Citizenship: South African
Health: Good
Driver’s License: Light Passenger Vehicle
Languages: English

Personal Profile

General
I am a team player, however I also work effectively on my own. I work efficiently and effectively without supervision. I strive to achieve the highest standard in every task I under take. I am dedicated, persistent, enthusiastic and deadline driven. I’m always open to new challenges and enjoy a good challenge.

Computer Literacy
Microsoft Windows, Redhat Linux, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook), EMS, DB Visualizer, Nagios, Perl Scripting for Windows and Linux, PostgreSQL for Windows and Linux, Internet, Bash Scripting, PHP and OptiPerl.

Courses and Qualifications

Sep 2006  -  [snip]
Sandton – South Africa

Completed Data Warehouse Design and Development Master Class.
Subjects taken: Dimensional Modeling, Analysis and Design Workshop, and ETL Design Workshop.

Feb 1998 – May 1998  -  [snip]
Randburg – South Africa

Completed Programming Diploma.
Subjects taken: Concepts of Data Processing, COBOL 85 Theory, Structured Design and COBOL 85 Practical.

Sep 1991  -  [snip]
Ellisras – South Africa

Completed internal course.
Subjects taken: Water Chemistry.

May 1991 – Jul 1991  -  Ellisras Technical College
Ellisras – South Africa

Completed N3.
Subjects taken: Water and Waste Water Treatment Practices.

Aug 1990 – Nov 1990  -  Ellisras Technical College
Ellisras – South Africa
Completed N1.
Subjects taken: PowerStation Theory, Science, Math and Electrical Science.

1986 – 1986  -  Benoni Technical College
Benoni – South Africa
Completed N3.
Subjects taken: Math, Macarno Techniques, Technical Drawing and Engineering Science.

1983 – 1985  -  Willowmoore Technical High School
Benoni – South Africa
Completed standard eight.
Subjects taken: English, Afrikaans, Math, Science, Fitting and Turning and Technical Drawing.

Accomplishments
I designed and developed an in house Perl module named PGConf an acronym for PostgreSQL General Configuration utilised for the numerous ETL processes on fifty plus dedicated database servers to assist developers with database connectivity, data integrity, data manipulation, balances, checks and controls.

I was the lead designer and developer in the MDS selection wizard named SLCT this untilised the Star Schema concept in generating the C-tree indexed files utilsed by SLCT. This now proven concept was then adopted throughout the company on every customer reporting system which has now evolved to incorporate Java, VB, Oracle, PostgreSQL and all in house BI tools.

Employment History

Jan 2007 – Current
Contracting
London

After immigrating to the UK with my wife, I am currently contracting as a remote PostgreSQL DBA. My initial client is [snip] who offered me a contract when I left their permanent employment in December 2006, to remotely administer their 37 OLAP/OLTP database installations

Jun 1998 – Dec 2006  -  [snip] Group
Braamfontein – South Africa

I started at [snip] on the 1st June 1998 as a Junior Analyst Programmer in the Merchandising Department where I developed, maintained and supported various projects for example:
stock procurement models, open to buy, stock ageing and reporting selection wizards. I was promoted to Senior Analyst Programmer at the beginning of 2002 and took on the added responsibilities of supervising three junior staff members, liaising directly with clients and the merchandising decision support systems.

I transferred to the in store team in the second half of 2002 to gain knowledge and experience in the debtors and creditors environments. There I continued with my previous responsibilities with the addition of client helpdesk, unit testing and software support.

I was recruited into a Database Administration role to establish a database team, mid 2004 due to a rapid increase in database installations. As the sole member of this team I took on fifty two databases (consisting of: Data Staging Areas, Merchandising Decision Support, Branch Performance Summary, Data Warehouses, Central Credit Granting, Credit Control Offices and Merchandise Planning Systems) in both PostgreSQL and Oracle environments. My responsibilities included installation, configuration, database design, performance monitoring and tuning, security, backup and recovery, ETL, disaster recovery and production monitoring and controls. Over an eighteen month period the number of databases had increased to over three thousand OLAP and OLTP installations, at this point I opted to specialise in the PostgreSQL environment, the Oracle environment was then outsourced. I left this company when my wife and I emigrated to the UK.

Apr 1995 – Dec 1997
[snip]
Edenvale – South Africa

I started my employment as a contract Maintenance Fitter and Turner, by the time I left I had been promoted to Site Supervisor supervising twenty five staff members in the maintenance of hydraulic systems, pump stations, hazardous chemical vessels and chemical waste systems. I left this company to start my career in the IT industry.

Jun 1992 – Mar 1995
[snip]
Johannesburg – South Africa

I joined this company as a Warehouse Trainee, when I left I was Distribution Manager. My duties included supervision of dispatch staff, stock loss control and liaison with clients and outsourced delivery companies. I left Pace for improved prospects.

Nov 1989 – May 1992
[snip]
Ellisras – South Africa

I joined Eskom as a Trainee Water Plant Operator, when I left I was Senior Water Plant Operator. My duties included supervision of staff, enforcement of hazardous chemical handling procedures, inspection of plant operations, emergency plant operations and chemical analysis. I left due to my family relocating to Johannesburg.

Extracurricular Activities
A large amount of my free time is spent participating in PostgreSQL, ETL and Perl forums. I enjoy watching a good game of cricket, playing a good board game and take great pleasure in my CD/DVD collection.

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