TTvA

About Me

Cape Town, South Africa

I came to AI engineering through an unconventional path. Starting in Industrial Engineering taught me to think in systems—how processes, people, and technology intersect to create (or destroy) value.

That mindset stuck with me, even as I moved deeper into machine learning and data science. Now, as a consulting AI engineer at Spatialedge, I work on full-stack AI development projects for clients in the US, including applications in legal claims and enterprise data search.

The work isn't about deploying the shiniest models. It's about building systems that actually integrate into existing workflows and deliver tangible results.

Tiaan van Antwerpen

Technical Skills

Languages
PythonTypeScript
Cloud
AzureGCP
AI & Agents
LangChainLangGraphMCP
Full Stack
Next.jsReactDocker

Experience

AI Engineer

Spatialedge

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Oct 2024 – Present
  • Building full-stack AI products for enterprise clients in the US
  • Designing agentic systems that turn natural language into actionable insights

Education

MEng Data Science

Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch, South Africa

2024 – 2025
  • Thesis: Adaptive LLM Routing for Effective Agentic Workflows
  • Focus: Building reliable AI systems that balance cost, latency, and accuracy

BEng Industrial Engineering

Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch, South Africa

2020 – 2023
  • Learned to think in systems—how processes, people, and technology intersect