Charl Du Preez

Charl Du Preez

Food Server

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Software Developer

  • Education

    • NOSA

      2012 - 2012
      SAMTRAC Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

      Studied all aspects of Health, Safety & Environmental Management Systems

    • Hoërskool Driehoek

      2001 - 2005
      Matric
    • WeThinkCode

      2020 - 2022
      NQF Level 5 Certificate Computer Software Engineering 2nd Year

      Activities and Societies: Volunteer for Bootcamp, Invigilator for Exams. Studying of all aspects of building software solutions.Following Test Driven Development principles in all code written.Coding in multiple languages e.g. Python and Java.Learning and adapting to new Tech stacks quickly.Teamwork to ensure complicated problems are completed quickly.Effective communication in a team setting.Working remotely to achieve solutions due to COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Experience

    • Various Restaurant Groups

      Jan 2006 - Apr 2008
      Food Server
    • Various Companies

      Jul 2008 - Dec 2010
      Retail Salesperson
    • Machine Tool Promotions

      Jan 2011 - Mar 2013
      Material Handler
    • Africa Safety

      Apr 2013 - Dec 2016
      Risk Assessor (Health & Safety)

      Risk AssessmentsSite VisitsCompiling of Safe Work ProceduresSystem AuditsReview of Safety FilesInspections

    • Picko Consulting

      Jan 2017 - Dec 2019

      Worked for Picko Consulting as a Health and Safety Officer in the mining and construction industries.

      • SHEQ Officer/IT Administrator

        Jan 2017 - Dec 2019
      • HSE Officer

        Jan 2017 - Dec 2019
    • WeThinkCode

      Apr 2021 - Jul 2021
      Student Software Developer

      Built an Applications Chatbot in Python as part of a small team as an additional task supplied by WeThinkCode_ to handle frequently asked questions on the webiste. It involved scraping data from various social media platforms and collating it to find the highest numbers of specific queries to form a baseline for the Frequently Asked Questions the Chatbot would be able to handle. Learnt quite a bit about data processing and Natural Language Processing in the process.

    • IQbusiness South Africa

      Apr 2022 - Sept 2024
      • Principal - Software Development

        Jul 2023 - Sept 2024
      • Senior Associate - Software Engineer

        Feb 2023 - Jul 2023
      • Software Developer

        Apr 2022 - Feb 2023
    • Capacitate Social Solutions

      Sept 2024 - now
      Software Developer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • SAMTRAC

      NOSA