Steven Pfeifer
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Afrikaans Professional working proficiency
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Charles Botha
Steve is a real smart alec, and I mean that in the nicest possible way. He has the kind of smart alec joking personality that makes him someone that is great fun as friend and is also a very smart guy who solves problems other people can't. For instance I've seen him do some unnatural things with LED's - he custom built an LED array that was twice as powerful as a commerical unit (I verified with objective PAR readings) and the costs were six times less than the commerical offering, meaning for the available resources Steve's solution was 12X more efficient! He also methodically researches a subject so that he avoids the pitfalls which other people who just rush in blindly into a subject make and that means when he does something, it's done right. I also know that he is one of those few people that still have that 'oldschool' mentality of decency and thus you can always trust him to do the right thing.
Charles Botha
Steve is a real smart alec, and I mean that in the nicest possible way. He has the kind of smart alec joking personality that makes him someone that is great fun as friend and is also a very smart guy who solves problems other people can't. For instance I've seen him do some unnatural things with LED's - he custom built an LED array that was twice as powerful as a commerical unit (I verified with objective PAR readings) and the costs were six times less than the commerical offering, meaning for the available resources Steve's solution was 12X more efficient! He also methodically researches a subject so that he avoids the pitfalls which other people who just rush in blindly into a subject make and that means when he does something, it's done right. I also know that he is one of those few people that still have that 'oldschool' mentality of decency and thus you can always trust him to do the right thing.
Charles Botha
Steve is a real smart alec, and I mean that in the nicest possible way. He has the kind of smart alec joking personality that makes him someone that is great fun as friend and is also a very smart guy who solves problems other people can't. For instance I've seen him do some unnatural things with LED's - he custom built an LED array that was twice as powerful as a commerical unit (I verified with objective PAR readings) and the costs were six times less than the commerical offering, meaning for the available resources Steve's solution was 12X more efficient! He also methodically researches a subject so that he avoids the pitfalls which other people who just rush in blindly into a subject make and that means when he does something, it's done right. I also know that he is one of those few people that still have that 'oldschool' mentality of decency and thus you can always trust him to do the right thing.
Charles Botha
Steve is a real smart alec, and I mean that in the nicest possible way. He has the kind of smart alec joking personality that makes him someone that is great fun as friend and is also a very smart guy who solves problems other people can't. For instance I've seen him do some unnatural things with LED's - he custom built an LED array that was twice as powerful as a commerical unit (I verified with objective PAR readings) and the costs were six times less than the commerical offering, meaning for the available resources Steve's solution was 12X more efficient! He also methodically researches a subject so that he avoids the pitfalls which other people who just rush in blindly into a subject make and that means when he does something, it's done right. I also know that he is one of those few people that still have that 'oldschool' mentality of decency and thus you can always trust him to do the right thing.
Credentials
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CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
The Linux FoundationJun, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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LSD Open
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South Africa
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Platform Engineer
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Jan 2021 - Present
All things open source, Kubernetes, Openshift, Rancher All things open source, Kubernetes, Openshift, Rancher
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Ornico
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South Africa
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Technology, Information and Media
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1 - 100 Employee
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Devops Engineer
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Oct 2017 - Jan 2021
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N1 Restaurant Suppliers
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Olifantsfontien
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Information Technology Manager
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Nov 2013 - Oct 2017
Systems development implementation and evaluation. Systems development implementation and evaluation.
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Beefy Meats
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Olifantsfontien
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IT Manager & HACCP Officer
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Nov 1998 - Nov 2013
Server setup, maintenance and disaster recovery. Network management New technologies investigation, development and deployment. Server setup, maintenance and disaster recovery. Network management New technologies investigation, development and deployment.
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Systemware computers
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Gauteng
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Network Technician
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Dec 1997 - Dec 2007
Contract work doing Network and Computer support and installations. Contract work doing Network and Computer support and installations.
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Perd
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Spartan
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Quality control
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Jan 1997 - Jul 1997
Quality Control Inspector Quality Control Inspector
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Education
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Linux Foudation
Certified Kubernetes Administrator -
Udemy
certificate of completion, IT netorking -
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
BCom Informatics, Informatics & Risk management -
Sir Pierre van Ryneveld