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John Klerck

@johnklerck

Project Manager at NWU Enterprises leading a R800,000 case-management platform and shaping software products with end users.

South Africa

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At NWU Enterprises, I’m currently leading development of a case-management platform with a R800,000 budget, built around a rapport-based interviewing methodology. I’m a founding IT team member, reporting to the CEO and contributing the IT perspective to executive discussions.

I’ve managed development of Share2Teach.com and an internal teaching and learning app, working with end users on product decisions. I also led the company-wide migration to Microsoft 365 and co-scoped, configured, and rolled out the organisation’s Zoho ERP alongside a colleague.

At North-West University, I acted as a Junior Project Manager and Advisor to students developing software products, and taught systems analysis and design and decision support systems part-time. I’m PRINCE2 certified and completing an MSc in Computer Science at North-West University.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

IT Developer

Current

NWU Enterprises (Pty) Ltd

Aug 2024 - Present (2 years 2 months)

Founding IT team member managing technology, software, and systems, reporting directly to the CEO. Leads development teams and manages projects including a case management platform and Share2Teach.

Project Management IT Architecture (System Design)Systems Administration Microsoft 365 Entra ID Zoho AWS GitLab CI CD Heroku

Junior Project Manager

North-West University

Jan 2023 - Dec 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Advised and managed student software development projects, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery of apps and teaching systems.

Project Management Software Development Team Leadership

Junior Lecturer (Part-time)

North-West University

Jan 2023 - Jun 2024 (1 year 5 months)

Taught Systems Analysis and Design and Decision Support Systems to IT students, covering project management, system analysis, and linear programming.

Teaching Systems Analysis Decision Support Systems Excel Solver Zachman

Tele-Sales and Lead Generation Representative

Novalife Potchefstroom

Jun 2019 - Dec 2019 (6 months)

Conducted cold calling and lead generation, screening potential clients and capturing data to support sales.

Cold Calling Lead Generation Data Entry

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

North-West University

Master of Science, Computer Science

Master of Science in Computer Science with a thesis on a replicable process for higher-education institutions in developing nations to build internal software solutions, using the Better Faster Marking (BFM) project at NWU as a case study. Expected completion in 2026.

PeopleCert

PRINCE2 Project Manager, Project Management

PRINCE2 Project Manager certification from PeopleCert, including PRINCE2 Practitioner and Foundation levels.

North-West University

Bachelor of Science (Hons), Computer Science and Information Systems

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Systems (Hons) with majors in Educational Game Research and Project Management, and minors in Artificial Intelligence, Image Processing and Decision Support Systems. Papers submitted for publication on educational game quality and development frameworks.

North-West University

Bachelor of Science, Information Technology

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with coursework in object-oriented programming, systems and algorithm design, Git, Agile and Waterfall methodologies, linear programming, and AI fundamentals.