Bjarke Gotfredsen
Co-Founder at MaxIQ.Space
Western Cape, South Africa
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Top SchoolBjarke Gotfredsen is a seasoned ICT leader and entrepreneur with four decades of experience spanning software development, IT strategy and economic development. He co-founded MEDO to build public-private partnerships for local economic and educational development and later founded MaxIQ.Space to drive space-based STEM outreach. Technically grounded with a BSc in IT and an MBA from GIBS, he has run large development teams and multimillion budgets, led enterprise software delivery across continents, and holds worldwide patents in ICT security processes. He established SAFLII to provide free access to legal materials across Southern Africa, demonstrating a rare blend of tech delivery, governance and civic impact. Known for practical implementations of knowledge management and open-source-focused solutions, he frequently operates at board level to translate strategy into scalable systems. Based in the Western Cape, he combines deep legacy experience (dating back to the late 1970s) with current hands-on work in STEM education and space outreach.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Information Technology, Bachelor's Degree Information Technology at Copenhagen Business SchoolHigh School Chemistry, High School Chemistry at Greve GymnasiumMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Strategy Leadership, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Strategy Leadership at Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) - University of Pretoria
Danish, Swedish
Stackoverflow
146reputation
8kreached
1answer
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Github Skills (153)
arduino-library10
flashing10
pygame10
micropython9
esp329
embedded9
esp82669
arduino9
platformio9
json9
cpp8
python8
displays8
soap8
samd218
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
xinabox/pxt-SW01
Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
XinaBox SW01 extension for Makecode
Contributions:1 release, 7 PRs, 211 pushes in 6 months
makecode
xinabox/xLoader
Aug 2017 - Nov 2020
Tool for Flashing ☒CC01 and ☒CR0x using ☒IP01
Contributions:2 releases, 13 commits, 11 pushes in 3 years 3 months
flashingpython
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