Experience

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  Standard Bank of South Africa

  • South Africa
  • Financial Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Manager Data Architecture

    • Jan 2010 - Jan 2020

    Accountable for data integration and reporting architectures. Responsible for delivery to the SAP banking transformation journey. Provide reference architectures for data integration patterns and Data architecture process & governance, reporting tools and methodologies, metadata strategy. Consulting on solutions design and information management. Research for strategic positioning of IT landscspe at the bank..

  • Snr Manager Data Warehouse

    • Jun 2005 - Oct 2010

    Data Warehouse architecture, solutions design, process & governance, and Data Management

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  ABSA (Amalgamated Banks of South Africa; subsidiary of Barclays)

  • Information Management Architect

    • Sep 2002 - Jun 2005

    Responsible for BI (including spatial etc.) solutions architecture for a number of SBU’s and GSF’s, and working with Enterprise Architecture to define Group Frameworks for Data Management. Responsible for evaluation of IBM’s BDW (Banking Data Warehouse model) and SAP’s FRDB (Financial Reporting Database). Part of Core team to recommend information architecture for Basel II, DI and FIC reporting purpose for compliance reason. Seconded to SAP Basel II and IAS project for Group and Solution architecture. Worked with SAP Germany to evolve SAP Bank Analyser and SAP Banking to meet Absa and Basel II requirements. Part of team to get metadata repository up and running; positioning of identity management, service oriented architecture and Open Source. Also evolving Enterprise architecture for the Group.

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  Financial IQ

  • Business Intelligence Manager

    • Oct 1999 - Jul 2002

    Financial IQ – Financial IQ was borne out of a Joint Venture between Fedsure Group IT and IQ Business Group as a new IT Consulting company specializing in Banking systems, Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence. Job Description: To develop, implement and enhance Business Intelligence solutions for Fedsure (Life and Short-term Insurance) and external clients. Manage projects from investigation through to implementation. Project involvement was very hands-on using Cognos, Visual Basic, SQLServer and Oracle. Manage marketing projects for Fedsure (CRM, Campaigns, Database design and implementation).Support the various SBU’s in a consulting role with focus on Data Warehouse, Data mart, EIS, Business Intelligence, Marketing Intelligence and Data Mining.

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  Fedsure

  • Systems Development Manager (Corporate)

    • Jan 1995 - Oct 1999

    One of the largest Life and Shortterm Insurance companies in South Africa at the time.Role:To develop, implement and enhance a Fedsure Corporate Executive information System, Group Data Warehouse, Marketing Warehouse.

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  Fedlife

  • Project Manager (systems engineer)

    • Feb 1988 - Jan 1995

    One of the largest Life Assurance companies in South Africa at the time.I joined Fedlife (Life Insurance within Fedsure) as a Systems Analyst. I was fully involved in investigation, analysis, design and implementation of an entirely new life insurance system (SATURN). Promoted to Project Manager, I was responsible for the investigation, analysis, design, implementation and maintenance of numerous systems.

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  FedGen

  • Senior Programmer

    • Feb 1982 - Jan 1988

    Leading Short-term Insurance in South Africa at the time.Maintain the Policy Holders Accounting System.I also designed and implemented a comprehensive On-line system using MANTIS and CICS-Cobol. I was responsible for investigation, analysis, design and implementation.I also enhanced and maintained a number of financial systems; including Fixed Asssets and Investments working with a small focused team.