Experience
Sourced from CV_Werner_Pretorius.md and 00_Cover_Executive_Summary.md. Approximate spans are flagged explicitly — nothing invented, employers/dates/certs only as verified.
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Owner / Director
MobiSec Cloud (Pty) Ltd — Reg 2025/943137/07 (trading as WIPPS)
Brits, North West
Bespoke development + SaaS incubation: OmniTrust/OmniLock zero-trust mesh, OmniGrid HEMS, RDT biometric terminals, container/OCR logistics pipeline, PlayStore/MobisecLite app suite. Consulting member, JSE Project Horizon (Biometric-First Identity Framework v1.0 + onboarding flows consolidation).
- ▸Incubated 22-product sovereign portfolio under one tenant-isolated, SA-resident architecture.
- ▸Shipped firmware + desktop tooling + RCA documentation as a single field-deployable system (RDT terminals).
- ▸Delivered JSE-scale identity & onboarding designs with FICA/RICA L1–L3 and POPIA consent/retention.
C# / .NET 10BlazorArchitectureIdentityIoTMentorship
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Lead Architect
Payme / PlanMyBenefits programme (client engagement)
Remote — SA fintech
Commissioned to optimize legacy Mentenova benefits monolith (netcoreapp2.2, MVC/jQuery, EF Core 2.x, IdentityServer4). Single-handedly architected and built the modern net10 replacement (Blazor UI, split Dataservice/Calculation/ClientAccess APIs, standalone Identity microservice, event-driven messaging, Redis cache, OpenAPI, 4 envs + APITEST; Azure-hosted, DevOps-managed). Final ~1.5 years: mentored client internal developers in monolith→microservices patterns.
- ▸Uniform net10 + CPM (EF 10.0.2, Identity 10.0.2, MudBlazor 8.12, ServiceBus 7.20, Hangfire, Serilog+AppInsights).
- ▸Scoped Clients solution boundary + DEVOPS_MIGRATION_ROADMAP (6–18h modules) + 15 plans/ parity/gap docs.
- ▸WebForms→Blazor teaching pair (JseJulesProject) as repeatable curriculum.
Solution Architecture L5Blazor Server/WASMMicroservicesAzure DevOpsMentoring L5
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Remote Developer
RapidDev
Durban — Remote
Web API + Xamarin/Android rescue, debugging, and ongoing improvement of client systems.
- ▸Rescue and stabilization of production Web API and Xamarin/Android stacks.
- ▸Ongoing feature and reliability improvement.
Web APIXamarin.AndroidMAUIRemote
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Freelance Software Engineer
Independent
South Africa — Remote & site
Driver-licence pre-capture scanning (external specialist), TTTFP/CTMS operator + officials enterprise deployment apps (SADC corridor), proprietary SSO cryptographic services + mobile clients + Linux/Windows server administration, assorted POC/R&D.
- ▸CTMS/Kiosk enterprise deployment for SADC corridor (BouncyCastle, MailKit, MySQL/EF, WCF).
- ▸SADL/NAMDL barcode RE lineage and Transnet RFID AEI decoder foundations.
- ▸Proprietary SSO crypto services and hardened mobile clients.
Reverse EngineeringCryptographyCTMSFreelance
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WiFi Engineer / Software Developer
Alteram Solutions
Midrand
Tender demos, in-house tools, reverse engineering of orphaned software, SAP integration modules, legacy biometric integration, Ruckus SmartZone/SpoT.
- ▸SAP/Ruby integration modules; Ruckus SmartZone triage and demos.
- ▸Reverse engineering of orphaned line-of-business software for continuity.
RERuckusSAPBiometrics
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Systems Engineer
Ionizer
Johannesburg
Client infrastructure, installs, monitoring, Ruckus AP triangulation, R&D.
- ▸Field installs and monitoring; Ruckus AP triangulation and optimization.
- ▸Systems R&D bridging infra and software.
SystemsRuckusNetworking
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Progress 4GL Developer / Tester & Second-line Support
Magna BC
Pretoria
OpenEdge systems, Crystal Reports, calibration tooling (days→minutes); earlier: functional test docs, DoD mobile medic app testing, DRC House Plates (GIS + biometrics), Malawi site supervision and staff training.
- ▸Fan-fold calibrator: 2–3 days → minutes; Crystal Reports + OpenEdge delivery.
- ▸DRC House Plates GIS + biometrics; Malawi supervision and training.
- ▸Authored FTD/FRS; DoD MMHRS PDA functional testing.
Progress 4GLCrystalGISTesting
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Solutions Developer
Anderson Scanning Technologies
Midrand
Microfilm production automation (+~70% throughput), monitoring/logging, XML indexer (+~70%), validation auto-fix, Java/Oracle uploader, LTO shell scripts, IRIS management, junior mentoring.
- ▸Production throughput +70% twice (automation + XML indexer).
- ▸Java/Oracle uploader, LTO3 shell scripts, IRIS operations; mentored junior devs.
JavaOracleAutomationLTO
How to read the timeline
- • approx. on Payme/PlanMyBenefits: commissioned span reported as ~3 years in CV; last ~1.5 years overlap is mentoring.
- • Magna BC spans two phases (2012–2015 Tester/Support + 2015–2017 Progress 4GL Dev) merged as one verified employer block with phases in bullets.
- • RapidDev (2021–Present) runs concurrently with MobiSec/WIPPS and freelance wind-down.
- • All roles earned — CV ethos: “relentless hard work, perseverance, and a deep drive to understand people, businesses, and the world.”