Skills & Expertise

Product strategy, architecture and delivery practices I lean on to land resilient systems.

Planning & Analysis

Requirements Engineering
Stakeholder collaboration, system analysis, and documentation
Architecture Design
System planning, database modeling, and optimization
Project Management
Agile methodologies, resource planning, and team coordination via Jira

Development

Full-Stack Development
PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, APIs
Framework Expertise
Yii Framework, Bootstrap, jQuery
Development Tools
Visual Code IDE, Git version control, package management

Delivery & Maintenance

Quality Assurance
Testing methodologies, performance optimization, security
Deployment
Server configuration, CI/CD, production monitoring
Maintenance
System updates, performance monitoring, technical documentation

Career Journey

Hands-on leadership roles scaling Property Studios and prior startups across the full stack.

2024-Present

Head of IT

Property Studios

  • Leading strategic technology solutions and innovation
  • Managing IT infrastructure and system architecture
  • Overseeing recruitment and team development
2022-2024

IT Team Leader

Property Studios

  • Project tracking and IT management
  • Team leadership and resource allocation
2021-2022

Systems Developer

Property Studios

  • Full-stack development with PHP and JavaScript
  • System architecture and optimization
  • Integration of core business solutions
2020-2021

Systems Developer

Global Accommodation

  • Backend development with PHP and MySQL
  • Building scalable business applications
  • Performance optimization and maintenance
2016-2020

Developer

Simply Pixels

  • Web and mobile application development
  • Desktop software solutions
  • Social media marketing management

Education & Growth

Formal computing foundations backed by creative production studies for human-centered delivery.

2016-2020

B.Sc. Computing

University Of South Africa

  • Software Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Database Management
  • Systems Analysis & Design
2008-2011

BA Audio Visual Production

University of Johannesburg

  • Media Production
  • Creative Technologies
  • Digital Design
  • Project Management

Showcase Work

Interactive tooling and automation projects that sped up marketing production cycles.

Let's Connect

Want to discuss a project or just say hello?

Email

info@gerrieroodt.co.za

LinkedIn

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Phone

(+27) 61 783 8671

Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Time Zone

GMT (UTC+2)