Brendon Pretorius

Experience

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  University of the Witwatersrand

  Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  Statistics tutor

  𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀:⇒ Prepared theoretical and practical (R studio) content prescribed by lecturer⇒ Reviewed tutorial questions with students and provided assistance in understanding fundamentals

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  PSG Konsult Ltd

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  Graduate Intern

  𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀:⇒ Drove in-house data warehouse engagement to calculate and test return rates of acquired data from external product providers. External product providers included Glacier, Momentum and Investec. The aim was to ensure reconciliation between internal contract return rates (IRR) of acquired data with that of external product provider generated return rates.⇒ Reporting of system uptake by PSG advisors across the distribution network⇒ Engaged with regional managers on system adoption reports⇒ Assisted project manager and data analyst to implement business process documentation⇒ Facilitated weekly internal team meetings and communicate project progress update⇒ Part of PSG Culture Committee to support corporate social initiatives Show less

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  Sanlam

  Jan 2020 - now

  Data custodian of the Actuarial subledger used primarily for IFRS reporting. Own the optimisation, business design, implementation and user acceptance of the relevant data assets. Drive the automation of business processes by using BI technologies to free up business capacity for analysis and insight gathering.𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀:⇒ Coordinate and facilitate stakeholder engagement to elicit business requirements for IFRS reporting⇒ Cross-function engagement with IT/BI specialists, actuaries, accountants and internal/external audit⇒ Possess stewardship of source data delivery agreements and integration⇒ Apply Group BI data governance and stewardship frameworks⇒ Construct logical and physical data models from documented and reviewed designs⇒ Test integration of newly developed solution components and provide end-user feedback⇒ Ensure operational excellence via operational management and incident management⇒ Manage current and backlog tasks on Kanban board⇒ Support management of junior staff rotating or employed in team⇒ Business Continuity Support via periodic disaster recovery testing and contributing to BCP discussions Show less 'Sanlam Data Academy' graduate having going rotations in the Actuarial Experience Investigation (Agile) and Actuarial valuation Business Intelligence teams.𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀:⇒ Performed data visualisation on Power BI of claims experience in Sanlam Group Risk (SGR)⇒ Drove system integration testing and business user acceptance of experience data model output of SGR products (Group Life Assurance, Lump Sum Disability and Critical Illness)⇒ Performed ad hoc data modelling tasks such as table creations in SAP HANA via SQL⇒ Performed SQL analyses as required by the actuarial product owner or technical lead⇒ Managed and resolved incidents via root-cause analysis or escalations⇒ Applied Group BI data governance and stewardship frameworks and principles⇒ Managed master data codes, used for conformance translations in sub ledger reportingAs part of Sanlam Data Academy, 20% of performance rating was determined by training modules and assessments. Modules:⇒ Data modeling and dashboards, using data visualisation and user interface (UI) techniques⇒ Business Analysis via analytical simulation of underwriting process⇒ Predictive Modelling⇒ Sentiment Analysis via text modelling⇒ Data Governance Technologies (Informatica suite)⇒ Design Thinking⇒ Presentation Show less

  • Actuarial Consultant: Actuarial Reporting (BI Development)

    Feb 2021 - now

  • Data and analytics graduate

    Jan 2020 - Jan 2021