JP Bothma

Driving integration of sustainable practices into the global dairy industry through innovative digital solutions — bridging sustainability and technology at scale.

• Lead cross-functional efforts across R&D, Trade and Logistics to solve complex sustainability challenges
• Manage multiple outsourced software development teams, consistently delivering cutting-edge solutions
• Develop scalable, technology-driven solutions addressing sustainability in global food systems
• Design customer-centric products that drive measurable business value and enhance satisfaction
• Cultivate a culture of collaboration, creativity and continuous improvement across all departments

Built next-generation full-body gaming technology — pushing the boundaries of immersive, real-time interactive experiences on web and native platforms.

• Created full-body tracking mini-game using React-Three-Fiber and TensorFlow.js running entirely in-browser
• Built Event Management Systems and Content Management Systems as part of the product suite
• Native app development with Unity3D (C#) and Unreal Engine (C++) for Windows and VR mobile platforms
• Implemented custom CI/CD pipelines for automated, reliable cross-platform deployments

Led an internationally distributed remote team building a pioneering payment platform designed to expand access to global communication.

• Strategically led a globally distributed remote tech team delivering the Talk360 Payment Platform
• Designed backend API aggregation using Node.js (MarbleJS) for robust, scalable provider integrations
• Built the frontend with Vue.js, crafting intuitive and accessible payment interfaces

Co-founded and led a FinTech venture building trading education, gamification experiences, and an automated algorithmic hedge fund.

• Developed Trading Education and Gamification platform empowering students in financial markets
• Built an Automated Trading Hedge Fund with quantitative and algorithmic trading systems
• Launched Vaultron.io white-labeled online education platform for scalable client deployment
• Mastered full trading technology stacks: PineScript, MQL4/5, C++ and Python
• Integrated intercommunication across diverse data layers from multiple brokers and providers

Created a revolutionary e-learning platform combining AAA Hollywood-grade media encryption with a proprietary anti-piracy layer — a first in EduTech.

• Built e-learning platform with Hollywood-grade media encryption plus a proprietary encryption layer
• Developed industry-leading anti-piracy system redefining security standards in online education
• Designed scalable platform architecture serving educational organisations worldwide
• Led hands-on technical team with a solution-driven, innovation-first culture

Co-founded a game studio building an infinite multi-scaled ARPG MMO with custom voxel technology and advanced procedural world generation.

• Built city-building and voxel technology delivering dynamic, infinitely scalable in-game environments
• Implemented infinite world generation using procedural algorithms, blend maps and custom shader editors
• Created special effects with VFX Graphs; designed scalable backend server architecture
• Mentored and developed team members, fostering a culture of ambition and technical excellence

Strategic advisor and hands-on developer across a diverse portfolio of startups — banking, food services, IoT, health, and online retail.

• Technology and business process architecture for banking, hedge funds and financial operations
• IoT productionisation and 3D data visualisation for complex industrial use cases
• Product development and production deployment with cybersecurity embedded at the core
• Online retail automation, bot development and algorithmic competitive tooling

Built the company's core IoT data visualisation platform and led a skunkworks innovation division pioneering AR/VR and robotics applications.

• Developed Commander Web — IoT.nxt's primary data visualisation interface — using Angular, C# and .Net Core
• Led innovation division creating AR/VR prototypes with Hololens, HTC Vive, Unity3D, Unreal Engine and LiDAR
• Built immersive 3D representations of live IoT data for Commander's next-generation interface
• Prototyped IoT-enabled robotic arms with self-taught inverse kinematics and facial recognition