Josef van Niekerk

Josef van Niekerk has a diverse range of work experience. Josef is currently a Software Development Manager at Isio, starting in April 2023. Prior to this, they were a Co-Founder & Software Engineer at Always Blue Ltd, starting in June 2020. Josef also worked at Checkboard, where they held multiple roles including CTO, Technical Lead, and Senior Full Stack Engineer from June 2020 to November 2022. Before that, they worked at Uncle Buck as a Full Stack PHP/JavaScript Developer and later as a Business Intelligence & Analytics Manager from March 2014 to April 2020. Additionally, Josef held the position of Director & Treasurer at BCCA Ltd from March 2014 to June 2017. Josef also worked at Money Gap Group Ltd as an Analytics & Lender Relations Manager from March 2012 to February 2014, and at PayPoint.net as an Online Payment Solutions Advisor from January 2011 to March 2012. The earliest role in Josef's career was as an Access Control Advisor at Aldridge Security Limited from October 2006 to December 2010.

Josef van Niekerk completed their education in the following sequence:

From 2010 to 2012, they pursued a Master's Degree in Mathematical Finance from the University of York.

Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Operations Research and Business Management from the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika between 2007 and 2009.

In addition to their formal education, Josef also obtained several certifications. In May 2020, they completed a course called "Learning Python" offered by LinkedIn. Moreover, they acquired the following certifications through Coursera Course Certificates: "Building Database Applications in PHP" in June 2018, "Advanced Styling with Responsive Design" in May 2018, "Building Web Applications in PHP" in April 2018, "Interactivity with JavaScript" in April 2018, "Introduction to CSS3" in March 2018, "Introduction to HTML5" in March 2018, "Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL)" in March 2018, and "Version Control with Git" in March 2018. Furthermore, they completed "Business Analytics for Decision Making" in February 2018, "Predictive Modeling and Analytics" in February 2018, and "Introduction to Data Analytics for Business" in October 2017. Lastly, in May 2017, they obtained the certification "Communicating Business Analytics Results" through Coursera Course Certificates.