JOHN N.

Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead at SixthUp

John N. has a diverse work experience in the technology and software industry. JOHN is currently working as a Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead at SixthUp, the US arm of Dynamic Technologies Holdings Group. Prior to this, they worked at Vodacom as a Senior Software Developer and Chapter Lead.

In 2017, John N. worked at 43Kare as a Full Stack Software Developer and Project Manager, where they focused on streamlining software development processes and managing multiple projects with remote developers.

Before that, they served as a Director at Nestel Group, a fintech company based in Durban, South Africa. In this role, they actively contributed to software architecture, coding, and mentoring. JOHN also established client relationships and gathered project requirements.

John N. also has experience as a Software Developer at Leads 2 Business, where they worked on a C# ASP. Net MVC and SQL Database system that captured daily tenders and project information for Africa.

At the beginning of their career, they worked as a Java/J2EE Developer at Abercrombie & Kent USA. During this time, they developed a Transport Department Management System using Java, RAD7, JSP, and other technologies.

Overall, John N. has demonstrated expertise in software development, project management, and team leadership throughout their career.

John N. began their education in 2007 at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, where they pursued a Bachelor's of Science in Information Technology, specializing in Information Technology. JOHN completed this degree in 2009. In the same year, they also obtained a Diploma in Oracle Developer from the Institute of Software Technologies.

In 2008, John N. enrolled at Super Link Technologies and earned a certificate in Linux System Administration and Networking. Additionally, in 2009, they achieved the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) certification for Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) certification for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.

Taking a break from formal education, John N. pursued a Java\J2EE Developer course at JJPeople from 2009 to 2010.

Moving forward, in 2020, John N. added the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification to their credentials, and in 2021, they obtained the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Their dedication to expanding their knowledge continued in 2022 when they achieved the Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect - Professional certification. Finally, in 2023, John N. obtained the Well-Architected Proficient certification from AWS.

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  • Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead

    May, 2021 - present