Experience

BBD

• Netherlands
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analyst / Project Manager

  • Dec 1999 - Present

  Responsibilities over the various projects include:• Account Manager• Prepare & review specifications • System testing• Manage various projects• Assist with design• Define Business Processes & re-engineer• Training of Users• Gap Analysis• Responding to Tenders and preparing proposals• Due diligence for Tender awards• Attend Steering Committee’s• Employee reviews• Interviews for new staff members• Attending User meetings• Obtaining User requirements• Preparing and monitoring project plans• Managing requests, prioritising them with the users and scheduling them for releases• Scheduling tasks for analysis and development• Preparing Impact Assessments• Ensure that time billed accurately• Analyse data and preparing / assisting with data fixes• Investigate problems reported• Compiling system manuals• Testing of changes and co-ordinating test resourcesI have been in charge of analysts and been responsible for the testing sign-off of projects before UAT, as well as UAT sign-off. Some of the responsibilities included preparing a test strategy, managing test plans and their execution, managing bugs and their resolution and preparing management reports.OtherAssisted in opening the BBD office in Cyprus and resided there for almost 4 years



Limon (Pty) Ltd

• Analyst / Project Manager

  • 1998 - 1999

  Managed 5 clients, with 2 in Zimbabwe, which included both business and system related issues for Limon Instalment Finance System (DOS and Clipper environment, as well as Delphi and SQL).Liaise with all levels of staff at the clients, being the only entry point for all communication, i.e. both on a business and technical level. Managed 5 clients, with 2 in Zimbabwe, which included both business and system related issues for Limon Instalment Finance System (DOS and Clipper environment, as well as Delphi and SQL).Liaise with all levels of staff at the clients, being the only entry point for all communication, i.e. both on a business and technical level.



Absa Group

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager

  • 1997 - 1998

  Co-ordinated all business functions for Bankfin with respect to the mainframe system. This included liaising with the project managers and business managers, obtaining system advice and liaising with external companies on a management level

• Business Analyst

  • 1992 - 1997

  Analysis, design, testing and implementation of both enhancements and maintenance to the Bankfin Instalment Credit system (CICS, COBOL, HOGAN, Assembler and DB2 environment). This included the preparation and obtaining of approval of business specifications, in accordance with the official ABSA SEP process, as well as liaising with the technical staff about maintenance and enhancements.When still Allied Bank before being amalgimated into ABSAPerformed the investigation, specifications, testing and implementation of user requirements in respect of Instalment Credit for the Allied Corporate (AS400) and Consumer (System36) Instalment Credit systems. Included conversions, maintenance and new development of the system and related dependants (e.g. general ledger and electronic funds transfer).

• Manager: Admin and Accounts JFC

  • 1990 - 1992

  Ensured the performance of all accounting and Instalment Credit functions for the Joint Finance Companies

• Accounts Supervisor

  • 1987 - 1990

  Ensured the performance of all the accounting functions for the Allied Bank Corporate division



Barclays Bank

• Managers Clerk

  • 1985 - 1987

  Managers Clerk• Manager referrals• Classifying of accounts• Balance Sheet assessments• Preparation and submission of Limit applications• Liaising with Securities department (check clerk functions)Arrangement Clerk• Obtaining and preparing Bank reports• Loading limits and monitoring utilisations• Collecting arrear paymentsSecurities Clerk• Registration of bonds• Share transfers• Safe Custody custodian• Will applications• Ceding of investments