Fergusson Bros, Hall Stewart and CompanyIT Manager
Jan. 1991 - Jan. 1998Responsible for all aspects of IT for Fergusson Bros. Introduced more efficient methods of producing and distributing investment research reports, shortening turnaround times from several days to a few hours. Implemented market information dissemination system with interfaces to JSE, Safex and Reuters systems to provide market information to internal portfolio managers and external clients, resulting in cost savings as well as additional revenue for the business. Initiated and implemented a project to replace all IBM mainframe terminals linked to the JSE mainframe in branches with PC’s running emulators connected to a WAN, resulting in considerable cost savings, and enabling more efficient communication of investment research to branches. Managed the technical aspects of the introduction of screen trading with the implementation of the JSE JET system.