Tjaard Du Plessis
Professional Services Executive at Synthesis Software Technologies
Gauteng, South Africa
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Top SchoolTjaard Du Plessis is a seasoned technology leader and Professional Services Executive who heads Digital and Emerging Tech at Synthesis, with over a decade of experience delivering large-scale, cloud-native systems and digital transformations. He blends deep technical expertise (MSc in Computer Science, image processing background) with hands-on experience across Microsoft, Java, Node, mobile, AI/ML and container ecosystems to build scalable microservices and real-time platforms. Known for evangelizing agile, lean and extreme programming, he leads innovation workshops and speaks at conferences to help enterprises modernize core banking, image recognition and AI initiatives. Comfortable moving between strategy and delivery, he has overseen complex integrations across major South African banks and run POCs on AWS for real-time AI, while also nurturing UX and security capabilities. An avid reader with passions for art and sport, he’s recognized for creative reinvention—applying academic rigor to practical, high-impact solutions across startups and established corporates.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Masters, Computer Science (Image Processing), Cum Laude, Masters, Computer Science (Image Processing), Cum Laude at North-West University/Noordwes-UniversiteitThePowerMBA, MBA, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Innovation & Digital Transformation, ThePowerMBA, MBA, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Innovation & Digital Transformation at ThePowerMBA
Afrikaans, English
Github Skills (10)
architecture5
scale5
hyper4
raft3
kubernetes3
cli-application3
scalability3
cli2
cloud-native2
polaris2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
tjaard123/play-kafka
Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:20 commits, 14 pushes in 4 months
tjaard123/tjaard123.github.io
Sep 2017 - Feb 2025
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 5 months
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