Mandla Edward Simelane

Mandla Edward Simelane has extensive work experience in the software engineering and testing industry. mandla edward started their career at Paracon (Barclays South Africa) in 2013 as a Quality Assurance Test Analyst and worked there until November 2015. In 2015, they joined iLAB as a Senior Test Analyst and continued in that role until the present. In 2020, they joined Africonology Solutions as a Senior Test Analyst. mandla edward then worked at Yama Software as a Senior QA Specialist from December 2021 to October 2022. Currently, they are employed as a Senior Software Engineer at AnviSoft Solutions since September 2022.

Mandla Edward Simelane's education history begins in 2020 when they enrolled at The Open University. mandla edward pursued a Certificate in the field of "Future of work: preparing for disruption" and completed the program in 2022. Additionally, in the same year, they attended Harvard Business School for a certification in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies.

Prior to these certifications, Mandla obtained a Bachelor's degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, where they studied Humanities/Humanistic Studies from 2005 to 2008.

In terms of additional certifications, Mandla has obtained several through LinkedIn. In August 2021, they completed certifications in Executive Leadership and Project Management Foundations. In July 2021, they acquired certifications in Agile Foundations, Agile Project Management with Microsoft Project, Agile Project Management: Comparing Agile Tools, Agile at Work: Building Your Agile Team, Agile at Work: Driving Productive Agile Meetings, Agile at Work: Getting Better with Agile Retrospectives, Agile at Work: Planning with Agile User Stories, Agile at Work: Reporting with Agile Charts and Boards, and Become an Agile Project Manager. Moreover, in July 2021, they also completed certifications in Becoming a Product Manager and Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management.

In terms of earlier certifications, in September 2020, Mandla obtained certifications in Business Development: Strategic Planning, Customer Experience: Journey Mapping, and Managerial Economics through LinkedIn. Additionally, in May 2020, they acquired the edX Verified Certificate for Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies from edX.