Vaugen Wakeling

Vaugen Wakeling is an experienced lead developer currently at Sykes Holiday Cottages, where responsibilities include managing the engineering team, technical design, decision-making, project development, and mentoring junior engineers. Previous roles include senior developer and developer at Sykes, where Vaugen contributed to maintaining a core codebase and improving processes. Vaugen also founded and operated TraDigital, a digital agency in South Africa, and previously owned Astro Web, transforming it into a full-service design and development business. Other notable experience includes serving as CTO at Ryda Technologies, where Vaugen launched South Africa's first on-demand taxi service, and extensive self-education in programming, covering various languages and technologies. Vaugen holds a Matric Certificate from Graceview Christian School.