Koos van der Merwe

Full Names: Jacobus Francois van der Merwe
Nick Name: Koos
Your parents’ names: Frank and Liz van der Merwe
Place of birth: Dundee, KZN
Surname now: still van der Merwe
Marriage Status: Married
Number of children: 2 Sons, 2 Grandsons 
In which standard (grade) did you join a Dundee school?: Standard 6 (grade 8)
Qualifications: Airspace Controller SA Air Force, Management Information Systems from Unisa Centre of Business Economics, Project Management (IT Systems)
Career path: South African Air Force (retired as Lt Colonel in 1998), Airspace Control Systems Development Program Manager at Saab Grintek Defence, Senior Manager Business Enablement at Global Command and Control Technologies (retired for one whole day in 2024 at age 65). Currently contracted as independent consultant to defence industry for airspace control systems design and development.
Current residence: Centurion, South Africa
Comments: The life planned and the life lived follow two very different paths, yet I would not change a thing if I had the opportunity to do so.