I have a 20 plus years of experience and out of it 5 years in my last relevant field of data engineering in Bigdata cloudera stack mainly using spark. Proficiency in programming with spark in Scala and python, Linux and bash scripting. Manages a team producing all data engineering requirements in an telecommunication industry handling large volumes of data. I additionally have architecture skills to do expansion and modern data platform designs including cloud.More...
Pretesh Baijoo
Group Executive: PMO and Service Delivery@Liquid Technologies
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Pretesh Baijoo is the Group Executive of PMO and Service Delivery at Liquid Technologies, where he spearheads strategic initiatives to enhance project management efficiency and service excellence across the organization. With over 15 years of experience in the technology sector, Pretesh has a proven track record of driving innovation and operational improvements that align with business objectives. His leadership has been instrumental in transforming Liquid Technologies into a benchmark for industry standards in service delivery. Pretesh holds an SMDP from the University of Stellenbosch and is qualifiied in Project/Program Management. He is passionate about leveraging technology to foster sustainable growth and client satisfaction.More...
Derek McKellar
Managing Director@Consulting
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I have more than 20+ years of experience in global technology and operations, with a focus on Finance transformation, scalable operations, AI and technology platforms. I have experience launching early-stage technology start-ups, running hyper-scale operations (ex-Google), private equity-led business turnarounds, and solving business problems on a truly global scale. I lived and worked on four continents and a dozen countries. I am passionate about innovation, business transformation, and partnering to create and implement industry-focused solutions that enable companies to unlock business opportunities and achieve their strategic goals.
I deliver innovation and business value across multiple domains, such as finance, customer service, HR, marketing, sales, supply chain, and trust and safety. I have a proven track record of hands-on driving growth, profitability, and operational excellence.More...
CJ Smit
Data Engineer@Business Information Analytics
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I am an Experienced Business Intelligence professional, Data Engineer, and IT enterprise/data architect with 33 years of extensive experience in Data Strategy, Data Management, BI Tools, Data analysis, Data Warehouses, Databases, ETL tools, and Data Portals. My expertise and achievements have resulted in me being a speaker at international conferences, including IT Web, on topics relating to Business Intelligence Competency Centers. I have a thorough understanding of cloud architecture and cloud technologies and capabilities, that are used to design, develop, and manage robust, secure, scalable, highly available, and dynamic solutions to enable organizations to drive the desired business outcomes.
I also have extensive technical knowledge of computing hardware, server/client operating systems, ETL processes, Database systems, and BI systems, in implementing big data technologies like Hadoop, Hive, Impala, Sqoop, Flume, HUE, Pig, HDFS, CM, and various open source and commercial Portal solutions. I am a specialist in all Microsoft .NET development software and technologies. This has positioned me well in advising clients about their data engineering, data architecture, and big data solutions technology architecture and functionality.More...
Geordie van der Nest
Executive Coach@Heads-up Life
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Certified Master Coach, (MC), Certified Management Consultant (CMC), and an Accredited Executive Associate of the Institute for Independent Business (AIIB).
14-years experience as an Executive and 18-years as an Executive, Business and Leadership Coach, Business Advisor, and Management Consultant.More...