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Experience

Chronological timeline — verified roles only

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.

  1. Owner / Director

    MobiSec Cloud (Pty) Ltd — Reg 2025/943137/07 (trading as WIPPS)
    Brits, North West
    2022 — Present

    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
  2. Lead Architect

    Payme / PlanMyBenefits programme (client engagement)
    Remote — SA fintech
    ~3 years · approx.

    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
  3. Remote Developer

    RapidDev
    Durban — Remote
    2021 — Present

    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
  4. Freelance Software Engineer

    Independent
    South Africa — Remote & site
    2017 — 2021

    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
  5. WiFi Engineer / Software Developer

    Alteram Solutions
    Midrand
    2017

    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
  6. Systems Engineer

    Ionizer
    Johannesburg
    2016 — 2017

    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
  7. Progress 4GL Developer / Tester & Second-line Support

    Magna BC
    Pretoria
    2012 — 2017

    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
  8. Solutions Developer

    Anderson Scanning Technologies
    Midrand
    2011 — 2012

    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.”