Corné Kloppers
Software Engineer
Contact
GPO Box 1538 Hobart TAS 7001
Castray Esplanade Battery Point TAS 7004
Tel: +61 3 6232 5544
Mob: 0413 691 098
Email
Themes
- IWIS - Water for a Healthy Country Flagship
Projects
- Water Data Transfer Standards
Science Area
- Semantic Data Management
Biography
My enthusiasm, inbuilt customer-focus and the creative problem-solving skills are what that sets me apart from other senior software engineers. It is also the key attributes that have been instrumental in my employers’ product successes and customer loyalty throughout my career.
Wherever I work, even when I don’t aim to, I seem to have a knack for becoming the “go to” person that others refer to for help and assistance. Part of it is due to my determination where missing “impossible” deadlines or failing to surpass customer expectations is not an option. Whatever it takes, I find myself mastering the technology, or learning the ropes, or understanding the customers’ needs—sometimes even before they recognise it themselves!
Of course, having the vision and the determination are only half the requirements of my role. A solid knowledge of existing and emerging technologies, the ability to comply with best practice standards and agile software development for optimum product and version releases, and the willingness to return to the beginning if that means the best product will be delivered—all play a substantial part of my professional make-up.
Supporting excellent science and effective contribution with my strong software engineering background is now my area of focus within CSIRO.
What other people say about me -
“Corne would be an amazing addition to any team! His strengths in programming, combined with his "can do" attitude make him a extremely valuable resource. Corne is adept at trouble-shooting, as he thinks of context and then digs for the details. Can't recommend enough!” May 18, 2009
Carol Pickersgill, Sr Project Manager, Hosted Services, S1 Corporation
“I worked very closely with Corne at Landmark Software and was responsible for testing some of his work. Corne has pride in the work he does and strives for the best, which was very welcome when testing his development. He was always open to suggestions, very easy to approach, and provided assistance to me whenever I required it. Corne goes the extra mile to improve software and processes where possible.
On top of his work talents, he is also a lovely person!”
Sam Tunstall, QA / Test Analyst, Landmark Software
“Corné is a detail-oriented developer who is always well informed about his objectives and what needs to be done. Corne works in a structured manner and plans a project to the smallest detail. He is also well informed about new technologies and likes to stay on top of what is happening on the web. Corne is trustworthy and a hard worker. I would recommend Corne to any company.”
Anthony Theunissen, Web Team Creative, Verisign
Experience list:
* 10 years of experience in design/development of Java/J2EE and GUI based systems.
* 3 years as technical lead.
* 3 years Java/J2EE experience in Telecommunications sector, 2 years in Electronic Publishing sector, 2 years in Security/cryptography and 1 year Financial/Banking sector.
* Solid background in Object-Oriented analysis and design and use of UML.
* Exposure to agile development methodologies like Scrum.
* Balanced exposure between backend and front-end development.
* Thrive in client facing and pressure situations.
* Goal and deadline orientated.
Academic Qualifications
| Bachelor | of Science Degree (Information Technology) University Of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa |
Recent Professional Experience
| 2009 | - 2010 Senior J2EE Engineer, Landmark Software, Melbourne, Australia |
| 2008 | - 2009 Senior J2EE Developer, S1.com, Atlanta, GA USA & Cape Town, South Africa |
| 2006 | - 2008 Java Technical Lead/Architect, Juta Law, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 2005 | - 2006 J2EE Developer / Web Team Lead, Verisign, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 2004 | - 2005 J2EE Developer, Intec Telecom Systems, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 2003 | - 2004 Java Web Developer, ISIS (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 2002 | - 2003 Java Developer, SECURE WORX, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 2000 | - 2001 Java Developer, SevenC Computing, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 2000 | - 2000 Linux System Administrator, Waterkloof Primary School, Pretoria, South Africa |
Summary of Science & Technical Output
| Books/Book chapters | 1 |
|---|---|
| Journal | 0 |
| Refereed Conference/Workshop | 4 |
| Technical/Client Reports | 0 |
| Invited Presentations | 0 |
| Patents | 0 |
Top 10 Publications
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| Corne Kloppers, Chris Peters, Qing Liu, Quan Bai, Stephan Zednik, Peter Taylor, Christian Malewski, Heiko Mueller, Andrew Terhorst, Brad Lee, A Prototype Provenance Management System for a Continuous Flow Forecasting System, Accepted for OpenWater 2011. |
| Quan Bai, Qing Liu, Corne Kloppers, Xing Su, Heiko Mueller and Andrew Terhorst, Managing Trust in Provenance-Aware Water Information Systems, Accepted for OpenWater 2011. |
| Qing Liu, Quan Bai, Huong Pho, Corne Kloppers, Paulo De Souza1, David Lemon, Peter Fitch, Li Ding, Peter Fox, "Linking Australian Data for Sustainability Science - A Case Study", Springer-Verlag. |
| Qing Liu, Quan Bai, Stephan Zednik, Peter Taylor, Peter Fox, Kerry Taylor, Corné Kloppers, Chris Peters, Andrew Terhorst, Patrick West, Michael Compton and Yanfeng Shu, A Provenance Model for Real-Time Water Information Systems, AGU Fall Meeting, 2010, San Francisco, California, USA |
| Heiko Mueller, Qing Liu, Quan Bai, Corne Kloppers, and Andrew Terhorst, "Enabling Assessment and Propagation of Information Quality in the South Esk Hydrological SensorWeb", European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011, 03-08 April 2011, Vienna, Austria. |