Wanga Mbasa is the founder of IndiWorks Engineering (indiworks.co.za) – an Engineering Services startup which focuses on “Future Engineering” disciplines. A self-described “techy at heart” he has had the opportunity at working at some of the world’s leading companies such as; Google Ireland, Procter & Gamble, Nissan and Johnson & Johnson. He specializes in Architectural and Engineering approaches to Infection Control and is currently pursuing a Masters in Data Center Engineering and an Advanced Diploma in Plant Engineering as part of his vision of creating a distributed network of micro-factories across South Africa in order to create community based supply chains run from garages and backyards and homesteads. He received his B. Eng (Mechanical) from the University of Pretoria before eventually specialising in Biomedical Engineering at the Engineering Institute of Technology, Australia. Wanga served on the Executive Committee of the IEEE’s Engineers in Medicine and Biology South Africa Chapter and for the 2019-2021 term where his main focus was on increasing the participation of Engineering students within Healthcare, Medicine and Biotechnology. He also holds membership on the South African Federation of Hospital Engineers and is an Associate of the Clinical Engineering Society of South Africa.Born in Gqebera., Wanga is a son of the Eastern Cape. In the past 12 months, he has played an important role as a Biomedical Engineer and frontline worker during the Covid-19 pandemic. During this time, he consulted in over 600 surgical procedures providing biomechanics and technical advise to surgeons at various hospitals across South Africa, In order to aid in dealing with the economic effects of Covid-19 Wanga tapped into his digital skills to build platforms that have allowed many to earn a living during the various Lockdown periods.● Building an online marketplace called hardwhere.co.za for hardware stores and engineering equipment suppliers to allow them to partner with Architects, Contractors and Engineers to still be able to sell their inventory through digital marketing and e-commerce. ● Helping photographers sell their previous and current works via digital platforms, one such photographer being celebrity photographer Emmy (www.emmyphotography.co.za ).● Training an accountant to build her own e-commerce platform (www.bhdafrica.co.za ) delivering essential cleaning items and goods and eventually leaving her job as a CA at Deloitte to run the business full-time after only 2 months in operations.● Training, legal expert and former Group Legal Counsel at ACSA on how to make use of LinkedIn to interact with clients and building his own blog platform (www.mfusiattorneys.co.za).