A commercially-focused technologist and leader with over sixteen years’ experience, working in a variety of environments for different business sectors. Experience with a variety of technologies including Java, Spring, Tomcat, hybris, Demandware, SQL (Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, Postgres), Web Development skills and more. Have worked in both green field and legacy systems to deliver digital capabilities with local and international rollouts.
Have completed a number of commercial projects, predominantly for web based solutions of dynamic, database-driven web sites. Strong teamwork skills leading technical teams with the ability to distribute/balance/adjust work among team members, at the same time reporting status and progress of work to management. Experience in mentoring team members, testers and assisting on the job training. Excellent ability to adapt to change, to work with varied and new programming languages and learn and adapt quickly to new technologies or methodologies.
| Year | Qualification |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Matriculation - Pietermaritzburg Girls High School, South Africa |
| 2000 | Bachelor of Science (Information Systems) - Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa |
| 2001 | Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computer Science - Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa |
| 2003 | Sun Java Certified Programmer |
| 2006 | Sun Certified Web Component Developer |
| 2015 | Spring Core Certified |
| 2017 | ISTQB Certified Tester - Foundation Level |