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Profile

Timothy M. Keller is a Software Developer and Entrepreneur with an interest in building intuitive user experiences for information systems.

  • Considerable experience in developing web-based software applications, especially on Open Source technologies.
  • Strong public speaker with regular speaking invitations from corporates and schools.
  • Has developed software applications for schools, government and enterprises.
  • In-depth knowledge of the Education, CG Animation, Disaster Management, and Emergency Services industries.
  • Skilled in rapidly prototyping new software solutions leveraging appropriate technologies.
  • Experience in visual design using the Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Contributes to podcasts and technology community websites.

Employment and activities

Senior Developer, Sunrise Productions (2014-Present)

  • Responsible for all web projects within the company.
  • Responsible for IT within the studio (strategy, procurement, support, training).
  • Network and Systems management (Linux, Docker/LXC, Mikrotik routing, Unifi WiFi).
  • Development of front-end web interfaces (HTML5, CSS3, Less/Sass, Javascript, Node.js).
  • Development of back-end web services (Python/Django, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Memcached).
  • Continuous collaboration with the Art and Design teams working in Photoshop and Illustrator.
  • Collaboration with the CG Animation supervisor and technical team.

Product Manager, Umoya Networks (2012-2014)

  • Lead the technical and support teams
  • Set the strategic direction for Umoya's software products
  • Assisted with sales, marketing, business plan development and pitching to investors
  • Presented at several industry trade-shows and user groups

Founder, EdTechConf (2011-present)

  • Founded a revolutionary new education conference for passionate IT literate educators.
  • It has since been franchised as micro events country-wide called EdTechConf Extended.

Software Development Manager, Umoya Software (2011)

  • Strategic technical oversight on all technology projects and activities.
  • Management and guidance of a development team using SCRUM and Emergent Design methodologies.
  • Web Development in the Python and PHP languages utilising skills in HTML5/CSS3 design, JQuery, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Apache, nginx and Linux.
  • Oversight of Umoya’s systems architecture including load balancers, application servers and database backends.
  • Significant interaction with customers and partners through the development of requirement specifications and user acceptance testing.

Software Developer, Umoya Networks (2008-2010)

  • Technical Lead for the specification, design and development of the staffroom school management suite (www.mystaffroom.net)
  • Lead Developer for the uniti product, including User Interface, Business Logic, and database backend.
  • Management of the software development and support team.

Junior Developer, Umoya Networks (2005-2008)

  • Research and development of the ChirpFramework. It is now used extensively as the underlying framework for staffroom as well as the uniti and FireWeb product range. Uniti and FireWeb are used in the disaster management and fire fighting environments, respectively.

  • Engineering responsibilities to administrate Umoya’s internal and external software systems, including Servers (Windows/Unix) and Applications (Network Management, Document Management, E-Mail, and collaboration software).

Education

University of Cape Town

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Psychology (2008)

Fish Hoek High School

  • Head Student, Student Representative Council (2005)
  • Matric distinction in four subjects

Achievements

  • Delivered keynote presentations at the ADESSA (Gauteng 2012, 2013), South African Principals' Association (Western Cape 2012), and International Partners in Business (Kwa-Zulu Natal 2012) conferences
  • Delivered presentations at Microsoft TechEd Africa 2009
  • Presented talks at Microsoft DevDays 2009 and 2010
  • Received Dean's Merit award for Computer Science (UCT, 2007)