Hi there, I'm Jean!
I'm so glad you found my page! I'm a software engineer from Pretoria, South Africa. I love finding new problems in the world around me and developing creative solutions to adress them. Please reach out to me if you feel I could help your company make a difference.
BEng Computer Engineering
- University of Pretoria
- 2021 - 2024
- Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
I completed the degree in December 2024 with a cumulative average of 65% after four years of study. I designed, built and tested a microphone array for speaker localisation and tracking via beamforming. I investigated statistical sensor fusion algorithms for object state estimation with range and bearing sensors implemented on an embedded platform. I was recommended by Prof. Tania Hanekom for performance in the third-year microcontrollers module. I am a member of the Golden Key Honour Society.
Associate Software Engineer
- EPI-USE Labs
- Jan 2025 - Present
- Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
I am a full-stack Ruby on Rails developer. I am a member of the XCentral development team, where I actively contribute to the development of the Client Central support platform.
Student Engineer
- Etion Create
- Dec 2023 - Jan 2024
- Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
I completed nearly four weeks of vacation work at Etion Create. My responsibilities included quality assurance (QA) testing of embedded firmware written in C++. Additionally, I also contributed to automating some of the company's acceptance test procedures (ATPs) using Python. During the course of my employment, I expanded my knowledge of dynamically linked libraries (DLLs). Furthermore, I increased my proficiency in the use of the git version control system (VCS).
Student Vacation Worker
- Gendac Software, Innovations & IoT
- 15 to 26 January 2024.
- Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
During my time at Gendac, I gained experience in the design, planning, and division of work to develop a software solution. I learnt how to develop a mobile application for Android using the .NET MAUI framework. Additionally, I expanded my knowledge of git.
Matric
- Zwartkop High School
- 2016-2020
- Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
I completed my matric in 2020 with a final average of 88%. I was the deputy head boy of the school and was responsible for school culture. As a member of the Zobotz Zwarriez robotics team, I represented South Africa at the 2018 First Lego League (FLL) Estonia open invitational competition. I was a first team rugby player. During this period, I was exposed to writing computer programs for the first time.