Craig Neill
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Grant Stott
Craig provided a wealth of his knowledge and experience to the paperfreeweb team. Craig focused initially on providing the development and implementation structure needed for product development, but quickly got hands-on with development of our Microsoft integration requirements himself. Very grateful for having Craig on our team and for huge contribution he made to the development of paperfreeweb as a product.
Ian C.
Craig is that rare type of individual who combines in depth technical knowledge with an equal level of business acumen allowing him to successfully bridge the divide between these two worlds. This, combined with an excellent work ethic, enables Craig to deliver effective solutions in record time that are immediately relevant to the business requirements.
Grant Stott
Craig provided a wealth of his knowledge and experience to the paperfreeweb team. Craig focused initially on providing the development and implementation structure needed for product development, but quickly got hands-on with development of our Microsoft integration requirements himself. Very grateful for having Craig on our team and for huge contribution he made to the development of paperfreeweb as a product.
Ian C.
Craig is that rare type of individual who combines in depth technical knowledge with an equal level of business acumen allowing him to successfully bridge the divide between these two worlds. This, combined with an excellent work ethic, enables Craig to deliver effective solutions in record time that are immediately relevant to the business requirements.
Grant Stott
Craig provided a wealth of his knowledge and experience to the paperfreeweb team. Craig focused initially on providing the development and implementation structure needed for product development, but quickly got hands-on with development of our Microsoft integration requirements himself. Very grateful for having Craig on our team and for huge contribution he made to the development of paperfreeweb as a product.
Ian C.
Craig is that rare type of individual who combines in depth technical knowledge with an equal level of business acumen allowing him to successfully bridge the divide between these two worlds. This, combined with an excellent work ethic, enables Craig to deliver effective solutions in record time that are immediately relevant to the business requirements.
Grant Stott
Craig provided a wealth of his knowledge and experience to the paperfreeweb team. Craig focused initially on providing the development and implementation structure needed for product development, but quickly got hands-on with development of our Microsoft integration requirements himself. Very grateful for having Craig on our team and for huge contribution he made to the development of paperfreeweb as a product.
Ian C.
Craig is that rare type of individual who combines in depth technical knowledge with an equal level of business acumen allowing him to successfully bridge the divide between these two worlds. This, combined with an excellent work ethic, enables Craig to deliver effective solutions in record time that are immediately relevant to the business requirements.
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Certified Product Owner
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Certified Scrum Master
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Microsoft Certified Professional
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Microsoft Certified Solutions Designer
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Nat Cert Information Technology
Unisa
Experience
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Salut.
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Netherlands
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Technology
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Aug 2020 - Present
As Head of Technology at Salut, I work closely with the internal team to determine how we implement our innovative products and solutions in the market within the technical context. I fulfill the role of IT strategist, both internally and within the product lines, technical oversight, channel development, integration, Big Data and architectural guidance as well as the setup and management of our internal IT team. I am responsible for the technical roadmap, compliance and execution… Show more As Head of Technology at Salut, I work closely with the internal team to determine how we implement our innovative products and solutions in the market within the technical context. I fulfill the role of IT strategist, both internally and within the product lines, technical oversight, channel development, integration, Big Data and architectural guidance as well as the setup and management of our internal IT team. I am responsible for the technical roadmap, compliance and execution within Salut and our partners/suppliers. Part of my mandate when joining Salut was to fully internalise and build our IT team, migrate to our own technology stack and become fully independent. As Salut, we have a fully cloud hosted Platform as a Service product supporting multi-tenancy, multi-product mobile and web applications. Show less As Head of Technology at Salut, I work closely with the internal team to determine how we implement our innovative products and solutions in the market within the technical context. I fulfill the role of IT strategist, both internally and within the product lines, technical oversight, channel development, integration, Big Data and architectural guidance as well as the setup and management of our internal IT team. I am responsible for the technical roadmap, compliance and execution… Show more As Head of Technology at Salut, I work closely with the internal team to determine how we implement our innovative products and solutions in the market within the technical context. I fulfill the role of IT strategist, both internally and within the product lines, technical oversight, channel development, integration, Big Data and architectural guidance as well as the setup and management of our internal IT team. I am responsible for the technical roadmap, compliance and execution within Salut and our partners/suppliers. Part of my mandate when joining Salut was to fully internalise and build our IT team, migrate to our own technology stack and become fully independent. As Salut, we have a fully cloud hosted Platform as a Service product supporting multi-tenancy, multi-product mobile and web applications. Show less
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Avanade
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Group Manager: Cloud Solutions Architect
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Feb 2020 - Jul 2020
My role at Avanade is to help our clients design and implement the best of breed solutions to meet their complex IT Application needs, largely based upon the Microsoft Azure Cloud Stack. From bespoke solutions utilising the latest in cloud technology, through to complex and integrated enterprise systems. I focus on what the cloud, be it fully public or hybrid, can bring in terms of reliability, reusability, future readiness, cost effectivity and long term management. I focus predominately on… Show more My role at Avanade is to help our clients design and implement the best of breed solutions to meet their complex IT Application needs, largely based upon the Microsoft Azure Cloud Stack. From bespoke solutions utilising the latest in cloud technology, through to complex and integrated enterprise systems. I focus on what the cloud, be it fully public or hybrid, can bring in terms of reliability, reusability, future readiness, cost effectivity and long term management. I focus predominately on the application landscape - providing the link between systems, and how data is consumed and interchanged between systems, providing a single version of the truth. I focus on application design and legacy application modernisation, in conjunction with a team of industry experts within Avanade. Show less My role at Avanade is to help our clients design and implement the best of breed solutions to meet their complex IT Application needs, largely based upon the Microsoft Azure Cloud Stack. From bespoke solutions utilising the latest in cloud technology, through to complex and integrated enterprise systems. I focus on what the cloud, be it fully public or hybrid, can bring in terms of reliability, reusability, future readiness, cost effectivity and long term management. I focus predominately on… Show more My role at Avanade is to help our clients design and implement the best of breed solutions to meet their complex IT Application needs, largely based upon the Microsoft Azure Cloud Stack. From bespoke solutions utilising the latest in cloud technology, through to complex and integrated enterprise systems. I focus on what the cloud, be it fully public or hybrid, can bring in terms of reliability, reusability, future readiness, cost effectivity and long term management. I focus predominately on the application landscape - providing the link between systems, and how data is consumed and interchanged between systems, providing a single version of the truth. I focus on application design and legacy application modernisation, in conjunction with a team of industry experts within Avanade. Show less
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Yellowtail Conclusion
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Netherlands
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal Solutions Architecture Consultant
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Jul 2016 - Jan 2020
My role at Yellowtail was a multi-faceted role with a large focus on providing technical leadership and architectural design across our range of Financial services and products, with a specific focus on mortgages (providing fully automated and integrated mortgage solutions). I bring my 18+ years’ experience in the Software Development industry, and helped Yellowtail and their clients, work together to find the right solutions for specific business problems. I work across the board from the… Show more My role at Yellowtail was a multi-faceted role with a large focus on providing technical leadership and architectural design across our range of Financial services and products, with a specific focus on mortgages (providing fully automated and integrated mortgage solutions). I bring my 18+ years’ experience in the Software Development industry, and helped Yellowtail and their clients, work together to find the right solutions for specific business problems. I work across the board from the larger banks, pension funds, advisory companies amongst others. My core technical skills lie in the architectural design of complex, highly integrated, data driven systems. We focus on delivering technology that is cloud focussed in addition to on premise, incorporating container based architecture. I have a strong focus on Webapi supporting RESTFul services on the backbone of MongoDB. I assist Yellowtail within the Azure stack, to provide cloud based solutions using some of the latest features within Azure, such as Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus, WebAPI, Service Fabric, CosmosDB (unstructured documents), Azure functions, SQL Azure and others. I focus on Generics and how a data driven design can cater for a multitude of customer needs using a shared, configurable platform. Show less My role at Yellowtail was a multi-faceted role with a large focus on providing technical leadership and architectural design across our range of Financial services and products, with a specific focus on mortgages (providing fully automated and integrated mortgage solutions). I bring my 18+ years’ experience in the Software Development industry, and helped Yellowtail and their clients, work together to find the right solutions for specific business problems. I work across the board from the… Show more My role at Yellowtail was a multi-faceted role with a large focus on providing technical leadership and architectural design across our range of Financial services and products, with a specific focus on mortgages (providing fully automated and integrated mortgage solutions). I bring my 18+ years’ experience in the Software Development industry, and helped Yellowtail and their clients, work together to find the right solutions for specific business problems. I work across the board from the larger banks, pension funds, advisory companies amongst others. My core technical skills lie in the architectural design of complex, highly integrated, data driven systems. We focus on delivering technology that is cloud focussed in addition to on premise, incorporating container based architecture. I have a strong focus on Webapi supporting RESTFul services on the backbone of MongoDB. I assist Yellowtail within the Azure stack, to provide cloud based solutions using some of the latest features within Azure, such as Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus, WebAPI, Service Fabric, CosmosDB (unstructured documents), Azure functions, SQL Azure and others. I focus on Generics and how a data driven design can cater for a multitude of customer needs using a shared, configurable platform. Show less
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Freelancer
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Utrecht Area, Netherlands
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Freelance Solutions Architect and Application Development Consultant
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Sep 2013 - Jun 2016
With almost 20 years experience in Software Development, I provide Solutions Architecture and Consulting Services to a variety of clients. As an experienced solutions architect and designer, I assist clients by defining, designing, analyzing and selling a variety of concepts and applications within both the desktop and mobile space, taking into account the various cloud services available. I assist clients identify their IT challenges, and designed suitable solutions to address these. I focus… Show more With almost 20 years experience in Software Development, I provide Solutions Architecture and Consulting Services to a variety of clients. As an experienced solutions architect and designer, I assist clients by defining, designing, analyzing and selling a variety of concepts and applications within both the desktop and mobile space, taking into account the various cloud services available. I assist clients identify their IT challenges, and designed suitable solutions to address these. I focus on maximising existing technology investment through integration and legacy renewal, as well as providing guidance and design for build or buy solutions. Whilst my key area of technical expertise are Microsoft related, I am technology agnostic when assisting clients maximise their value. Show less With almost 20 years experience in Software Development, I provide Solutions Architecture and Consulting Services to a variety of clients. As an experienced solutions architect and designer, I assist clients by defining, designing, analyzing and selling a variety of concepts and applications within both the desktop and mobile space, taking into account the various cloud services available. I assist clients identify their IT challenges, and designed suitable solutions to address these. I focus… Show more With almost 20 years experience in Software Development, I provide Solutions Architecture and Consulting Services to a variety of clients. As an experienced solutions architect and designer, I assist clients by defining, designing, analyzing and selling a variety of concepts and applications within both the desktop and mobile space, taking into account the various cloud services available. I assist clients identify their IT challenges, and designed suitable solutions to address these. I focus on maximising existing technology investment through integration and legacy renewal, as well as providing guidance and design for build or buy solutions. Whilst my key area of technical expertise are Microsoft related, I am technology agnostic when assisting clients maximise their value. Show less
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Tax Relax in the Cloud Internet Storage
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Netherlands / South Africa
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Solutions Architect
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Jan 2016 - May 2016
As an consultant to Tax Relax in the Cloud Internet Storage, my role was to provide consulting services with regards to scoping, designing and implementing a full, customized, document storage system on the Windows Azure stack that would cater for: • Tax Compliance with regards to document retention regulations in South Africa • Online signup and payment process (full integration with PayPal) • Integration with an SMS gateway and email gateway to deliver all automatic… Show more As an consultant to Tax Relax in the Cloud Internet Storage, my role was to provide consulting services with regards to scoping, designing and implementing a full, customized, document storage system on the Windows Azure stack that would cater for: • Tax Compliance with regards to document retention regulations in South Africa • Online signup and payment process (full integration with PayPal) • Integration with an SMS gateway and email gateway to deliver all automatic correspondence • Full document store with customized components for: o Storing o Uploading (using Dropzone.js) o Azure blob storage o Data driven document security, movement, copy o In built sharing o Retention rules and configuration • Scan from any TWAIN device within the browser • Responsive design • Full mobile suite to be released • Office 365 integration to be released Windows Azure (Blob Storage, Hosted Application, SQL Azure), C#.NET, ASP.NET, DotCMIS, WebForms, SQL Server, TFS, JavaScript, JQuery, DropZone.js, Twitter Bootstrap, PayPal, SMS Gateway, SSL, SMTP, Dynamic Web Twain Show less As an consultant to Tax Relax in the Cloud Internet Storage, my role was to provide consulting services with regards to scoping, designing and implementing a full, customized, document storage system on the Windows Azure stack that would cater for: • Tax Compliance with regards to document retention regulations in South Africa • Online signup and payment process (full integration with PayPal) • Integration with an SMS gateway and email gateway to deliver all automatic… Show more As an consultant to Tax Relax in the Cloud Internet Storage, my role was to provide consulting services with regards to scoping, designing and implementing a full, customized, document storage system on the Windows Azure stack that would cater for: • Tax Compliance with regards to document retention regulations in South Africa • Online signup and payment process (full integration with PayPal) • Integration with an SMS gateway and email gateway to deliver all automatic correspondence • Full document store with customized components for: o Storing o Uploading (using Dropzone.js) o Azure blob storage o Data driven document security, movement, copy o In built sharing o Retention rules and configuration • Scan from any TWAIN device within the browser • Responsive design • Full mobile suite to be released • Office 365 integration to be released Windows Azure (Blob Storage, Hosted Application, SQL Azure), C#.NET, ASP.NET, DotCMIS, WebForms, SQL Server, TFS, JavaScript, JQuery, DropZone.js, Twitter Bootstrap, PayPal, SMS Gateway, SSL, SMTP, Dynamic Web Twain Show less
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Christopher Finance
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Cape Town Area, South Africa
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Solutions Architect
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Sep 2015 - Jan 2016
As an executive consultant to Christopher Finance, my role was to provide consulting services with regards to scoping, designing and implementing a full, customized, financial system based on the Windows Azure stack that would cater for: • Multiple Companies • Individual case management • Disbursements on a sub matter level • Full financial calculations including: o Facility budgets o Facility drawdowns (withdrawals) o Interest calculations on: Daily accrued… Show more As an executive consultant to Christopher Finance, my role was to provide consulting services with regards to scoping, designing and implementing a full, customized, financial system based on the Windows Azure stack that would cater for: • Multiple Companies • Individual case management • Disbursements on a sub matter level • Full financial calculations including: o Facility budgets o Facility drawdowns (withdrawals) o Interest calculations on: Daily accrued capital costs Monthly and once off admin costs o Payment receipts • Reporting on a detailed level including: o Client Statements o Overview summary o Company financial status (income and interest) o Projected income and growth Technologies: Windows Azure (Blob Storage, Hosted Application, SQL Azure),, C#.NET, ASP.NET, DotCMIS, WebForms, SQL Server, TFS, GitHub, JavaScript, JQuery, Reporting Services, Twitter Bootstrap Show less As an executive consultant to Christopher Finance, my role was to provide consulting services with regards to scoping, designing and implementing a full, customized, financial system based on the Windows Azure stack that would cater for: • Multiple Companies • Individual case management • Disbursements on a sub matter level • Full financial calculations including: o Facility budgets o Facility drawdowns (withdrawals) o Interest calculations on: Daily accrued… Show more As an executive consultant to Christopher Finance, my role was to provide consulting services with regards to scoping, designing and implementing a full, customized, financial system based on the Windows Azure stack that would cater for: • Multiple Companies • Individual case management • Disbursements on a sub matter level • Full financial calculations including: o Facility budgets o Facility drawdowns (withdrawals) o Interest calculations on: Daily accrued capital costs Monthly and once off admin costs o Payment receipts • Reporting on a detailed level including: o Client Statements o Overview summary o Company financial status (income and interest) o Projected income and growth Technologies: Windows Azure (Blob Storage, Hosted Application, SQL Azure),, C#.NET, ASP.NET, DotCMIS, WebForms, SQL Server, TFS, GitHub, JavaScript, JQuery, Reporting Services, Twitter Bootstrap Show less
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CraCin Productions
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Cape Town Area, South Africa
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Part-Time Producer, Documentary Maker and Media Consultant
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2007 - 2016
Part-time television producer for short and regular documentaries, director, producer, editor and presenter. Part-time television producer for short and regular documentaries, director, producer, editor and presenter.
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firstcoast / paperfreeweb
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Cape Town, Johannesburg
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Executive Consultant
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Nov 2013 - Dec 2015
As an executive consultant to firstcoast, my role was to provide consulting services with regards to: • Network and Security Setup • Cloud deployment for outsourced services (mail, hosting) using services such as Azure, Amazon EC2, Exchange in the cloud, Office365 • Structuring and enabling a scrum based team, with the implementation of tools and processes • Product roadmap for paperfreeweb (www.paperfreeweb.com) - Based on Alfresco open source document management… Show more As an executive consultant to firstcoast, my role was to provide consulting services with regards to: • Network and Security Setup • Cloud deployment for outsourced services (mail, hosting) using services such as Azure, Amazon EC2, Exchange in the cloud, Office365 • Structuring and enabling a scrum based team, with the implementation of tools and processes • Product roadmap for paperfreeweb (www.paperfreeweb.com) - Based on Alfresco open source document management system • Development of Microsoft Office Plugins for Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook – direct integration with Alfresco using DotCMIS • Development of Synchronization tools using DotCMIS to automate the upload and synchronisation of documents • Development of web based services and API’s for the logging of files and uploads • Management of external resources • Development of mobile services • Head of Implementation for roll out of paperfreeweb in the cloud for multiple clients • Scoping and business analysis for firstcoast’s clients to develop implementation, integration and requirements specifications • Manage implementation teams • Speaker and Trainer • Media, case studies, web and marketing material Technologies: Java, Alfresco, Amazon EC2, Windows Azure, C#.NET, ASP.NET, Office plugins, WCF, Android, iOS, Jira, ScrumDo, DotCMIS, WebForms, SQL Server, TFS, GitHub Show less As an executive consultant to firstcoast, my role was to provide consulting services with regards to: • Network and Security Setup • Cloud deployment for outsourced services (mail, hosting) using services such as Azure, Amazon EC2, Exchange in the cloud, Office365 • Structuring and enabling a scrum based team, with the implementation of tools and processes • Product roadmap for paperfreeweb (www.paperfreeweb.com) - Based on Alfresco open source document management… Show more As an executive consultant to firstcoast, my role was to provide consulting services with regards to: • Network and Security Setup • Cloud deployment for outsourced services (mail, hosting) using services such as Azure, Amazon EC2, Exchange in the cloud, Office365 • Structuring and enabling a scrum based team, with the implementation of tools and processes • Product roadmap for paperfreeweb (www.paperfreeweb.com) - Based on Alfresco open source document management system • Development of Microsoft Office Plugins for Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook – direct integration with Alfresco using DotCMIS • Development of Synchronization tools using DotCMIS to automate the upload and synchronisation of documents • Development of web based services and API’s for the logging of files and uploads • Management of external resources • Development of mobile services • Head of Implementation for roll out of paperfreeweb in the cloud for multiple clients • Scoping and business analysis for firstcoast’s clients to develop implementation, integration and requirements specifications • Manage implementation teams • Speaker and Trainer • Media, case studies, web and marketing material Technologies: Java, Alfresco, Amazon EC2, Windows Azure, C#.NET, ASP.NET, Office plugins, WCF, Android, iOS, Jira, ScrumDo, DotCMIS, WebForms, SQL Server, TFS, GitHub Show less
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DVT
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South Africa
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Software Development
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400 - 500 Employee
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Information Technology Management Consultant
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Jan 2012 - Aug 2013
My initial appointment was as Technology Consultant for DVT. This was due to their remarkable growth to almost 400 people over ten years. As a software services and solutions company, leadership was required to manage technology and provide a streamlined offering within the organization as well as advising their clients. My role was more client facing with the focus on solutions architecture and advising on technology. In addition I co-managed the finances, sales and marketing as well as… Show more My initial appointment was as Technology Consultant for DVT. This was due to their remarkable growth to almost 400 people over ten years. As a software services and solutions company, leadership was required to manage technology and provide a streamlined offering within the organization as well as advising their clients. My role was more client facing with the focus on solutions architecture and advising on technology. In addition I co-managed the finances, sales and marketing as well as media releases for this business unit (Technology, Solutions, Development) until my departure in August 2013. I assisted a variety of clients define solutions in the mobile, Business Intelligence and Integration space. As part of my media offering, I assisted DVT launch a YouTube channel to showcase their case studies and marketing material. I produced the material for the channel during my employment. I still actively engage with DVT using their services and employees at clients where required. Technologies: ASP.NET, Java, C#.NET, VB.NET, WCF, SugarCRM, iOS, Android, PhoneGap, MVC, TFS, Mendix Show less My initial appointment was as Technology Consultant for DVT. This was due to their remarkable growth to almost 400 people over ten years. As a software services and solutions company, leadership was required to manage technology and provide a streamlined offering within the organization as well as advising their clients. My role was more client facing with the focus on solutions architecture and advising on technology. In addition I co-managed the finances, sales and marketing as well as… Show more My initial appointment was as Technology Consultant for DVT. This was due to their remarkable growth to almost 400 people over ten years. As a software services and solutions company, leadership was required to manage technology and provide a streamlined offering within the organization as well as advising their clients. My role was more client facing with the focus on solutions architecture and advising on technology. In addition I co-managed the finances, sales and marketing as well as media releases for this business unit (Technology, Solutions, Development) until my departure in August 2013. I assisted a variety of clients define solutions in the mobile, Business Intelligence and Integration space. As part of my media offering, I assisted DVT launch a YouTube channel to showcase their case studies and marketing material. I produced the material for the channel during my employment. I still actively engage with DVT using their services and employees at clients where required. Technologies: ASP.NET, Java, C#.NET, VB.NET, WCF, SugarCRM, iOS, Android, PhoneGap, MVC, TFS, Mendix Show less
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BCX
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South Africa
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Services Manager
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Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
Initially I consulted to Business Connexion from early 2006 with the supply of development resources for projects as and when required through my company in JHB. Upon the sale of my shares in the business, I joined Business Connexion in JHB as an Advisory Consultant and Principle Solution Designer. I assisted management and the development team to analyse and design solutions for their clients within the application development space. Upon relocating to Cape Town, I was offered the position of… Show more Initially I consulted to Business Connexion from early 2006 with the supply of development resources for projects as and when required through my company in JHB. Upon the sale of my shares in the business, I joined Business Connexion in JHB as an Advisory Consultant and Principle Solution Designer. I assisted management and the development team to analyse and design solutions for their clients within the application development space. Upon relocating to Cape Town, I was offered the position of Senior Services Manager: Application Development. My role was to establish and build the development capability in cape town as well as to establish relationships with the existing clients to enhance the services offering of Business Connexion in Cape Town. My role in management was diverse from managing the business unit in cape town, through to the sales and subsequent design of solutions. By December 2011 I wanted flexibility to pursue my part time production business but unfortunately my role was a fulltime one. I left BCX on good terms and continued to engage with them. Technologies: ASP.NET, Java, C#.NET, VB.NET, WCF, SugarCRM, iOS, Android, PhoneGap, MVC, TFS, Mendix Core Focus Areas: Technical Architecture Design Business Management Business Analysis Business Requirements scoping Training Software development Scrum Methodology System messaging Integration Database design (SQL Server / Oracle) Data Warehousing Warehouse reporting / analysis Client liaison - scoping / quoting / management Project management Profitability analysis Alignment with : - Business processes - Client architectural requirements - Client business requirements - Enterprise solution design Show less Initially I consulted to Business Connexion from early 2006 with the supply of development resources for projects as and when required through my company in JHB. Upon the sale of my shares in the business, I joined Business Connexion in JHB as an Advisory Consultant and Principle Solution Designer. I assisted management and the development team to analyse and design solutions for their clients within the application development space. Upon relocating to Cape Town, I was offered the position of… Show more Initially I consulted to Business Connexion from early 2006 with the supply of development resources for projects as and when required through my company in JHB. Upon the sale of my shares in the business, I joined Business Connexion in JHB as an Advisory Consultant and Principle Solution Designer. I assisted management and the development team to analyse and design solutions for their clients within the application development space. Upon relocating to Cape Town, I was offered the position of Senior Services Manager: Application Development. My role was to establish and build the development capability in cape town as well as to establish relationships with the existing clients to enhance the services offering of Business Connexion in Cape Town. My role in management was diverse from managing the business unit in cape town, through to the sales and subsequent design of solutions. By December 2011 I wanted flexibility to pursue my part time production business but unfortunately my role was a fulltime one. I left BCX on good terms and continued to engage with them. Technologies: ASP.NET, Java, C#.NET, VB.NET, WCF, SugarCRM, iOS, Android, PhoneGap, MVC, TFS, Mendix Core Focus Areas: Technical Architecture Design Business Management Business Analysis Business Requirements scoping Training Software development Scrum Methodology System messaging Integration Database design (SQL Server / Oracle) Data Warehousing Warehouse reporting / analysis Client liaison - scoping / quoting / management Project management Profitability analysis Alignment with : - Business processes - Client architectural requirements - Client business requirements - Enterprise solution design Show less
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SoftAudit Services
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Johannesburg Area, South Africa
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Technical Director / Owner
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Nov 2004 - Jan 2010
SoftAudit Services began as a partnership between an accountant and myself. We saw a need in the market for cusomised Internal Audit collaboration, predictive and analysis based systems. We built a product that was successfully used within various companies including Eskom, Investec, Nampak amongst others, to manage fraud, the full internal audit cycle, through to being the base application that evolved into a full enterprise incident management system. Our products covered a variety of… Show more SoftAudit Services began as a partnership between an accountant and myself. We saw a need in the market for cusomised Internal Audit collaboration, predictive and analysis based systems. We built a product that was successfully used within various companies including Eskom, Investec, Nampak amongst others, to manage fraud, the full internal audit cycle, through to being the base application that evolved into a full enterprise incident management system. Our products covered a variety of industries and was used in New Zealand and in parts of Africa as well as locally. The company grew to around 49 developers and consultants focused on process engineering, software solutions and advisory services. As the Technical Director and equal shareholder, I focused on building the applications and deriving and implementing a technology roadmap for the business. Technologies: ASP.NET, Java, C#.NET, VB.NET, WCF, MVC, TFS, SQL Server, Oracle Core Focus Areas: Business Shareholder Business Owner Technical Director Technical Architecture Design Business Management Business Analysis Business Requirements scoping Training Software development System messaging Integration Database design (SQL Server / Oracle) Software Development (Microsoft) Data Warehousing Warehouse reporting / analysis Client liaison - scoping / quoting / management Project management Profitability analysis Alignment with : - Business processes - Client architectural requirements - Client business requirements - Enterprise solution design Show less SoftAudit Services began as a partnership between an accountant and myself. We saw a need in the market for cusomised Internal Audit collaboration, predictive and analysis based systems. We built a product that was successfully used within various companies including Eskom, Investec, Nampak amongst others, to manage fraud, the full internal audit cycle, through to being the base application that evolved into a full enterprise incident management system. Our products covered a variety of… Show more SoftAudit Services began as a partnership between an accountant and myself. We saw a need in the market for cusomised Internal Audit collaboration, predictive and analysis based systems. We built a product that was successfully used within various companies including Eskom, Investec, Nampak amongst others, to manage fraud, the full internal audit cycle, through to being the base application that evolved into a full enterprise incident management system. Our products covered a variety of industries and was used in New Zealand and in parts of Africa as well as locally. The company grew to around 49 developers and consultants focused on process engineering, software solutions and advisory services. As the Technical Director and equal shareholder, I focused on building the applications and deriving and implementing a technology roadmap for the business. Technologies: ASP.NET, Java, C#.NET, VB.NET, WCF, MVC, TFS, SQL Server, Oracle Core Focus Areas: Business Shareholder Business Owner Technical Director Technical Architecture Design Business Management Business Analysis Business Requirements scoping Training Software development System messaging Integration Database design (SQL Server / Oracle) Software Development (Microsoft) Data Warehousing Warehouse reporting / analysis Client liaison - scoping / quoting / management Project management Profitability analysis Alignment with : - Business processes - Client architectural requirements - Client business requirements - Enterprise solution design Show less
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Oakwell
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Johannesburg Area, South Africa
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Senior Microsoft Developer
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2002 - 2004
Oakwell Solutions appointed me as a senior Microsoft developer to focus primarily on building the relationship and “Warroom” system for Alpha Cement. My role included defining and analyzing the requirements, through to the development using technologies current at the time, through to the customer management. The “Warroom” system was earmarked by Microsoft as a case study for Business Intelligence and how systems gathering and reporting on sales information can be valuable to their company. I… Show more Oakwell Solutions appointed me as a senior Microsoft developer to focus primarily on building the relationship and “Warroom” system for Alpha Cement. My role included defining and analyzing the requirements, through to the development using technologies current at the time, through to the customer management. The “Warroom” system was earmarked by Microsoft as a case study for Business Intelligence and how systems gathering and reporting on sales information can be valuable to their company. I was asked to feature in their video in this regard. Oakwell Solutions bought my virtual television station software and incorporated it into their services. Technologies: ASP, VB, DCOM, SQL Server, BizTalk Core Focus Areas: Software development (ASP/VB/DTS) Database design (SQL Server) Business requirements Business Scoping Client management Team Lead Show less Oakwell Solutions appointed me as a senior Microsoft developer to focus primarily on building the relationship and “Warroom” system for Alpha Cement. My role included defining and analyzing the requirements, through to the development using technologies current at the time, through to the customer management. The “Warroom” system was earmarked by Microsoft as a case study for Business Intelligence and how systems gathering and reporting on sales information can be valuable to their company. I… Show more Oakwell Solutions appointed me as a senior Microsoft developer to focus primarily on building the relationship and “Warroom” system for Alpha Cement. My role included defining and analyzing the requirements, through to the development using technologies current at the time, through to the customer management. The “Warroom” system was earmarked by Microsoft as a case study for Business Intelligence and how systems gathering and reporting on sales information can be valuable to their company. I was asked to feature in their video in this regard. Oakwell Solutions bought my virtual television station software and incorporated it into their services. Technologies: ASP, VB, DCOM, SQL Server, BizTalk Core Focus Areas: Software development (ASP/VB/DTS) Database design (SQL Server) Business requirements Business Scoping Client management Team Lead Show less
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C&N Multimedia and Data Systems cc
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Durban Area, South Africa
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Managing Member
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Jan 1997 - Dec 2001
I created C&N Multimedia and Data Systems at a young age to be able to provide software development and video creation services to companies in the Durban area. During this tenure I create the virtual television station software platform that ran on a Windows 95/98 machine and allowed closed tv circuit institutions (hospitals, flats) to broadcast their own promotional material and content. This was ground breaking in the day and I had over 10 hospitals running on this platform. I offered a… Show more I created C&N Multimedia and Data Systems at a young age to be able to provide software development and video creation services to companies in the Durban area. During this tenure I create the virtual television station software platform that ran on a Windows 95/98 machine and allowed closed tv circuit institutions (hospitals, flats) to broadcast their own promotional material and content. This was ground breaking in the day and I had over 10 hospitals running on this platform. I offered a variety of development services and built ad hoc applications during this time. Core Focus Areas: Business Owner Video Producer Software development - (ASP/VB/DTS/Fusion) Database design (SQL Server 6.5/7) Business requirements Business Scoping Multimedia advertising / productions Sub contracting on a variety of small projects Show less I created C&N Multimedia and Data Systems at a young age to be able to provide software development and video creation services to companies in the Durban area. During this tenure I create the virtual television station software platform that ran on a Windows 95/98 machine and allowed closed tv circuit institutions (hospitals, flats) to broadcast their own promotional material and content. This was ground breaking in the day and I had over 10 hospitals running on this platform. I offered a… Show more I created C&N Multimedia and Data Systems at a young age to be able to provide software development and video creation services to companies in the Durban area. During this tenure I create the virtual television station software platform that ran on a Windows 95/98 machine and allowed closed tv circuit institutions (hospitals, flats) to broadcast their own promotional material and content. This was ground breaking in the day and I had over 10 hospitals running on this platform. I offered a variety of development services and built ad hoc applications during this time. Core Focus Areas: Business Owner Video Producer Software development - (ASP/VB/DTS/Fusion) Database design (SQL Server 6.5/7) Business requirements Business Scoping Multimedia advertising / productions Sub contracting on a variety of small projects Show less
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Education
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2001 - 2002
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer, Software Development and Architecture -
2014 - 2015
International Scrum Institute
Certified Scrum Master, Agile / Scrum -
2000 - 2001
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified Professional, Software Development -
1995 - 1996
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
Nat Cert Info Tech, Information Technology -
1990 - 1994
Pinetown Boys High
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International Scrum Institute
Certified Scrum Product Owner, Agile / Scrum / Product Owner
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