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Dean Kruger

@deankruger

I build production-intelligence systems connecting industrial machines, backend services, infrastructure, and field workflows.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to build practical, recovery-aware production systems across industrial integration, backend services, infrastructure, operational data, reporting, and mobile workflows.

At Best Tobacco Company, I architect production-intelligence systems that connect Windows machine-side collection, Linux receivers, APIs, persistence, reporting, and Android/QR field workflows. I build recovery-aware ingestion and keep machine integrations independently staged and honestly validated.

Across Legend Systems Projects & Consulting and earlier technical roles, I've delivered software, infrastructure, mobile tooling, machine recovery support, and operational systems. I work with Python, JavaScript, SQL, Linux, Windows, Android, and industrial integration to solve practical production problems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineer / Systems Developer

Current

Best Tobacco Company

Jan 2026 - Present (8 months)

Architected production-intelligence systems spanning Windows machine-side collection, Linux receivers and APIs, persistence, reporting and Android/QR field workflows. Isolated machine-to-server ingest to prevent contamination of production data.

Python JavaScript SQL Linux Windows Android Kotlin Data Ingestion Reporting Systems Machine Data Integration Offline Buffering Synchronisation

Current

Founder / Independent Software and Systems Engineer

Current

Legend Systems Projects & Consulting

Jan 2015 - Present (11 years 8 months)

Independent engineering, consulting, research and project work across software, websites, networking, infrastructure, recovery, mobile tooling and business systems.

Software Engineering Consulting Networking Infrastructure Mobile Tooling Business Systems

Onsite Technician — Point-of-Sale Systems

GAAP Point of Sale (Pty) Ltd

Feb 2022 - Feb 2024 (2 years)

Provided onsite technical support within GAAP point-of-sale environments across the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast.

Control Equipment Production & Technical Support

F&S Control Equipment

Jan 2018 - Nov 2019 (1 year 10 months)

Assembled electronic control equipment, operated SMT pick-and-place equipment, performed machine homing and axis-position troubleshooting, calibration, controller-reset workflows, machine-software recovery support, component and bill-of-material handling, and technical fault diagnosis.

SMT Pick And Place Calibration Troubleshooting Machine Software Recovery Bills Of Materials

Rigger / Fabricator / Designer

Monster Signs / Monstar Group

Jan 2014 - Dec 2016 (2 years 11 months)

Worked across signage fabrication, rigging, installation, repair and design-to-production workflows. Coordinated site scopes, production files, suppliers and field delivery while supporting illuminated-sign diagnosis, vinyl production and commercial signage projects.

Signage Fabrication Rigging Installation Repair Design To Production Illuminated Sign Diagnosis Vinyl Production