Stephan van der Merwe
Chief Technology Officer @Covalience, LLC | Software Development Leader | Marathon runner | Musician | Learning Spanish
- Role
- Chief Technology Officer at Covalience, Llc
- Location
- Chandigarh, CH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Stephan van der Merwe
Covalience combines global talent with entrepreneurial and international expertise to provide premium, cost-efficient software architecture, engineering and development solutions. We focus on technology-driven businesses, especially those with SaaS platforms, and provide the guidance and teams they seek to propel innovation and get projects done. Our clients range from funded startups to SMB’s to Fortune 500, in a wide variety of market sectors.I am daily walking the tightrope between enabling and caring for my team and getting real systems done for a hugely complex world out there. I don\'t have the luxury of choice between being task-oriented and people-oriented. I have to be both.My background includes very diverse elements from coding to consulting to teaching and public speaking. Living in India, South Africa, and Serbia has given me the cross-cultural experience I need to communicate with and motivate my teams.Finding the best way to do something and staying current with the newest technology is a constant challenge. I am constantly working on streamlining the development cycle to deliver what the clients want when they want it with as few errors as possible.I believe in honest and fair dealing that honors God and causes win-win outcomes. This job keeps me on my knees-)Specialities: Systems architecture and design, Solutions.net, PHP, JavaScript technologies (like React, Node, Angular, Vue), Java, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Design
Experience
Chief Technology Officer
Feb 2014 — Present · Mohali, IN
Covalience combines global talent with entrepreneurial and international expertise to provide premium, cost-efficient software architecture, engineering and development solutions. We focus on technology-driven businesses, especially those with SaaS platforms, and provide the guidance and teams they seek to propel innovation and get projects done. Our clients range from funded startups to SMB’s to Fortune 500, in a wide variety of market sectors.I am daily walking the tightrope between enabling and caring for my team and getting real systems done for a hugely complex world out there. I don\'t have the luxury of choice between being task-oriented and people-oriented. I have to be both.My background includes very diverse elements from coding to consulting to teaching and public speaking. Living in India, South Africa, and Serbia has given me the cross-cultural experience I need to communicate with and motivate my teams.Finding the best way to do something and staying current with the newest technology are constant challenges. I believe in honest and fair dealing that honors God and causes win-win outcomes. Specialties: Systems architecture and design, Solutions.net, PHP, Project Management
Education
North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit
BSc, Computer Science
1991 — 1993
Skills
- Integration
- Technical Writing
- Business Analysis
- Erp
- Outsourcing
- Requirements Analysis
- Data Migration
- C#
- .net
- Vb.net
- Business Process
- System Design
- Team Management
- Php
- Database Design
- Agile Methodologies
- Sap HR
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Running
- Abap
- Project Management
- Web Services
- Sql
- Asp.net
- Programming
- Clarinet
- Mobile Application Design
- Mysql
- Software Development
- Program Management
- Solution Architecture
- System Architecture
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