career, education

• Senior Lecturer, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Stellenbosch University (2010 - current).

• Lecturer (full-time), 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).

• 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).

• 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).

Faculty

• Committee member for academic appointments and promotions in the faculty at Stellenbosch University (SU).

• Member of the transformation committee in the faculty (2016-2019).

• Program leader for Applied Statistics in the faculty.

• Program committee member in the faculty (2019, 2020).

Departmental

• Committee member for Statistics postgraduate (Honours and Master) student admissions.

• Facilitator of the Statistics department’s external moderation process of exam scripts.

• Internal examiner of exam scripts, honours projects, master and PhD theses for Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, SU.

• Internal examiner of exam scripts for Department of Genetics, Biometry section, SU.

• Facilitator for undergraduate Statistics module changes and the development of a new second year module (in 2014).

• Member of the departments’ marketing team:

(a) Newsletter – Assistant editor (2018, 2019)

(b) Clothing – Design of the departmental hoodie (since 2014)

(c)  Social media – Administrator of the Facebook page (since 2014)

External

• Examiner of exam scripts, master and PhD theses for the Statistics department of the University of the Western Cape (UWC).

• Examiner of exam scripts for the Graduate School of Business of the University of Cape Town (UCT).

• Examiner of exam scripts and master theses for the Department of Statistical Sciences, UCT.

• Examiner of exam scripts and master theses for the Department of Statistics, University of Pretoria (UP).

• Examiner of exam scripts for the Department of Statistics, University of South Africa (UNISA).

• Examiner of exam scripts for Milpark Education.

Professional

• Member of the South African Statistical Association (SASA) (since 2001).

• Judge for SASA Honours Project Competition (in 2017).

• Referee: South African Statistical Journal (SASJ) (in 2014).

• Referee: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/ AIDS (in 2015).