Taljaard Uaputauka • Interactive CV

Summary

Experienced educator and project manager who builds practical AI tools for real problems in schools and communities. I lead curriculum design, change management and digital adoption, and I have created a portfolio of education and safety assistants used across Namibia.

Education

Southern Business School, Windhoek — Advanced Diploma in Management (NQF 7), 2016
Windhoek College of Education, Windhoek — Basic Education Teacher Diploma (NQF 6), 2003 to 2005

Work experience

DD Guibeb Primary School — Teacher (Jul 2023 to Jul 2025), Disciplinary Committee, School Board Member (Jul 2023 to Aug 2024)
Dani Joubert Primary School — Member (Aug 2023 to present)
Orwetoveni Primary School — Teacher (Jul 2021 to Jun 2023), Acting HOD (Aug 2022 to Feb 2023), School Board (Aug 2022 to Jun 2023)
Donatus Primary School — Teacher (Jan 2019 to Jun 2021)
Gobabis Project School — Teacher (Jun 2018 to Dec 2018)
Auas Primary School — Teacher (Jan 2017 to May 2018)
TJF Investments CC — Co Managing Director (Apr 2017 to present)
Herman Gmeiner Primary School — Relief Teacher (May 2016 to Dec 2016)
Amazing Kids Private School — Teacher (Jan 2012 to Apr 2016)
Vrede Rede Primary School — Teacher (Jan 2006 to Dec 2011), Acting HOD (2011)

AI tools and products

Teacherbot: Curriculum aligned lesson planning and assessment generator for Namibian schools.
Learnerbot: Always on tutor for Grades 0 to 12 that provides explanations, summaries, quizzes and flashcards.
Edubot: School operations assistant for templates, forms, letters and administrative workflows.
Echobot: Transcription and explanation assistant for audio and video with clean notes and action points.
NamShield: Digital footprint and safety checker that helps users understand risks and safer choices online.
NamWrite: Academic writing assistant with APA seventh edition formatting and clear language support.
Candidate Screening and Interview Assistant: AI powered screening and interview practice with written tasks, oral simulations, comprehensive reports and guidance. Currently in development.

Accomplishments

Raised exam scores by thirty percent and increased science fair participation by sixty percent through structured coaching and data cycles.
Rolled out a digital platform and community drives that achieved seventy percent usage of online resources and raised funds equal to ten thousand United States dollars for schools.
Improved induction and mentoring which reduced onboarding time by twenty five percent and improved teacher satisfaction by thirty percent.

Civic and volunteer

Menstrual Equity Advocate — Namibia
AfCFTA Implementation Committee — Member
NANTU Otjozondjupa Branch Executive — Information and Publicity
Omake Charity Organization — Vice Chairperson
Gobabis Action Group — Chairperson
African Youth Union Commission — Country Director
Great Minds Empire — National President
Global Peace Chain — Country Director
Students Against Corruption — Chairperson
Afro Science Foundation — Regional Coordinator
CIVICUS — Voting Member
African Youth Human Rights Initiative — Global Youth Ambassador
Empower Women and Children’s Aid — Country Representative
Chairperson — Technical Advisory Committee on Ethics and Responsible AI, NCRST (2025 to present)
Hardap Regional IT Steering Committee — Member

Skills

Overview

Depth

Tools and platforms

Data analytics stack

Core languages: Python, SQL, DAX fundamentals
Libraries and packages: pandas, NumPy, matplotlib, scikit learn, OpenPyXL
Business intelligence: Power BI, Excel 2019 and 2021 with Power Query and Power Pivot
Data work: cleaning, transformation, joins, aggregation, dashboarding and model evaluation
Databases and storage: SQLite, PostgreSQL basics, Google Sheets integration

General tools

Data analysis: Excel, R, KNIME, Power BI, SQL
Graphics and video: Photoshop
Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access
Social media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, WhatsApp
Online meetings: Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, Skype

Languages

English
Afrikaans
Otjiherero
Khoe Khoe Gowab
Oshiwambo
German second language

Certifications

LPMV: Executive Diploma in Application of Artificial Intelligence
School of Life: Life Coaching in motivation, career, confidence, team building
American Union of NLP: Life Coaching
Transformation Academy: Transformation
Emacore: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
UNITAR: SDGs, Climate Change, Human Rights
UNPAN: Anti Corruption
Weebo Media: Data Analysis with Excel and R
YALI: Leadership, Governance, Gender Equality, Climate Change
Global Health eLearning: Monitoring and Evaluation, SRHR, SBC
1MarketGH Training Institute: Graphics Design basic and advanced
Datamites: Data Science and AI Bootcamp
CFI: Business Intelligence and Risk Analysis
Great Minds Empire and SkillUp: A to Z of Leadership
Eduonix: UX and UI with Figma, Data Analytics, Power BI

References

Mr. Gerhard Ndafenongo — Regional Director, MoEAC | 081 160 3370 | ndafenongogs@gmail.com
Mrs. A. Tenda — Principal, DD Guibeb Primary School | 081 809 7674 | annatenda@gmail.com
Mrs. Tsanes — Principal, Orwetoveni Primary School | 081 288 6780 or 081 208 5560 | orwetops@gmail.com