Jade Venter

Jade Venter is an experienced professional with a strong background in technology and product development. Jade is currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer at Naked Insurance since 2016. Before joining Naked Insurance, they were the Technical Co-founder (CTO) at Spritzed from May 2016 to August 2018, where they managed product development, engaged in market research, and aligned client concerns with the development of their Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Prior to that, Jade was the Technical Co-founder at GoEscrow from November 2014 to February 2016, where they managed and implemented a complete web-based product. Jade also worked as an Analyst Programmer / Designer II at Demix from August 2014 to March 2015, where they implemented and delivered multiple scaled applications.

Jade Venter has also had experience in academia, working as a Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg from February 2012 to December 2013. Jade taught topics such as Verification and Validation of Systems and supervised projects involving software engineering students. Additionally, they have experience as a Developer & Solutions Architect at UNIX Software Design and Automation from February 2000 to November 2012, where they designed, developed, and configured various solutions using multiple programming languages. Jade Venter also served as a Conference Speaker and Sessions co-chair at the Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering conference from 2012 to 2014.

Jade Venter has a strong education background in the field of Information Technology. Jade obtained their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from the University of Johannesburg from 2007 to 2009. Following that, they pursued higher studies at the same university and earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours degree in Information Technology from 2010 to 2011. Additionally, Jade successfully completed their Master of Science (MS) degree in Information Technology from the University of Johannesburg between 2011 and 2014.

In terms of certifications, Jade has obtained several certifications related to Amazon Web Services. In October 2016, they completed the following courses through LinkedIn: Amazon Web Services Data Services, Amazon Web Services Essential Training, Amazon Web Services for Data Science, and Amazon Web Services: Networking.