LLOYD MKHIZE
**** ****** ******* ******, *** Ramon, CA 94583
925-***-**** 925-***-**** ***********@*****.***; **********@*******.***
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Lloyd is a competent Information Technology professional with more than 20 years of experience working with Mainframe and Client/Server environment. Technical strengths include Natural/ADABAS development, C, Java, strong analysis and programming skills as well as superior interpersonal skills and the ability to work very well under pressure.
APPLICATION EXPERIENCE
Financial Banking Manufacturing General Ledger Insurance
Sales and Marketing Printing Procurement Accounts Receivable
HARDWARE
IBM Mainframe IBM Midrange Systems IBM PC/Compatibles Client/Server
SOFTWARE
Languages: Natural/Adabas, JCL, Java, CA-Clipper, C, RPGIII, Oracle PL/SQL
Operating Systems: OS/VMS, OS/2 Warp, Windows, MS-DOS, Novell NetWare
Databases: Relational Database Management System, Dbase III plus, MS Access
Other Software: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
STONERIVER, INC – Oakland, CA
Lead Software Engineer (08/1999 - present)
• Responsible for the management, support and maintenance of Procurement Information Network System. Responsibilities included systems development – investigation, analysis, design, programming, testing, support functions, maintenance, management and administration.
Environment: NATURAL/ADABAS, IBM Mainframe.
• Assisted in the maintenance of a Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS). Responsibilities included debugging and fixing errors, programming and administration.
Environment: NATURAL/ADABAS, IBM Mainframe, MS Excel.
• Developed and maintained screens for a configuration tool used to maintain a Worker’s Compensation Insurance systems, using Oracle PL/SQL.
Environment: Web based Oracle PL/SQL. Relational Database Management System.
RENAISSANCE ,INC – Milwaukee, WI
Consultant (05/1998 – 11/1999)
• Involved in the Health Policy and Premium projects for Insurance Company. Responsibilities included writing and maintenance of computer programs.
Company: American Family Insurance (01/1999 – 06/1999)
Environment: NATURAL/ADABAS, Mainframe.
• Involved in the Global Material Safety Data Sheets projects for a Manufacturing Company. Responsibilities included writing and maintenance of computer programs.
Company: SC Johnson Wax (05/1998 – 12/1998)
Environment: NATURAL/ADABAS, Mainframe.
SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK – Pretoria, South Africa
Information Technologist/Project Leader (07/1994 – 04/1998)
• Involved in the Bank Profile Project as a programmer and a Project Leader and micro-manager. The system’s objective was to keep a register and profile of all South African banks, including their acquisitions and links to foreign banks. System was initially written in NATURAL/ADABAS and C/PM and then later re-written in MS-Access and Visual Basic.
Environment: NATURAL/ADABAS, C/PM. VBA, Ms-Access, Mainframe.
• Involved in a pilot project called PILLAR, to create a client server environment using a locally developed software product. Responsibilities included developing programs in both C - front-end – and ADABAS/NATURAL backend.
Environment: C, NATURAL/ADABAS, Mainframe.
SASOL OIL – Rosebank, South Africa
Senior Analyst/Programmer
Responsible for the all the analysis, design, development, implementation, maintenance and user training in the following projects:
• Customer Information Maintenance System
• Accounts Receivables
• Model Scan System
• Taxi Rank System
• Debtors/Journal
• Marketing Information System
• Legal System
• Heat Fuels and Sales Journal
Environment: CA-Clipper, Novell NetWare.
INTERPAK – Johannesburg, South Africa
Analyst/Programmer
Responsible for the all the analysis, design, development, implementation, maintenance and user training in the following major projects:
• Estimation and Orders System
• Raw Materials
• Accounting System
Environment: CA-Clipper, Novell NetWare.
CHESEBROUGH POND’S, SA – Johannesburg, South Africa
Senior Programmer
• Responsible for design, development, implementation and maintenance of internally developed computer systems and programs, including the massive Production Planning System.
Environment: RPG III, IBM System/38.
IBM, SA – Johannesburg, South Africa
Operator
• Responsible for daily computer operation including conversions jobs.. Occasionally assisting with programming.
Environment: OCL, RPG II, IBM System/38, IBM System/34, IBM System/32.
EDUCATION
MBA
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (EAST BAY)
B.SC (INFORMATION SYSTEM)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
DIPLOMA IN DATAMETRICS
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
CERTIFICATION – JAVA CERTIFIED PROGRAMMER