Charl Van Schoor

Experience

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  Sanlam

  Nov 1998 - Nov 2001

  Developer

  • Designed, implemented and supporting various Microsoft-based desktop applications and web applications for the Estates business (Personal Trusts and Wills) to deliver tailored customer products and services

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  20twenty

  Dec 2001 - Jun 2002

  Developer

  • Full stack Microsoft .NET development of technical and customer-focused retail banking software solutions (web and n-tier architecture applications)• Responsible for the design and development of front-end integrations to the core banking system (Fincentric WealthView)• My software deliverables helped establish a highly innovative, “ahead-of-its-time” web-enabled customer-facing banking experience• I worked closely with customer-facing teams (marketing, business development, customer support) to build customer-focused financial services solutions that fueled customers’ passion for innovative products and services, while enabling the growth of communities of brand evangelists Show less

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  The Shoprite Group of Companies

  Jul 2002 - Oct 2003

  Senior Developer

  • My role at Shoprite involved the technical design and implementation of a web-enabled Microsoft .NET solution for replacing a mainframe stock re-ordering system• Providing technical mentorship to trainee and junior developers

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  Standard Chartered Bank

  Nov 2003 - Dec 2005

  Senior Developer

  • Re-joined the team that started 20twenty after acquisition by Standard Chartered Bank• Continued full stack Microsoft .NET development of technical and customer-focused retail banking software solutions (web and n-tier architecture applications)• Responsible for the design and development of front-end integrations to the core banking system (Fincentric WealthView)• Became expert in eXtreme Programming and continuous integration (pre-DevOps era)• Continued working in highly collaborative culture focused on creating banking experiences that customers loved Show less

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  Global Kinetic

  Jan 2006 - Sept 2008

  Software Solutions Consultant

  • Offered Microsoft-based consulting and solution development services to various financial services clients using agile development (Scrum) and DevOps architecture• Designed and implemented integration-layer software services to Siebel CRM and various transaction management systems, stand-alone applications for batch transactional processing, real-time system events notification engine (text and e-mail), and performed full stack development of customer-facing financial services experiences• Member of software architecture committees at client locations• Mentored and coached junior developers Show less

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  Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL)

  Oct 2008 - now

  • I am the trusted IT partner for the North American Safety & Asset Integrity and Environmental business areas by owning the relationship and leading design and delivery of strategic enterprise solutions• Lead opportunity framing, technology road map development, business case development, requirements modelling, and solutions design of enterprise initiatives to drive digital transformation, increase operational effectiveness and efficiency, improve asset risk management practices, and remove the barriers to value creation from a customer's desired outcomes perspective• Partner with business stakeholders and technology vendors to deliver innovative solutions that reduce software and infrastructure costs, reduce operational risk, increase process efficiency, and improve the user experience• Conduct full-lifecycle project and risk management, and lead delivery of multiple infrastructure, applications (on-premise & Cloud/SaaS), and data projects to support operational goals and objectives• Form and manage high-performing project teams to implement projects within scope, budget and schedule targets• Manage project and day-to-day operational support activities to ensure business continuity and customer satisfaction• Train users on functionality provided by implemented solutions to increase adoption and improve business processes• Continuously improve on deployed solutions by partnering with customers to identify opportunities to improve performance and the customer experience Show less • Gathered business process, application and system requirements from business stakeholders• Designed, developed, tested and implemented custom multi-user desktop and web applications, as well as integrations to external Oracle and SQL Server data sources to increase quality of data and analytics• Created and delivered end-user training for custom-developed software solutions to reduce support calls• Created technical support documentation, end-user manuals, knowledgebase articles and handover-to-sustainment documents for custom-developed software solutions to increase effectiveness and efficiency of customer support process Show less

  • Team Lead and Business Systems Analyst - IS Production Operations

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Business Systems Analyst

    Mar 2011 - Feb 2023

  • Senior Analyst / Developer

    Oct 2008 - Feb 2011