• Most folks just call me “Hermen”—probably because attempting to pronounce “Hermenegildo Martins Isaias” feels more like casting a spell than saying a name!

Currently

• Frontend Engineer @ Superhuman (Formally known as Grammarly)
• Based in Porto, Portugal.
• I call South Africa my original home.
• Formerly Frontend Engineer @ Rows.
• My resume can be found here.
• Fujifilm camera owner before the hype.

Talk to me about

• Browser Wizardry. Expert in web testing and scraping, though it’s not exactly dinner-party talk.
• Mobile Maker. Yep, I build mobile apps. No biggie.
  • Building a Chess App for electronic chess boards (in progress).
• Playground Architect. I create web apps — the kind you’ll actually enjoy using.
• UX Guide. Struggling to picture it? Let me help.
• Photography.
  • One of my self-portraits was exhibited at the One Shot Award – Summer 2024 in Berlin.
  • Produced a photo zine about lateness — Be There in 5 Minutes (or 10…).
  • Working on a photo essay — Nostalgia (in progress).
• Bouldering Buff. Just your everyday climbing fan.

Social

• Calendly
• LinkedIn
• Github
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Substack

Past

• Grew up in Pretoria, South Africa.
• The completion of my internship @ Botlhale Village marked my move to Cape Town.

Jobs

• Rows - Frontend Engineer
• Enki - Fullstack Engineer
• Entelect - Engineer
• TouchFoundry - Engineer