Jacques Du Plessis
linkedin.com/in/jaakit
https://jaakit.web.app
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Summary
Creative problem solver.
Soware Engineer.
Solving real-world problems is my biggest goal.
Simplicity and accuracy is my motto.
https://jaakit.web.app
Experience
Freelance Soware Engineer
Jaakit
2014 - Present (6 years 6 months +)
I've spent the last few years trying my hand at building products with the aim of starting businesses. Also been
doing freelance work in soware development, building parts or whole systems.
Recently did projects like e-commerce-, property websites, web crawlers and web automation tools.
Currently in favour of the JAM Stack!
Golang
Vue.js and Svelte
(HTML, CSS, Javascript framework)
Also using:
Javascript, Typescript
Deployments: Cloud Services like Google Cloud, Firebase
Databases, NoSQL, SQL
Founder
Streetcred
2017 - Aug 2019 (2 years 8 months)
A ratings and reviews based platform for finding nearby freelancers and businesses, searchable by skills,
services and products.
This project is aimed at helping new entrepreneurs, businesses and job seekers be found.
The project has gone through it's first iteration and has taught me so much about how the public approach
new ideas and apps etc.
Soware Developer
J&J Multi-tier (JMT)
2001 - 2011 (11 years)
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Devops / Fullstack / Soware Developer
A wide variety of projects, including System Integrations , Business Admin, Warehousing, Meal Booking, Access
Control and Book Printing systems, to name a few.
Most of these systems consisted of the following:
Back-end systems in PHP, Java and some Ruby (Rails)
on top of PostgreSQL and TaminoXML databases
running on Linux systems like RedHat, Suse and Ubuntu
Front-end systems in Java GUI's and or PHP/HTML
Junior Web Developer
Stellenbosch University
2000 - 2001 (2 years)
Built a web front-end for the Physical Computer Network, allowing the engineers to monitor and track down
errors if they occur out on the campus. Some 40 or 50 buildings, with fibre optics, lan cabing, routers, switches
and all server rooms were covered.
Education
USB
Managers Development
2014 - 2015
USB
Entrepreneurial Business Management
2013 - 2014
Heinz Kabutz
Java and Advanced Java
2002 - Present
Northlink College
Light Current Electronics
Soware AG
Tamino Information Systems
Licenses & Certifications
The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing - Google
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Javascript - TestDome
JavaScript (Hard) - TestDome
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JavaScript and Node.js - TestDome
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JavaScript and Node.js (Hard) - TestDome
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Introduction to AI in the Data Center - NVIDIA
Go - TestDome
Issued Apr 2020 - Expires Apr 2023
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Skills
Full-Stack Development • Web-based Soware Development • Soware Development • Web Development •
Programming • Soware • Cloud Computing • Integration • Web Applications • UI
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