Annemarie Du Plessis

Experience

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  Infoplan became SITA in 1999

  Jan 1988 - Jan 2004

  Senior System Analyst / System Analyst / Analyst Programmer / Programmer / Junior Programmer

  - Led upgrade of Information retrieval system, oversaw mainframe systems, consulted on COBOL II, and provided quality reviews - Delivered Y2K changes on all Defence Intelligence Systems, including carrying out IT Assessments on all existing systems- Trained in C++ for Air Force Intelligence System with decentralised platform, and managed system maintenance - Integrated mainframe systems with Windows environment- Achieved new look and feel for legacy system through setting up user requirements for prototypes and defining systems architecture and coding - Developed ISO9000 standards and procedures - Facilitated JAD sessions with end users - Provided functional design - Used INFOMET and Metise methodology in data modelling for system design - Prepared and controlled project budgets- Managed resource allocation and optimisation - Exercised full responsibility for Information and Intelligence systems maintenance and enhancements- Carried out feasibility studies for system enhancements - Defined scoping and user requirements- Resolved user problems and requests- Set up user testing documentation and facilitated user testing- Conducted unit and integration testing, trained users, delivered implementation, and provided post-implementation support - Worked with COBOL, CICS and DLI for systems development- Contributed to coding for a new Defence Intelligence System with 150 new programs - Received Special Project Award (1994) and Quality Award (1990) Show less

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  Force Projects

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2009

  Operations Manager

  - Managed day-to-day office activities for a busy construction company- Paid creditors, procured building materials, and captured expenses in QuickBooks - Liaised with clients and suppliers - Administered all aspects of Human Resources including processing wage payments - Scheduled site meetings and took minutes at meetings

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  Emerald Sky Trading

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2011

  Project Manager

  - Conducted detailed surveys of advertising boards on Eastern Cape National Roads- Provided financial management including invoicing of debtors SANRAL and Free State Province- Managed allocation and optimisation of resources - Oversaw quality assurance on AutoCAD drawings

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  Telkom

  Jan 2012 - May 2015

  Business Analyst / Information Technology Strategist

  - Delivered Innovation projects to support the achievement of key business objectives - Worked with Leadership Team to develop Information Technology Strategy- Defined drivers for IT Strategic Workforce and Cost Planning- Developed Finance Reporting for vendor spend - Served as member of Contract and Vendor Management Team - Received Awesome Action Appreciation award for Strategic Workforce Drivers (2013), and CHART Champion Award in ITS: Strategy and Architecture (2012)

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  SITA

  Jun 2015 - Apr 2017

  Senior Specialist: Technology Architect

  SITA (State Information Technology Agency), Pretoria, South Africa Insourced to Department of Defence: Defence Enterprise Information System Management DivisionJune 2015 – April 2017 - Co-writing Department of Defence Information Strategy - Analysing External Environment for external factors (trends) and assessing their potential impact on the Department’s ICT systems, products and services - Establishing Document Management capability

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  Telkom

  May 2017 - now

  - Designing and implementation of various governing bodies to ensure IT activities are being managed, monitored and reported on. - Ensuring communication, awareness and implementation of policies and standards within the IT environment and monitoring and reporting thereof, against pre-defined Key Performance Indicators. - Consolidation of IT related matters that require escalation or intervention and reporting thereon within the strategic and other relevant governing bodies for direction and approval of mitigating actions. - Monitoring of audit findings and ensuring audit findings are attended to and actioned within the agreed timeline and in the agreed manner. - Monitoring of IT Strategic risks and IT Operating risks and ensure correct mitigating steps. Show less

  • Information Technology Governance Consultant

    Apr 2020 - now

  • Solutions Architect

    May 2017 - Apr 2020