Dave Long
Director at ITB Software
Makhanda, South Africa
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Top SchoolDave Long is a director-level full stack engineer and blockchain enthusiast with nine years of focused industry experience and a 20+-year track record leading FinTech and digital teams. He currently runs ITB Software, building productivity and profitability tools for the financial sector, and previously shaped technical strategy as Technical Director at agencies and as Deputy Director for business processing at Rhodes University. Dave blends hands-on development across the Microsoft stack with solution architecture and process re-engineering, consistently aligning technology choices to measurable business outcomes. He stays current with emerging trends and applies innovation pragmatically—seeing technology as a means to solve real operational problems rather than an end in itself. Based in Makhanda, South Africa, he balances professional leadership with community involvement in local cricket and family life by the beach, reflecting a practical, steady approach to complex projects. Colleagues know him as a results-driven technologist who prioritizes delivery and mentorship over tech for its own sake.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Matric, High School, Matric, High School at St Andrew's College, GrahamstownBSocSci Hons., Information Systems, Postgraduate, BSocSci Hons., Information Systems, Postgraduate at Rhodes University
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Github Skills (52)
clientside10
anonymous10
validators9
cosmos9
umbraco9
asp-net-core9
bitcoin9
csharp9
currency9
reward9
exchange9
cryptocurrency9
wallet8
stratum8
dotnet-core8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
plenteum/plenteum
Jul 2019 - May 2020
Private, secure crytocurrency. Solving the dust problem and reducing fees
Contributions:16 releases, 35 commits, 4 PRs in 10 months
securecryptographycrytocurrencysolvingprivacy
plenteum/plenteum-webwallet-js
Aug 2018 - Mar 2020
Plenteum Clientside Web Wallet
Contributions:44 commits, 6 pushes in 1 year 7 months
web-walletethereumblockchainclientsidewallet
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