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Tel: 082672 9324
Email:wayne.bruton1@gmail.com
Personal Details
Candidate Wayne Bruton
ID Number 770408 5056 083
CurrentPosition ClientSupport Team Lead
Notice 1 month
CurrentSalary
CurrentBenefits Med Aid& Pension&Bonus(quarterlykicker) &annual increase (Dec)
RequiredSalary
Required Benefits Negotiable
Location Cape Town,Tableview
Education – Secondary Schoolingl
Year Matriculated 1995
Last School Attended ParowHigh School
Subjects English,Afrikaans,CommercialMathematics,Mercantile Law,Business
Economics,Metal Work
Education – Tertiary
Period 2008
Qualification Diploma: MicrosoftSQL Server
Institution BytesPeople Solutions
Subjects MicrosoftSQL Server
Period 2008
Qualification Diploma: DB2 Overview(Database warehouse and architecture)
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Institution Verhoef Training“isettandseta”accredited
Subjects DB2 SQL Introduction&DB2 Overview
CoursesAttended
Year Duration Course Institution
2005 3 months AUT Level 1 Glacier(AFSB)
2008 1 Month Software/SystemsTesting Sanlam(inhouse)
1998 2 Months Technical ComputerCourse –Diploma–
College inBellville
ComputerCareerTrainingCenters
(SA)
Career History
Period Since November2014 - Current
Position Client/FieldService TeamLead
Company Sureswipe Divisionof Tradebridge
Technologies SQL server2012, SalesForce,Forti Client,UltraEdit,Note++,Word,Excel,
Outlook,MicrosoftO365 Office,.NetandJavascriptin-house applications,
ConnectNetHelpdesk,Mercantile BankPrime,Altech
Responsibilities Manage a supportteamof 3. Responsibleforservicing,supporting
Sureswipe clientswith theirhardware andsoftware products.
Dailyplanningof teamstasksandevents,assigningworkaccordingto
priority. Schedulingof afterhourssupportroster,ensuringthatall vendors
and stake holdersknow whotocontact.
Responsible forteamtomeetall service level agreements,andstaying
withingiventurnaroundtimes.
Reportingonteam’sperformance toManco.Weekly reportsusingSQLand
Clickview Database warehousing.
Identifyinganytrainingneedstoensure teamsoptimal performance,cross
skillingentire teamformaximumresults.
Identifyingandescalating anysoftware/hardware issuestothe business
analystteam,trackingthese viabasecamp.
Attendweeklymeetingswithheadofficetocatch up onany issuesor
concerns raisedas a resultof an incidentorprocess.
Identifyingandimprove processes. Manage ourregional stock,ensuring
efficiencyof team, reportingviaExcel onanyconcernsor special stock
requirementstonational stockmanager.
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Currentachievements Won our Sureswipetopperformeraward4 times.
Modemproject,aimedat creatingoptimal networkstabilityandspeed for
Sureswipe clients,waspresentedtoManco andaccepted. Project
underway.
Enrolledinourmentorshipprogramme forfuture leaders,mymentorisour
CIO.
ReasonforLeaving I wantto get back intoIT role.
Period August2012 - November2014
Position Production Operations/SupportAnalyst
Company Bills.co.zaDivisionof Trade bridge
Technologies SQL reports ,SQL queries,SQLYOGreports,SQLYOGqueries,Salesforce
administrator,Remote Desktop Support,Javaerrorloggingandmonitoring,
Trello,PUTTY,HTML
Responsibilities Provided1st
and 2nd
line supporttoall Bills.co.zarelatedcustomerqueries.
Bills.co.zaprovidedanonlineplatformforeasy bill payments.
Monthlydata warehouse importsfor EDCON,TFG,and MRP groups. Into
SQL serverdatabase. Large data setsvariousformats.
Ensuringbillswere displayedonecommerce siteaswell asUSSD
application/dial string.
Monitoringof error logfiles whileimportsweretakingplace,Javascript,
SQL reports, workedwith MicrosoftSQLServerDBA to ensure enough disc
space availability.
Monitoringsystemuptime,escalationof anyproductioncritical eventto
developmentmanager.
Liaisingwithdataproviders andcorporate clientsonissuesorchangeson
operational products.
Assistedwithsystem/software application andprocesschanges,testingand
release intoproductionenvironment.Attendeddailyscrummeetings.
Ensuringtestdata setsimportedin testenvironment,notusinglive data.
Monthlydata transferviaSFTP andFTP sites.
Clientdataprotectionensured,Sharedsecretkeyanddataencrypting tools
used.
ReasonforLeaving Bills.co.zaclosedAugust2012 , wasplacedintomy currentrole at Sureswipe
Period September2011 - August2012
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Position Production Operations/SupportAnalyst
Company POCITDivisionof Trade bridge
Technologies SQL reports ,SQL queries,SQLYOGreports,SQLYOGqueries, Salesforce
administrator,Remote Desktop Support,Javaerrorloggingandmonitoring,
Trello,PUTTY,HTML
Responsibilities POCITwas a cell phone appa place to view andpay yourbills,services
provided,billpayment,prepaidgoods,databundles,electricity,airtime.
Providedsecondleveloperational supporttothe POCiTservice centre.
Ensuringbills,were displayedon software applicationaswell asUSSD dial
string.
Monitoringof error logfileswhileimportsweretakingplace,Javascript,
SQL queriesusedtotrack imports.
Monitoringsystem uptime,escalationof anyproductioncritical eventto
developmentmanager.
Liaisingwithdataprovidersandcorporate clientsonissuesorchangeson
operational products.
Assistedwithsystem/software applicationandprocesschanges,testingand
release intoproductionenvironment.Attendeddailyscrummeetings.
Ensuringtestdata setsimportedintestenvironment,notusinglive data.
Monthlydata transferviaSFTP andFTP sites.
Clientdataprotectionensured,Sharedsecretkeyanddataencryptingtools
used
ReasonforLeaving POCITwas dissolved. Itbecame Bill.co.za
Period September2008 - September2011
Position IT Production Support Analyst
Company Glacier
Technologies SQL, WorkPool administrator,SQLupdates,SQLinserts,SQLqueries,SAP, DB2
IBM QMF, Roscoe,Inspect, .Net,Cobal
Responsibilities Responsible for1stline applicationsupportacrossGlacier application
systems.
Investigationof productionerrors, issuesandrecommendations. Analysed
applicationissuesorincidents.
Wrote SQL queriesforusers,diddatabase updates,insertsanddeletes.
Wrote differentSQLreportsfordifferentdepartments.New reportsfor
brokerage fundsundermanagement &documentationof these reports.
Assistedwithinternal andexternal auditorenquiries bysupplyingSQL
reportsand SQL queries.SQLqueriesacrosscompanystandardization for
optimization.
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Settingupchange requestsforqueries tobe runautomatically.
Evaluatedandsifteduserrequests.Loggedand trackedthese on
Workpool/Service desk.
Assistedwithapplication updatesforbulkswitches,OffshoreWrap
Rebalances,InterestandDividendreversals.PriceErrorcorrections. Money
Market reversals.Mergersof unittrustfunds.
Recalculationof capitol gains.
Testedproductionchanges.Standbysupportformonthlyreleasestolive
environment. Trainedwithregardstonew developmentsafterreleases.
Inspectedtestingtool transferringof testdatafrom differentenvironments
dev,test,pre-prod.Insertedlarge datasetsintodifferentenvironments.
Grantedaccess to new andexistinguserprofiles ondatabase.
Liaisedwithexternal providerfornew development neededon
WorkPool/service deskapplication.
ReasonforLeaving Careergrowth.
Period March 2008 - June 2008
Position IT Systems Tester
Company Glacier/SanlamPersonal Portfolios
Technologies WorkPool administrator,SQLqueries,SAP,DB2IBMQMF, Roscoe,Inspect, HPS,
.Net,Cobal,Excel toDatabase Tool,Agile methodologies,Scrummethodolgies
Responsibilities Analysedsystemapplication andbusinessspecificationtoprovide input.
Setup testmatrixes.
Setup testdata.
Systemapplication andIntegrationtesting.
Aftercare of tasksin production.
Responsible forliaisonwithBusinessAnalysisandTrainingdepartmentsfor
inputto trainingonchangesresultingfromsoftware releases.
Responsible forSQLdatabase insertsintotestenvironmentsand
production.BUA testing.
ReasonforLeaving Promotion.
Period February2005 - March 2008
Position Back Office Consultant
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Company Glacier/SanlamPersonal Portfolios
Responsibilities Dailynett/buy/sell (manual andelectronic).
Dailyprice capture (manual andelectronic).
Interestanddividends.
Dailypaymentstomancos/providers(CashFocus).
Dailymoneymarketrates.
Provider/Fundadministration.
FundMergers.
Returnedincome paymentsanddebitorder rejections.
Wrap Fundadministrationanddatabase.
ProtectionOptionadministrationandreconciliation.
Adjustmentsandclientcorrections/investigations.
Backdatedprofit-losscostcalculations.
Exceptioncontrol reports&QMFs (QueryManagement Facility).
Ad hocprojects.
Systemsuseracceptance testing.
ClientBallots.
Collationandcapture of ForeignExchange data.
ReasonforLeaving Promotion.
Period September2001 to October2005
Position Offshore InvestmentConsultant
Company Glacier/ SanlamPersonal Portfolios
Responsibilities Nettbuy/ sell inback office.
Buyingandsellingunitswithregardsto International shares.
Dailyliaisonwithoverseasclients,banksandcompaniesusingemail,faxes
and telephoneregardingnew business, switches,repurchasesand
adjustmentsoninternational investments.
ReasonforLeaving Promotion.
Period September1998 to October2001
Position Front Office ProcessingConsultant
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Company Glacier/SanlamPersonal Portfolios
Responsibilities Verificationof new investments
Processingnew investmentsContractual anddiscretionary, unittrust
switches,repurchasesandmaintenance requests.
Capturingandprocessingdeathclaims,internalandexternal unitstrust
transfers
Depositingof chequesat banks
ReasonforLeaving Promotion.
Personal Interests I love myfamilyandthe ocean.I bodyboard withmytwo teenage boys,Luke
(13) and Kyle (15).Luke has beenselectedtorepresentWesternProvince inhis
age group.Kyle isa qualifiedJuniorLife Guardat BigBay lifesavingclub.Imyself
enteredthe WesternProvincetrails,butdidnotqualify.Iamfocussedand
traininghardto compete againnextyear. I have a lovely6year oldgirl,Aimee
and a beautiful wife,Tracey.
Personal Attributes Fairness, abilitytoprioritize duties andresponsibilities,beingable tomulti-
task,work undertightturnaroundtimes,withhighlevel of accuracy,having
the abilitytosee the biggerpicture, beingable tohyperfocus,canthinkon
my feet,comfortablewithchange,mentoringothers, passionate,highly
organised,self-confidentandassertive.
1995-1998 Afterleavingschool Iworkedinaretail store as a casual.After3 yearsI decided
to enrol ina computercourse,aftercompletingthe course Istartedworkingat
Sanlam,forQuestPersonnel.ItwasthroughthemthatI foundemploymentat
SanlamPersonal Portfolios/Glacier. Istartedinthe postal departmentand
endedupinIT, 13 yearslater.