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Our Team
Established in 2014, Merlynn Intelligence Technologies brings together a dedicated team of data scientists, engineers, and domain experts with deep experience across financial services, healthcare, forensics, and enterprise technology.
Our people are the foundation of everything we deliver.
The Merlynn Team
Carl Wocke
Global Leadership
Claire De Agrela
Global Operations
Leon Swanepoel
Implementation Specialist
Melvin Yogolingam
Business Development
FinCrime & AI Strategy
Jacqui Jordan
Business Development Australasia
Malcolm Mhandu
Head of Banking
Manqoba M Bhengu
Head of Digital Security
Connor Richards
Communications Manager
Justin Theunissan
TOM Analyst
Jade Biagio
TOM Analyst
Filipe Nepomuceno
Data Science
Heindrich Wallace
Applications
Inge Bothma
Applications
Alex Nepomuceno
Applications
Marthinus Schoombie
Applications
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Luzet Roux
Quality Assurance
Merlynn Advisory Team
Dr. Michael Beck
Dr. Michael Beck earned his Ph.D. at the University of Georgia in international relations. Dr Beck is an expert in the area of strategic trade controls and sanctions. He has over 25 years of experience conducting research and outreach on nonproliferation and export controls and has worked in more than 30 countries. He consults on export controls and sanctions compliance
for Fortune 500 companies.
Dr Beck is advising Merlynn in risk and compliance applications.
Dr. Edward Queen
Edward Queen, Ph.D., J.D. is
a faculty member at Emory University’s Center for Ethics. His work focuses on applied and professional ethics,
ethical leadership, and the
development and implementation of ethics programs in businesses, nonprofits, and governmental agencies. He has trained and advised numerous
organizations on leadership and ethical issues both domestically and internationally.
Dr. Queen is working with Merlynn on ethics related issues, particularly the challenges of ethical
decision-making and action.
Dr. Karl Kuhnert
Dr. Karl Kuhnert is an organizational research psychologist and Professor of the Practice in the Department of Organization & Management at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. He consults with firms, government agencies and teaches in the areas of leadership development, decision making, artificial intelligence, and works globally helping leaders apply exponential and disruptive innovation and thinking in
their organizations.
Dr Kuhnert is advising Merlynn in AI ethics and business innovation applications.
Professor Andries Engelbrecht
Prof Engelbrecht is the Voigt Chair in Data Science in the Department of Industrial Engineering, with a joint appointment as Professor in the Computer Science Division, Stellenbosch University.
His fields of expertise are computational intelligence, swarm intelligence, evolutionary computation, neural networks, optimisation, machine learning,
and data analytics.
Prof Engelbrecht’s leads the Merlynn advanced learning program.