Andre Beauzec

Andre Beauzec has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries and roles. Andre is currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at TechConnect IT Solutions since October 2022. Prior to this, they held the position of Head of Operations at the same company from January 2019 to September 2022.

Before joining TechConnect IT Solutions, Andre worked as a Principal Data Architect at the company from January 2014 to January 2019, specializing in AWS and Azure.

Andre also has a significant experience at Derivco, where they worked from 2001 to 2013. During their tenure, they held various positions, including IT Service Assurance Team Lead from October 2008 to December 2013, DBA - Technical Lead from September 2006 to October 2008, DBA from July 2002 to September 2006, and IT Support Specialist from April 2001 to July 2002.

Andre also has worked at Marsh as an Application Packager from February 2000 to July 2000, and at Finers Stephens Innocent LLP as a Support Analyst from November 1999 to February 2000.

Andre started their career at Xerox as a Systems and Applications Tester from January 1999 to July 1999, followed by a role as a User Access Administrator at PwC from August 1998 to January 1999.

Andre also worked briefly at Guinness Plc as a Roll Out Analyst from July 1998 to August 1998.

Andre began their professional journey at the University of Stellenbosch as a Technical Research Analyst from July 1997 to June 1998, and at Plastimid as a Laboratory Technologist from December 1995 to December 1996.

Andre Beauzec attended Cape Peninsula University of Technology from 1994 to 1997, where they pursued a degree in Polymer Technology with a focus on Polymers. Before their university education, they also attended Rondebosch Boys High School, although the specific dates and details of their time there are not provided. In addition to their formal education, Andre Beauzec has obtained various certifications over the years. These certifications include Measuring Sustainable Development from SDG Academy in October 2021, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) from Scrum Alliance in December 2020, AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty from Amazon Web Services in October 2018, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services in April 2018, and Microsoft Professional Program certifications in Big Data and Data Science both obtained in April 2018. Andre also holds certifications from ScienceLogic as a Certified Expert and Certified Professional obtained in February 2015. Furthermore, they obtained AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification in June 2014, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 certifications in November 2011, MCITP Database Developer 2008 and MCITP Database Administrator 2008 certifications from Microsoft obtained in August 2011 and July 2011 respectively, as well as MCITP Business Intelligence Developer on SQL Server 2005 and MCITP Database Administrator on SQL Server 2005 certifications obtained in May 2008 and April 2008 respectively. Lastly, Andre Beauzec holds Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certifications obtained in March 2001 and May 1998 respectively.