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Lahti, Finland

- Software development using Vísual Basic, .Net.- Mobile software development using Angular, NodeJS.- Key user for Qlik Analytics.

Turku, Finland

- Manage the new business from its inception.- Design software applications.- Develop software applications.

Turku, Finland

- Developed and administered various web sites for the Journalism faculty on Joomla.- Developed web based Media Equipment stores system using Joomla and Fabrikar.- Managed Media Equipment Stores for Journalism students.

Lonehill, South Africa

- Supervised and worked on the development of the MTrack range of software products whichhelped customers shorten the time required to do basic tasks such as stock take, assetverification, etc. resulting in improved efficiencies within their business.- Designed and developed Gas Cylinder Voucher system for ShellGas S.A. (Easigas) whichenabled them to easily track and manage their Southern African cylinder population.- Designed and developed FTP automation product which helped Henkel in S.A. to automatecertain administrative tasks.

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

- Established the business to represent Datawatch software products in the Southern Africanmarket.- Developed ShellGas (Easigas) Budget Achievement System which helped Easigas toimprove the measurement of their sales budget achievement by their sales staff. (UsingDatawatch Monarch, MS Excel VBA)- Excel Petroleum Credit Control VBR System (Value Based Remuneration) which helpedExcel Petroleum to improve the management of the Value Based Remuneration of their staff.(Using Datawatch Monarch, MS SQL, MS Excel)- Mentor for I.T. staff of Shellgas.

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

- Established the company to address the need for affordable IT Skills to the SMME market inSouth Africa which helped various non-profit companies to have professional I.T. servicesavailable to them.

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

- Designed and supervised the implementation of the group wide Wide Area Network across32 sites in South Africa which helped the whole group to standardize their WAN infrastructureand gain the benefit of the internet.- Represented Chemical Services on the AECI (holding company) IT Steering Committeewhich improved the overall direction of IT within the group.- Appointed as the group IT manager based on my recommendation and achievements in I.T.within the group.

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

- Used affordable PC based I.T. systems to successfully run the national company with anannual turnover in excess of 10€ million.- Single handedly supported both Holpro Fine Chemicals and Crest Chemicals National userbase of approx. 142 staff in 7 locations in South Africa.- Convinced the managing director to recognize the need for I.T. training for all white collarstaff which once completed resulted in more effective use of I.T. resources by staff and fewersupport calls to I.T. dept.

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

- Appointed as IT Manager after Crest Chemicals bought Holpro and moved Holpro from theirAS/400 system to the more modern system used by Crest Chemicals.- Retrained all staff in the new systems which helped the company to become profitable in thefirst year after take-over.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

- Worked as a custom software developer where I developed the following systems: Coresystems for a time share resort and a national governmental organization.- Developed custom reporting for various customers.

International Business Management

Diploma Of Education, Cobol Programming