Experience

Paystack

• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lead - Data Analytics Principals

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Driving org-wide, strategic data initiatives with my very dedicated & talented team. Driving org-wide, strategic data initiatives with my very dedicated & talented team.



PBT Group

• South Africa
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Principal Consultant

  • Nov 2019 - Jan 2021

  PBT Group is a technology agnostic consulting firm that employs over 600 data specialists across the spectrum of data specialisations. I was given the exciting opportunity to build and grow their data visualisation competency. PBT Group is a technology agnostic consulting firm that employs over 600 data specialists across the spectrum of data specialisations. I was given the exciting opportunity to build and grow their data visualisation competency.



JUMO

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of BI

  • Nov 2016 - Nov 2019

  I was fortunate to lead a team of incredibly talented BI specialists - a team we built from the ground up while I was at JUMO. It was a great learning experience from both a technical and managerial point of view to start a team, set the standards, lead from the front and eventually empower the team to be self-sufficient. We were responsible for all aspects of reporting and analytics to our internal and external partners - and we managed to create some special products (reports, portals etc.) and tools (an end to end report automation framework) during my time there. Show less

• Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2016



IQ Business

• Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

  • Nov 2012 - Aug 2015

  As a BI analyst at Shoprite (for IQ), my primary responsibilities included: project work (from inception to delivery), adhoc investigations, data analysis and profiling, user support (from staff to Exec level) and training / mentoring. Shoprite had the multi-dimensional problem of complex data, huge data volumes (big data) and a large user community to serve - It was quite a challenging, but rewarding environment to work in.

• Business Analyst

  • Dec 2008 - Oct 2012

  Before moving to the Business Intelligence team I was involved in the SAP Retail implementation where I was primarily responsible (as BA) for the Promotions area in the SAP Pricing team. I have also completed numerous other projects as a BA in the IT Business Solutions team. I have been with IQ Business since December 2008 and before getting involved with Shoprite I also worked with the following clients: FNB Homeloans, Bridge Shipping, SAMAF and Argo.



Dunns (Pty) Ltd

• Midrand

• Business Analyst

  • Jun 2006 - Nov 2008

  Dunns afforded me the opportunity to be part of the IT project steering committee tasked with completely rewriting their current Merchandising, Distribution and POS systems. Whilst this major project was underway, I was also involved in many smaller projects – a redesign of their current virtual voucher system and a loyalty card initiative being examples of such projects. Apart from doing all the typical BA duties, I was also responsible for managing the UCS account (software service providers supporting the current operational systems) in terms of change requests; bug tracking and standard software maintenance support and SLA’s. Through this role I gained invaluable experience in managing relationships (conflict management, win-win scenario’s etc.) between various parties. Show less



Planet Fitness

• Systems Analyst

  • Nov 2004 - May 2006

  I worked for Planet Fitness as a Systems Analyst (primarily) and ‘occasional’ Software Developer. It was my first real introduction to the business side of an organisation as I have previously only worked for a large IT company focusing primarily on software development and support. In my role as Systems Analyst (without the presence of a BA) I primarily dealt with users, 3rd party software providers and other service providers (Dimension Data, Sahara Computers and a couple of Telecom providers). Some of the user requests ended up in software solutions that I was solely responsible for. Show less



UCS Software

• Braamfontein, Johannesburg

• Software Developer

  • Jul 2001 - Oct 2004

  My first job was to develop, maintain and support retail software for some of the UCS Software clients in South Africa. I learned so much about structured programming in a corporate environment and supporting a client's business - it was a truly great start to a young career. My first job was to develop, maintain and support retail software for some of the UCS Software clients in South Africa. I learned so much about structured programming in a corporate environment and supporting a client's business - it was a truly great start to a young career.