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South Africa
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Richard May
Senior VB .Net, SQL Analyst Developer and Programmer
Results-driven IT professional with notable success planning, analyzing,
developing, programming and implementing Windows applications, according to
business objectives, timelines and budgets. Hans-on experience migrating
VB6 applications and modules to VB .Net 2005 & 2008. Excel at providing
detail documentation at all stages of system development, including
requirement definitions, analysis, design, architecture, testing, support,
implementation and user manuals. Multiple performance and team awards for
delivering ongoing high standard of work and ethics.
Areas of Expertise:
VB6 - Developed and Maintained various Windows applications (exe & dll)
using VB6
VB.Net - Developed and Maintained various Windows Applications (exe & dll)
using VB.Net (Visual Studio 2005\2008)
SQL Server 2000\2005 - Database design, Developed and maintained Functions,
Triggers, Stored Procedures and Jobs.
COM+ and SSIS - Developed and Maintained COM+ and SSIS packages to automate
system functionality.
Source Control - Extensive use of Source Safe and Team Foundation Source.
Debit Orders - Maintaining SSIS packages to send debit order files to banks
and reconcile the unpaid results.
Sole responsible person on Direct Administration Policy System for Life and
Disability policies. (Front-End and Back-End with full SLC)
Technical Proficiencies:
Platforms
Windows 9X/NT/2000/XP
Networking
LAN/WAN, VPN, TCP/IP
Languages
Visual Basic 6, VB.Net (2005\2008), SQL Server 2000\2005, Oracle & P\SQL
Tools
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Access, MS
Project, Visio
Professional experience:
Life Employment 2010/06 - 2010/11 Standard Bank (Financial Institution
and Insurance) Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Senior Analyst Programmer (6months Contract)
Developed a Reinsurance Batch process for Policies and
Claims on the Maven System.
Daily calculation runs.
Analysis of new requirements and compiling of technical
specifications.
Testing, Implementation, Support and User documentation.
VB.Net 2008
Oracle \ SQL Navigator 4
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
2005 - 2010 Alexander Forbes Insurance (Short Term
Business, Household and vehicle Insurance) Pretoria,
Gauteng, South Africa
Senior Analyst Programmer (3yrs Contract then 2yrs
Permanent)
Sole responsible person for the Direct Administration
Policy System (DAPS), with a user base of 12 and Client
base of 64,000, accountable for ZAR3.5 million premium
collection and allocation per month.
Month-End premium collection runs.
Unpaid premium notifications and de-allocations.
Maintaining and enhancing existing functionality.
Analysis of new requirements and compiling of technical
specifications.
Testing, Implementation, Support and User documentation.
VB6 / VB.Net 2005 & 2008, ADO.NET
SQL 7 / 2000 / 2005
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
2002 - 2005 Alexander Forbes Investment Solutions
(Off-Shore Investment Portfolio Managers) Johannesburg,
Gauteng, South Africa
Senior Analyst Programmer (Contract)
Maintaining existing functionality and development of new
requirements for System for Administering Multi Manager
Investments (SAMMI)
Responsible for full-life-cycle from user requirements to
implementation.
Developed MTS / COM+ components
SQL 7 / 2000 database tables, stored procedures, functions
and triggers.
Visual Basic 6
ADODB
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
2001 - 2002 SAAMBOU Bank (Financial Institution)
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Senior Analyst Programmer (Contract)
Developed and implemented an automated E-Mail to Fax
application with archiving of all outgoing and incoming
E-Mails.
SQL 7 / 2000 database tables, stored procedures, functions
and triggers.
Visual Basic 6
ADODB
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
1999 - 2000 Department of Blind Services Tallahassee, FL,
USA
Senior Analyst Programmer (Contract)
Providing user interfaces equally accessible and
functional to both sighted and sight-impaired users.
Learning a new GUI (Natural Light-Storm)
Analyzing existing programming to enhance system
functionality and improving data integrity.
Natural Light-Storm
ADABAS
Team Achievement Award for Excellence after just 2 months
Performance Award and Rate Increase after just 4 months
1999 - 1999 Southern Wine and Spirits Miami, FL, USA
Senior Analyst Programmer (Contract)
Maintain and streamline an Order Tacking System.
Liaison with users for system requirements.
Natural \ ADABAS
1998 - 1998 Department of Public Works (State Department:
Buildings and Roads) Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Analyst Programmer (Contract)
Analyzed and streamlined existing system by introducing
external sub-routines which could be used throughout the
system and by doing so, reducing the margin of errors and
simplify sub-sequent maintenance tasks.
Natural \ ADABAS
Achievement Award for Excellence after just 1 month
1997 - 1998 ISCOR (South Africa's biggest Metal Export
Company) Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Analyst Programmer (Contract)
Maintain user menu structure on the Natural \ ADABAS
applications.
Utilize SYSTEM-FUSER FILE, STACK TOP and INPUT NO ERASE
commands to display real-time report layout on screen on
selecting from the internal report structure.
Natural \ ADABAS
Achievement Award for Excellence and Rate Increase after
just 2 month
Team Achievement Award for Excellence
1994 - 1997 South African Police Information Systems
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Analyst Programmer (Permanent)
Sole responsible person throughout the full-life-cycle of
the Behaviour Science Administration System project. At
time of implementation the system consists of 145
functions, linking and using over 1600 modules. It was
rolled out nationwide and was the sole system used by the
SAPS, for internal Personnel training and qualification in
their respective fields of interests.
Conduct user interviews in order to compile system
requirements.
Impact Analysis, compiling technical specifications
development and programming.
Testing, Implementation, User documentation, training,
support and enhancements.
Natural \ ADABAS \ IRMS Mainframe
Windows and Windows for Workgroups
Word Perfect and Norton
Awards received
July 2000 Team Achievement Award for Excellence (2 months)
Department of Blind Services
Tallahassee, FL, USA
February 2000 Achievement Award for Excellence and Rate
Increase (4 months)
Department of Blind Services
Tallahassee, FL, USA
October 1998 Achievement Award for Excellence (1 month)
Department of Public Works
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
July 1998 Team Achievement Award for Excellence
Iscor
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
December 1997 Achievement Award for Excellence and Rate
Increase (2 months)
Iscor
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa