Stephan Van der Merwe

Chief Technology Officer @Covalience, LLC | Software Development Leader | Marathon runner | Musician | Learning Spanish

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India

About

Covalience combines global talent with entrepreneurial and international expertise to provide premium, cost-efficient software architecture, engineering and development solutions. We focus on technology-driven businesses, especially those with SaaS platforms, and provide the guidance and teams they seek to propel innovation and get projects done. Our clients range from funded startups to SMB’s to Fortune 500, in a wide variety of market sectors. I am daily walking the tightrope between enabling and caring for my team and getting real systems done for a hugely complex world out there. I don't have the luxury of choice between being task-oriented and people-oriented. I have to be both. My background includes very diverse elements from coding to consulting to teaching and public speaking. Living in India, South Africa, and Serbia has given me the cross-cultural experience I need to communicate with and motivate my teams. Finding the best way to do something and staying current with the newest technology is a constant challenge. I am constantly working on streamlining the development cycle to deliver what the clients want when they want it with as few errors as possible. I believe in honest and fair dealing that honors God and causes win-win outcomes. This job keeps me on my knees. :-) Specialities: Systems architecture and design, Solutions, .net, PHP, JavaScript technologies (like React, Node, Angular, Vue), Java, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Design

Experience

  • Chief Technology Officer at Covalience India
    Feb 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

  • Chief Technology Officer at Covalience, LLC
    Feb 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

    Covalience combines global talent with entrepreneurial and international expertise to provide premium, cost-efficient software architecture, engineering and development solutions. We focus on technology-driven businesses, especially those with SaaS platforms, and provide the guidance and teams they seek to propel innovation and get projects done. Our clients range from funded startups to SMB’s to Fortune 500, in a wide variety of market sectors. I am daily walking the tightrope between enabling and caring for my team and getting real systems done for a hugely complex world out there. I don't have the luxury of choice between being task-oriented and people-oriented. I have to be both. My background includes very diverse elements from coding to consulting to teaching and public speaking. Living in India, South Africa, and Serbia has given me the cross-cultural experience I need to communicate with and motivate my teams. Finding the best way to do something and staying current with the newest technology are constant challenges. I believe in honest and fair dealing that honors God and causes win-win outcomes. Specialties: Systems architecture and design, Solutions, .net, PHP, Project Management

  • CTO at SA Appointments
    Jan 2011 - Jan 2020 · 9 yrs 1 mo

    Co-owner, CTO and Chief Architect of Bookme.co.za.

  • General manager at CompuConcepts Technologies (P) Ltd
    Nov 2007 - Jan 2014 · 6 yrs 3 mos

    Responsible for all aspects of the business which included operations, HR, delivery, customer relations, finances etc. I enjoyed being involved in architecting solutions for customers. I did not enjoy the constant interruptions by the operational side of what I had to do. Yet, learned a lot and helped pull the company through some tough times.

  • SAP HR Consultant at EPI-USE
    2005 - 2007 · 2 yrs

    I worked as a Payroll, OM and Leave Consultant. I enjoyed working in the corporate world with huge banks, insurance companies etc. Getting payroll to run right for thousands of employees was a big responsibility, but also providing a lot of satisfaction. Apart from troubleshooting I also implemented new systems at corporate clients handling the whole development life cycle ASAP methodology.