Flow has added another talented member to its family in the form of Klaus Alusa. Originally from Kenya’s capital of Nairobi, Klaus has been in South Africa for seven years and has a serious musical side – something Flow might have to watch out for. Do mention us at the Grammy’s, Klaus.
Before joining Flow, Klaus was a freelance programmer. “I had contracts with branding agencies like Promise Brand Specialists and Black Robot, and successfully executed a web campaign for BlackBerry’s Master of Rhythm 2011 dance competition.”
Klaus says the development team is what attracted him to Flow. “I’ve always wanted to be in a team of programmers.” When asked how South Africa compares to Kenya, Klaus says there’s absolutely no comparison. “South Africa is my second home but I still remain true to Kenya,” adds Klaus.
“Flow is great; I’m learning a lot with the development team and the company in general,” says Klaus about his new Flow family. “The rest of the guys at Flow are really friendly and helpful. “Everyone has a unique character that I am trying to get familiar with,”
Other than programming, Klaus enjoys skating and making music. He recently directed a couple of music videos for a hip hop group, whose members he’s been friends with since 2005. He’s also done some creative directing for West African Goonz and Fassie Records.
Says Flow’s head of programming, Richard Frank, “Klaus has brought a lot of energy to the team. Who thought you could rap about code? He is also a hard worker and has already built two websites in less than a month.”
Klaus’s favourite project so far at Flow was working on the new Cape Town Tourism website which he says was challenging but great fun. His dream client is Apple and he would love to create applications for them.
“I used to be a designer some time ago,” says Klaus. “I don’t know what happened along the way but I’d love to get back to my creative side at some point.”