Calvin Kammeraat
I turn business problems into shipped software.
Product Owner & Project Manager with 7+ years of senior IT leadership behind every decision. From Olympic-scale data platforms to social impact, I ship.
The person behind
the delivery
I've been leading software teams since 2016, across three distinct industries, multiple countries, and more frameworks than I can list. My career started in IT leadership and evolved into a blend of product thinking and project execution backed by technical know how.
What sets me apart isn't just the certifications or the project list. It's the fact that I can sit in a sprint planning session with developers, walk into a boardroom the same afternoon, and communicate with equal clarity in both rooms.
I'm a problem solver at heart, and finding solutions is what drives me.
Industries
Languages
Technical depth
Software background enabling true cross-functional leadership: I speak both business and engineering.
Stakeholder-first
Engaging customers and stakeholders isn't a task on my list. It's how I operate.
5 languages
English native. Dutch, Afrikaans, German at C1. Sign Language at C2. Communication without walls.
PSPO I & II
Professionally certified Product Owner backed by 7+ years of delivery in the real world.
Career path
Project Manager
Swiss Timing Ltd · Leipzig, Germany
Leading delivery of an Azure-based sports storytelling platform for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Managing cross-functional engineering teams across content, broadcast, and data operations.
Product Owner
Spread Group · Leipzig, Germany
Owned the product backlog for a custom fashion platform. Led discovery, definition, and delivery of a revamped image handling system, reducing upload errors by 40%.
IT Manager
Instacom South Africa
Managed IT infrastructure for large-scale, lossless IoT communication devices for Police, Emergency Response, and other critical sectors.
IT Manager
Employ and Empower Deaf cc (eDeaf) · Johannesburg, South Africa
Responsible for all IT, operations, and digital business development end to end. Also led cross-divisional project management and delivery for the National Jobs Fund initiative, employing 700 Deaf adults across South Africa.
Work that shipped
Three different industries. Three different challenges. One consistent outcome: delivered.
Sports Storytelling Platform
A large-scale Azure data platform collecting and processing multi-sport media (video, image, text) in real time for global news distribution.
Custom Fashion Image Handling
A revamped image management system for a custom fashion platform, supporting multiple formats, sizes, and resolutions with real-time customer quality guidance.
Employment for 700 Deaf Adults
End-to-end project management of an NJF initiative to create sustainable employment for 700 Deaf adults across South Africa, including training, placement, and post-employment follow-up.
How I work
Tools & Platforms
Core Competencies
Frameworks
Comfortable across all frameworks. Agile at heart, pragmatic in practice.
Certifications
Let's work
together
Whether you have a position to fill, a product to build, or a project that needs steering, I'd love to hear from you.
I'm open to PM and PO roles across industries, with a particular interest in tech-forward organisations that value clear communication and real delivery.