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Dawie Joubert
373 23rd
Street, Villieria, Pretoria 0186, South Africa
telephone: +27 84 589 2078 / +27 82 711 5630
email: joubertdj@gmail.com
Professional profile
A versatile, proactive, detail-orientated Systems Engineer with 12 years’ experience of positively impacting operational
performance and profitability in diverse sectors including procurement, transportation, freight, buildings/data centres and
information security. Holds an MTech Degree in Intelligent Industrial Systems and has extensive expertise in digital
electronics, process automation, and information and communication technology. Has delivered multiple successful
projects including the National Department of Transport’s Automated Fare Collection Regulations and Data Structure,
and the National Department of Home Affairs’ Smart ID Design; is a flexible, innovative problem-solver with strong
analytical skills who thrives under pressure, enjoys a challenge and adapts quickly to new tasks. Possessing outstanding
interpersonal proficiency, communicates confidently and articulately at all levels.
KEY EXPERTISE:
Smart Card Applications (Payment/EMV and Smart IDs) / Electronic Fee/Toll/Fare Collection / Traffic Control Centres /
Freeway Management Centres / Advanced Public Transport Management Systems / Freight Management Systems /
Data Centres / Telecommunications Backbones / Macro Surveillance Facilities / Building Management Systems /
Business Process Execution / Industrial Process Control Systems for both Public and Private Entities
Career summary
2014 – current INTEGRATED SYSTEMS SPECIALIST
Namela Transport Strategists
• Playing key role in the successful achievement of organisational objectives through providing Information Systems
Audit and Design (Hardware and Software), encompassing systems integration, auditing, design and procurement
• Effectively accomplishing desired functionality within limited set of available resources, including financial,
operational, maintenance, skills and time
• Serving diverse public and private sector clients including the Department of Transport, Rustenburg Local
Municipality and Namela Transport Strategists
• Determining Client needs; translating needs into processes and functionality in respect of both operation and
maintenance; conducting detailed analysis and audit of current systems and processes available
• Conceptualising requirements into a complete system; specifying enabling technology from both an open source and
proprietary solutions perspective; delivering operationalization
• Ensuring implemented systems take into account industry trends, future expansion and return-on-investment, as well
as ease of operations and maintenance, through proactive continuous research and development
• Projects include:
- Review of the National Department of Transport’s Automated Fare Collection Specifications (2014 – current).
As Systems and Smart Card Specialist, conducting the review and improvement of Europay MasterCard VISA (EMV)
standard integration with AFC Data Structure to counter information security vulnerabilities
- The Rustenburg Rapid Transport Project (2014 – current). As ITS Technologist and Systems Engineer, providing
system specification, design and maintenance requirements for an Intelligent Transportation System primarily
focused on the Integrated Rapid Public Transport Network, and a Control Centre housing the operations aspects of
the Intelligent Transportation System and Automated Fare Collection functions
- Review of Integrated Rapid Public Transport Network Intelligent Transportation Systems Implementations
(2014 – current). As ITS Systems Specialist, reviewing and identifying the current state of Advanced Public Transport
Management Systems (APTMS) within the 13 implementation cities
- Namela Transport Strategists ICT Overall and Operations (2014 – current). As ITS Systems Specialist,
providing Status Quo Analysis, Technology Review, Procurement, Development, Installation and Operationalization
2011 – 2014 ITS / ICT TECHNOLOGIST, Royal HaskoningDHV
• Facilitated long-term strategic planning by effectively leveraging deep understanding of utilising ICT to reach
specified goals through documented business processes
• Lead roles in multiple successful projects including:
- JRA ITS Strategy Development (2014)
- ITS and AFC Technical Advisor for Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (2014)
- The Uganda Axle Overload Study (2013 – 2015)
- Groblersburg Overload Control Systems Design and Implementation (2014)
- The Rustenburg Rapid Transport Project (2011 – 2014)
- Maun Airport Improvements (2103)
- Automated Fare Collection Design Assistance for Syangena Technologies (2103)
- Building Management System for BMW Paintshop Plant Rosslyn (2013)
- Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Intelligent Transport Systems for Rapid Bus Transport System (2012)
- Metrobus AFC Systems Upgrade (2012)

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2010 – 2011 SENIOR RESEARCHER / DEVELOPER, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
• Worked extensively in the Smart Card environment, including on Smart IDs, an open standards Smart Card, and
Terminal platform for local initiatives and educational measures
• Served on team specifying scope and tender processes for South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL)
National Intelligent Transportation Systems implementation; Smart ID specification was used in tender process and
received industry recognition for Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability and Non-Repudiation
2006 – 2010 ITS / ICT TECHNOLOGIST, Techso (Pty) Ltd.
• Provided Intelligent Transportation System engineering in the design of traffic control centres, surveillance systems
used for monitoring traffic flow on highways and macro surveillance, and electronic fare collection systems
• Delivered systems engineering for managing public transport infrastructure using technology, setting up wireless
systems for SANRAL and the Department of Transport, and electronic fee collection including tolling
2004 – 2006 JUNIOR LECTURER: INTELLIGENT INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS
Tshwane University of Technology (formerly Technikon Pretoria)
• Continued as Blue Lab Research Officer while also presenting lectures in Games Programming 2 & 3, Digital Process
Control 2 & 3, Intelligent Industrial Systems 3 & 4 and Hardware Design 4
2002 – 2003 BLUE LAB RESEARCH OFFICER / ASSISTANT LECTURER, Technikon Pretoria
• Worked with digital electronics and information technology in a laboratory environment to practically address and
solve challenging industry problems
Education and qualifications
MTech IT:
BTech IT:
NDip IT:
Intelligent Industrial Systems, Cum Laude (84%), Tshwane University of Technology (2010)
Thesis: Electronic Fare Collection: Convergence of Payment & Fare Media in South Africa
Intelligent Industrial Systems, with Distinction, Tshwane University of Technology (2005)
- Best Fourth Year Student, Department Intelligent Industrial Systems
Intelligent Industrial Systems, Technikon Pretoria (2003)
- Best Third Year Student, Department Intelligent Industrial Systems
- Best First Year Student, Faculty Information and Communication Technology
Professional development:
Aimsum 8 – Transport Modelling, Transport Simulation Systems (2014)
Systems Engineering for Technology-Based Projects and Product Developments, Project Performance
International (2011)
Project Management 1, CSIR Innovation Leadership and Learning Academy (2011)
Electronic Toll Collection, ITS South Africa (2010)
Wireless Networks, Stellenbosch University (2009)
Road Sensor Networks, ITS South Africa (2009)
VHDL Introductory Course, Aldec ActiveHDL (2005)
PCB Design Course, Altium (2005)
Introduction to C#, Borland South Africa (2005)
Games Programming, Technikon Pretoria (2004)
Comptia N+ / Comptia A+, Damelin Rustenburg (2000)
Memberships:
Board Member: Intelligent Transportation Systems of South Africa (ITSSA)
Registered Professional Member: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (90422989)
Registered Professional Member: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (3826420)
Publications:
Information Security Vulnerabilities Within EMV Automated Fare Collection, Their Consequence, and Possible
Remedies, SATC 2014
EMV Specification Usage Within Public Transport Automated Fare Collection, SATC 2010
Tools and technologies
Assembler / C / C++ / C# General / C# Windows Forms / C# ASP.NET / Python / SQL / Lua / LaTeX / Basic
(VBA and Normal) / VHDL / JAVA / Dia / InkScape / AutoCAD LT / MS Windows / MS Project / MS Visio /
Mikrotik OS / Quantum GIS / Corel Draw / Delphi (Pascal) / MS Office / Linux Systems Install & Setup / Mac OS X
Additional details
ID Number:
Languages:
Driver’s Licence:
811105 5102 08 0
Fluent English and Afrikaans
Code 08
References are available on request