Gary Swanepoel
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Tim Jensen
Gary is a friendly, warm and open person. He is highly skilled and knowledgable in web development, in particular the Business Catalyst platform, and is passionate about identifying and realising the full value and potential of applications and systems. You will get honesty and genuine care in your dealings with Gary.
Tim Jensen
Gary is a friendly, warm and open person. He is highly skilled and knowledgable in web development, in particular the Business Catalyst platform, and is passionate about identifying and realising the full value and potential of applications and systems. You will get honesty and genuine care in your dealings with Gary.
Tim Jensen
Gary is a friendly, warm and open person. He is highly skilled and knowledgable in web development, in particular the Business Catalyst platform, and is passionate about identifying and realising the full value and potential of applications and systems. You will get honesty and genuine care in your dealings with Gary.
Tim Jensen
Gary is a friendly, warm and open person. He is highly skilled and knowledgable in web development, in particular the Business Catalyst platform, and is passionate about identifying and realising the full value and potential of applications and systems. You will get honesty and genuine care in your dealings with Gary.
Experience
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Startup Precinct
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Australia
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder
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Nov 2018 - Present
Supporting early-stage startups in one of Australia's most iconic locations Supporting early-stage startups in one of Australia's most iconic locations
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PIXELPIXEL
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Feb 2013 - Present
We provide development, design and marketing services for innovative businesses using modern technologies. We provide development, design and marketing services for innovative businesses using modern technologies.
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APOD (Australian Partners of Defence)
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Australia
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Armed Forces
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1 - 100 Employee
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Technical Lead
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Dec 2013 - Present
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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
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Australia
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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RACGP MedTech Hackathon Finalist
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Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
Finalist for an AI tool to assist with doctors with documentation and resources, using machine learning to create a working proof of concept, to save doctors time in managing the patient's information. ARI is a natural language AI machine that has learned hundreds of thousands of medical terms, drug names & active ingredients. With its neural language processing feature, ARI is able to contextually put together the information and provide you with the structural format so you can provide better patient care
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Junction 2 Coworking
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Australia
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Executive Offices
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Cofounder
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Aug 2015 - Jun 2019
Junction 2 is Noosa Junction's first purpose built co-working space. The space is designed to encourage collaboration and creativity for micro-businesses, with a mix of startups, entrepreneurs and small businesses. Junction 2 is Noosa Junction's first purpose built co-working space. The space is designed to encourage collaboration and creativity for micro-businesses, with a mix of startups, entrepreneurs and small businesses.
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Startup Catalyst
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Australia
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International Trade and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Startup Community Leader’s Mission
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Mar 2019 - Mar 2019
Supported by Advanced Queensland a group of Queenslanders head to Boulder, Denver, San Francisco and Silicon Valley to explore different models and programs that are providing support to startups, to build global awareness, to discover international best practices, to learn about the latest trends, and to build strong global connections to better support the startups in our local communities back home. During the mission we will meet with fellow startup community leaders, including mentors, managers and staff from accelerators, co-working spaces, tech hubs, meetup groups, and other startup support organisations. We will also connect with the Australian ex-pat community.
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Startup Onramp
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Australia
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Technology, Information and Internet
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Sunshine Coast Program Support Facilitor
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Aug 2018 - Jan 2019
Sunshine Coast program launching next week. Stay tuned for details. Follow #SCRIPT and Digital Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast program launching next week. Stay tuned for details. Follow #SCRIPT and Digital Sunshine Coast
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Innovate Noosa
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Australia
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Think Tanks
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Founding Board Member
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Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
Delivering a vehicle to accelerate solutions and sustainable economic development for a future Noosa. Innovate Noosa has the opportunity to help create, with the Noosa community, a sustainable and innovative entity that will achieve economic development for the Noosa community while also helping to respond to challenges and tackle and solve problems the community and businesses have identified over many years. As a collective, Innovate Noosa aim to facilitate change through connecting ideas to resources, and providing solutions through projects and programs.
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Board Member
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Nov 2016 - Dec 2018
The Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance is a not-for-profit, arts advocacy organisation, governed by a member-elected volunteer Board. The Creative Alliance connects the dots between creative thinkers, businesses, places, supporters, target markets, audiences and key stakeholders through Advocacy, Learning, Networking and Partnerships. Promoting the value of creative enterprise and artistic expression as drivers of innovation, business, culture and regional identity. The Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance is a not-for-profit, arts advocacy organisation, governed by a member-elected volunteer Board. The Creative Alliance connects the dots between creative thinkers, businesses, places, supporters, target markets, audiences and key stakeholders through Advocacy, Learning, Networking and Partnerships. Promoting the value of creative enterprise and artistic expression as drivers of innovation, business, culture and regional identity.
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GovHack
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Australia
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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2018 GovHack Sunshine Coast
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Sep 2018 - Sep 2018
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Bank of Queensland
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Australia
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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2017 BoQ Fintech Hackathon
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Mar 2017 - Mar 2017
Hosted by Bank of Queensland (BOQ) and technology start-up hub River City Labs, over 130 budding innovators and tech-heads pitch their business idea and solution to a panel of high-profile tech judges, including Queensland’s Chief Entrepreneur, Mark Sowerby, Ezidebit founder Michael Dempsey, Infocus Chief Operating Officer, Jo Willoughby, and BOQ’s Chief Information Officer, Donna-Maree Vinci. 54-hours of team work, validation, coding, more validation, pivoting ideas, validation, pitch practice was required in order to address one of four problems faced by the financial technology industry. The winning crew looked to solved the problem of engaging millennials through some form of disruption in technology.
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IT|Business
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Web Developer
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2007 - Jul 2016
The Business of IT. A small web development, online marketing & technology creation workshop, bringing new ideas to the market. Enthusiasts with technology, web design & development, online marketing and everything gadgetry. The Business of IT. A small web development, online marketing & technology creation workshop, bringing new ideas to the market. Enthusiasts with technology, web design & development, online marketing and everything gadgetry.
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Pebble Design - Hotel Website Design - Hotel Photography - Hotel Digital Marketing
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Australia
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Development Manager
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Mar 2009 - Mar 2012
Creation and development of new business strategies with web based technologies for online marketing and online business. * Account Management and Business Development * Strategic Planning, Process Mapping and Project Management * SEO and Online Performance Analysis * HTML, CSS and Javascript Coding * Business Catalyst (Content Management System) Implementation and Training Creation and development of new business strategies with web based technologies for online marketing and online business. * Account Management and Business Development * Strategic Planning, Process Mapping and Project Management * SEO and Online Performance Analysis * HTML, CSS and Javascript Coding * Business Catalyst (Content Management System) Implementation and Training
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Marketpipe
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Software Development
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Groups Projects Coordinator
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2004 - 2006
Client Liason and Project Management Adminstrator for customisation and specification design of Web-Based Financial Software. Project Leader for Process Improvement and Implementation of web-based Management, QA and Control Functionality. Client Liason and Project Management Adminstrator for customisation and specification design of Web-Based Financial Software. Project Leader for Process Improvement and Implementation of web-based Management, QA and Control Functionality.
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Education
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QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
Bachelor, Information Technology, Management -
QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
Bachelor, Business, Management