I'm currently enjoying the SRE role, it allows me to draw of skills across hardware,software,networking and systems design. Focusing on migration of on-prem systems to the cloud, and how to change and adapt technical tools and processes to best fit the ultimate outcomes.- Balancing system stability with delivery- Developing and managing scalable, secure and stable systems- Analysing and resolving existing inefficiencies , issues and incidents- Implement monitoring and… Show more I'm currently enjoying the SRE role, it allows me to draw of skills across hardware,software,networking and systems design. Focusing on migration of on-prem systems to the cloud, and how to change and adapt technical tools and processes to best fit the ultimate outcomes.- Balancing system stability with delivery- Developing and managing scalable, secure and stable systems- Analysing and resolving existing inefficiencies , issues and incidents- Implement monitoring and alerting tools- Managing risks- Automate manual tasks within the SDLC- Align existing processes to Cloud & Devops best practices- Selecting infrastructure tools- Ensure all this aligns with organisational strategy, structure and goals Show less

Manage the development and release of the USSD banking solution

Manage , architect and build integration between heavily customised Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Afriticket was an IDC funded startup. I was responsible for setting up the operational IT infrastructure as well as all operational processes from incident management through to management reporting

I joined Nedbank to manage their Internet banking products as well as their corporate Nedbank for Business. These two systems have a 365 day 99.9% uptime so management instrumentation, capacity planning and structured processes were key. Also, due to the number of feature adds to both systems at an almost weekly basis the task of system stability was a constant challenge, one that I enjoyed immensely.Throughout this time I was responsible for not just the technical aspects of my area… Show more I joined Nedbank to manage their Internet banking products as well as their corporate Nedbank for Business. These two systems have a 365 day 99.9% uptime so management instrumentation, capacity planning and structured processes were key. Also, due to the number of feature adds to both systems at an almost weekly basis the task of system stability was a constant challenge, one that I enjoyed immensely.Throughout this time I was responsible for not just the technical aspects of my area but also for pure management functions as well. This involved staff hiring and evaluation, budgeting and planning as well as process management and improvement.I am proud to say that I gained high praise as well as receiving the Top Achiever Nominee Award in 2006, a rare achievement for an employee on his first year. Show less

Accenture gave me the opportunity to work in a diverse set of fields and for the first time I was given a formal rating for my performance, I am proud to say I was a constant A level performer for every year employed.

DATO was a pure IT company exploring the application service provider model. To ease repetitive development of common functionality I developed a proprietarily CRUD web based system that could easily define entities and relationships between them to rapidly create systems like stock management, document management e.t.c. The system used Microsoft ASP based technology together with Visual Basic 6 com objects and Microsoft SQL server to provide a 3 tier system with clear separation of UI,… Show more DATO was a pure IT company exploring the application service provider model. To ease repetitive development of common functionality I developed a proprietarily CRUD web based system that could easily define entities and relationships between them to rapidly create systems like stock management, document management e.t.c. The system used Microsoft ASP based technology together with Visual Basic 6 com objects and Microsoft SQL server to provide a 3 tier system with clear separation of UI, business logic and database. Show less

The IMM had a one man IT department prior to me joining, it had no systems or processes and worked on an informal email and phone based request response system. They had major capacity constraints and needed to greatly improve their processes to keep up with demand.Utilizing MS SQL 2000 beta and ASP technology together with Javascript I was able to develop a formal fully automated request/response system with reporting and SLA measurements.

Daymon handled the Pick n Pay No Name Brand order and delivery management. Their current system was a series of batch scripts that needed a complete replacement.The task involved converting MS Access databases and reports, EDI automated orders and command line fax jobs into one single order management system. Using VB6 , SQL Server 6.5 and Crystal Reports together with various com based components I replaced and consolidate all the fax,email and EDI based functionality into one system.