const hastings = {
name: "Hastings Chitenje",
location: "Lilongwe, Malawi 🇲🇼",
education: "Pending graduate BSc in ICT — Mzuzu University",
role: "Full Stack Developer & Cybersecurity Enthusiast",
stack: {
frontend: ["React.js", "Next.js", "Vue 3", "HTML5/CSS3", "JavaScript", "Blade"],
backend: ["Laravel", "PHP", "Node.js", "Express.js", "Ruby on Rails (API-only)"],
mobile: ["Flutter", "Dart", "React Native"],
databases: ["PostgreSQL", "MySQL", "MongoDB", "Firebase"],
orm: ["Prisma", "Eloquent", "Active Record"],
security: ["Ethical Hacking", "Network Security", "CCNA", "Cybersecurity", "Secure Architecture"],
devops: ["Git/GitHub", "Docker", "Linux", "Vercel", "Render", "Postman"],
},
currentlyLearning: ["Ruby on Rails", "Vue 3", "React Native", "Clean Architecture in Flutter"],
openTo: ["Internships", "Freelance", "Collaborative Projects"],
portfolio: "https://hastings-portfolio.vercel.app/",
};Languages
Frontend
Backend & Mobile
Databases & ORM
Tools & DevOps
Security
| Project | Description | Stack | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦 EGPAF Stock Management System | Internship project for Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation — role-based permissions, stock approval workflow, expiry notifications, CSV/PDF exports | Ruby on Rails (API) Vue 3 PostgreSQL |
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| 🏢 Mlumbwira Investments | Client business website with full-stack architecture and database-driven content | Next.js Node.js/Express PostgreSQL Prisma |
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| 💻 TKComputers | Platform for a computer repair & electronics business in Lilongwe — custom navy/red/gold design system | Next.js Vite React Node.js/Express Prisma |
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| 🏫 Campus Resource Booking System | Web & mobile platform for managing university facilities with real-time booking and admin dashboard | Laravel React Flutter MySQL |
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| ⛪ The Strategy-Led Church | Production church website with events, sermons, and member tools — live deployed | Laravel PHP/Blade MySQL |
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| 📚 Kwera Digital Library | Online library platform for Mzuzu University students with digital resource access | Laravel MySQL PHP |
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| 🎵 Music Streaming | Full-stack music streaming app — Flutter Mobile App and React Web based client + Express/MongoDB backend with playlist management | Flutter Express.js MongoDB Node.js |
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| 🛒 Online Marketing Platform | E-commerce platform for vendors with inventory management and shopping cart | PHP MySQL JavaScript |
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| 🔐 RESTful API — Laravel Backend | Professional JWT-authenticated API with resource management and best practices | Laravel JWT MySQL |
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| 🛒 Cloudimart E-Commerce | Cloud-based groceries prototype — Next.js frontend + Laravel REST API | Next.js Laravel REST API |
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| ⚙️ Dynamic E-Workflow System | Workflow automation for Mzuzu University — role-based approvals & document routing | Laravel React MySQL |
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| Certification | Issuer | Area | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📋 Project Management Foundations | LinkedIn Learning | Project Management | June 2026 |
| 🔀 CCNA: Switching, Routing & Wireless Essentials | Mzuzu University / Cisco Networking Academy | Network Infrastructure | May 2026 |
| 🌐 CCNA: Introduction to Networks | Mzuzu University / Cisco Networking Academy | Networking Fundamentals | May 2026 |
| 🔐 Cyber Threat Management | Mzuzu University / Cisco | Threat Analysis | March 2026 |
| 📡 Networking Essentials | MAKATOB Academy / Cisco | Networking | January 2026 |
| 🤖 Cybersecurity in the Age of AI | EC-Council | AI Security | December 2025 |
| 🛡️ Ethical Hacker | Cisco Networking Academy | Offensive Security | October 2025 |
| 🏆 UNESCO Hackathon 2025 | UNESCO | Innovation | October 2025 |
| 🔒 Cybersecurity Essentials | Mzuzu University / Cisco | Security Fundamentals | November 2025 |
| 🌐 Network Security | Mzuzu University / Cisco | Network Defence | January 2025 |
Freelance projects, and collaborative ICT challenges.
