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Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa

I am responsible for software development in the core platform development team. My duties included:- Ownership of the technology platform from a technical perspective. This included everything from design, planning, implementation, testing, monitoring and alerting.- Recruitment and outsourcing of development resources.- Performing code reviews.- Compiling and reviewing of KRAs in accordance with the company’s performance management policy.- HR management of all… Show more I am responsible for software development in the core platform development team. My duties included:- Ownership of the technology platform from a technical perspective. This included everything from design, planning, implementation, testing, monitoring and alerting.- Recruitment and outsourcing of development resources.- Performing code reviews.- Compiling and reviewing of KRAs in accordance with the company’s performance management policy.- HR management of all development staff. Show less

Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa

I lead the technology evolution to execute on our business strategy to transition from a linear business to a platform business. This involves:- Be an evangelist for evolutionary architecture within the business.- Define and take ownership of the architecture of the technology platform.- Compile architectural diagrams of the "as is" state of our existing systems.- Create architectural diagrams of the "to be" architecture across the different business areas.- Develop roadmaps… Show more I lead the technology evolution to execute on our business strategy to transition from a linear business to a platform business. This involves:- Be an evangelist for evolutionary architecture within the business.- Define and take ownership of the architecture of the technology platform.- Compile architectural diagrams of the "as is" state of our existing systems.- Create architectural diagrams of the "to be" architecture across the different business areas.- Develop roadmaps for each existing system to transition to the new technology platform.- Distill business and technical requirements into solutions that align to the new technology platform. Show less

Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa

I was responsible for software development across 3 teams. My duties included:- Determining shortcomings with the existing SDLC process and implementing optimizations to the process.- Drive development methodology transformation from a Waterfall to an Agile methodology, not just in the development teams, but the rest of the company as well.- Ownership of various systems from a technical perspective. This included everything from design, planning, implementation, testing… Show more I was responsible for software development across 3 teams. My duties included:- Determining shortcomings with the existing SDLC process and implementing optimizations to the process.- Drive development methodology transformation from a Waterfall to an Agile methodology, not just in the development teams, but the rest of the company as well.- Ownership of various systems from a technical perspective. This included everything from design, planning, implementation, testing, monitoring and alerting.- Recruitment and outsourcing of development resources.- Performing code reviews.- Compiling and reviewing of KRAs in accordance with the company’s performance management policy.- HR management of all development staff. Show less

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

As Software Development Manager, I was responsible for:- Definition, adoption and ownership of a SDLC-based methodology of software development. This involved the formalization of the SDLC in the way of processes, tools and frameworks used for purposes of software development.- All software related development and intimate involvement in driving innovation in areas of product development and system integration.- Recruitment and outsourcing of development resources- Definition of… Show more As Software Development Manager, I was responsible for:- Definition, adoption and ownership of a SDLC-based methodology of software development. This involved the formalization of the SDLC in the way of processes, tools and frameworks used for purposes of software development.- All software related development and intimate involvement in driving innovation in areas of product development and system integration.- Recruitment and outsourcing of development resources- Definition of project plans and management thereof involving a team of developers that ranged from 2 to 4.- Completing development team code reviews.- Compiling and reviewing of KRAs in accordance with the company’s performance management policy- HR management of all development staff.In my role as Software Architect, my duties included:- Software design, specification and planning- Technical design, work-flow, use case and testing documentation- Software project implementation and testing- Maintenance of software repositories and version tracking- Staging, debugging, approval and handover of completed projects for deployment by the Operational team- Determining deployed application metrics, identifying shortcomings, planning upgrades- Recommendations on purchases / acquisitions related to software development at the company Show less

Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa

VentureCapitalWorks is the holding company of the following companies:- Instant Life (instantlife.co.za)- Think Money (thinkmoney.co.za)- Go Loans (goloans.co.za)As IT Manager, I was responsible for:- Drafting and implementation of group wide IT policies. These policies include:- Procurement- Security- Backup- Disaster Recovery- Coding and Testing standards- Prioritization of IT support tasks- Prioritization of Development tasks- Monthly… Show more VentureCapitalWorks is the holding company of the following companies:- Instant Life (instantlife.co.za)- Think Money (thinkmoney.co.za)- Go Loans (goloans.co.za)As IT Manager, I was responsible for:- Drafting and implementation of group wide IT policies. These policies include:- Procurement- Security- Backup- Disaster Recovery- Coding and Testing standards- Prioritization of IT support tasks- Prioritization of Development tasks- Monthly Key Performance Indicator assessment and reviews for each team member.My software architecting duties included: - Requirements gathering for new functionality- Leading of system design workshops- Assessment of whether new requirements will fit with current architecture and adapt the architecture if the need arises- Design and implementation of enhancement modules for the various systems used in the group of companies- Change control of all changes to the system- Project management- Research new technologies Show less

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Architecting, developing and maintaining the in-house insurance management system. The system handles the complete lifecycle of insurance policies from obtaining quotes from multiple insurers, underwriting of policies by an in-house call center, management of claims as well as reporting.

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Development and maintenance of an Imaging and Workflow product in mainly .NET Framework.

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

The company has an in-house solution called OMA (Operations Management Architecture). It is used as a help desk system for IT support, a monitoring system for IT infrastructure and an Electronic Asset Tracking System. My responsibilities included:- Managerial duties - Prioritization of development team tasks. - Requirements gathering for new functionality - Leading of Design Workshops - Motivation and Inspiration of the development team - Monthly Key… Show more The company has an in-house solution called OMA (Operations Management Architecture). It is used as a help desk system for IT support, a monitoring system for IT infrastructure and an Electronic Asset Tracking System. My responsibilities included:- Managerial duties - Prioritization of development team tasks. - Requirements gathering for new functionality - Leading of Design Workshops - Motivation and Inspiration of the development team - Monthly Key Performance Indicator assessment and reviews for each team member. - Accept responsibility for all development projects. - Change control of all changes to the system - Development duties -Design and implementation of enhancement modules for the system - Design and implementation of the system's Data, Security, Personalization and Business Logic Layers - Automation of backup processes - Automation of import processes - Automation of monthly monitoring reporting, leveraging Octave to do analysis on the dataset - Design and Implementation of desktop agents to enable grid computing for monthly monitoring reporting. - Research new technologies Show less

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

I formed part of a small team of developers that developed applications for the company's clients. My duties included every step of the development cycle. I worked on projects for the following clients:- Tracker - We developed and maintained a client delight system (CDS) that managed the clients, products and financial aspects of our client - Panasonic - Inventory control system development and maintenance - Telkom - Inventory control system development and… Show more I formed part of a small team of developers that developed applications for the company's clients. My duties included every step of the development cycle. I worked on projects for the following clients:- Tracker - We developed and maintained a client delight system (CDS) that managed the clients, products and financial aspects of our client - Panasonic - Inventory control system development and maintenance - Telkom - Inventory control system development and maintenance Show less

Cetificate, Applied Project Management In The It Sector

Certificate, Senior Certificate