Education and Work

October 2005 - September 2009: St John's College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Reading for a PhD in Computational Biology at the Cambridge University Computer Lab.

January 2003 - July 2005: Pannar Research Services (Pty) Ltd, Greytown, South Africa.
Working as an Analyst Programmer. Developing statistical analysis software for plant breeders.

February 2002 - November 2002: University of Pretoria, South Africa
BSc (Honours) Computer Science (Cum Laude).

January 2002 - September 2002: IT-Coachlab, Pretoria, South Africa
 Working as a software developer (part time).

February 1999 - November 2001: University of Pretoria, South Africa
BSc Computer Science (Cum Laude).

January 1994 - November 1998: Ligbron Technical High School, Ermelo, South Africa
Matriculated with 6 distinctions.

Awards and prizes

Presently held: Bradlow Foundation Scholarship, Overseas Research Studentship (ORS) award.

March 2002: Best Computer Science Honours student.

March 2001: Medal from the Vice-Chancellor and Principal for best student in the Faculty of Natural Sciences in the period of 1999-2001, Price for the best Mathematical Statistics final year project.

Personal

Date of birth: 16 June 1980.        Nationality: South African

Languages spoken: Afrikaans (native), English(fluent), German (basic), Zulu (basic).

Marital status: Married to Elizabeth.      Children: 3

Sports: Hiking, mountain biking, rowing, squash.

Hobbies: Reading, photography, traveling, bridge.