I am an energetic and enthusiastic young proffesional , seeking a
career that fits my professional skills and personality.
I consider myself to be a masterful problem solver, who can bring success to the right organisation.
- Experience
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Sales Engineer Grove Group, Cape Town | Oct 2011 - Present
When leading companies decide to "go Google," it's a huge win for spreading the power of cloud computing globally. But the Grove Sales team can't do it alone. I am a Sales Engineer. I work with the Sales team to engage with sales prospects, understand and assess customer requirements, prepare and present demonstrations of Google products, and address technical questions that arise throughout the sales process. Key to my role is being a confident presenter with excellent presentation skills and the ability to persuasively present Google's product offering.
I am also a Google Apps Certified Deployment Specialist, having planned, lead and completed numerous successful deployment and change management projects for Enterprise sized organizations.
Operations Engineer Grove Group , Cape Town | Apr 2010 - Sept 2011
This was a Systems Engineering position, having required of me to be able to set up and support all services and technologies offered by the company. It included me having to be able to do the configuration and support of front- and back-end systems on all our offered products.
Snr Support Consultant Eco-Time, Cape Town | Nov 2007 - Mar 2010
On-site consultation with clients, involving analysis of system requirements, inspection, set-up and support of TNA software, Cape Clock hardware, and other products.
Network Intern Learn24 (Media24), Cape Town | Jun 2002 - May 2006
This was an IT learnership position. Assisted and shadowed the IT manager.
- Education
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University of Cape Town 2013 - 2014 (expected)
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons): Information Systems Management
- State of the Art System Delivery/Development Methods and Techniques: Object Orientated Systems Analysis using UML, Patterns, Architectures, Iterative Methodologies, Agile Methods, Scrum
- Technology: Architectures: Client/server, Multi-tier, Distributed, Cloud computer; Operating Systems; Virtualization; Open Source; Database; Internet; Communications: LANs, WANs, Mobile; XML; Service Oriented Architecture; Middleware; Security
- Project Management: Project definition, scoping, feasibility, estimating, risk management, planning, critical path and critical chain methods, execution, quality management, people management and monitoring and reporting
- Strategic Management of IT: Business and IT alignment, inter-organisational systems, architecture-based management, outsourcing, e-commerce, customer operated systems, knowledge management, IT futures, innovative business models
- Certifications
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McAfee Email Archiving Certification January 2012
Issued by: McAfee
McAfee Email Protection Certification January 2012
Issued by: McAfee
McAfee Provisioning For F3 Partners Certification January 2012
Issued by: McAfee
McAfee Web Protection Certification January 2012
Issued by: McAfee
Google Apps Edu Qualified Trainer November 2012
Issued by: Google
Google Apps Certified Sales Specialist August 2012
Issued by: Google
Google Apps Certified Deployment Specialist September 2011
Issued by: Google, License #380
Mirapoint Certified Engineer 2010
Issued by: Mirapoint
RazorSafe Certified Engineer 2010
Issued by: Mirapoint
RazorGate Certified Engineer 2010
Issued by: Mirapoint
Mirapoint Certified Directory Engineer 2010
Issued by: Mirapoint
Project Management 2009
Issued by: University of Cape Town
- Skills
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| Programming Languages |
- Java
- C++
- Clarion Scripting
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- AppsScript (Google)
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- Basic Understanding
- Basic Understanding
- Good Understanding
- Good Understanding
- Good Understanding
- Good Understanding
- Good Understanding
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| Operating Systems |
- Ubuntu
- Mint
- Win2000, XP, 7
- FreeBSD
- OS X
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- Good Understanding
- Good Understanding
- In-Depth Understanding
- Good Understanding
- In-Depth Understanding
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| Productivity Tools |
- Office 2000-2010
- Google Apps
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- In-Depth Understanding
- In-Depth Understanding
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| Databases |
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- Good Understanding
- Good Understanding
- Good Understanding
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| Servers |
- Win 2003
- Win 2008 R2
- Lotus Notes
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- Good Understanding
- In-Depth Understanding
- Basic Understanding
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| Firewalls |
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- Good Understanding
- Good Understanding
- Good Understanding
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| Email Servers/Hosts |
- Exchange 2003
- Exchange 2010
- Mirapoint
- Google Apps
- Postini
- BlackBerry ES (BES)
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- Good Understanding
- Good Understanding
- In-Depth Understanding
- In-Depth Understanding
- In-Depth Understanding
- In-Depth Understanding
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| PBX |
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- Good Understanding
- Good Understanding
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| Project Management |
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- References
- Available on request