Corne Lombard

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25+ years in IT Industries : Telecom, Finance, Banking, Pharmaceutical,Education As a business analyst I have helped a fintech company by documenting their new onboarding platform to help developers understand the business needs. As trainer I have transferred new vocabulary and corrected pronunciation with speakers of other languages in Europe. As the owner of a tutoring business, I have done marketing, sales, finance and planning so that tutors can actually help the learners towards academic excellence. Computer Science degree MBA DBA Student

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Corne LombardFinancial Data Analysis & Business Analysis

Apr. 2023RemoteProvide business analysis, research, data analytics and business strategy skills - as a bridge between the business and tech teams. Sample Projects: ✦ Project 1: Fitness Industry: conducted market research to identify competitive advantage in the Iowa area for a USA-based company. Analyzed open-source data to enhance market understanding. Developed a Powerpoint deck for senior management showcasing expansion opportunities to a new location. ✦ Project 2: HIV Impact on the Community - Non-Profit. Led the development of a 5-year business expansion plan for a non-profit organization. Researched additional services to expand client offerings. Designed a forward-looking plan for organizational growth. ✦ Project 3: Logistics Company in Pakistan. Analyzed data in MS Excel for a logistics company in Pakistan. Formulated recommendations to prevent bankruptcy, categorized into short-term, medium-term, and long-term strategies. ✦ Project 4: Food Security Dashboard in South Africa. Created a visual food security dashboard to illustrate food security during the COVID period for a company in South Africa. ✦ Project 5: Education Industry - MS Access System. Designed a data model and implemented an MS Access system for an education startup in England. Developed customized report cards for students, parents, the company, and sponsors. Presented sample report cards based on entered data. Key Skills in Play Included: Market Research; Business Expansion Planning; Data Analysis (MS Excel); Report Development; Presentation Skills; Database Management (MS Access); Strategic Recommendations

BCB GroupBusiness Analyst / Product Owner / Data Modeler

Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2023South AfricaBCB is a leading provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy (crypto currency). Role involved immersion in Agile/SCRUM, development, business analysis, engaging with stakeholders both in the business and the development and testing teams. ✦ Broke epics into user stories; provided business and process insight to development team; created the business requirement specifications for B2B customers, enabling transaction with virtual currency. ✦ Other activities included interaction with the financial compliance team; data modeling using process flow diagrams and entity relationship diagrams to model real world; and testing developer code.

Pepkor ITSoftware Release Manager / Technical Support / PL/SQL Developer

Jun. 2017 - Sep. 2018Cape Town Area, South AfricaMajor discount clothing retailer in South Africa 1) Release Manager During the 4 monthly software release cycles I handled with minimal downtime while maintaining a stable platform I introduced new much needed features to enable the ERP system's smoother processing. Reported to the Project Manager and influenced a release team of eight people ranging from Junior Programmers to Senior Database administrators. • Coordinated the release and make sure that system stability will not be impacted. In case of a failed software release, ensure a timely recovery. • Kept all parties in sync with release schedule. 2) ERP System Help Associate I realized that 80% of our system users did not get the attention they deserved, and I enjoyed helping them with technical problems i.e. error messages and answering questions. • Keeping my eye on the inbox of the trouble ticket system for any errors reported or questions. • Updating each user on the progress of the ticket every 6 hours. • Researching information and learning more about the Retail environment. 3) Oracle pl/sql developer After talking to business analysts about a new set of requirements from the business, taking the information and creating an implementation plan which results in a few software program additions and modifications. • Coding in Oracle’s pl/sql language according to the program specification. • Unit testing the code to ensure it is free of bugs. Highlights • I offered my help where it was needed and that proves that I can be helpful in various ways in a company

Tutor Doctor CarrolltonTutor Doctor Franchisee

Aug. 2014 - Apr. 2016Dallas-Fort Worth MetroplexSmall Business ownership via Tutor Doctor Franchise. I was a solopreneur signed up 10 customers while working with 15 subject specific tutors to help school and university students excel in their academic work. I created a business plan, advertized on social media, met with 20 potential customers, discussed my concerns with a business mentor and handled the finances of the business including payroll.

CompuComTechnical Support Specialist / Database Specialist

Jun. 2013 - Jul. 2014Dallas/Fort Worth AreaOutsourcing Provider Database Specialist Worked and Completed many Oracle and SQL*Server Change Management tasks for a data warehouse upgrade project. I reported to the Operations Director. • General database support of 10+ big retail customers. Support included performance tuning, monitoring database for errors • Deploying average of 10 database changes in an RedHat Linux-driven production environment during the maintenance slot. • Learning SQL*Server and creating copies of production databases for use in development databases. This was useful for testing new software releases and making sure that new code development will work in production environment. Highlights • Exposure to SQL*Server and MySQL in an Linux environment on my own equipment.

AIRCOM International (A TEOCO Company)Application Support Specialist

Nov. 2012 - May. 2013Dallas-Fort Worth MetroplexFielding customer support inquiries Working on technical documentation for the software. The software ran in a Unix environment.

Securus TechnologiesProject Manager and Team Manager (DBA Manager)

Mar. 2012 - Sep. 2012Addison, TXSoftware for Telecommunications DBA Manager I lead the implementation of the new Exadata hardware by migrating four existing Oracle databases to the new Exadata platform. Reporting to the Operations Director, I managed the team of four database administrators and developers that did the work. • Managed a team of 4 database administrators though employees from outside the team frequently came to me with problems - I was willing to help and accessible and in my office. • Created a 6-month project plan to migrate the 4 Oracle databases. Minimal downtime was expected, and I adhered to the request. • In charge of a big quarterly software release with a team of 20 developers and QA people. Deployment was done overnight. We practiced the deployment so that exact downtime could be determined. • Did some pl/sql coding during a time that I was not so busy - trying to help my team. • Held regular team meetings and individual employee meetings. • Organized team building lunch so that we could improve team spirit and get to know one another. Highlights • As a new Servant Leader & manager of a team, I organized team buildings, team meetings and set various goals for the team to work towards. We had a tough project for which I was responsible.

Aircom InternationalOracle Technical Support Professional / DBA

Feb. 2007 - Mar. 2012Dallas, TX# Involved in large telecommunications project as Oracle DBA. Built an Oracle 11g RAC system on my own equipment running RedHat Linux as part of ongoing professional training. # Assigned to emergency response situation which involved travel to customer location and 24/7 problem solving and implementation to deploy system and achieve customer satisfaction. This was in a Windows environment. # Trained junior database administrators in program software administration. She became so interested in the administration of software that she went for training to become a DBA. # Superior service provided to clients via addressing and answering specialized questions regarding use of Optima application. # Provided support to several African countries; re-implemented RMAN backup and recovery solutions to ensure against future loss of crucial data. This was in a Unix environment.

WesBankTechnical Support Specialist / DBA

Feb. 2006 - Feb. 2007Johannesburg Area, South Africa# Oversaw Oracle databases that ran on Unix to improve the collection system performance/reporting, making changes as required; amended and streamlined coding; fine-tuned system queries as part of process improvement. # Incorporated processes and standards to identify, as well as reduce poor coding via implementation of ownership/ accountability practices for code written by developers. # Conducted both user and developer training on new PL/SQL and SQL features of Oracle 9. # Implemented source code control system which effectively improved system security.

Innovatech IncOracle Database Administrator

Aug. 2003 - Oct. 2005Arlington, VA# Developed UNIX shell scripts to enable extraction and confirmation of data loading process for warehouse. # Key role on team to implement enterprise UNIX and Oracle security standards solutions. # Liaison for the deployment of critical changes and updates to database, which updated security requirements and corrected system defects. # Implemented weekly database backup/Oracle export to ensure the system recovery from user error. # Served on Service-Oriented Architecture Team to research/propose implementation details in U.S. Patent Office; interfaced data warehouse with patent office systems. # Monitored/enhanced user queries in SQL and reviewed log files of daily system batches to ensure successful completion.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.Oracle Developer

Jul. 2002 - Dec. 2002Wilmington, DE# Created a new client relationship management application, optimizing system performance by overhauling physical data model, and developing detailed, customized reporting tools.

MBNA AmericaOracle Developer

Jan. 2002 - Jul. 2002Wilmington, DE# Developed financial data warehouse system to migrate sizeable flat file data to an Oracle database using Unix Korn shell scripts. # Authored numerous database queries based on business requirements. # Participated in the conversion project, receiving comma-delimited files and writing UNIX shell scripts prior to uploading them (via SQL loader) to Oracle.

Sphinx PharmaceuticalsOracle Pl/SQL Developer

Feb. 2000 - Nov. 2001Durham, NCI worked as contractor (via Analyst International) for this pharmaceutical company where I developed a data archival solution. The database size was 2 terabytes before we started and managed to archive 500 gig of data. The data was deleted from the production database and then moved to archive tables in different tablespace. Then the Oracle DBA moved the deleted data to tape since the company required 7 years of history. This was a collaborative project between the Oracle DBA and myself since I did not have DBA access rights to the database. I also coded a brand new application that had to do substance movement between vials and trays. We tested the live system with food color and water to ensure that substances were moved to the correct locations. This was done in Oracle pl/sql in a Unix environment with an pl/sql editor.

Capital OneOracle database administrator

Feb. 1999 - Jan. 2000Richmond, VA# Administered small and large Oracle production databases. # Oversaw change control requests and trained/supported Oracle developers. # Implemented system health check scripts to monitor database performance.

Sunguard Financial ServicesOracle DBA

Sep. 1997 - Feb. 1999Miami, FLOracle database administration on unix and Windows.

EskomOracle DBA Team Lead

Jan. 1994 - Jun. 1997Sandton, South AfricaProgrammer. Worked with Microsoft Access to create a small system to support Simmerpan user. Programmer Analyst. Focused more on analysis of systems and requirements documentation. Oracle DBA. Financial datawarehouse project that needed a database to store all the relevant information. Oracle DBA Team Lead. Permanent and contract workers in the team. Held regular weekly status meetings. Did performance appraisals for permanent employees.