Gareth Edwards

Vice President – Strategic Development at Performanta

Gareth Edwards has over 20 years of work experience. Gareth started their career as an Interest Reviewer at Standard Bank in 1998. Gareth then worked as a Field Technician at Unisys in 1999, where they fixed, installed, and troubleshooted clients' computers. Gareth also contributed to the planning of clients' branch layouts. In 2000, they worked as a Data Capturer at Standard Bank for a brief period. From 2001 to 2002, they served as a Junior Lecturer at IT Intellect, where they lectured on various IT courses and managed hardware and software. In 2002, they joined Damelin as a Lecturer, providing educational instruction. Gareth returned to Standard Bank in 2002, initially as a Lan Administrator contractor and later assuming roles such as LAN Administrator, Technical Specialist, Manager - Systems Management, and Technical Lead - Systems Management. During their time at Standard Bank, Gareth created and implemented various solutions, managed infrastructure teams, provided support, and developed scripts and applications. In 2012, they joined Performanta as the Vice President - Strategic Development, overseeing the development team's efforts to deliver unique applications and tools. Finally, in 2020, they moved to Cyberlumeneer in the same role. Overall, Gareth's work experience highlights their expertise in IT management, development, support, and education.

Gareth Edwards' education history includes the following:

- In 2012, they attended Centrify for a short period of time, studying Centrify 2012.

- In the same year, they also spent some time at McAfee, focusing on Nitro.

- In 2009, they attended the Standard Bank Global Leadership Centre, where they completed a program on Leading High Performance Teams.

- Also in 2009, they studied Altiris Notification Server 6.x at Symantec.

- In 2008, Gareth obtained a degree in ITIL v3 Foundation from Foster Melliar.

- In the same year, they also completed a course on Intro to Windows Server 2008 at Innobits Consulting.

- In 2007, they attended LGIT for an introductory course on .Net Programming.

- In 2006, Gareth completed a program on Wise Packaging Studio at Soft Select.

- In 2001, they obtained a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (2000) certification from Microsoft.

- In the same year, they also earned a Network + certification from Comptia.

- In 2000, they completed a program on A+ (1998 and 2001 objectives) from Comptia.

- Also in 2000, they attended Maurice Kerrigan Presentations for training and facilitation.

- From 1993 to 1997, Gareth attended Bracken High School in Alberton, South Africa, where they obtained their Matric degree.

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  • Vice President – Strategic Development

    September, 2012 - present