// My Work Experience

Modernization and automation of risk and credit assessment systems, including CRM integration, new credit application platforms, and enhanced risk management solutions to improve accuracy, efficiency, and scalability across the Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) division.

// Scope

• Integrate Standard Bank’s Connections CRM with internal credit systems to eliminate duplication and increase accuracy.
• Design and deliver a new credit application system to streamline corporate client onboarding and approvals.
• Enhance covenant management and environmental risk assessment systems used in credit evaluations.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines to ensure robust, high-quality deployments across platforms.

// Role & Contributions

• Spearheaded the first-ever integration with Standard Bank’s Connections CRM, a bank-wide first.
• Delivered a new credit application platform that reduced approval times and improved evaluation accuracy.
• Enhanced covenant and environmental risk management tools, strengthening compliance and monitoring.
• Managed CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Octopus Deploy to enable faster, safer releases.
• Led full-stack feature development from backend (.NET, C#) to frontend (Angular).
• Introduced and enforced best practices for code quality, testing, and deployment.

// Key Achievements

• Delivered Standard Bank’s first CRM integration, improving cross-platform accuracy and eliminating manual duplication.
• Reduced operational workload for credit assessment teams through automation.
• Accelerated corporate credit approval turnaround times, strengthening client experience.
• Improved resilience and reliability of critical credit risk systems via DevOps maturity.

// Technologies & Frameworks

C#

.NET Core

Angular

Entity Framework

SQL Server

TypeScript

GitHub Actions

Git

Github

Octopus Deploy

Figma

HTML5

CSS3

SCSS

Microsoft Azure

Docker

Swagger

Nuget

Nexus Repository

Transformation of legacy COBOL-driven underwriting processes into a modular, automated cloud solution. The proof of concept demonstrated how workflow orchestration and service decomposition could enable straight-through processing for standard cases while reducing manual intervention on complex ones.

// Scope

• Replace COBOL-based underwriting steps with cloud-native, orchestrated workflows.
• Automate consistency checks, decisioning, and medical requirements handling.
• Model legacy business rules into reusable, auditable workflow steps.

// Role & Contributions

• Architected and implemented a modular underwriting platform using Camunda Cloud, Node.js, and TypeScript.
• Designed automated workflows for consistency checks, decision-making, and medical requirements routing.
• Collaborated with business and actuarial teams to map legacy rules into workflow-driven automation.
• Defined service boundaries, contracts, and error-handling patterns for microservices.

// Key Achievements

• Reduced manual processing time significantly (from days to hours on typical cases).
• Enabled straight-through processing for standard applications.
• Positioned underwriting for scalability and future digital channels via cloud-native patterns.

// Technologies & Frameworks

Camunda Cloud

Node.js

TypeScript

Microservices

Git

Github

I contributed to an internal project that we developed from the ground up. Our primary goal is to foster relationships and encourage collaboration, distinguishing us by creating personalized visual maps for each employee within the expansive Entelect community. This tool facilitates ice-breaking and connection-building among staff, leveraging common attributes like hobbies, skills, favorite foods, and certifications to facilitate meaningful interactions

// Duties

• Developed RESTful API's using Spring Boot and Java and implementing features, and fixing bugs according to project requirements and coding standards.
• Designed and implemented a front-end using Angular
• Utilized Microsoft SQL Server to store and retrieve data
• Implemented a user authentication system using JWT
• Writing and executing unit tests
• Working closely with other team members and teams to ensure smooth project progress.

// Technologies & Frameworks

Java

Springboot

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SQL Server

Angular

TypeScript

Git

BitBucket

Contributed significantly to the development of a self-service investment portal designed specifically for financial planning within the Nedgroup Investments project. This portal served as a secure multi-tier platform utilized by local and international Financial Planning Businesses, Financial Planners, and Individual Investors globally. It enabled users to manage investments, generate reports, transact (including adding new investments, depositing into existing investments, withdrawing from existing investments, and switching between funds), and access financial tools such as investment calculators and fund charts for analytical purposes related to their portfolios.

// Duties

• Worked alongside other teams out of our team and company. These squads we’re responsible for different parts of the system. These companies we're responsible for: Our Backend & Middleware Integration, Financial Charts integration, Security, Data Providers and Storage.
• Participated and contributed to estimation sessions, agile ceremonies such as bi-daily stand ups Refinement/Grooming, Sprint Lockdowns, Sprint Plannings, sprint retrospectives and JAD meetings (Joint Application Development)
• Supported, assisted and mentored junior developers within the team with regards to the codebase, domain knowledge and technologies used. Performed peer code reviews
• Supported and assisted testers during the testing cycle with the newly implemented functionality and regression

// Technologies & Frameworks

C#

.NET Core

SQL Server

JavaScript

TypeScript

jQuery

KnockoutJs

HTML5

CSS3

RESTful APIs

Swagger

Adobe Experience Manager

Figma

Implemented and maintained cloud-based Web Portals used by thousands of Health Insurance Members in Southern Africa across nine primary types of portals: Member, Provider, Shared Provider, Broker, Employer, History, Leads Management, Online Membership application, and Electronic Health Record portal. These portals were also implemented and maintained for approximately 37 Medical Aid Schemes across 15 countries

// Duties

• Managed end-to-end development for cloud-based Web Portals used by Health Insurance Members and Medical Aid Schemes in Southern Africa.
• Conducted requirements gathering, front and backend design, implementation, unit and integration testing, and deployment.
• Mentored and managed junior developers, distributed workload, and ensured project milestones.
• Developed a Daily Checks portal for system monitoring and optimized data retrieval from production databases.
• Designed new screens, conducted research in Oracle Apex, extended functionality, and ensured business rules compliance.
• Participated in client meetings, implemented API integrations for member data retrieval and application form prepopulation.
• Collaborated with mobile teams, analyzed and reused existing code, and implemented custom Oracle Apex regions.
• Rebuilt screens and conducted routine demonstrations to clients.

// Technologies & Frameworks

Oracle Apex

Oracle SQL

PL/SQL

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript

jQuery