Symbiosys

Data & BI Architect, September 2012 – Present

Symbiosys is an Enterprise Database and Business Intelligence Services organization, delivering end to end cost effective Database and Business Intelligence Consulting and Support Services to a wide range of business sectors.

As the Head of Symbiosys Data Services, my responsibilities include correct solution designing for customers, project management and customer relationship management.

In my role as Data and BI Architect I am responsible for the functionalities within Symbiosys to its clients.

Database Consulting and Management:

• Database and Server Consolidation
• Virtualization and Clustering
• Data and Database Migrations
• Data Architecture and Modelling
• Backend SQL Development
• Data Governance
• Database Administration

Business Intelligence:

• Data warehouse designing, implementation and management
• Data Analytics
• Data Mining
• Management Reports
• Dashboards
• Business Intelligence Toolset decision making

Apart from managing a team of highly skilled Database and Business Intelligence specialist, I am directly involved at certain clients, which includes:

Curro Holdings – Curro Holdings is a JSE Listed company in South Africa which specialize in management of Private Schools with over 50 campuses and 95 schools across Southern Africa.

In my capacity of Data Steward at Curro Holdings my responsibilities are to manage and govern the flow of data both internally and externally. I am responsible for correct Data Architectural and BI Solution implementation. Initiating data principles and governance. 

Some of the clients I am directly involved in includes, BidTravel and Mediclinic.

Symco IQ

Data & BI Architect, April 2012 – December 2014

SYMCO iQ is a Consultancy and Software company, established to design, create and implement Intelligent Business solutions.

I was responsible to implement and enhance solutions that streamlines business processes.

We also created a niche ERP solution that is a Software As A Service (SaaS) offering.

• Enterprise Data and BI solution designing
• Project Management
• ·Consulting Services

Quantum Leap Consulting

Data & BI Architect, April 2011 – March 2012

Data and BI Architect at Provincial Government Western Cape. Heading up and designing a federated data warehouse solution for departments.

• Designing and Implementing Central Data Repository, Data Warehouse and BI Solution for Provincial Government Western Cape
• Implementing Enterprise Architectural Methodology based on TOGAF.
• Project Manage Departmental Data & BI Solutions

Maitland Fund Services

Senior Database Architect, May 2010 – March 2011

Maitland was founded in 1976 in Luxembourg to provide cross-border legal and tax advisory services to private and corporate client.

Enterprise data planning and integration between various data platforms and systems

• Managing all database platforms and database systems. Enterprise Data planning
• Ownership of SQL, Oracle and Sybase systems.
• Designing, Managing and Controlling ETL procedures and processes.

Engen petroleum

Enterprise Data Specialist, May 2008 – April 2010

Planning and leading the designing of data structures and policies. Implement technical solutions based on business policies and procedures.

• Managing all SQL Server environments.
• Managing cross environment projects between SQL, SAP and Oracle.
• Data Architect, planning and designing on BI Systems.

Gijima AST

Senior Database Specialist, September 2006 – April 2008

Senior DBA and Data Architect in the database environment at Sanlam

• Manage 23 Development and 2 Clustered Production Servers with +- 800 databases with individual smaller projects related to them.

Siemens Business Services

Senior Database Administrator, May 2004 – August 2006

Consulting for Siemens Business Services at various clients

• The Foschini Group, UUNET, Allan Gray Asset Management, Protea Hotels RCS Cards & Personal Finance, Vodacom
• Ensuring that database systems are functional and that down time is kept at a minimal.

Velociti Solutions

Senior Database Administrator, August 2002 – April 2004

• Develop and maintain the INCENTA Rewards system.
• Development of database to work as an automated system.

EDS

Database Administrator, April 2002 – July 2002

• Consulting for EDS at Tasc Asset Management (J.P. Morgan) on all database systems in the company.
• Fine tuning of SQL servers and restructuring of databases for optimal usage by the users.

e-Commerce Marketing

Database Administrator, October 2001 – February 2002

Normal day to day Database Administration duties and responsibilities.

Afrisec Holdings

Database Administrator, February 1999 – July 2001

Normal day to day Database Administration duties and responsibilities.

.com Computers

Network Technician, November 1998 – October 1999

Installing of servers and managing networks for clients

Symington & De Kok attorneys

Candidate Attorney, August 1997 – Oct 1998

Candidate attorney in the deeds and litigation department.

Skills and expertise

A motivated, driven and confident professional with exceptional leadership skills that has a passion for and solid experience in:

• Data & BI Architecture
• Enterprise Data Management
• Integration Management
• ERP Solutions
• Inventory Management
• Project Management
• Systems and Process Analysis

Data Management – 20 Years

Designed and implementing database systems and structures. Performance tuning and data enhancements. Multiple data source design and data feeds. Conceptual Data Modelling, UML Modelling, ER Data Modelling.  Database ownership of SQL, Oracle, Sybase and SAP. Capacity planning. Database administration of SQL Oracle and Sybase. SAP JAVA management. Query optimization and problem solving. T-SQL programming enhancement and performance tuning. Data integration management of SQL, Oracle, Sybase and SAP. 

Business Intelligence – 10 years

Ownership of all client reports on a daily basis. BI management and enhancement of current systems. Data management and extraction management. Implementing new data warehouse and designing of multiple data feeds to data warehouse. Systems owner of BI. Analysis of business requirements and implementation of solutions to meet business requirements. Project management experience.

Project Management – 8 years

 Involved, managed and oversee complete and individual phases. Planning, Analysis, Design, Implementation and Maintenance of various projects.  Most of projects head of data extraction and integration with developers and application users. Project Management of applications. Initiation, planning, executing, controlling and closing of projects. Manage scope creep and risks. Scrum meeting lead.