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Cape Town, Wc, Za

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

I manage diverse teams in the discovery, analysis, design and delivery of client solution implementations across a variety of market sectors including Trading, Market data, Investment Management and Financial Administration Services.I lead the local design guild to drive best practices with global alignment.Following the success of our SA workflow implementation, I am part of a small working group looking to roll out a similar solution for our global business.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

As owner of the SA Financial Markets Buy Side business, my focus was on driving the goals and objectives for implementing a scalable, sustainable business model in this space.My responsibilities included stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, forecasting, reporting as well as facilitating internal team alignment.With a good understanding of what the client needs are, and a great working knowledge of our product suite, I was able to initiate sustainable growth for our… Show more As owner of the SA Financial Markets Buy Side business, my focus was on driving the goals and objectives for implementing a scalable, sustainable business model in this space.My responsibilities included stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, forecasting, reporting as well as facilitating internal team alignment.With a good understanding of what the client needs are, and a great working knowledge of our product suite, I was able to initiate sustainable growth for our business.To support the growth of all business units in our market, I collaborated to implement an automated workflow process which provided visibility, accountability and collaboration resulting in improved delivery. Show less

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

TECHNICAL MANAGER | FIXMy very capable team was responsible for the design, development, maintenance and support of the FIX Hub including weekly change control sign off and deployment.This team was available 24/7.PRODUCT OWNER (FIX Hub)Responsible for the development of an inhouse Linux FIX Hub (pre Iress acquisition)Integrated the FIX Hub into the Iress Microsoft Architecture.PROJECT MANAGERSuccessfully delivered 2 complex FIX Hub migration projects… Show more TECHNICAL MANAGER | FIXMy very capable team was responsible for the design, development, maintenance and support of the FIX Hub including weekly change control sign off and deployment.This team was available 24/7.PRODUCT OWNER (FIX Hub)Responsible for the development of an inhouse Linux FIX Hub (pre Iress acquisition)Integrated the FIX Hub into the Iress Microsoft Architecture.PROJECT MANAGERSuccessfully delivered 2 complex FIX Hub migration projects, involving over a 1000 local & international client connections, on time and with no impact to clients.To improve efficiency, I led the team in implementing implementing an automated workflow and Kanban board. Off the success of this, I was asked by some colleagues to assist in replicating for their teams. Show less

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Part of a core team responsible for growing the, still dominant, electronic trading Financial Information eXchange (FIX) Hub network in South Africa, my responsibilities included:- the design, implementation, QA, testing and deployment of client solutions- providing 24x7 support & maintenance- working with our FIX Hub vendor on product enhancements to support our business model- identifying areas of automation to reduce deployment times and human error.The FIX Hub was… Show more Part of a core team responsible for growing the, still dominant, electronic trading Financial Information eXchange (FIX) Hub network in South Africa, my responsibilities included:- the design, implementation, QA, testing and deployment of client solutions- providing 24x7 support & maintenance- working with our FIX Hub vendor on product enhancements to support our business model- identifying areas of automation to reduce deployment times and human error.The FIX Hub was subsequently deployed to provide service in the UK.I implemented a process for consolidating new requests into a single system. This resulted in better visibility and more efficient delivery. Show less

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

I assisted the team in delivering a critical release to the delivery of a web based Client Relationship Management (CRM) solution. The team delivered within the revised estimated timeframe.This was my hands-on introduction to software development and I worked closely with the team, applying critical thinking to assist in solving some of the technical challenges.In order to automate the scheduling and delivery of features, creating visibility, I reconfigured the modular CRM… Show more I assisted the team in delivering a critical release to the delivery of a web based Client Relationship Management (CRM) solution. The team delivered within the revised estimated timeframe.This was my hands-on introduction to software development and I worked closely with the team, applying critical thinking to assist in solving some of the technical challenges.In order to automate the scheduling and delivery of features, creating visibility, I reconfigured the modular CRM system into a Feature Driven Development (FDD) application for internal use. Show less

London, England, United Kingdom

I gained invaluable skills experience through exposure to short and long term contracts within these businesses: National Australia Bank, Fidelity Investments, JP Morgan Chase & Co (18 Months), BT Syntegra ( Merrill Lynch, Macquarie, Goldman Sachs), Computacenter (Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas), Schroder Salomon Smith Barney and the Westminster City Council.I was able to apply people inclusive, technology based solutions to improve processes in a number of these positions.🌍 During… Show more I gained invaluable skills experience through exposure to short and long term contracts within these businesses: National Australia Bank, Fidelity Investments, JP Morgan Chase & Co (18 Months), BT Syntegra ( Merrill Lynch, Macquarie, Goldman Sachs), Computacenter (Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas), Schroder Salomon Smith Barney and the Westminster City Council.I was able to apply people inclusive, technology based solutions to improve processes in a number of these positions.🌍 During our time there, my wife and I took 10 months out to backpack and see some of our beautiful planet. Show less

Change Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Civil Engineering