DEAN KRUGERSOFTWARE ENGINEER • SYSTEMS ARCHITECT • DEVOPS OPEN CV
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DEAN KRUGER

SOFTWARE ENGINEER • SYSTEMS ARCHITECT •
DEVOPS

I BUILD RELIABLE SYSTEMS FOR REAL-WORLD OPERATIONS. I design software platforms, data integrations, mobile workflows and automation tools that make complex operations easier to run, support and improve.

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ENGINEERING PROFILE OPEN TO OPPORTUNITIES
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SYSTEMSArchitecture

          
DATAIntegration

          
DEVOPSReliability

          
PRODUCTIONOperations

        

      

    


    

      
01 / ENGINEERING PROFILE
CORE CAPABILITIES

      

        
INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS
Software that supports operational processes, equipment and people.

        
DATA & REPORTING
Validated pipelines that turn raw events into useful information.

        
BACKEND ENGINEERING
Maintainable services, APIs, databases and domain logic.

        
SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
Reliable connections across devices, applications and teams.

        
DEVOPS & INFRASTRUCTURE
Deployment, monitoring, backup and recovery workflows.

        
APPLIED AI & AUTOMATION
Practical assistance and automation grounded in trusted data.

      

    


    

      
02 / SELECTED ENGINEERING
FEATURED PROJECTS

      

        
BTC Production Intelligence Suite authored production intelligence artworkMANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE
BTC Production Intelligence Suite
A modular platform for operational visibility, reporting, traceability and support workflows in a manufacturing environment.
PythonFlaskSQL
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BTC systems integration authored industrial integration artworkSYSTEMS INTEGRATION
Industrial Systems Integration
A staged integration architecture for moving industrial machine reports and events through local collection, validation, recovery-aware queueing, server-side ingestion and operational reporting.
PythonREST APIRecovery-aware
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QR Traceability System authored scanning and traceability artworkQR TRACEABILITY
QR Traceability System
A controlled workflow for production packets, mobile scanning, validation and record lookup.
Data MatrixAndroidREST API
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Android Operations App authored mobile operations artworkANDROID OPERATIONS
Android Operations App
An authenticated mobile interface for scanning, field tasks and access to operational information.
AndroidJavaREST
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Production Calculator and Planner authored capacity planning artworkPRODUCTION PLANNING
Production Calculator & Planner
A configurable tool for modelling capacity, schedules and operational scenarios.
JavaScriptData ModelsUI
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Legend Investigations Platform authored evidence and security artworkLEGEND SYSTEMS
Legend Investigations Platform
A secure case-support environment for research, evidence organisation and controlled investigative workflows.
OSINTSecurityWeb
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Operational sources feed data collection, validation and integration, services and automation, dashboards and apps, storage and recovery, and users and roles.

          

          
        

        

          
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          03 / ENGINEERING APPROACH
FROM COMPLEXITY TO CLARITY

          
I begin with the operation, map the data and failure points, then build the smallest reliable system that teams can understand, operate and recover.

          
  • Architecture shaped by real workflows
  • Validation at every system boundary
  • Offline-first and recovery-aware design
  • Clear interfaces for operators and support teams
  • Security and maintainability by default

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03 / ENGINEERING TIMELINE
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

      

        
HANDS-ON FOUNDATION
Hands-On Technical Foundation
PC repair, hardware diagnostics and self-directed software learning.

        
INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS
Independent Systems Engineering
Software, networking, infrastructure and security-focused technical projects.

        
CONTROL SYSTEMS
F&S Control Equipment
Control-equipment assembly, programming and technical production support.

        
FIELD SYSTEMS
GAAP Point of Sale
POS deployment, troubleshooting and client-site systems support.

        
INDEPENDENT R&D
Legend Systems & Investigations
Software platforms, infrastructure tooling and applied technology research.

        
CURRENT FOCUS
Manufacturing Intelligence
Industrial software, systems integration, reporting and DevOps.

      

    

    

      
04 / PROOF OF PRACTICE
ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING WORK
    
        
  • GNU Radio and RF systems authored artworkGNU Radio & RF SystemsSignal analysis, SDR experimentation and communications research.
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  • Reverse engineering and diagnostics authored artworkReverse Engineering & DiagnosticsProtocol inspection, data-format analysis and legacy-system interoperability.
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  • Android applications authored artworkAndroid ApplicationsMobile tools for scanning, field workflows and offline operation.
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  • Web platforms authored artworkWeb PlatformsOperational dashboards, business workflows and self-hosted applications.
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  • Tools and infrastructure authored artworkTools & InfrastructureReverse engineering, scripting, network diagnostics and maintenance utilities.
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  • Production Intelligence Platforms authored factory intelligence artworkProduction Intelligence PlatformsOperational visibility, production dashboards, reporting pipelines and factory intelligence workflows.
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05 / TOOLCHAIN
TECHNOLOGY STACK

        Android
        Bash
        Beckhoff / TwinCAT
        CSS
        Data Matrix
        Flask
        Git
        HTML
        Java
        JavaScript
        Kotlin
        Linux
        Node.js
        PowerShell
        Python
        QR
        REST
        SQL
        SQLite
        TypeScript
      
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06 / OPEN CHANNEL
LET'S BUILD SOMETHING RELIABLE
Need help with a complex software, integration or operational systems problem? I am open to engineering roles, consulting and technical collaboration.

      Emaildean.kruger3@gmail.com
      Phone+27 79 643 6540
      
LocationSouth Africa

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