About Me
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer with 25+ years building enterprise systems across multiple industries (financial services, telecommunications, managed services, and more) and countries (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, India, South Africa, Europe, Middle East, Central America and Africa). I specialise in business management platforms, R&D PoC projects, distributed architectures, and leading engineering teams across multiple time zones.
Currently at BCB Group, I developed the entitlements and approval workflow capabilities that were critical to securing a French EMI banking licence. I combine deep technical expertise with business acumen—having generated $3.7M+ in revenue through technical leadership and custom solutions.
Key Accomplishments
Regulatory Compliance
Developed ABAC entitlements and approval workflows that secured BCB Group's French EMI banking licence
Revenue Generation
Generated $3.7M+ in revenue through support services and custom solutions at TEOCO
Team Leadership
Built and led 24/7 support operations with 34 engineers across US, India, and Australia
What I Bring to Your Team
Enterprise Architecture
Designing three-layer architectures, microservices, and event-driven systems. Experience with feature-based code organization that scales with team size and complexity.
Regulatory Compliance
Deep experience with ABAC/RBAC authorization, approval workflows, audit trails, and financial compliance (EMI licensing, SARS VAT, FICA). I understand what regulators need.
Cross-Timezone Leadership
Led teams of 13-34 engineers across US, India, UK, Australia, and South Africa. Experienced with follow-the-sun operations and distributed team collaboration.
Business Impact Focus
Every technical decision tied to business outcomes. Track record of generating revenue ($3.7M+), reducing costs, and delivering capabilities that unlock business opportunities (EMI license).
What Others Say
“Nico is a smart thinking professional, technology savvy, with the business acumen and execution focus to make a real difference in any team, function or organisation. Moreover, he's able to communicate in an engaging way, bringing people along with him in a collaborative and open style. Nico has high ambitions, has achieved a great deal, and no doubt will continue to deliver against his ambitions, being an asset to whatever organisation he works with.”
John Andrews
Business & Technology Innovation and Transformation | Practice Lead @ Accenture
Senior colleague at NTT/Dimension Data • July 2021
“Nico was a pivotal leader in the delivery of perhaps the largest Telecom Performance Management platform deployed to date. He took on increasingly important positions and surpassed expectations in each role. His work ethic and professionalism are second to none. I look forward to the opportunity to work with Nico again in future.”
Brian White
Vice President New Product Introduction for the Americas
Direct manager at TEOCO/AIRCOM • April 2014
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