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Cape Town, Wc, Za

Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

- Collaborate with the team to enhance application functionality using React.- Work with design and QA teams to refine the product, aiming for an intuitive and aesthetically pleasing revenue management system.- Improve deployment and developer experiences within the frontend team- Develop tools to optimize dev team workflows- Improve CI/CD processes to make delivery seamless and frequent

Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Delivering software solutions to tackle infectious diseases, contributing to global health efforts.- Recommended and architected improvements to the existing React Native solution, addressing challenges like limited data usage, managing offline data, and keeping medical data secure, ensuring a manageable and up-to-date codebase.- Set up new processes for software testing and delivery, improving distribution to quality assurance testers, stakeholders, and users.- Reduced the time taken for website and API builds, leading to more frequent updates and reduced costs.

Odense Area, Denmark

Built software that transformed PDFs into professional, interactive flipbooks loaded with features.- Guided team strategy and planning, while conducting essential training , recruitment and mentoring sessions.- Determined software structure, toolset selection, continuous integration strategies, code styles, and set industry best practices, and led efforts in innovation, research, and development.- Identified, outlined, and enforced optimal company practices to maintain high-quality service delivery across all projects.- Led project planning and scope definition, managed timelines and resources, and monitored progress to ensure on-time, quality delivery of projects.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Delivered tailored software solutions and digital transformation strategies, driving client innovation and business growth as a technical consultant and developer.- Stayed up to date with new and different toolsets, and proposed these technologies on projects to our clients.- Collaborated with clients and customers on proof-of-concepts, startups, new ventures and global business roll-outs.- Hosted and presented a few JS meetups as part of the role- Consulted both onsite and offsite at Maersk, TDC, TV2, YouSee, Kring

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

My short stint at this FinTech startup allowed me to define development direction and suggest new a tech stack.- Onboarded and mentored junior developers- Developed intricate forms used for financial solutions- Integrated with various open source and bespoke API's

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Fortunate to develop interesting and new solutions as part of this digital agency.- Core responsibility was to translate UX and UI requirements into a working software.- Front-ends were often integrated into Sharepoint- Established methods and workflows to ensure consistent and regular feature delivery - Attended and presented at various Angular meetups as part of the role.

Odense Area, Denmark

As a System Developer at Colourbox, I enhanced two key products: Colourbox and Skyfish.- For Colourbox, an image bank with over 11 million multimedia assets, I assisted with the rollout of new features, ensured system maintenance, and modernized legacy code.- With Skyfish, a digital tool designed to help companies and individuals securely manage their online files, photos, and videos, I contributed to the efficient and safe digital asset management of our clients.

Sandton, Gauteng

As the Owner and Technical Lead for an award-winning digital team, I led the development, maintenance, and launch of interactive projects. Key responsibilities included:- Assessing the technical feasibility and scope of projects while supervising development teams and platform support- Creating technical specifications and functional workflows- Managing campaigns from idea to completion, including prototyping and post-launch maintenance, while enhancing performance of deliverables and conducting CRM data analysis- Overseeing change management and technological research and directing the development and deployment of interactive technologies- Notable clients: South African Airways, BP, Cell C, MTN, Imperial, DSTV Online, IBM, SAB Miller, Ogilvy, Owen Kessel, Nissan, Nokia, Incredible Connection and ZA News.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

As part of Amdocs, my role allowed me to deepen my technical and support skills in a challenging yet rewarding environment at Telkom South Africa. Core responsibilities involved:- Maintaining and supporting client infrastructure at all levels- Assisting internal teams with infrastructure needs and maintenance- Communicating consistently with clients and coordinating with internal teams and third parties to enhance performance- Managing daily deployments to various environments and performing regular infrastructure duties on UNIX and Microsoft platforms- Serving as an essential member of the on-call support team for high-impact, live environmentsNotably, I was awarded the Amdocs Small Innovation Award in 2008 for automating repetitive tasks, thus improving efficiency in daily deployments.

Gauteng, South Africa

Working as a freelancer, I learnt a number of business skills that I was able to apply in all my roles going forward. This was the beginning of a long and eventful journey that is still unravelling as we speak. Some of the roles I took on within my freelance capacity included: - I managed and rolled out the re-design and development of a number of existing websites - Development of in-house software requirements - Delivering on-site client training on new software - Facilitated new software installations on client servers - Offered comprehensive client support and carried out deployments - Supported both Windows and UNIX platformsClients included: Striata, Osiris Trading, AA Travel Guides, Vesta Technologies

London, United Kingdom

As a first-line support engineer I liaised directly with US customers pertaining to system and functional issues. Working from the EMEA hub in London, my duties included:- Onsite and remote customer support through ticketing and telephonic tracking.- Supported and interacted with development teams in Atlanta and Minneapolis.- Created, updated and aligned environments to suit customer deployments.- Daily and weekly team status and skills exchange.- Specialised in RDF - the demand forecasting suite and spent a month in Atlanta supporting the product.- Worked mainly with Oracle systems on UNIX platforms, developed in C++, and Java layers. Clients included: GAP, Tesco, Kroger, Sainsbury, WH Smith, Disney Store, FNAC, Lindex, Kiabi (Customer base spanned North America, Europe and Asia)