W. Carel Kotze

W. Carel Kotze has a diverse work experience in various roles. W. Carel is currently working as a Business Analyst at Majoris Health Systems since February 2021. Prior to that, they worked at Vacasa as a GIS Analyst from July 2019 to March 2020, where they developed market research studies, analyzed patterns and trends through spatial mapping of data, and maintained a central database. W. Carel also served as a Portfolio Analyst at Vacasa from November 2018 to June 2019.

Before Vacasa, Mr. Kotze worked at New Seasons Market as a Market Research Analyst from 2015 to 2018. In this role, they developed and refined forecasting models, managed revenue planning with different teams, and analyzed key business metrics.

From 2004 to 2016, Mr. Kotze worked at Clackamas Community College as a GIS Instructor. W. Carel developed new classes for the GIS program, served on the GIS Advisory Committee, and provided guidance to students pursuing GIS certification.

Prior to that, Mr. Kotze worked at AeroMetric as a Graphic Analyst from 2001 to 2003, where they performed graphic and orthophoto analysis, manipulated data to create digital topographic maps, and digitized aerial photography flight plans.

Their earliest work experience was at Aurecon, where they worked as a GIS Analyst from 1998 to 2000. W. Carel managed and maintained GIS databases, worked on infrastructure projects, and provided GIS software training.

W. Carel Kotze attended Stellenbosch University from 1992 to 1996, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in both Psychology and Geography. W. Carel later pursued an Honors degree in Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from the same university. No start or end years are given for the Honors degree, suggesting that it could have been completed after the Bachelor's degrees.