John Du Plessis
John Oliver Lawrence Du Plessis
Nickname: 'Glitch'
Technical Director, CODEPOET New Media
Born
in Pretoria
South Africa
A code poet by default, a digital scientist / architect / inventor by nature. I love working with open source technologies and making all things digital easy for the masses. I enjoy working with like-minded team members which enables myself and the team to deliver well thought and successful projects.
In my non-digital world, the real world as some of you like to refer as (although by today's standards there is no difference), I indulge myself in art (acrylics, charcoal and sketching) and do enjoy creative writing (poetry and short stories).
Business Address
John Du Plessis's Professional details
Current Position(s)
Owner / Partner - Chief of all development | Development & Production | CODEPOET New Media Internet Application Development
Muizenberg, South Africa | 2012 - present
Online Media, Internet and E-Commerce
I am owner / partner whereby we run a boutique development agency specializing in developing an assortment of various internet applications such as CRMs, RMS, ERP including add-ons that work with legacy or current systems such as e-commerce modules, member management, etc. Actually anything that can be dreamed of can be designed and developed.
Previous Position(s)
Software / PHP Developer | Da Vinci Call Centres
Cape Town | 2009 - 2010
Accounting, Banking and Finance
- Development of the new company CRM
- Development of new business process systems
- Automating business tasks
- Maintaining existing dialers
- Data Reporting
- Integration of multiple systems
- Creating user manuals for new systems
PHP Developer | Software Development | Kalshoven Automation B.V.
Amsterdam | 2009 - 2009
ICT and Telecommunications
- Maintaining client portal web applications
- Customizing Joomla components as per client requirements
- Developing new components on the company's inhouse developed framework (code name: Mezzanine)
- Implementing all projects into their server environments (live-state), supplying support and training when required
Owner and Web Application Developer | TWOPLUSTHREE New Media
Polokwane | 2007 - 2009
ICT and Telecommunications
This was a self employed position, I spent some time in Limpopo Polokwane and noticed that there was no opportunity for sustainable income working as a developer for an employer, also software development companies are far and few between. This was a fantastic opportunity to work for myself, I started a small new media agency focusing primary on web application development. Projects mostly consisted of CMS, CRM and e-commerce systems. I serviced private clients, companies, advertising agencies from London to Cape Town.
PHP Developer | Intranet Team | Nokia Siemens Networks
Centurion, South Africa | 2006 - 2007
ICT and Telecommunications
I worked as lead developer during the integration when networking companies of both Siemens and Nokia merged as Nokia Siemens Networks. I was responsible for the SADC and Mid-Eastern Intranet services. Daily duties entailed managing networks for my assigned regions, creating new and optimize existing database environments, implementation and integration of web / browser based business functions and solutions, documentation, content management system maintenance and development, designing of online media for use by the marketing department to be used in the online in-house media campaigns, managing live and recorded video cast feeds.
SEO / SEM Webmaster / Email Specialist | Search Engine Optimization & Marketing | Osiris Trading
Johannesburg, South Africa | 2005 - 2006
Online Media, Internet and E-Commerce
Osiris Trading manages online casinos by running and managing from the front to back end, some of their online clients include Royal Vegas, Platinum Play, 7Sutants, Vegas Palms, Vegas Towers, Desert Dollar and Poker Time. Some of these brands also had sister poker versions. I worked in the Search Department as Search Engine Marketing Webmaster and Email Specialist where we focused on SEO and search engine marketing. We dabbled in both SEO White and black hat (which proved interesting).
Web Application Developer (ColdFusion) | Development | MyMax
Stellenbosch | 2004 - 2005
ICT and Telecommunications
Developed online applications in ColdFusion, main application that needed to be delivered was an employee performance tool that measured the employees KPA’s and KPI’s using peer to peer, manager to employee and employee to manager. Basically this tool was a 360 degree application on measuring performance.
Web Developer / Webmaster | Development | Gambling.com
Cape Town | 2001 - 2004
Online Media, Internet and E-Commerce
Complete Management of the Gambling.com portal.
- General web development for the gaming portal
- New site enhancements
- Upgrades & maintenance
- Web Site database integration
- Back-end / Server-side scripting
- Graphic manipulation for use on the web
- Bulk Email Administration
- Advertiser click tracking & enhancing admin reporting tools & client reporting tools
- Monitoring of web & database servers
Web Developer | Studio | Hyper Active Productions
Cape Town | 2000 - 2001
ICT and Telecommunications
- Web development of new sites
- HTML Compiling
- Website upgrades and maintenance of existing clients
- Website database integration
- Back-end / Server side scripting
- Graphic manipulation for use on the web
- Liaising with clients regarding their project goals
- Flash development (adhoc)
- Database development (mainly MS SQL & MS Access)
Web Developer / Webmaster | Development | Forward Slash
Cape Town | 1998 - 2000
Online Media, Internet and E-Commerce
- Web development team supervisor
- Developing new strategies for projects
- Development of online promotions & competitions
- Upkeep & maintenance of client casino websites
- Graphic design for websites & banners
- Webmaster to multiple client casino websites
Portfolio
Developed a gallery system that would allow Ancestry24 to host various types of galleries with gallery specific search engine
Rebuilt Ancestry24 to use the WordPress 3.0 framework, using custom post types, included refactoring child theme, plugins, etc
I upgraded the shopping cart to use the latest version wpec (WP eCommerce) which entailed a complete re-write eCommerce system, product management etc. Also I had to integrate the new payment gateway which had to be completely compatible with the eCommerce platform
Educational history
Secondary
Protea High School, Gauteng (1991)
Tertiary
Cape Town | 1998 - 1998
Certification in Advanced Web Development - ASP Development, Microsoft SQL, IIS Servers
Advanced web development course focusing primary in server side scripting in Microsoft's ASP (Active Server Pages) using Microsoft SQL for data warehousing. This course also covered all aspects of IIS (Microsoft Internet Information Servers). The course required students to build a complete functional e-commerce model as the final project.
