and production deployment under a tight event timeline.
- Automated interview scheduling with conflict detection
- Role-based admin, employer, and candidate workflows
- Secure RESTful APIs and JWT-based authentication
- Responsive dashboards for interview and profile management
- Deployment with Docker, Nginx, and Linux servers
SwanAir Travel & Safaris Costing Platform
Led the development of a travel and safaris costing platform for real tour operations. The platform supports complex pricing rules, itinerary planning, secure authentication, and deployment to a production Linux environment.
- Intelligent pricing and markup rule engine
- Modular itinerary creation and cost recalculations
- Permission-based access control and secure auth
- CI/CD deployment with GitHub Actions and DigitalOcean
- Designed for real-world tour operations
Server Configuration
Enterprise-level server setup and configuration services including network design, virtual infrastructure, and system administration.
Server Configuration & Setup
Delivered enterprise-focused server setup and configuration work with strong emphasis on reliability, user management, and system hardening.
- Windows Server Operating System
- Active Directory Domain Service
- Monitoring & maintenance
- Remote access configuration
- UPS and power management
- User access control
Network Configuration
Supported network administration work involving IP addressing, connectivity troubleshooting, and secure infrastructure setup in operational environments.
- Cisco Packet Tracer simulation
- Network cards configuration
- Routers and switches setup
- DHCP and DNS configuration
- Network design and topology
- Security implementation
Hypervisor Configuration
Worked with VMware/ESXi environments for virtualization, resource management, and infrastructure optimization as part of hands-on systems support.
- VMware/ESXi installation
- Windows Server virtualization
- Virtual switches configuration
- VMFS file system
- VM creation and management
- Storage and network management
GitHub Projects
My open-source projects and contributions on GitHub
Flutter Recipe App
A cross-platform mobile application with recipe search, favorites, offline storage, and a modern, animated user interface.
Flutter
Dart
Mobile
- Cross-platform mobile application
- Recipe search and filtering
- User favorites and bookmarks
- Offline data storage
- Modern UI with animations
School Website Platform
A complete educational website featuring student and teacher portals, course content, announcements, and an inquiry-driven experience.
- Responsive educational platform
- Student and teacher portals
- Course management system
- Event calendar and announcements
- Contact forms and inquiries
School Attendance System
A real-time attendance and record management system with teacher/admin dashboards, automated reporting, and exportable data workflows.
- Real-time attendance tracking
- Teacher and admin dashboards
- Automated reporting system
- Student and class management
- Exportable attendance records
- Responsive and accessible UI
Personal Portfolio Website
A polished personal portfolio website designed to showcase projects, experience, blog content, and contact information in a professional way.
- Professional portfolio design
- Project showcase with live demos
- Skills and experience sections
- Contact and social media integration
- SEO optimized and fast loading
- Cross-browser compatibility
Travel & Safaris Costing Software
A professional travel and safaris costing software designed to help tour operators generate accurate quotations, itineraries, and pricing based on suppliers, vehicles, fuel consumption, accommodation, activities, and markup rules.
- Intelligent pricing & markup rule engine
- Modular itinerary creation
- Backend priority handling for markups
- Real-time cost recalculations
- Clean, scalable TypeScript architecture
- Designed for real-world tour operations
Linux Home Lab
A self-hosted infrastructure project for practicing Linux administration, networking, Docker, SSH/Tailscale security, NFS storage, and DevOps workflows.
Linux Home Lab Server
Designed and deployed a personal Linux home lab server using repurposed hardware to practice Ubuntu Server administration, Docker deployment, networking, secure remote access, and self-hosted services.
- Configured a static IP server using Netplan
- Disabled cloud-init network overrides
- Set up secure remote access using SSH and Tailscale
- Built an NFS file server accessible across devices
- Managed services headlessly via SSH
- Added web-based server management using Cockpit
- Deployed containerized services using Docker
- Implemented power & uptime considerations for server use