Manager Project
Resume:
PROFILE
Experienced and a versatile Information Technology professional accustomed
to working on own initiative. Excellent communication skills with a
positive cheerful approach even under pressure.
KEY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
Thirty-four years experience with Software AG products in a variety of
roles including product installation, database administration, application
development,training and operations.
Total of thirty-four years (1976-2010) experience in IT.
CAREER PROGRESSION
Junior computer operator (Prudential Assurance)
Shift Leader (Prudential Assurance, Legal & General assurance)
Junior systems programmer (ABS Computers)
Junior DBA (ABS Computers)
Senior systems programmer (ABS Computers)
Senior DBA (ABS Computers, SBDC, Mutual & Federal ins., EDGARS)
*Project Leader (Mutual & Federal ins.) - 1994
*DBA Project manager (SBDC) - 1993
*Contractor - Senior programmer/Project Leader (Gijima AST) - 2007
INTERVIEW DETAILS
NAME : MOHAMED CASSIM LAST DATE UPDATED :
RANDERA REGISTRATION NUMBER:
SOURCE:
FEE :
Home Address P. O . BOX 1520
Lenasia
1820
Business Telephone
Number
Home Telephone Number (011-***-****
Interviewed by
Date Interviewed
Area Preferred LOCAL JHB/REEF
RELOCATION
OVERSEAS Gulf States(Bahrain,Dubai,Qatar,Abu
Dabhi,Kuwait, Saudi Arabia etc.),
Malaysia,Indonesia.
Present Salary To be negotiated in the interview.
Rate/Salary Required To be negotiated in the interview.
Position applied
PERSONAL DETAILS
Full Names MOHAMED CASSIM RANDERA
ID Number 550-***-**** 086
Date of Birth 9 MAY 1955
Marital Status MARRIED
Home Language ENGLISH, AFRIKAANS
Other Languages ENGLISH, AFRIKAANS
Nationality SOUTH AFRICAN
Outside Interests Swimming, cricket, soccer, reading, Tv viewing of
sport and surfing the Internet.
Home Address LENASIA
Language : English ( read, write and speak )
Personal Skills - Very Good
Decision making -
Very Good
Telephone etiquette -
Very Good
Temperament -
Very Good
Document writing -
Very Good
Health Excellent, non smoker
Mobility Car owner, valid driving licence - code 08
FAMILY PROFILE
Surname: Date of
QUALIFICATIONS
QUALIFICATION SUBJECTS INSTITUTION YEAR
Matriculation English Potchefstroom Indian 1974
Senior Certificate Afrikaans School
Accounting
History
Mathematics
Science.
CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA/TESTIMONIAL
Certificates, Diplomas and Testimonials will be presented in the Interview on
request.
TRAINING IN DATA PROCESSING
COURSE INSTITUTION YEAR
COMPUTER OPERATING DELTAK JCL PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE 1976
ASI JCL COURSE LEGAL AND GENERAL 1976
IMS INTRODUCTION LEGAL AND GENERAL 1981
ADABAS INTRODUCTION ABS/SPL 1984
ADABAS UTILITIES ABS/SPL 1984
ADABAS DIRECT CALLS ABS/SPL 1985
MVS UTILITIES ABS 1984
VSAM INTRODUCTION ABS 1984
VSAM UTILITIES ABS 1985
TWENTY PERCENT ABS 1984
TSO/E ABS 1984
NATURAL 1 & 2 ABS/SPL 1984
PREDICT (INTRODUCTION) ABS/SPL 1984
ASSEMBLER PROGRAMMING ABS COMPUTERS 1985
MVS SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING ABS COMPUTERS 1984-1989
COBOL PROGRAMMING ABS COMPUTERS 1986
ADABAS SECURITY S.A.B.C./SPL 1989
COMPLETE INTERNALS S.A.B.C./SPL 1989
ADABAS 5.2 S.A.B.C./SPL 1991
REXX PROGRAMMING PERSETEL/SBDC 1993
CMS INTRODUCTION PERSETEL/SBDC 1993
SCL MUTUAL & FEDERAL/ICL 1994
ADABAS INTERNALS EDGARS/SPL 1995
NATURAL 2 INTERNALS EDGARS/SPL 1996
MAXIMISING PERFORMANCE EDGARS 1996
TEAM MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP EDGARS/DON GRAY 1996
ADABAS TRANSPARENT TUNING EDGARS/SPL 1996
C++ PROGRAMMING PHAMBILI IT/KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE 2002
COURSE INSTITUTION YEAR
COREL QUATTRO PRO QDC/PERSAL 1998
LOTUS AMIPRO EDGARS 1995
MS EXCEL PHAMBILI IT/GDE 2001
CAREER SUMMARY
TOTAL IT EXPERIENCE 34 years
COMPANY EMPLOYMENT DATES POSITION
Gijima AST Mar 2005 SENIOR Consultant
EXAMS systems - GDE - curr. (DBA, Senior
prog.)
Gijima APRIL 2003 - SENIOR Consultant
EXAMS systems - GDE March 2005 (DBA, Senior
prog.)
Phambili IT - APRIL 2002 - SENIOR Consultant
Comparaex March 2003 (DBA, Senior
EXAMS systems - GDE prog.)
Phambili IT - PQ APRIL 2001 - SENIOR Consultant
Africa EXAMS March 2002 (DBA, Senior
systems - GDE prog.)
QDC CONSULTING DECEMBER 1997 - SENIOR Consultant
PERSAL system MARCH 2001 (DBA, Senior
prog.)
EDGARS STORES OCTOBER 1994 - Senior DBA
(National Retail OCTOBER 1997
store)
MUTUAL & FEDERAL MARCH 1994 -
(INSURANCE) SEPTEMBER 1994 Senior DBA/
Project Leader
SBDC OCTOBER 1989 - Assistant
(Finance : Small FEBRUARY 1994 Database Manager
business )
SABC FEBRUARY 1989 -
(TV/Advertising) SEPTEMBER 1989 Systems
Administrator, DBA
ABS Computers JUNE 1984 -
(Bureau) FEBRUARY 1989 MVS Systems
Programmer, DBA
LEGAL AND GENERAL JANUARY 1981-
(Insurance) MAY 1984 Computer
Scheduler Senior
Shift Leader
AFRICAN EAGLE JULY 1980 - Computer
(Insurance) DECEMBER 1980 Scheduler /
Senior Shift
Leader
PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE SEPTEMBER 1976 -
(Insurance) JUNE 1980 Senior Shift
Leader
CAREER SUMMARY
COMPANY SUPERVISOR
POSITION
Gijima AST SENIOR Consultant
EXAMS systems - GDE (DBA, Senior
prog.)/ Project
Leader
Gijima SENIOR Consultant
EXAMS systems - GDE (DBA, Senior
prog.)
Phambili IT - SENIOR Consultant
Comparex (DBA, Senior
EXAMS systems - GDE prog.)
Phambili IT - PQ SENIOR Consultant
Africa EXAMS (DBA, Senior
systems - GDE prog.)
QDC CONSULTING SENIOR Consultant
PERSAL /MIS system (DBA, Senior Elize Fourie
prog.) (012-***-****
EDGARS STORES Senior DBA
(National Retail Gerbrand Steyn
store) (011-***-****
MUTUAL & FEDERAL Senior DBA/ Ian Williamson
(INSURANCE) Project Leader (011-***-****
SBDC Assistant Fred Swanepoel
(Finance : Small Database Manager
business )
SABC Eugene Dann
(TV/Advertising) Systems
Administrator, DBA
ABS Computers Anton Brits
(Bureau) MVS Systems
Programmer, DBA
LEGAL AND GENERAL Martin Potgieter
(Insurance) Computer
Scheduler Senior
Shift Leader
AFRICAN EAGLE Computer
(Insurance) Scheduler /
Senior Shift
Leader
PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE Eric Mapham
(Insurance) Senior Shift
Leader
CAREER DETAILS
COMPANY GIJIMA AST
EMPLOYMENT DATES March 2005 - Current
POSITION HELD Consultant Senior Programmer/Senior Dba
Senior Consultant
YEARS OF SERVICE 1 year
TECHNOLOGY ADABAS, NATURAL, PREDICT, MVS/ESA, CICS,
TSO,
ACHIEVEMENTS Project Leader for EXAMS at GDE. (2007)
Responsible for general DBA functions :
- Capacity planning. - Maintenance of files
- Technical Dba - One stop help to
programmers & junior DBA'S.
Senior programmer - Design, debug &
maintain applications (EKSAMEN, GETC)
Analytical skills and reporting
Maintenance of EXAMS & GETC applications.
Development of the 'G E T C' system for GRADE 9.
Performance monitoring and tuning of ADABAS databases.
Product upgrades for Software AG products.
Training of junior DBA staff
CAREER DETAILS
COMPANY GIJIMA
EMPLOYMENT DATES April 2004 - March 2005
POSITION HELD Consultant Senior Programmer/Senior Dba
Senior Consultant
YEARS OF SERVICE 1
TECHNOLOGY ADABAS, NATURAL, PREDICT, MVS/ESA, CICS,
TSO,
ACHIEVEMENTS Maintenance of GETC and EXAMS system.
Responsible for general DBA functions :
- Capacity planning. - Maintenance of files
- Technical Dba - One stop help to
programmers & junior DBA'S.
Senior programmer - Design, debug &
maintain applications (EKSAMEN, GETC)
Analytical skills and reporting
Maintenance of EXAMS & GETC applications.
Development of the 'G E T C' system for GRADE 9.
Performance monitoring and tuning of ADABAS databases.
Product upgrades for Software AG products.
Training of junior DBA staff
CAREER DETAILS
COMPANY PHAMBILI IT (Comparex)
EMPLOYMENT DATES April 2002 - March 2003
POSITION HELD Consultant Senior Programmer/Senior Dba
Senior Consultant
YEARS OF SERVICE 1
TECHNOLOGY ADABAS, NATURAL, PREDICT, MVS/ESA, CICS,
TSO,
ACHIEVEMENTS Develop and implement GETC system for GDE.
Project Management for the GETC system.
Responsible for general DBA functions :
- Capacity planning. - Maintenance of files
- Technical Dba - One stop help to
programmers & junior DBA'S.
Senior programmer - Design, debug &
maintain applications (EKSAMEN, GETC)
Analytical skills and reporting
Maintenance of EXAMS & GETC applications.
Development of the 'G E T C' system for GRADE 9.
Performance monitoring and tuning of ADABAS databases.
Product upgrades for Software AG products.
Training of junior DBA staff
CAREER DETAILS
COMPANY PHAMBILI IT (PQ AFRICA)
EMPLOYMENT DATES April 2001 - March 2002
POSITION HELD Consultant Senior Programmer/Senior Dba
Senior Consultant
YEARS OF SERVICE 1
TECHNOLOGY ADABAS, NATURAL, PREDICT, MVS/ESA, CICS,
TSO,
ACHIEVEMENTS Develop and implement GETC system for GDE.
Project Management for the GETC system.
Responsible for general DBA functions :
- Capacity planning. - Maintenance of files
- Technical Dba - One stop help to
programmers & junior DBA'S.
Senior programmer - Design, debug &
maintain applications (EKSAMEN, GETC)
Analytical skills and reporting
Maintenance of EXAMS & GETC applications.
Development of the 'G E T C' system for GRADE 9.
Performance monitoring and tuning of ADABAS databases.
Product upgrades for Software AG products.
Training of junior DBA staff
CAREER DETAILS
COMPANY Q DATA CONSULTING (Comparex Holdings)
EMPLOYMENT DATES December 1997 - March 2001
POSITION HELD Consultant Programmer/DBA
YEARS OF SERVICE 4
TECHNOLOGY ADABAS, NATURAL, PREDICT, MVS/ESA, CICS,
TSO, ENTIRE CONNECTION,COM-PLETE
ACHIEVEMENTS MIS Senior Programmer & 2IC.
Duties :
Responsible for general DBA functions :
- Capacity planning. - Maintenance of files and
weekly transfers
- Technical Dba - One stop help to
programmers & Dba's
SENIOR Programmer ( March 1999 - March 2001) to MIS on PERSAL system.
Performance monitoring and tuning of ADABAS databases.
Product upgrades for Software AG products.
Training of junior DBA staff
CAREER DETAILS
COMPANY EDGARS STORES
EMPLOYMENT DATES OCTOBER 1994 - OCTOBER 1997
YEARS OF SERVICE 3
POSITION HELD Senior DBA
TECHNOLOGY ADABAS, NATURAL, CONSTRUCT, PREDICT,
SUPERNATURAL, CA, MVS/ESA, CICS,
TSO,LMONMVS,TMON,SYSVIEW,ADABAS VISTA,
ADABAS FASTPATH,AFPLOOK,APAS/INSIGHT,
COM-PLETE,STROBE
ACHIEVEMENTS Consulting to programmers.
Duties :
Responsible for the hand over to Persetel that is outsourcing EDGARS stores
DBA Dept..
Responsible for general DBA functions
- Performance tuning - Prototyping -
Installation of software by Software AG
- Capacity planning. - Debugging - Research
and Development
Reporting on ADABAS load (cpu,I/O, elapsed time,device & channel)
by program,job,system and domain.
Database reorganisation.
- Direct calls (COBOL) - Evaluation and
installation of vendor software
- Problem detection & resolution - Trouble-shooting
- Standby assistance - JCL procedures maintenance
- Data striping of ADABAS components
- Evaluation and elimination of vendor software
Consulting to programmers . Giving assistance on DIRECT CALLS.
Maintenance & support of Supernatural.
Maintenance & support of ADABAS SECURITY.
EDGARS SOFTWARE MATRIX SET
SPL/SAG Products
Com-plete 4.5.6
ADABAS 5.3.4
ADABAS Fastpath 3.1.2
ADABAS Online Services 2.2.5
Natural 2.2.6
Natural Security 2.2.6
Natural Connection 2.2.6
Natural Construct 3.3.2
Supernatural 2.4.2
Adabas Security
Predict 3.2.3
Natural Optimiser Compiler 2.1.4
CA Products
Apas/Insight 3.1.5 / 3.2.0 / 3.3.0
Pleu 3.1.5
Spaceman 3.1.5 / 3.3.0
Bateleur
Adareorg 3.2.0
IBM
MVS/ESA 4.3.0 / 5.2.2
CICS 2.1.2 / 4.1.0
TSO/E 2.5.0
Jcl & Mvs Utilities
Programme Trust
StopX37 3.5.9
Syncsort Incorporated
Syncsort 3.5
CAREER DETAILS
COMPANY MUTUAL & FEDERAL
EMPLOYMENT DATES MARCH 1994 - SEPTEMBER 1994
POSITION HELD Senior DBA/ Project Leader
TECHNOLOGY ADABAS, NATURAL, CONSTRUCT, PREDICT,
SECURITY
ACHIEVEMENTS Promoted to Project Leader.
First site in the world to get
ADABAS/NATURAL working on the
ICL mainframe environment.
Duties :
Worked as senior DBA with two DBA'S under me.
Responsible for getting ADABAS/NATURAL functioning smoothly under ICL Mainframe.
Responsible for overseeing the following upgrades:-
- Natural 2.2.4
- Construct 3.2.2
- Predict 3.2.3
- Natural Security 2.2.4
Project Management
Standards and Procedures.
Natural security & Predict data dictionary administration.
Provide technical advice and support to application teams.
Training DBA staff
CAREER DETAILS
COMPANY SBDC
EMPLOYMENT DATES OCTOBER 1989 - FEBRUARY 1994
POSITION HELD Assistant DBA MANAGER
YEARS OF SERVICE 3 years and 4 months
TECHNOLOGY VM, ADABAS, NATURAL, REXX, WALKER
ACHIEVEMENTS Promoted to Assistant DBA MANAGER .
Duties :
VM/SP Software Programmer / DBA. - responsible for VM and ADABAS.
Installing and applying fixes to NATURAL 2.1.5, ADABAS 5 and VM 5.1.9.
Product upgrades done to all Software AG product set.
Creation, expansion, migration & reorganisation of all Databases.
Capacity planning, monitoring of DASD space and balancing of systems and
I/O.
Security of users and access.
Performance tuning and balancing resource load on VM.
Programmed in REXX to create security controls and user modules/front-ends.
Responsible for ADABAS Maintenance.
Installing and customising WALKER (GL) and NATURAL CONSTRUCT.
Wrote a Stock Control System in Natural 2 for SBDC.
Installing, testing and benchmarking the package SYBACK and RTFMON.
Responsible for installing, customising and supporting ADABAS and related
products
Procedures put in place to do backup/recovery of ADABAS databases/files.
Provided database technical services to an application team
Physical file design, database monitoring and tuning, code migration and data
dictionary maintenance
CAREER DETAILS
COMPANY SABC
EMPLOYMENT DATES FEBRUARY 1989 - SEPTEMBER 1989
POSITION HELD SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR, DBA
YEARS OF SERVICE 8 months
TECHNOLOGY MVS/SP ADABAS, NATURAL, REXX, WALKER
ACHIEVEMENTS Promoted to Systems Adminsitrator.
Duties :
Re-linked TRS to Natural ( both batch and on-line).
Installation of COM-PLETE 4.4.3, NATURAL 2.1 SM 4 and ADAC'S.
Merging of Databases between two IBM Machines
Performance tuning of ADABAS and related Applications.
CAREER DETAILS
COMPANY ABS Computers
EMPLOYMENT DATES JUNE 1984 - FEBRUARY 1989
POSITION HELD Senior DBA
YEARS OF SERVICE 4 years and 8 months
TECHNOLOGY MVS/SP ADABAS, NATURAL, REXX, WALKER
ACHIEVEMENTS Promoted to Senior DBA.
Duties :
Responsible for space management and billing of customer usage of computer
resources.
Access of user-ids on COM-PLETE, TOP SECRET, CICS and Natural/ADABAS.
Export and Import of VSAM datasets
Assist programmers and Operations staff
Trouble shooting and problem resolution.
Re-organisation of MVS datasets and ADABAS files
Clean-up of WORK disks
Re-blocking and migration of datasets
Responsible for running all ADABAS utilities
MVS systems programmer responsible for all MVS
utilities(IDCAMS,IEBCOPY,IEBGENER,IEBUPDTE)
Space management and migration of datasets
Gained a thorough knowledge of Predict and worked with APAS, a performance
tuning tool.
Installation and implementation of ADABAS and related products.
Performance Tuning of MVS and ADABAS with RMFMON.
Call-out duties for MVS systems and ADABAS/NATURAL.
CAREER DETAILS
COMPANY Legal and General Assurance
EMPLOYMENT DATES JANUARY 1981- MAY 1984
POSITION HELD Senior Operator
YEARS OF SERVICE 3 years and 5 months
TECHNOLOGY MVS/SP IMS/DB2
ACHIEVEMENTS
Duties :
Responsible for Productions runs (monthly/weekly and daily)
Backups of Production applications
Restoring of applications and sub-systems
Training given to junior/trainee operators
Ensure Online Applications are up and running
Scheduling of jobs for quarterly,/monthly,weekly and daily runs
Assisting with JCL and fixing errors on jobs with regard to JCL and space
constraints
CAREER DETAILS
COMPANY African Eagle
EMPLOYMENT DATES JULY 1980 - DECEMBER 1980
POSITION HELD Senior Operator
YEARS OF SERVICE 6 months
TECHNOLOGY MVS/SP IMS/DB2
ACHIEVEMENTS
Duties :
Responsible for Productions runs (monthly/weekly and daily)
Backups of Production applications
Restoring of applications and sub-systems
Training given to junior/trainee operators
Ensure Online Applications are up and running
Scheduling of jobs for quarterly,/monthly,weekly and daily runs
Assisting with JCL and fixing errors on jobs with regard to JCL and space
constraints
CAREER DETAILS
COMPANY Prudential Assurance
EMPLOYMENT DATES JUNE 1976 - JULY 1980
POSITION HELD SHIFT LEADER
YEARS OF SERVICE 4 Years and 1 month
TECHNOLOGY MVS/SP IMS/Db2
ACHIEVEMENTS
Duties :
Responsible for Productions runs (monthly/weekly and daily)
Backups of Production applications
Restoring of applications and sub-systems
Training given to junior/trainee operators
Ensure Online Applications are up and running
Scheduling of jobs for quarterly,/monthly,weekly and daily runs
Assisting with JCL and fixing errors on jobs with regard to JCL and space
constraints
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
LEVEL DESCRIPTION
1 Had appropriate training on
2 Limited practical experience
3 Solid practical experience
4 Well versed; extensive experience
5 Expert; extensive experience
TYPE MONTHS LEVEL
HARDWARE IBM 192 4
ICL 8 3
OPERATING SYSTEM MVS 4.3.0, 192 4
5.2.2
VM/SP 5.1.9 48 5
ICL VME 8 3
TP MONITORS CMS (VM/SP) 48 5
COM-PLETE 144 5
TSO-E 48 4
RMF 12 4
DBMS ADABAS 156 5
DEVELOPMENT TOOLS COBOL 144 3
NATURAL I & II 144 4
ASSEMBLER 84 4
REXX 48 5
JCL 204 5
PREDICT 156 5
SUPERNATURAL 48 5
PACKAGES WALKER GL 48 5
TWENTY PERCENT 48 5
SYBACK 12 5
APPLICATIONS INSURANCE 320 5
RETAIL 36 4
FINANCE 48 4
BUREAU 48 4
Mohamed Cassim Randera
(Contractor Project Leader)
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