Bernard Louw Email & Phone Number

Hastings, Hawke'S Bay, New Zealand

I am the Lead Software Developer at McCarthys where we are building the software of the future for the meat processing industry. My responsibilities are as follows:Main responsibility is designing and developing middleware solutions on the Java SpringBoot server based on the business requirements as gathered from our clients.Secondary roles:Directing architectural design of reusable Javascript components for the Web UI and assisting in development where… Show more I am the Lead Software Developer at McCarthys where we are building the software of the future for the meat processing industry. My responsibilities are as follows:Main responsibility is designing and developing middleware solutions on the Java SpringBoot server based on the business requirements as gathered from our clients.Secondary roles:Directing architectural design of reusable Javascript components for the Web UI and assisting in development where required.Working with the Business System Analysts to design the software to be efficient and scalable while maintaining requirements of integration with other legacy systems and third party systems.Assist in providing technical support to our clients in Australia and New Zealand.Travelling to clients to understand their needs and assist in coming up with technical solutions to their production and supply chain. General technical mentoring of the team, assisting in code reviews and technical training of junior resources. Show less

Sandton

I was appointed by Discovery Insure based on my consulting track record with them.My responsibilities were as followsTechnical analyst consulting with the business to extract requirements and ensure feasibility of implementationDaily client engagement with the business to gather requirements and confirm feasibility of implementationTechnical lead developer on new projectsJava back end system developmentJSF front end system developmentTechnical Application… Show more I was appointed by Discovery Insure based on my consulting track record with them.My responsibilities were as followsTechnical analyst consulting with the business to extract requirements and ensure feasibility of implementationDaily client engagement with the business to gather requirements and confirm feasibility of implementationTechnical lead developer on new projectsJava back end system developmentJSF front end system developmentTechnical Application DesignTraining and mentoringApplication performance analyticsTechnologies UsedJboss EAP 5 & 6ApacheStarteamGITJenkinsSonarCubeMavenNexusApache CamelCareer HighlightsLead developer on VitalityDrive rewards systemLead Developer on Discovery Insure Product Launch 2014Technical Lead on entire platform upgrade from JBoss EAP 5 to 6 Show less

South Africa

I was a consultant at Discovery during this time, in the last year of employment I was fulfilling the role of Java Technical Team Lead / Systems Analyst. Before that I was consulting on the basis of senior developer.My general responsibilities were:Java back end system developmentJSF front end system developmentTechnical Application DesignDaily client engagement with the business to gather requirements and confirm feasibility of implementationTraining and… Show more I was a consultant at Discovery during this time, in the last year of employment I was fulfilling the role of Java Technical Team Lead / Systems Analyst. Before that I was consulting on the basis of senior developer.My general responsibilities were:Java back end system developmentJSF front end system developmentTechnical Application DesignDaily client engagement with the business to gather requirements and confirm feasibility of implementationTraining and mentoringApplication performance analyticsTechnologies UsedJboss EAP 5 & 6ApacheStarteamGITJenkinsSonarCubeMavenNexus Show less

South Africa

Integration development of Insurance platform with banking backend servicesFeature development to meet client needs on platform Technical Support to clientEngagement with clients regarding configuration of products on the software to meet their business caseTechnologies UsedWebsphere 7ApachePropriatry Javascript Frontend FrameworkClearcaseAnt Build Tools

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Back end system development for an online Enterprise Reporting PlatformFront end system development for an online Enterprise Reporting PlatformGeneral development on customer site for South African hospital management softwareTechnologies UsedTomcat ServerAdobe FlexSVN MySQL