Work experience
Full-time
Senior Lecturer, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Stellenbosch University (2010 - current).
Lecturer, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Stellenbosch University (2003-2009).
Junior Researcher in Biometry, Agricultural Research Council (ARC), Biometry Unit in Stellenbosch (2000-2002).
Marketing Information Analyst, HomeChoice (Pty) Ltd, Marketing department, Claremont (1999).
Part-time
Lecturer, SciMatUS programme, Stellenbosch University (2007).
Lecturer/Volunteer, Math4Stats programme, Department of Statistics, University of the Western Cape (2013-2015).
Lecturer, Biometry, Department of Genetics, Stellenbosch University (2022) .
Education
Ph.D (Statistics), Stellenbosch University, South Africa (2004-2008).
M.Com (Statistics), Stellenbosch University, South Africa (2001-2002).
B.Com.Hons (Statistics), Stellenbosch University, South Africa (1998).
B.Com (Statistics and Economics), University of the Western Cape, South Africa (1995-1997).
George Secondary School (1990-1994).
Kretzenshope Primary School (1983-1989).
Service
External: Moderator of exam scripts and examiner of master and PhD theses for,
Department of Statistics, University of the Western Cape (UWC).
Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town (UCT).
Department of Statistical Sciences, UCT.
Department of Statistics, University of Pretoria (UP).
Department of Statistics, University of South Africa (UNISA).
Milpark Education.
Internal: Moderator of exam scripts and examiner of honours, master and PhD theses for,
Department of Statistics and actuarial science, Stellenbosch University (SU).
Department of Genetics, Biometry section, SU.
Admin:
Committee member for Statistics postgraduate student admissions.
Facilitator of the Statistics department’s external moderation process of exam scripts.
Marketing team member (2014-2020): Newsletter, Clothing (hoodies) and Social media of the Statistics department.
Member of the transformation committee in the EMS faculty (2016-2019).
Program leader for Statistics in the EMS faculty.
Awards and scholarships
Merit bursary of the University of the Western Cape (1995).
Bursary from UNETPSA (United Nation’s Educational and Training Program in Southern Africa) for BCom at the University of the Western Cape (1996-1997).
Scholarship from UNETPSA to attend a course on small and medium enterprise development in Italy at the International Labour Organization Centre in Turin (1997).
The Open Society Scholars Fund Textbook Grant from the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelly Foundation (1997).
Bursary from the Centre for Science Development (CSD) for BCom (Hons) (1998).
Postgraduate Development Programme bursary from Stellenbosch University for MCom (2001).
National Research Foundation (NRF) bursary for MCom (2001-2002).
Rector’s award for general achievement, Stellenbosch University (in 2013, 2014, 2015).