Gert Barnard

Gert Barnard has a diverse work experience in various industries. Gert started working in 2017 at Vumatel as an SDR, where they worked with customers to find and create solutions, generate leads, and close sales. Gert then moved on to become an MDU Specialist at Vumatel, where they qualified, developed, and maintained thorough company and product knowledge, researched consumer needs, and identified how their solutions could meet them. Gert also generated leads, maintained client relationships, and developed new sales tactics. In 2019, Gert became an Honours Student at the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika. Later that year, they joined ADvTECH Resourcing - Communicate Recruitment as a Recruitment Consultant, where they performed the full recruitment life cycle process, achieved staffing objectives by recruiting and evaluating candidates, and monitored performance. Currently, Gert is working at OfferZen, initially as an Account Manager and now as a Senior Account Manager. OfferZen is a marketplace that changes the normal recruitment model for software developers, enabling companies to send interview requests with upfront salaries instead of developers applying for jobs. Gert is dedicated to improving the developer ecosystem and changing the way developers find work in South Africa.

Gert Barnard's education history is as follows:

From 2019 to 2020, Gert attended the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, where they obtained a Honours degree in Industrial Applied Psychology for Professional Contexts.

In the years 2016 to 2018, they also studied at the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, earning a Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

In 2015, Gert underwent Leadership Training at the VGY Leadership Academy. The field of study for this training is not specified.

Lastly, from 2010 to 2014, Gert attended Hoërskool Outeniqua and obtained a NSC qualification. The specific field of study is not provided.

In addition to their formal education, Gert has received several certifications. These include:

- Jira Fundamentals for Agile Projects from Udemy, obtained in June 2021.

- Fundamentals of Agile Project Management from Udemy, obtained in April 2021.

- Tech Talent-Acquisition Certified Professional from DevSkiller, obtained in December 2020.

- Pre-Programming: Everything you need to know before you code from Udemy, obtained in November 2020.

- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) from Scrum Alliance, obtained in May 2021.

- Hubspot Software Certification from HubSpot, obtained in July 2021.