Hi, I am Kobus

Kobus van Schoor

Software Engineer and Systems Administrator

I am a developer who loves all things programming and Linux. I am passionate about open-source software, electronics and automation.

Skills

Linux
Linux

Experienced in Linux systems administration, security and maintenance. Very comfortable with the command-line and multiple years of experience with Debian and its derivatives in a systems-administration environment. Familiar with both VM (Qemu) and container-based (LXC, LXD) hypervisors
Programming
Programming

I have been programming since 2015 both as a hobby and for my job working on both open-source and proprietary projects of various sizes. In this time I’ve been exposed to several languages working alone as well as in teams. The projects included AI, currency trading, web development, embedded software and system administration tools.
Electronics
Electronics

For multiple years I’ve worked with electronics in a hobbyist fashion where I have worked on simple projects for myself. I’ve also built portable DIY lasers at one point and I am comfortable working with and soldering sensitive components. Experience with multiple microcontroller platforms including PIC and Arduino.
Python
Python

Experienced using Python for AI, web development and general-purpose programming. Skilled with automated test and deployment environments.
C++
C++

Well-versed in using C++ as an OOP-language with templating and automated testing. Used for general-purpose development as well as AI.
Bash
Bash

Experienced in using Bash to write general-purpose scripts for systems administration.
Keras, Tensorflow and Sci-kit Learn
Keras, Tensorflow and Sci-kit Learn

Have used various machine-learning frameworks such as Tensorflow, Keras and scikit-learn in a personal capacity
Django
Django

Developed multiple websites in Django including a system to deploy jobs to a HPC cluster
Ansible
Ansible

Experience using Ansible to automate DevOps in both a production environment as well as for personal use

Experience

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Systems administrator and developer
Department of Computer Science, University of Pretoria

Jan 2018 - Present, Pretoria, South Africa

Responsibilities:
  • Administration of several critical services for the Department of Computer Science including LDAP and Kerberos central authentication, course websites, auto-marker facilities and websites for research groups
  • Designed the architecture and set up the MITC high-performance cluster which is used by post-graduate students to perform research on big-data machine learning applications
  • Administrated several hundred lab computers running Linux with central LDAP authentication and home folder hosting for use by students
  • Maintained the main CS website as well as the auto-marker assignments website

Projects

E-commerce website for baking goods and packaging business
Developer December 2020 - February 2021

Developed an e-commerce website from the ground up in Django for a baking goods and packaging supplier expanding into online sales and deliveries.

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dotgit
Lead developer December 2016 - Present

Lead developer and maintainer of dotgit, a comprehensive dotfiles (configuration files) manager which allows you to store and organize your dotfiles on multiple machines

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Cluedo AI
Developer September 2019 - October 2019

Developed an AI to play the classic board-game Cluedo for a university project. Implemented path-finding, offensive and defensive strategies and also a comprehensive set of rules to quickly deduce the other player’s cards

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Strategy Builder
Developer 2016 - Present

Proprietary forex and commodity trading software to automate trading strategies. Currently actively used to manage funds.

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Self-designed 3D Printer
Designer January 2019 - October 2019

Designed, printed and built my own 3D printer from scratch using FreeCAD.

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MITC high-performance cluster
Architect/Maintainer April 2018 - Present

Designed the architecture and set up the MITC high-performance cluster for the Department of Computer Science at the University of Pretoria which is used by post-graduate students to perform research on big-data machine learning applications