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NEIL BURGERGAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA

Complex data.
Practical software.
Clear purpose.

Lead Software Developer
& Data Scientist

I turn complex, messy data and ideas into practical software people can use.

My work connects data pipelines, APIs and applications, from the first client conversation through to production and ongoing support.

BUILDING PRODUCTION SYSTEMS SINCE 2020SOFTWARE ENGINEERING / DATA SCIENCE / TECHNICAL DIRECTION

01 / SELECTED WORK

From complexity to something useful.

What I built.
Where I took ownership.

MOMENTUM IN PRODUCTION

Connecting data,
models and decisions.

Data pipelines, model APIs and a custom reporting service that brings client information, credit and risk data, and model outputs into useful PDF reports for financial advisers.

MY CONTRIBUTION

Pipelines, APIs and reporting software, as part of the modelling and AI team and in collaboration with cloud developers.

Explore the contribution

I clean and structure complex datasets for model development, and build APIs that let external services submit data, invoke the team’s models and retrieve predictions.

The deployed models belong to the team’s modelling work. Cloud developers own the deployment workflows.

SYSTEM OVERVIEW01
Client informationCredit & risk data
01 / PREPAREClean, structured dataData pipelines
02 / CONNECTThe team’s ML modelsAPI integration
03 / DELIVERInformation advisers can useCustom PDF reporting

A simplified view of the production solution

02 / GNSS INTELLIGENCEL24

Locus24

Turning GNSS research ideas into a working platform, with backend infrastructure, APIs, a web dashboard, detection algorithms and automated reporting.

Technical development lead
What I owned

I lead technical development and built the platform’s backend, APIs and dashboard. I implemented detection algorithms and automated reporting, working with research ideas contributed by others as well.

03 / DOCUMENT WORKFLOWSdf.

Dociflow

One place for vendor applications, document reviews and sign off. A production workflow system used by ERIS Property Group.

Concept through production
What I owned

I led the system from concept through production, with primary responsibility for implementation and client engagement. After taking over the early prototype, I improved security, performance, database calls and usability.

04 / PROPERTY OPERATIONSBC

BlueCrane

A mobile web application for student accommodation entry and exit inspections, connecting photographic evidence and issue capture with building dashboards.

Development & production delivery
What I owned

Development began in 2023, and I brought the application into production in my later role. It integrates with ERIS RiseStudent through SSO and APIs, using Supabase and S3. Building dashboards support maintenance planning, budgeting and responsibility assessments.

05 / WEATHER DATA PIPELINESTN

TomorrowNow.org

Bringing NOAA data, satellite imagery and client datasets together for an ML weather data gap filling project.

Data acquisition, preparation & delivery
What I owned

I built the data acquisition, preparation and delivery pipelines for this one time project. I coordinated with client teams and collaborated with a colleague on processing. My contribution was the data pipeline, rather than ownership of the ML model.

06 / OPERATIONAL DASHBOARDSMV

MyView

Operational dashboards connecting IoT sensor data and facilities management information. I owned the build and delivered a full version 2 refresh.

Platform ownership & full v2 rebuild
What I owned

I owned building MyView and its full version 2 refresh. I continue developing and supporting the platform, working with MyBuildings teams in Africa and Australia on client requirements and integrations.

07 / FLEET DATA & INTEGRATIONPT

Project Track

A complete fleet monitoring system, connecting client tracking data to event detection and information delivered back into client systems.

Complete system build & client integration
What I owned

I built the whole Project Track system: integrated with clients, consumed their tracking queues, built our backend and pushed processed data back to them. I developed algorithms for extended stops, unusual movement patterns and prolonged vehicle bunching, plus static and animated fleet heatmaps. The system was used in production for a year.

08 / ISSUE REVIEWSP

Snagportal

An issue review portal for Waterfall City and its estates, built from scratch to bring Oracle issue data into a review and approval workflow.

Built from scratch & deployed
What I owned

I built and deployed the portal from scratch using Next.js and Vercel. I integrated Oracle issue data, supported duplicate merging and routed approved issues to an external system.

09 / SALES & INVENTORYFU

Fillup

Sales and inventory analytics for multiple service stations, bringing fuel and retail information together for operational analysis.

Built from scratch, delivered & supported
What I owned

I built Fillup from scratch and owned development, delivery and production support. It covered gross profit analysis, stock coverage estimates and stocktake reconciliation. The system was previously in production.

ALSO IN MY TOOLKIT OF EXPERIENCE

MyBuildings integrations

Custom dashboards for EMEA clients and APIs developed with the MyBuildings Australia team in 2024, supporting IoT sensor integration and automated reporting.

Drop Reporting

IoT water logger data turned into approximately 500 monthly billing reports. Developed in 2020 and in production from 2021, using PostgreSQL.

02 / PROGRESSION

More responsibility.
Still hands on.

One employer, a growing scope of work.

MUNUS International

January 2020 to present

From data processing and early applications to technical decisions, client engagement and responsibility for delivery. I coordinate developers while staying close to the code.

  1. DEC 2024 TO PRESENT

    Senior Data Scientist
    & Software Developer

    Technical ownership from product ideas through development, delivery and support.

    Momentum engagement since March 2025
    Contracted through MUNUS International
  2. JAN 2023 TO DEC 2024

    Data Scientist
    & Software Developer

    A broader mix of applications, data pipelines and client integrations, including custom APIs with MyBuildings Australia.

  3. JAN 2020 TO DEC 2022

    Junior Data Scientist
    & Software Engineer

    IoT reporting, geospatial event detection and custom dashboards. Completed my MSc part time alongside work.

03 / HOW I BUILD

Across the system.

01

Applications & APIs

Python · TypeScript · SQL
Node.js · Next.js · FastAPI
REST APIs · Dash · Plotly

02

Data & ML integration

pandas · NumPy · scikit-learn
Data preparation
Model training & evaluation

03

Storage & messaging

PostgreSQL · PostGIS · Supabase
Redis · RabbitMQ · MQTT

04

Production systems

Docker · Linux · AWS · S3
DigitalOcean · Vercel · Datadog

Earlier experience with R, SAS, Java and C#.

04 / EDUCATION & RESEARCH

Curiosity,
put into practice.

MSc Computer Science cum laude

Stellenbosch University · 2020 to 2022

Vessel trajectory prediction using linear regression, historical spatial information and custom weighting.

BSc Honours Computer Science
Stellenbosch University · 2019

BSc, Data Mining and Business Analytics
North West University · 2015 to 2018