Andre van Rooyen

Andre Van Rooyen has extensive work experience in the IT industry, with a focus on information security, operations management, and infrastructure technologies. Andre has held senior positions in companies such as Herotel, JEC Technologies Group Pty Ltd, Planet Fitness, O'Keeffe & Swartz, Fulcrum Group SA, Lombard Insurance Company Ltd, Munich Re, Dimension Data, and Hollard Insurance. Andre's roles have involved managing information security, implementing IT policies and processes, overseeing IT infrastructure, and providing support for various Microsoft applications. Andre has also been involved in project management, team leadership, and promoting IT best practices within organizations.

Andre Van Rooyen's education history is as follows:

From 2021 to 2022, Andre attended the Quantic School of Business and Technology, where they pursued an Executive MBA with a focus on Business Statistics.

Between 2019 and 2021, they studied at EC-Council University and earned a Master of Science in Cyber Security, specializing in Digital Forensics.

In 2017 and 2018, Andre obtained a certificate from EC-Council University in CHFI v9 - Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator.

From 1994 to 1997, they attended Nelson Mandela University, earning a National Diploma in Electrical Engineering.

In 2022, Andre obtained several certificates, including ISO 270001:2013 from Advisera, Data Protection Specialist Presales Engineer from MicroFocus, and Endpoint Compliance Associate (OECA) and Critical Infrastructure Protection (ICIP) from OPSWAT.

In 2018, they received a certificate in Introduction to Python for Data Science from DataCamp.

In 2017, Andre obtained a certificate in CEH v9 from G.T.S.P.

In 2016, they completed various certifications, including Cyber Forensics from the Cyber Security Institute, Social Engineering & Manipulation from Cybrary.IT, and Advanced Penetration Testing from Cybrary.IT.

Between 2015 and 2016, Andre earned a certificate in Advanced Cyber Security from the Cyber Security Institute, a certificate in Cyber Security from Cape Peninsula University of Technology, and completed a course in Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking from Cybrary.IT.

From 2012 to 2015, they attended MANCOSA and obtained a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree in Information Technology.

In 2006, Andre received a certificate in Project Management from the University of Johannesburg.

In 2004, they earned a diploma in Business Administration and Management, General from the Business Management Training College of South Africa.

In 1998, Andre obtained a diploma in Small Business Administration/Management from Damelin.

Additionally, Andre has obtained several certifications, including Certified Master SOC 2 Implementer from Scytale, NIST - Cyber Security Framework (CSF) Foundation from Alison, Powerful Prioritization with the 80/20 Rule from LinkedIn, ITIL 4 Fundamentals - Essentials of IT Service Management from Alison, NSE 3 Network Security Associate from Fortinet, ET15 - Sophos Central Endpoint and Server v4.0 - Engineer from Sophos, ET80 - Sophos Firewall v19.5 - Engineer from Sophos, Fortinet Network Security Expert Level 2: Certified Associate from Fortinet, Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals from Microsoft, AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals from Microsoft, and Exam Tips: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) from LinkedIn. These certifications were obtained between 2022 and 2023.