As Chief Operating Officer I oversee the Operations and Technical teams.Responsibilities include:Ensuring that Paysoft systems and processes are ready to allow for rapid growthManage the day to day business operations, Design and implement business strategies, plans and proceduresSet comprehensive goals for performance and growthEstablish policies that promote company culture and visionEfficiently and effectively lead employees to encourage maximum performance… Show more As Chief Operating Officer I oversee the Operations and Technical teams.Responsibilities include:Ensuring that Paysoft systems and processes are ready to allow for rapid growthManage the day to day business operations, Design and implement business strategies, plans and proceduresSet comprehensive goals for performance and growthEstablish policies that promote company culture and visionEfficiently and effectively lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedicationEvaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metricsWrite and submit reports to the CEO in all matters of importanceAssist CEO in implementing business strategyManage relationships with partners/vendors Show less

Responsible for the leadership of a cross functional team of individuals including art director, graphic artists, sound designers, mathematicians, developers and testers. This responsibility includes SDLC processes, line management, mentoring and end to end ownership of the product from idea to delivery and support. This includes the following responsibilities and functions:Responsible for vision and realisation of our Product.Manage a cross-functional team to develop a… Show more Responsible for the leadership of a cross functional team of individuals including art director, graphic artists, sound designers, mathematicians, developers and testers. This responsibility includes SDLC processes, line management, mentoring and end to end ownership of the product from idea to delivery and support. This includes the following responsibilities and functions:Responsible for vision and realisation of our Product.Manage a cross-functional team to develop a product.End to end ownership of the product life cycle.Ensure product is compliant in multiple jurisdictions.Measure and track product Business Benefit Realisation.Maintain technical understanding and in-depth product(s) knowledge.Accountable for the reporting and analysis of the performance metrics.Coach and mentor employees.Ensures that the team is appropriately resourced.Identifies and ensures that efficient processes and procedures are in place.Prioritisation and planning of Backlogs / Demand Pipelines & Product Roadmaps.Facilitates change management due to changing situational/organisational/market requirements. Show less

Responsible for vision, value realisation of Product.Manage a cross-functional team to develop a product. End to end ownership of the product life cycle.Ensure product is compliant as relevant.Measure and track product Business Benefit Realisation.Maintains technical understanding and in-depth product(s) knowledge as well as general product group knowledge.Accountable for the reporting and analysis of the relevant performance metrics.Coach and mentor employees in all… Show more Responsible for vision, value realisation of Product.Manage a cross-functional team to develop a product. End to end ownership of the product life cycle.Ensure product is compliant as relevant.Measure and track product Business Benefit Realisation.Maintains technical understanding and in-depth product(s) knowledge as well as general product group knowledge.Accountable for the reporting and analysis of the relevant performance metrics.Coach and mentor employees in all aspects of software and career development.Ensures that the team is appropriately resourced, and members are equipped with the requisite skill set required for both current and future projects.Identifies and ensures that efficient processes and procedures are in place to meet objectives and that these are followed and regularly reviewed.Prioritisation and planning of Backlogs / Demand Pipelines & Product Roadmaps.Facilitates change management due to changing situational/organizational/market requirements. Show less

Establish technology standards and ensure compliance across all product lines. •Recruit and retain effective talent for the team. Ensure teams are using the appropriate tools and processes in the most effective manner Develop and implement Centre of Excellence for the software development team members Coach and mentor employees in all aspects of software and career development Engage in ongoing collaboration with General Managers, Product Managers, Project Managers and other… Show more Establish technology standards and ensure compliance across all product lines. •Recruit and retain effective talent for the team. Ensure teams are using the appropriate tools and processes in the most effective manner Develop and implement Centre of Excellence for the software development team members Coach and mentor employees in all aspects of software and career development Engage in ongoing collaboration with General Managers, Product Managers, Project Managers and other teams to continually strive for transparent and efficient working relationships. Maintain and evolve measurement tools to assess the team’s effectiveness and report regularly to teams and leadership Implement and manage change within the team and across the organization Making process improvements as needed to assist the business in achieving its goals and objectives, leveraging best practices and professional experiences. Collaborating closely with and assisting technical operations teams as required to ensure timely delivery of new systems that are fast and robust. Show less

Equiventure is a company that provides equestrian services Compiling, editing, publishing and distributing a local industry newsletter funded by advertisements.Providing full livery, teaching riders, training horses Providing alternative care in the form of Equine Body Work (acupressure, laser, massage, etc.)

Key Account Management for Swisttech at Vodacom responsible for the flow of work, commercial agreements and relationship management and strategic alignment between Vodacom and Swisttech. As the Vodacom account was responsible for 90% of the pipeline of work for the company this account was crucial to maintaining a steady income stream and to keeping developers of various skills productive. To do this existing projects and revenue streams had to be maintained and new opportunities had to be… Show more Key Account Management for Swisttech at Vodacom responsible for the flow of work, commercial agreements and relationship management and strategic alignment between Vodacom and Swisttech. As the Vodacom account was responsible for 90% of the pipeline of work for the company this account was crucial to maintaining a steady income stream and to keeping developers of various skills productive. To do this existing projects and revenue streams had to be maintained and new opportunities had to be identified and secured. Show less

Overall management, strategic direction, operational and technical management of the development division. Assisting. Initiating and developing business ventures and partnerships to promote sustainable development.Collaborate and co-ordinate amongst colleagues to attain expectations, contracts and commitments.All decision making within the division.Manage and support the Development division’s technical and internal; infrastructure.Be a positive and contributory leader in… Show more Overall management, strategic direction, operational and technical management of the development division. Assisting. Initiating and developing business ventures and partnerships to promote sustainable development.Collaborate and co-ordinate amongst colleagues to attain expectations, contracts and commitments.All decision making within the division.Manage and support the Development division’s technical and internal; infrastructure.Be a positive and contributory leader in the management team.Implement and continuously review the divisions processes, technologies and quality standards with a view towards increasing customer satisfaction.Contribution, management and development of proposals, supporting documentation and other related activities that support the sales cycle.Manage divisional budget and billing.Line management responsibilities. Show less

Planning and scheduling of projects. Project budget control. Resource allocation and motivation. Project reporting to executive level. Project transitioning.Risk and issues analysis and management.

Planning and scheduling of multiple releases.Dealing with very tight schedules.Collating of Key Performance Indicators to monitor the quality of the systemand the performance of the developers and testers of all projects.Specifying the requirements and designing features of the system andtogether with the Product Manager.Reporting back on the progress made and issues experienced each month.Use of extreme programming and scrum methodologies.

Facilitate the progress of all projects through the program in accordance to the priorities set by the executive committee.Helping project managers draw up plans and other project management documentation.The Measurement of all projects against some Key Performance Indicators and monitoring of the progress of all projects.Project manager for some of the projects in the program.Reporting back to the executive committee on the progress made and issues experienced each… Show more Facilitate the progress of all projects through the program in accordance to the priorities set by the executive committee.Helping project managers draw up plans and other project management documentation.The Measurement of all projects against some Key Performance Indicators and monitoring of the progress of all projects.Project manager for some of the projects in the program.Reporting back to the executive committee on the progress made and issues experienced each month.Continuing to look at the overall process used throughout the development lifecycle in an attempt to make more efficient use of resources. Show less

Systems analyst responsible for determining the required changes and upgrades to the central Hub of the distributed telematics system. This included analysing the impact of changes made to the Hub on other components of the system and vice versa, estimating the scope of anychanges, ensuring that changes are specified correctly and that the final implementation conforms to the specification.Oversee the testing of components of the system that fall under her area of… Show more Systems analyst responsible for determining the required changes and upgrades to the central Hub of the distributed telematics system. This included analysing the impact of changes made to the Hub on other components of the system and vice versa, estimating the scope of anychanges, ensuring that changes are specified correctly and that the final implementation conforms to the specification.Oversee the testing of components of the system that fall under her area of responsibilityProject manager for the China deployment involving the necessary upgrading of the software to cater for translation into Chinese and connection to their GSM network, the installation of the software and training of the Chinese staff. Also responsible for maintaining a budget and tally of running costs ona monthly basis.Project manager for the German deployment involving the necessary upgrading of the software to cater for translation into German and connection to their GSM networkLeading the change from a waterfall software engineering process to a more flexible iterative approach to software engineering Show less

Short term contract (2 months)Lead developer on the third phase of Vodacom’s Customer Profiling System.This role involved integration of the work done by 5 programmers (including myself) into a complete system from a developer’s standpointArchitecture of the solution was such that involved a multi kernel threading implementation.

Extensive C and Java programming of several front-end additions to a Postilion system for a number of clients, using Microsoft’s Development Studio (C, C++ and Java) and SQL ServerDuties included the full lifecycle of the system from initial planning stages, through the design and implementation, to the support of installationsResponsible for overnight support of all Mosaic’s clients in AfricaDaily tasks included client management and, as a developer for Mosaic, obtained an intimate… Show more Extensive C and Java programming of several front-end additions to a Postilion system for a number of clients, using Microsoft’s Development Studio (C, C++ and Java) and SQL ServerDuties included the full lifecycle of the system from initial planning stages, through the design and implementation, to the support of installationsResponsible for overnight support of all Mosaic’s clients in AfricaDaily tasks included client management and, as a developer for Mosaic, obtained an intimate knowledge of all components of the Postilion system, doing extensive application-type programming in C, C++ and Java Show less

A 6-month contract to support a number of applications written in Microsoft Access (Basic and SQL)Duties included:Daily support of existing database applications for financial tradersProblem solving, specification and development of any enhancements as requested.Management of projects and training a permanent staff member to take over the support positionDesign and implementation of several onsite management databases for a client, Dresner Bank

Trained for the British Horse Society exams and obtained the Grooms Certificate (Stage 3 care)Responsibilities included being art of a team charged with the complete care of up to 36 horses on a daily basis, as well as the instruction of a variety of clients. Skills gained include interpersonal skills, mentoring and coaching, teamwork

C programming in an OS/2 environmentManagement of various projects (teams of 5 people) to introduce new message types to the RFEWriting various message handlers in CMaintenance and support of Regional Front Ends (RFE) in live environmentThe RFE is a high-speed financial transaction and message handler designed to remove protocol specifics from the FNB mainframeMajor re-design of the system using IEF, IBM Open Blueprint and JAD sessions, and technical specifications for… Show more C programming in an OS/2 environmentManagement of various projects (teams of 5 people) to introduce new message types to the RFEWriting various message handlers in CMaintenance and support of Regional Front Ends (RFE) in live environmentThe RFE is a high-speed financial transaction and message handler designed to remove protocol specifics from the FNB mainframeMajor re-design of the system using IEF, IBM Open Blueprint and JAD sessions, and technical specifications for replacement systemExtensive business analysis required to determine best methodologiesInstallation of Nvdm/2 and reconfiguration of RFE to allow remote software distribution Show less

User support on Branch Automation SystemDuties included problem solving, co-ordination of testing and piloting software upgrades, systems analysis and identification of enhancements, functionalSpecifications of major enhancements, ergonomical design, and management of projectsUAT and sign-off of enhancements to the systemCommunication, leadership and motivation played a major role when forming the link between the users and the development teamExtensive involvement in all… Show more User support on Branch Automation SystemDuties included problem solving, co-ordination of testing and piloting software upgrades, systems analysis and identification of enhancements, functionalSpecifications of major enhancements, ergonomical design, and management of projectsUAT and sign-off of enhancements to the systemCommunication, leadership and motivation played a major role when forming the link between the users and the development teamExtensive involvement in all areas of the system lifecycleBusiness analysis used daily to identify and prioritise enhancements to thesystem Show less