This is my baby and a life dream made reality. This came to life born from a casual chat with my wife while we were taking a stroll on the beach in Wilderness. The fine art of brewing is on the brink of dying and this venture is not only to play a small part in the true art of brewing but to share with people, to make people aware of the magic that is beer.

Maintenance on the insurance system. Converting paper documents to electronic copies (PDF). Investigation of the document management system. Automated emailing system (Java) was developed.

Maintenance on the Business Financing System (Factoring). Development of new features on the system. Standby/Callout. Extensive user support and investigation. SIEBEL CRM support. DB2 back-end support and development. Started looking into Java / PostgreSQL as a replacement.

Maintenance and enhancement of current reinsurance system using NATURAL as language and ADABAS as database again on the mainframe.

Maintenance of current Business Online System. Standby on daily runs with Business Online support. Enhancement of Non-Authenticated Early Debit Order system. Host-To-Host JCL development and implementations. Business Online System Maintenance and EnhancementsMinor DB2 exposure. Weekly standby for both Office Hours and After Hours regarding Batch and JCL executions.

Maintenance and enhancement of current system using NATURAL as language and ADABAS as database. Responsible for month-end and year-end procedures. Adhoc development using Microsoft Visual C for Actuarial Evaluation system. Only minor changes were done and implemented. Researched XML and a replacement for current EDI system. This was never implemented due to cost and technology issues. Interface development between ADABAS and Oracle for the migration from JD Edwards to Oracle Financials.

Maintenance & Development of Financial and Insurance systems using NATURAL and ADABAS.System integration and migration from a Delphi system used in one of the industries into NATURAL. Y2K upgrades and changes. Developed an Internet enquiry system using Java, DCOM (EntireX module for NATURAL) and then of course NATURAL.

Management and development of the provincial Financial System in Mpumalanga. First exposure to NATURAL, ADABAS and UNIX. Developed a complete NATURAL system for the Provincial Liquor Board, they were running a Clipper system at that moment. Adhoc reporting to the Auditor General (Heath Commission). ADABAS maintenance and UNIX (Borne Shell) scripting (basic).

Maintenance of their then current loan administration system. Development and migration of the system from Dbase to Paradox (my first exposure to Delphi). Development of a Delphi system to replace the Clipper system that was used. Developed a reconciliation tool for the Clipper system. Extensive user support.

Developed a Clipper system that replaced the manual system used by the TPA for expenditures offset against the budget. Developed a Budgeting System to replace the manual system that was used, this ensured a much faster posting of budget figures and Region 9 (now Limpopo Province) was the first province to produce their budget on time. Itemised the expenditure against the budget to produce reports for the central government where again Region 9 was always the first to produce the results.