Business Career Highlights

Self Financed by age 19. Sold Discount Books to Students. Ran own leveraged share portfolio.(1976)
Rejection by the SADF and CSIR of an econometric model arguing against conscription. (1981)
I programmed Statsmodeller one of the first Financial Modeling programs. Exported to UK (1983)
I was the youngest MD to own and receive an IBM PC Dealership, Model Management (1983)
Imported the First IBM Compatible Portable Computer in South Africa (Compaq) (1983)
Developed the first Retail Software Package in SA, Asset Manager (1984)

Developed TurboCAD which sold over 1 Million Copies, Worldwide. (exited)(1985-1997 )
I was a self made Millionaire, at 1980 prices, before the age of 30. (Pink Software, 1987)
Created and ran the South African American Football League with 1000 players. (1988-1996)
I was one of the first White members of the PAC.
Developed TurboCASH which has had over 2 Million downloads.
Listed my own company, Pink Software on the JSE through Techcom and UAM (1998).
Creation of the TurboCASH Project, 130 000 users in over 80 countries and 20 Languages (1984 ->)
TurboCASH creates opportunities in South Africa for hundreds of people and saves South Africa over R 30 M per year in Import replacement. Over 500 people make this their full time means of employment.
Over the last 5 years, I have consulted to Cardova Trading, on financing television production, acting as CFO. This company is now the largest independent producer of magazine television in South Africa. Staff has grown from 10 to 150. Their financial systems run on TurboCASH.

Academic Record

1979 B Econ Sc University of the Witwatersrand
1982 Bcom Hons (Econometrics) University of Johannesburg
1981 MBA University of the Witwatersrand
1982 Senior Lecturer University of Johannesburg, Econometrics
1983 Lecturer (Part Time) University of the Witwatersrand,
Business Forecasting to MBA electives,
Matrix Algebra to 3rd Year Actuarial Students

Academic Highlights

Matric, Distinctions in Maths, Science, English De Beers Scholarship
Top Computer Science Student First Year Wits (1975)
Nedbank Award for Top MBA Student , Shared (1979)
98% Percentile Princeton GMAT
MBA Dissertation on Input Output Model for Inflation is still relevant today. (1981)
Built a 50 Equation Annual Econometric Model of South Africa, with 64k Computing. (unpublished)
I gave up a Professor's Post at UJ and full Wharton Scholarship at the age of 26 to pursue a career in Business.

Current Research Interests

Full Stack Javascript
HTML, CSS 3, Javascript, JQuery, Vue js, Bootstrap MDB, Nodejs, Electron, asfernades – node-firebird-drivers, Neo4j, Shah 256, Font Awesome
Accounting
APIs, JSON, Tertiary Accounting, IFRS, PreAccounting
Tertiary Mathematics
Calculus, Matrix theory, Mathjax, Desmos, Dynamic Programming, Bayes Theorem, Game Theory
Economics
Inequality, Tertiary Undergraduate Economics
Sports Power Training
Bench, Deadlift, Squats, Clean and Jerk, Snatch, Javelin, Golf Putting.
Agri-Tech
Mung beans, fish waste, kelp, vegetable pro-biotics, yeast.

References

Google “accounting software” “TurboCASH” or “Philip Copeman”

These web sites are entirely my own work, developed in 2017/2018 :
www.turbocash.net
www.copemanacademy.com
(plus other smaller projects)

Other Interests

Golf, Junior Provincial Golfer (Northern Transvaal).
10 Years SAFA American Football, Wits Vikings, London Ravens, Sydney Raiders
Member Orlando West Golf Club (1985)
Member Pan Africanist Congress (1994)
Double Bass Player Jewish Guild Orchestra, 15 years
Member Steenberg Golf Club
Economics, Applied Mathematics

Summary

 I seek engagement and projects that will enhance my portfolio of IP products. I will work on projects or other businesses if they have a long term benefit to my portfolio. I do not seek long term contracts as I ride the AI wave and it keeps changing.

I do like Delphi legacy projects, where I have a resilient history of maintaining code over the long run. I want to work in AI, preferably serveless and oepnsource. MCP is ideal. I am primarily a front end developer with a strong background in accounting and finance.
I have a strong interest in the application of technology to business and the development of new business models.
I am a strong advocate of open source software and the use of open standards. I have a strong interest in the application of technology to business and the development of new business models.

I am a self starter, and I am able to work independently I work well under pressure or as part of a team. I have a strong interest in the application of technology to business and the development of new business models.

I have a long and successful career in Software Research and Development. I have been financially independent for a number of years.

I have for a number of years managed the TurboCASH open source Project. This is Win 32 App of 1 Million lines of Delphi Pascal and works in 25 languages across 80 different tax regimes.

I have been at the forefront of computerized accounting for 30 years. I have a proven track record of financially successful research projects. I have a strong grasp of technical matters, I am capable in multivariate statistics, macroeconomic theory and I am a competent computer programmer. My leading research contributions in software come in architecture, integration, mastering and interface development. I am always available to tackle the nastiest of computer software problems. I am an active programming contributor to the TurboCASH project.

I am familiar with these technologies and can hit the ground running on JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, Vue, Node.js, FirebirdSQL I have an above average understanding of Bootstrap, Ning, Blockchain and Hyperledger.

Terms

I am extremely flexible on financial remuneration and seek no long term tenure.

I am 68 years old - I pick up technologies very quickly. I have a vast experience of business conflict and resolution. I have run small scrum teams in software and applied it to television production.

I understand that nothing is free and I expect to be a major contributor and producer to whatever effort I take on. I will not go into any venture unless I am delivering value from day one.

I completed helping to build a media company which my wife owns and runs. It employs 150 people. Married life has been much better since I left!

I am currently developing a New version of TurboCASH – combining Blockchain and IFRS into a single transaction reporting system. This is a long term project and I would welcome stimulating Web Development projects. I work globally but like living in Tokai.

I specialise in Ger nerative AI, images and text, and I am familair wiht prompting technologies, APIs and MCP.

Partnerships

Pieter Valentijn, Delphi Dreams
Danie van Zyl , Digidan

It is easy to pay me.

 

Payment By Paypal. As an approved merchant I work in 80 Countries. Payments are always subject to your hold should you dispute billing.
I also accept Bank Transfers in a number of Countries.

Technologies used

Delphi Pascal, FirebirdSQL, Bootstrap MDB, facebook, Twitter, Google, Afrihost, Ning, Inno Setup, Reportman, Camtasia, Audacity, Open Office, Thunderbird, TurboCASH Accounting, Firefox, YouTube, PainshopPro, Greenshot, Visual Code Studio, Github, Sourceforge, Musescore, Capterra, Keywords Everywhere