CURRICULUM VITAE - GERHARDUS HERMAN LUBBE
PERSONAL PROFILE
NAME: Gerhard Lubbe
CONTACT DETAILS: 082-***-****
*******@*****.***
ADDRESS: Kempton Park
LANGUAGE: English, Afrikaans (Read, write and speak)
NATIONALITY: South African
ID NUMBER: 690***-****-***
DRIVERS LICENCE: Codes 08 and 15
AVAILABILITY: Immediate
RELEVANT TRAINING
Course: Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
Institute: ISEB (Information Systems Examinations Board)
Course: ITIL
Institute: Foster-Melliar
Course: Business Leadership
Institute: Corporate Legends FRCC
Course: Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution
Institute: Corporate Legends FRCC
Course: Master of Education (Major English)
Institute: University of Renfrew
Institute: Workgroup Institute
Course: COBIT
Institute: Pink Elephant
Course: Microsoft Certified Professional - ID 467809
Institute: Microsoft
Course: Help Desk Management
Institute: Getronics
Course: FSC Systems Engineer
Institute: New Horizons
Personal Attributes:
. Loyal, ethical, punctual, dedicated and committed to staff, customers and
business needs
. Mature leader and motivator of people, self motivated, confident,
enthusiastic and energetic
. Ability to work and deliver, manage stress and conflict in a highly
pressured environment
. Able to anticipate internal and external market and customer trends and
needs
. Sound understanding of technology, marketing, operations and sales being
a strategic thinker
. Diplomacy and patience whilst maintaining a high level of integrity and
confidentiality
. Strong ability to be innovative, agile and flexible in all areas of the
environment
. Possess a "can do attitude" and are results driven
. Ability to prioritise multiple responsibilities/projects
. Able to communicate at all levels with strong interpersonal skills
including conflict management & negotiation
. Resilient and adaptable organising skills plus sound analytical,
planning, consulting & facilitating skills
. Ability to use initiative and adapt to a changing environment. Strong
supported understanding and practical knowledge of network and
infrastructure systems and supporting technology
. Sound time management skills and the ability to function in team
environment
. Posses strong team Management and Leadership skills
EMPLOYMENT PROFILE
Company: FirstRand Bank
Period: August 2011 to present
Position Held: IT Business Applications, Operations and MS Team
Manager
DIVISION FRCC IT
Roles and responsibilities: -
Event Management
Process Objective: To make sure CIs and services are constantly
monitored, and to filter and categorize events in order to decide on
appropriate actions.
Request Fulfillment
Process Objective: To fulfill Service Requests, which in most cases
are standard changes or requests for information.
IT Operations Control
Process Objective: To monitor and control the IT services and their
underlying infrastructure. The process IT Operations Control executes
day-to-day routine tasks related to the operation of infrastructure
components and applications.
Application Management
Responsible for managing MS and business applications throughout their
lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of
organizations mission -- specifically, support better management reporting,
information flow and management, business process and organizational planning.
Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services (HR,
IT), through improvements to each function. Coordination and communication
between support and business functions.
Play a significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared
toward operational excellence.
Engage with Administrators regarding technology documents.
Regular meetings with senior management around fiscal planning.
Manage, maintain and monitor all MS and Business systems and procedures,
recommend, implement improvements and consolidation to/of IT systems.
Assist with annual audit compliance and be a liaison with all outside vendor.
Organizational Effectiveness
Increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services through
improvements to each function (HR, IT,) as well as coordination and
communication between functions.
Drive initiatives in the team and organizationally that contribute to
long-term operational excellence.
Providing consulting services on matters related to business area.
Organizational Leadership
Contribute to short and long-term organizational planning and strategy as a
member of the management team
Risk Management
Addressing security issues e.g. policies, partnerships, licensing etc.
Assist with IT organizational policies.
Company: Inegr8IT
Period: March 2007 to August 2011
Position Held: Operations Manager
Roles:
. Managing and controlling of the Nerve Centre (Service Desk).
. Managing and controlling of the Manages Service Team.
. Managing and controlling of the Roaming team / Field Engineers.
. Managing and controlling of the Stores.
. Directing of Revenue; billing; resource allocation.
. Support the HR Function.
. Business Development and vendor relations in throughout SA and Sub-Sahara
African Countries.
Main Responsibilities: -
. Directing of Revenue; billing; resource allocation.
. Support the HR Function.
. Business Development.
. Resource Management.
. Provide client with single service interface and point of escalation.
. Interaction with Operational Services' managers to optimize resolution
of operational issues.
. Manage team of onsite technical staff.
. Ensure that service delivery meets SLA expectation.
. Ensure that projects are delivered in a holistic fashion and are
properly handed over into support.
. Identify new service opportunities and communicate to Account Manager
/ Business Development.
. Manage vendor interface into customer with regards to services.
. Participate in customer satisfaction survey - achieve Customer
Satisfaction targets.
. Action Corrective process to achieve above.
. Best practice advocate from a services perspective.
. Conduct continual improvement studies in the environment.
. Manage escalation updates to customer and internally in vendor.
. Sign off on services proposal.
. Tender input and bid management.
. Input to account plan and strategy.
. Ongoing education of Customer on solutions and service products.
. Follow ITIL processes and improve specific processes for the client
. Coordination and Supervision - Coordinate, manage and monitor the
workings of various departments in the organization.
. Financial - Review financial statements and data. Utilize financial data
to improve profitability. Prepare and control operational budgets. Control
inventory. Plan effective strategies for the financial wellbeing of the
company.
. Best Practices - Improve processes and policies in support of
organizational goals. Formulate and implement departmental, and
organizational policies and procedures to maximize output. Monitor
adherence to rules, regulations and procedures.
. Human Resources - Plan the use of human resources. Organize recruitment
and placement of required staff. Establish organizational structures.
Delegate tasks and accountabilities. Establish work schedules. Supervise
staff. Monitor and evaluate performance.
. Production - Coordinate and monitor the work of various departments
involved in production, warehousing, pricing and distribution of goods.
Monitor performance and implement improvements. Ensure quality of
products. Manage quality and quantity of employee productivity. Manage
maintenance of equipment and machinery. Provide technical support where
necessary.
. Communication - Monitor, manage and improve the efficiency of support
services such as IT, HR, Accounts and Finance. Facilitate coordination and
communication between support functions.
. Sales, Marketing and Customer Service - Manage customer support. Plan and
support sales and marketing activities.
. Strategic Input - Liaison with top management. Assist in the development
of strategic plans for operational activity. Implement and manage
operational plans.
Reason for leaving: I was offered the position at FirstRand Bank
Company: Lightedge Technologies
Period: October 2003
Position Held: Manager
Duties and responsibilities: -
I was employed to Manage, develop, and set basic procedures and systems in
place for the departments mentioned below. Each department supervisor had
the responsibility to report to me so that the correct procedures and
systems are put into place. I have to do project planning for onsite
installations and negotiate SLRs, compiling SLAs and Maintenance Contracts
with new and existing customers and underpinning contracts with our
suppliers. I also have to meet potential customers with the corporate sales
department for future business.
Managing:
. Account Management
. Assembly Line
. Workshop
. Manufacturing line
Onsite Maintenance and Onsite Installations
Research and Development
Reason for leaving: Company went insolvent
Company: NSS
Period: July 2001 October 2003
Position Held: IT Service and Operations Manager
Duties and responsibilities: -
. Managing services between external and internal suppliers with the
organisation.
. Customer liaison and managing customer expectations.
. Determining the level of quality appropriate to the achievement of the
organisation's objectives.
. Delivering these services at the lowest level of cost possible.
. Responding with agility to the changing demands of the customer's
business needs.
. Aligning IT services to business objectives by reaching a ROI through a
managed and measured service.
. Assisting the business and the customer in defining their requirements
and negotiate targets, both internal and external.
. Assist in writing and compiling Service Level Agreements based on the
best practice framework found in the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
focusing on providing practical input on the design and implementation of
an end-to-end Service Level Management process
. Ensuring that SLRs, SLAs and Underpinning Contracts are met at all times
and the adverse impact on the business is kept to a minimum. At the same
time ensuring that these agreements and contracts are fair and just.
. Monitor and report on SLAs and conducting SLA review meetings.
. Assist in creating Operational Level Agreements aligned to SLAs and
Underpinning Contracts
. Applying best practice disciplines to consistently improve service
quality and reduce costs.
. Handling rapid change and unforeseen events, constantly meeting business
requirements.
. Identifying the IT services required and resourcing the systems used to
deliver and support those services, then identifying whether they are
adequate and best used.
Reason for leaving: Company was sold
Company: Getronics
Period: June 2000 to June 2001
Position Held: Help Desk Manager at Anglo American
Duties and responsibilities: -
. Assisting technical staff if incidents reported to the helpdesk cannot be
resolved
. Call tracking and reporting time line of resolutions, escalations etc.
. Ensuring service levels are met.
. Ensuring work orders are generated for onsite calls and that e-mail
resolutions are sent to customers requesting assistance via e-mail.
. Ensuring support staff resolves customer problems telephonically and at
the same time building a known error knowledge base from all problems and
resolutions previously logged on the help desk system.
. Reporting to analyse the efficiency of the Help Desk personnel.
. User Management - Firewall Authentication Manager, User Manager, Server
Manager, creating users and resolving incoming 1st line queries.
Reason for leaving: Technical team transferred to Micro Pro under
company name NSS
Company: Micro Pro
Period: October 1997 to May 2000
Position Held: Technical Manager
Duties and responsibilities: -
Managing of the following departments was part of my responsibilities:
. Helpdesk
. Workshop
. Internal Network
Pre-staging
Re-work Centre
Onsite Maintenance
Research and Development
. Training
It was also my responsibility to negotiate SLRs, compiling SLAs and
Maintenance Contracts with new and existing customers.
Reason for leaving: Technical team was transferred to Getronics
Company: National Data Systems (NDS) (AT & T - NCR)
Period: August 1995 to September 1997
Position Held: Project Co-ordinator - 3rd Party Maintenance
Duties and responsibilities: -
. Writing and developing documents supporting SLAs, general customer needs
. Drawing up contracts according to client's requirements
. Designing and maintaining services pricing
. Information Distribution
. Quotes and Tenders
Reason for leaving: No career path for the future.
Company: Technicare
Period: September 1994 to July 1995
Position Held: IT Technical Adviser
Roles and responsibilities
. Product evaluation
. Design and maintain Price List
. Information Distribution
. Warranty Administration
. Price Evaluation
. Quotes and Tenders
. Site Audits
Reason for leaving: Higher position offered by NDS
Company: Logic Leasing
Period: January 1991 to August 1994
Position Held: IT Field Technician
Duties and responsibilities: -
. Diagnosing of software and hardware faults onsite and telephonically.
. Pre-staging of computer and network equipment.
. Rollouts of new computer equipment and LANs.
Reason for leaving: Retrenched
Company: SA Correctional Services
Period: December 1986 to December 1990
Position Held: Warden and Financial Administration
Duties and responsibilities: -
. 1st year - Prison Warden
. 2nd year - Head of rehabilitation for juveniles
. 3rd and 4th year - I requested a transfer to the accounts department.
Responsibilities include management of all medical accounts for prisoners
at Johannesburg Prison from various hospitals and institutes, with
regards to the updating of all medical files for the prisoners as well as
ensuring that these accounts were settled on time to the various medical
institutes.
Reason for leaving: Completed Military Service
References:
Jan Roux MD at Integr8IT 082-*******
Rob Sussman CEO of Integr8IT 082-***-****
Hamish Haddow (Head of Operations) Integr8IT 076-***-****
Aldo Truter FirstRand Bank Management 071-***-****