Carine de Swardt

Carine de Swardt is a cross-sector communications, governance, operations, and stakeholder-engagement professional whose career spans law enforcement, software and systems, energy infrastructure, government communication, national standards systems, international engagement, digital marketing, publishing operations, and creative leadership. Her value sits in the ability to translate complexity into structure: clear communication, disciplined delivery, mature stakeholder handling, and outputs that hold up in regulated or high-trust environments. Her strongest market signal is not single-discipline specialization alone, but the combination of investigative discipline, public-sector credibility, technical translation, commercial awareness, content governance, customer-facing execution, and high-quality communication design.

This makes her particularly effective in roles that require both judgment and delivery.

Marketing Coordinator at International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (2022-07 – Present)

• Support market-facing coordination and aligned communication across an international standards environment
• Contribute to campaign consistency, structured stakeholder communication, and audience-facing clarity
• Work across technical and non-technical contexts, translating institutional priorities into credible communication
• Support strategic projects and reporting logic where internationally legible communication and disciplined alignment are required

Supervisor: Content Solutions and Publishing at South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) (2023-10 – 2026-02)

• Led content solutions and publishing operations supporting customer requests, document integrity, service delivery quality, and standards-related workflows
• Supervised six direct reports, coordinated operational work plans, and maintained process discipline across deadline-driven workstreams
• Worked within a standards and regulatory environment where copyright, licensing, accuracy, and statutory awareness were critical
• Balanced customer responsiveness, governance expectations, and commercially relevant output in a high-trust institutional setting

Digital Marketing Manager at South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) (2019-10 – 2023-12)

• Led digital marketing strategy and campaign execution for standards-related products and services in a complex B2B environment
• Built segmentation logic, content structures, and reporting to strengthen audience relevance, performance visibility, and commercial alignment
• Supported market understanding and customer engagement through clear translation of technical subject matter into accessible, commercially usable messaging
• Contributed to work associated with approximately 25% growth in market reach and approximately 30% revenue growth

Creative Studio Manager at South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) (2013-08 – 2019-10)

• Managed end-to-end creative production, stakeholder intake, quality control, and delivery discipline across 50+ integrated projects
• Oversaw design and communication outputs supporting institutional, customer-facing, and internal communication needs
• Strengthened production consistency, brand integrity, workflow discipline, and presentation quality
• Operated as a bridge between strategy, content, design, and execution in a technically governed environment

Campaigns Manager at South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) (2010-10 – 2013-07)

• Executed multi-sector campaigns across testing, certification, standards, and related service environments
• Translated complex subject matter into targeted communication suitable for multiple audiences and channels
• Improved coordination between business units and communication delivery teams to strengthen campaign reach and responsiveness

Brand Consultant at Department of Energy, South Africa (2010-07 – 2010-09)

• Supported communication and brand alignment in a public-sector environment shaped by policy, public accountability, and stakeholder sensitivity
• Contributed to message refinement and public-facing presentation consistency

Communication Specialist at Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) (2006-01 – 2010-06)

• Led stakeholder communication, impact-reporting, and visibility work in a technically complex national energy programme
• Translated engineering and strategic priorities into accessible communication for multiple stakeholder groups
• Helped strengthen engagement through a targeted communication approach associated with approximately 65% improvement in stakeholder engagement

Systems / Technical Communication Roles at Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) (2001-08 – 2005-12)

• Worked across systems, communication, and technical coordination functions, reinforcing structured problem solving and disciplined delivery
• Built fluency in technical environments where message clarity, process logic, and operational reliability mattered

Junior Systems Engineer at Atwork Internet Software Solutions (2001-01 – 2001-07)

• Built early grounding in software environments, systems thinking, and structured troubleshooting
• Developed practical understanding of technical delivery logic that later strengthened communication and operations work

Warrant Officer Detective | FCS Unit, Child Protection at South African Police Service (SAPS) (1995-11 – 2000-12)

• Handled sensitive investigations and casework requiring documentation accuracy, discipline, public accountability, and emotional resilience
• Built strong foundations in interviewing, case preparation, crisis response, and work under pressure
• Developed a professional baseline in evidence sensitivity, structured reporting, and stakeholder handling that continues to shape later work

Constable | Flying Squad; Trainee | Hammanskraal Police Academy at South African Police Service (SAPS) (1994-01 – 1995-10)

• Completed foundational police academy training and served in rapid-response operational environments
• Strengthened resilience, tactical discipline, communication under pressure, and calm execution in high-risk contexts

BTech in Policing

BA in Public Relations, Media and Communications

BA in Clinical and Applied Psychology

BA in Anthropology

Qualification in Visual Communication / Design

Diploma in Humanitarian Research / Operational Research for Humanitarians

Programme in Senior Leadership Development