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Carl Spies

@carlspies

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Robotics curriculum designer and 4IR STEM EdTech developer.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can design hands-on STEM curricula and EdTech products, coach instructors, and lead open-source, agile innovation in education environments.

I am a robotics curriculum designer and 4IR STEM EdTech developer with deep experience building open-source educational appliances and coaching instructors in Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ROS2 and Python. I combine systems thinking, agile product development (SCRUM, LEAN) and social business strategy to design labs, courseware and scalable learning solutions.

I have led innovation and intrapreneurship programs, co-founded a social business, and served as CTO and trainer across tech and education sectors. My achievements include developing Moodle-based appliances, coaching university instructors in 4IR technologies, and deploying robotics and IoT curricula that bridge industry and classroom needs.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

4IR STEM Coach + EdTech Developer

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University of Johannesburg

Oct 2021 - Present (4 years 8 months)

Coached instructors on 4IR technologies and developed an open-source educational appliance based on Moodle and Raspberry Pi to support practical STEM and IoT learning.

4IR Coaching Moodle Raspberry Pi Curriculum Development IoT STEM Education Open Source Teacher Training

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4IR and EdTech Specialist

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Resolution Circle

Jan 2019 - Present (7 years 5 months)

Led 4IR and educational technology initiatives, designing curricula and lab solutions that integrated Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Moodle for skills development across the Johannesburg metropolitan area.

Curriculum Design Arduino Raspberry Pi Moodle STEM Education Robotics Python Open Source Advocacy

Innovation Coach

Sygenos

Jul 2017 - Dec 2022 (5 years 5 months)

Coached organisations on innovation practices and intrapreneurship, supporting ecosystem development and applied product/team Agile approaches across projects.

Innovation Coaching Intrapreneurship Agile Scrum Lean Startup Ecosystem Product Strategy

Co-founder & Strategist

Genotribe

Dec 2001 - Dec 2020 (19 years)

Co-founded and led social business strategy and systems modeling efforts, delivering courseware, needs analysis and long-term social enterprise initiatives over two decades.

Social Strategy Courseware Development Needs Analysis Coaching

Chief Technology Officer

Cerebra Communications

Oct 2006 - Nov 2010 (4 years 1 month)

Served as CTO, deploying social intranet platforms (Drupal/Open Atrium), acting as Scrum Master/CSPO and developing corporate training programs for social business transformation.

CTO Drupal Atrium Scrum CSPO Training Development

Training Manager

Obsidian Systems

May 1999 - Dec 2001 (2 years 7 months)

Managed technical training programs and delivery, focusing on Linux, open-source technologies and professional certification preparation.

Technical Training Linux Open Source Curriculum Development Instructional Design

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Cognitive Edge

Practitioner Certifications, Complex Systems / Sense-making

2009 - 2016

Completed Cognitive Edge practitioner programs covering Complex Adaptive Systems, Naturalising Sense-making, and decision theory.

Scrum Alliance

Certified ScrumMaster, Agile / Scrum

2009 - 2009

Completed Certified ScrumMaster training focused on agile development and project management.

ISNS

INLP/NS Trainer Certification, Neuro-Linguistic Programming / Neuro-semantics

2008 - 2008

Completed INLP/NS Trainer program in NLP and neuro-semantics.

Unknown (listed education 1989 - 1991)

1989 - 1991

Education entry listed for 1989–1991 with unspecified institution and credential.

Scrum Alliance

Professional Certifications, Agile / Product Management

Completed Scrum Alliance certifications including Certified Product Owner, Agile Product Strategy, Agile Estimation & Planning, and Project Management.