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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

As DevOps Team Lead, I had to plan, architect and oversee a multi-year consolidation and migration process of all services, libraries and packages. This process included the creation of a standardised SDLC process that spanned, version control, CI/CD, DevSecOps and various other automations and optimisations. In addition to the above, I had to:• Look after the general well-being of my team through regular check-ins, 1-1 sessions, performance reviews, mentoring, etc.• Coordinate with… Show more As DevOps Team Lead, I had to plan, architect and oversee a multi-year consolidation and migration process of all services, libraries and packages. This process included the creation of a standardised SDLC process that spanned, version control, CI/CD, DevSecOps and various other automations and optimisations. In addition to the above, I had to:• Look after the general well-being of my team through regular check-ins, 1-1 sessions, performance reviews, mentoring, etc.• Coordinate with stake holders around project requirements• Translate project requirements to team and ensure that work is completed • Drive overall direction, processes, standards and performance of the DevOps team• Contribute to overall direction of products and services within the company Show less

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

As senior webservices engineer I worked as part of a team that looks after the client (both internal and external) facing applications / tools, as well as maintain majority of the legacy systems. My team’s responsibility also included the management and improvement of the payment and stock management system(s).I was required to assist the rest of my team where possible on a day to day basis within the scope of what they are doing. Apart from the aforementioned, I’m was required to… Show more As senior webservices engineer I worked as part of a team that looks after the client (both internal and external) facing applications / tools, as well as maintain majority of the legacy systems. My team’s responsibility also included the management and improvement of the payment and stock management system(s).I was required to assist the rest of my team where possible on a day to day basis within the scope of what they are doing. Apart from the aforementioned, I’m was required to assist with the grooming and planning of projects. On many occasions I acted as stand-in manager for my team, during which I was required to lease with the various other departments to manage the various projects, expectations of stakeholders as well as guide the team to work as efficiently as possible in.As webservices tech lead, I was required to:• Facilitate the Community of Practice meetings for the webservices team of developers• Ensure we have a set of coding standards and that they are enforced• Compile, with the assistance of the rest of my team, and execute a road map for all development work to be done within the realm of the webservices community • Help identify possible problems within the company and come up with and implement solutions required to address such problems• Optimize and manage all deploy processes within the department Show less

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

As senior developer I worked on various projects, both short and long term, for various companies. Although the projects made use of various technologies and frameworks, most of the website projects made use of Expression Engine, built on the CodeIgnitor framework. For majority of my time at Liqourice, I was the dedicated developer for the Distell group’s core Content and Consumer Management Platform. This was a long term project with continuous development in the form of enhancements, fixes… Show more As senior developer I worked on various projects, both short and long term, for various companies. Although the projects made use of various technologies and frameworks, most of the website projects made use of Expression Engine, built on the CodeIgnitor framework. For majority of my time at Liqourice, I was the dedicated developer for the Distell group’s core Content and Consumer Management Platform. This was a long term project with continuous development in the form of enhancements, fixes, general maintenance and building of new functionalities. Part of my role as dedicated developer was to closely work alongside the CRM manager and act not only as developer, but also as solutions architect. Show less

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

As head of development I was charge of overseeing scheduling, resource allocation, as well as the overall development of all projects within the company. Projects varied from general website and mobile development, to Adobe Air and Flash based desktop applications. As a company we focused on SEO and therefore had to ensure all development is SEO compliant. I also assisted with IT support within the company.As developer I developed a range of static, dynamic and mobile based websites… Show more As head of development I was charge of overseeing scheduling, resource allocation, as well as the overall development of all projects within the company. Projects varied from general website and mobile development, to Adobe Air and Flash based desktop applications. As a company we focused on SEO and therefore had to ensure all development is SEO compliant. I also assisted with IT support within the company.As developer I developed a range of static, dynamic and mobile based websites. Majority of the clients also required Content Management Systems and various customer specific modules for their websites. All Websites had to be SEO compliant and cross browser tested. Show less

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Was the manager of my department. I was responsible for all media related hardware and software, development and maintenance of websites for our clients as well as providing assistance with our internal websites. Worked in a team varying from 1 – 4 people at a time in various roles (Project Leader, Graphic Designer, Website Developer, Audio and Visual Engineer) depending on the project.

Bachelor'S Degree, Theology/Theological Studies

Activities and Societies: Certificate in Ministry (2003), One Year Dance Curriculum (2003), 30KD Student Trainer (2004)

Senior Certificate, Grade 12

Activities and Societies: Management Counsel, Athletics, Rugby, Cross Country, Orators, Junior Rapport Debating, Various School Plays /.