Matthew Robinson

Matthew Robinson holding an iPad he is repairing, opened to show the battery and logic board, at the iAssist workshop

Founder & Lead Technician, iAssist Repair

Silvamonte, Johannesburg · Repairing devices since 2003

I've been fixing devices since 2003 and have done more than 10,000 repairs. I spent nearly five years as a Senior Technician at iStore Eastgate, where I passed the Apple Certified Support Professional exams for four OS X releases in a row, from 10.8 Mountain Lion to 10.11 El Capitan. I've also worked in IT as a systems engineer at BCX, outsourced to Bluespec to manage their servers, and at Zinia IT, and I'm a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE).

Today I run the iAssist workshop at Shop 4, Silvercrest Shopping Centre, 11 Swemmer Rd, Silvamonte, Johannesburg, 2192, rated 4.9 stars on Google. Most of my day is spent at the bench on iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and Macs, plus Windows laptops, smartphones and game consoles. iAssist is an independent workshop, not an Apple Authorised Service Provider.

10,000+ Repairs

Hands-on repairs since 2003, from screens and batteries to board-level faults

Former Senior Technician, iStore Eastgate

Nearly five years diagnosing and repairing Apple devices at an Apple Premium Reseller

4× Apple Certified Support Professional

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite and 10.11 El Capitan

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

MCSE. Former systems engineer at BCX (outsourced to Bluespec, managing servers) and Zinia IT

Board-Level Micro-Soldering

Logic boards, charging ICs and liquid damage recovery, done in our own workshop

Beyond Apple

Windows laptops, Android smartphones and game consoles: PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch

Experience

Founder & Lead Technician, iAssist Repair

Now · Silvamonte, Johannesburg

Lead Technician, Manager & Micro-Soldering Technician, PC Vitamins

Where I learned board-level micro-soldering

Systems Engineer, Zinia IT

Systems Engineer, BCX

Outsourced to Bluespec, managing servers

Senior Technician, iStore Eastgate

Nearly five years

In the Press

TechCentral · July 2026

A dead MacBook is a business problem

Articles by Matthew

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