Darren Whitfield

Senior Team Lead at Wonderlabz

Darren Whitfield is a professional with extensive work experience in various technical roles. Darren currently serves as a Senior Team Lead at Wonderlabz SA, where they mentor and motivates multiple teams of 5-8 people. Darren has successfully developed internal tools and structures to improve workload management and communication channels. Darren has also contributed to the creation of a plugin-based hybrid frontend for internal administration and secure external integration. Darren collaborates closely with senior management and stakeholders to ensure transparent and effective communication.

Prior to this, Darren worked at Outdev (Pty) Ltd as a Technical Director, leading the development and implementation of scalable software solutions. Darren excels in various domains, including branding, user experience, and team management, ensuring clients' satisfaction is fully achieved.

Before Outdev, Darren held the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Bla Bla Bla Studios. Here, they developed web and land-based casino games and native mobile applications for international clients. Darren'sresponsibilities included maintaining strong relationships with clients and other development studios, advising on best practices, and implementing creative solutions.

Darren's career began at Kaleidocode, where they started as a Software Developer. Darren created and maintained enterprise websites and applications, demonstrating proficiency in various technologies such as Angular, Neo4j, Node Express, C#, and Unity Mobile and Desktop Game Development.

Darren has previous experience as an Intermediate Software Developer at Always Active Technologies and Lake, Smit and Partners. At AC Computers, Darren worked as a Computer Technician.

Darren Whitfield received their education from CTI, where they pursued a degree in Information Systems and Software Engineering (ISSE) with a focus on Software Development. Darren attended CTI from 2009 to 2011. Prior to their college education, Darren Whitfield attended Pinetown Boys High School, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this period of their education. Additionally, Darren Whitfield received a certification in Information Systems and Software Engineering (ISSE) from the CTI Education Group, although the specific month and year of obtaining this certification are not provided.

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  • Senior Team Lead

    March, 2021 - present