Education & Professional Experience

James has studied at in Computer Systems Engineering between 1998 and 2001, then at Technical College in Electrical Engineering between 1995 and 1996.

James worked for Carlton & United Breweries as Associate Director - Technical Operations between Apr 2017 and Jun 2020, for Anheuser-Busch InBev as Enterprise Architecture: Solutions Senior Manager – Network, Telco, Cloud and Data Centre between Oct 2016 and Dec 2018, for SABMiller as One Africa Integration: Network and Security Manager between Jan 2008 and Oct 2016, for Layer7 Networking Solutions as Partner / Technical Manager between Jul 2005 and Dec 2007, for XON Systems as Senior Network Analyst between Jan 2004 and Jul 2005, for Lanmetrix as Senior Network Analyst between Jan 2000 and Jan 2004.

 Skills & Competences

James has the following skills : Management, Protocol Analysis, Cisco, Troubleshooting, Sniffer, Packeteer, Analysis, Network Design, Netscreen, Research and Development, Cisco Technologies, Security, Juniper, Network Architecture, Cloud Computing, Riverbed, Telecommunications, Architecture, Bluecoat, Network Security.

James speaks the following languages : Afrikaans, English.

James has earned the following certifications : ITIL4 Foundation, delivered by PeopleCert; Understanding Design for Cisco Internetworking Solutions, delivered by Cisco; Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP Routing & Switching), delivered by Cisco; Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Design, delivered by Cisco; Cisco Certified Networking Professional - Enterprise, delivered by Cisco; Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Wireless Design, delivered by Cisco; Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, delivered by Microsoft; Cisco Certified Specialist - Service Provider VPN Services Implementation, delivered by Cisco; Understanding of Cisco Network Devices, delivered by Cisco; Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise SD-WAN Implementation, delivered by Cisco; Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA Routing and Switching), delivered by Cisco; Cisco Certified Design Associate, delivered by Cisco; Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure Implementation, delivered by Cisco; Cisco Certified Specialist - Service Provider Advanced Routing Implementation, delivered by Cisco; Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP Service Provider), delivered by Cisco; Peplink Certified Engineer , delivered by Peplink; Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP), delivered by Cisco; Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core, delivered by Cisco; Blue Coat Certified Proxy Professional (BCCPP), delivered by Bluecoat; Cisco Certified Specialist - Service Provider Core, delivered by Cisco.