Jano Barnard

Jano Barnard

R&D Engineer

Jano is an R&D Engineer at Cloudvisor, where he bridges the gap between complex technical discovery and scalable cloud architecture. Drawing on his experience as a Cloud Engineer and background in Geoinformatics and Computer Science, Jano serves as a subject-matter expert for startups, helping them translate business requirements into resilient, cost-optimized AWS solutions. He is a multi-certified AWS Developer and AI Practitioner, focused on the intersection of cloud-native engineering and the emerging landscape of agentic AI.

Education

Stellenbosch University

  • MSc, Geoinformatics | 2019 – 2021
  • HonsBSc, Geoinformatics | 2018
  • BSc, Geoinformatics & Computer Science | 2015 – 2017

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Developer – Associate | May 2024 – May 2027
  • AWS Certified AI Practitioner | Jan 2025 – Jan 2028
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner | Dec 2022 – May 2027
  • HashiCorp Terraform Associate | Mar 2025 – Mar 2027
  • Azure AI Fundamentals | 2025
  • Azure Fundamentals | 2025
  • Google Cloud Digital Leader | 2025