name : Tahleho Paki
role : Software Engineer & Cybersecurity Enthusiast
institution : Botho University - BSc (Hons) Computing (2023–2028)
location : Lesotho 🇱🇸
focus : [ Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Networking, AI/ML, Database Systems ]
building : Naazoh AI Assistant - Smart wearable for visually impaired individuals
awards : Dean's Award for Academic Excellence × 3 (2024–2025)
available : Open to internships in SWE, Networking, Database Management & CybersecurityI am a fourth-year Computing student driven by a commitment to building intelligent, secure, and impactful technology solutions. My work spans full-stack web development, systems programming, enterprise networking, and applied AI - always with a security-first mindset.
My flagship project, Naazoh AI Assistant, is an AI-powered smart wearable designed to empower visually impaired individuals through real-time object detection and natural voice interaction - a testament to building technology that genuinely changes lives.
"Engineering solutions that are not just functional, but transformative."
Complete government procurement lifecycle management system
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Role-based Access | Suppliers, Procurement Officers, Evaluation Committee |
| Tender Lifecycle | Draft → Open → Closed → Under Evaluation → Evaluated → Awarded |
| Secure Authentication | SHA-256 password hashing with account lockout |
| Multi-Evaluator Scoring | 3 evaluators with weighted scoring (40/35/25) |
| Email Notifications | Automatic winner/loser notifications via JavaMail |
| Tech Stack | Java Servlets, JSP, JSTL, MySQL, Tomcat |
📊 Project Score: 92/100 (Distinction)
Open-source infrastructure for proving what is true, without revealing more than necessary.
TrustMesh is a modular trust infrastructure platform built on W3C standards that lets organizations issue cryptographically verifiable credentials — degrees, licenses, employment records, certifications — and lets people prove claims about themselves without exposing more personal information than necessary. Fully self-hostable: no blockchain, no token, no proprietary cryptography.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| W3C VC 2.0 | Standards-first verifiable credentials & Data Integrity proofs |
eddsa-jcs-2022 |
RFC 8785 (JCS) canonicalized Ed25519 signatures with did:key |
| Auditable crates | Three small, independently auditable crates (crypto, credentials, issuer) |
| Privacy by design | Minimum collection, minimum disclosure, minimum logging |
| Self-hostable | Never forced onto someone else's servers |
| Tech Stack | Rust, W3C Verifiable Credentials 2.0, Decentralized Identifiers |
🚧 Status: Early development (pre-release). Issuance & verification work today. 🤝 Contributions welcome! Great starting points:
good first issuelabels.
| Project | Stack | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maluti Primary School Management System | PHP MySQL HTML/CSS JS |
End-to-end school management platform with attendance tracking, fee management, examinations, and role-based access control. Live production deployment. |
| ABC Ltd. Secure Portal | Bash SHA-256 |
Hardened terminal-based authentication system implementing cryptographic hashing and role-segregated access portals. |
| Project | Stack | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Banking System | C++17 AVL Tree Trie |
Production-grade banking engine featuring AVL-balanced account trees, Trie-indexed search, loan management, and compound interest calculations. |
| Customer Service Ticketing System | C++17 Hash Table Priority Queue |
SLA-enforced ticket management system with priority-queue scheduling, hash-indexed customer records, and escalation workflows. |
| Bukana Vaccination Records System | C++11 File I/O |
Secure child immunisation record management with authenticated access and persistent file-based storage. |
| Project | Stack | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ClubConnect | Java Swing MySQL |
University club lifecycle management platform supporting four distinct user roles with a full Swing GUI and relational database backend. |
| Project | Stack | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Linux Toolkit | Bash Python Perl |
Comprehensive 15+ script automation suite covering system monitoring, encrypted backups, security auditing, and network diagnostics. |
| Enterprise Network Design | Cisco Packet Tracer OSPF VLAN |
Full-scale enterprise network architecture implementing OSPF dynamic routing, VLAN segmentation, NAT, ACLs, and wireless LAN controllers. |
| Project | Stack | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Government Solution | Oracle 19c PL/SQL RMAN |
Production-grade government database system for immigration and citizen services, featuring stored procedures, triggers, views, and RMAN backup strategy. |
| Project | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naazoh AI Assistant | AI-powered smart wearable enabling real-time object detection and voice interaction for visually impaired users | 🔄 Active |
| Advanced Network Securities | Comprehensive network security suite with IDS/IPS implementation and traffic analysis | 🔄 Active |
| MedChain AI | Blockchain-integrated medical records platform with AI-driven diagnostics and access control | 🔄 Active |
| Global Surveillance System | Distributed security monitoring and real-time threat detection infrastructure | 🔄 Active |
| Certification | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| CCNA: Introduction to Networks | Cisco Networking Academy | 2025 |
| CCNA: Network Hardware 2 | Cisco Networking Academy | 2025 |
| Python Essentials 1 | Cisco Networking Academy | 2024 |
| Introduction to Cybersecurity | Cisco Networking Academy | 2024 |
| Networking Fundamentals | Cisco Networking Academy | 2024 |
| Linux Essentials | Cisco Networking Academy | 2024 |
| Internet of Things (IoT) | Cisco Networking Academy | 2024 |
| Data Science Fundamentals | Cisco Networking Academy | 2024 |
| Critical Thinking in the AI Era | HP LIFE | 2024 |
| Junior Cybersecurity Analyst Career Path | Cisco Networking Academy | 2025 |
| Network Defense | Cisco Networking Academy | 2025 |
| Endpoint Security | Cisco Networking Academy | 2025 |
| Institution | Qualification | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Botho University | BSc (Hons) in Computing | 2023 – 2028 |
| St Paul's High School | LGCSE | 2021 – 2022 |
| St Paul's High School | Junior Certificate | 2018 – 2020 |
| St Paul's Primary School | PSL Certificate | 2011 – 2017 |
🏅 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence - July 2024 to December 2024 🏅 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence - January 2025 to June 2025 🏅 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence - June 2025 to December 2025
Three consecutive semester awards - a consistent record of academic distinction.
▸ Secure internship opportunities in Software Engineering, Database Management,
Network Engineering, or Cybersecurity
▸ Deepen expertise in Agentic Engineering, AI/ML systems, and cloud-native architectures
▸ Master Model Context Protocol (MCP) and AI-assisted development workflows
▸ Contribute to open-source projects with real-world security and utility impact
▸ Grow Naazoh AI Assistant into a deployable assistive technology product
▸ Become a well-rounded engineer at the intersection of AI, security, and infrastructure
I am actively seeking internships and collaborative projects in software engineering, cybersecurity, database systems, and AI development. Let's build something remarkable.
