EDUCATION
12 December 1994
BComm (Mathematics) cum laude
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Major subjects: Mathematics and Mathematical statistics
11 December 1995
Hons BComm (Mathematical statistics) cum laude
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Study areas: Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Multivariate Categorical Data Analysis, Stochastic Processes, Stochastic Simulation, Experimental Design, Econometrics, Quality Control, Statistical Consultation (included work in the Centre for Statistical Consultation)
4 March 1997
MComm (Mathematical statistics) cum laude
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Study areas: Advanced Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Advanced Multivariate Categorical Data Analysis, Bootstrap, S-PLUS and Modern Applied Statistics
Project: Estimating the detection probability of Psammobates geometricus: An empirical study
12 December 2001
PhD (Mathematical statistics)
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Extensions of biplot methodology to discriminant analysis with applications of non-parametric principal components
INDUSTRY
British American Tobacco
1996 - 2009
May 1996 - February 1997: Part time statistician, Stellenbosch
March 1997 - August 2000: Researcher statistician, Stellenbosch
September 2000 - March 2001: Marketing information manager, Stellenbosch
April 2001 - April 2009: Senior statistician, Stellenbosch & Southampton (UK)
ACADEMIC
University of Cape Town
2009 - 2016
July 2009 - December 2016: Associate Professor, Department of Statistical Sciences
Stellenbosch University
2017 -
January 2017 - : Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science