Werner Ackermann
Senior Information Technology Manager
Western Cape, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolWerner Ackermann is a Senior Information Technology Manager with over a decade of experience leading IT and database operations in the research and mobile banking sectors. Based in the Western Cape and South African by origin, he has managed Oracle databases, servers, Active Directory and systems deployments while progressing from database developer to senior IT leadership at TASK Applied Science. He combines hands-on technical skills—UNIX systems administration and deployment engineering from his time at Visa—with strategic IT management across research environments. Since relocating to Canada in 2019 for developer work, he’s maintained a practical, troubleshooting-first approach captured by his GitHub ethos: "If it has bits, I'll poke at it." Known for turning complex requirements into reliable, auditable solutions, he also brings a public administration perspective through ongoing academic study.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
University of South AfricaInformation Technology (NDIP), Information Technology, Information Technology (NDIP), Information Technology at NMMU
Github Skills (93)
windows10
nvm10
javascript10
job-queue10
queue10
sqlite10
microsoft-sql-server10
nodejs10
angular-component10
gulp-plugin10
editor9
linux9
agm9
gulp9
sql9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
PyroSA/server-check
Jan 2017 - Jan 2022
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
CQSCloud/node-pdfbox
Apr 2015 - Jul 2016
Contributions:1 PR, 1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
pdfjavascriptnodejspdfboxnode
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