Ian Van Zyl

Experience

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  Sun International

  Sept 1992 - Jan 1999

  Senior Project Manager & Regional IS Manager

  • Key responsibilitieso Responsible for IT requirements of new casinos located nationally and internationally.o Maintenance and support of all financial systems throughout the company’s 23 resorts.o Thorough investigation of new products with recommendations towards systems enhancement.o Implementation of all hardware and software for networked and stand-alone systems.• Achievementso Full project management of the complete IT requirements for the development of new resorts the company planned to erect until the project is finally handed over to operational management. o Projects managed until handed over operationally: - o Carnival City, Brakpan, Gauteng – Temporary Casino – IT budget R50 Million.o Selebi Pikwe, Botswana – IT budget R 1 Million.o Francistown, Botswana – IT budget R 1 Million.o Planning and budgetary phases: - o Victoria Falls, Zambia – IT budget $ 1.5 Million (USD).o Cape Town casino bid application – IT budget R 75 Million.o Port Elizabeth casino bid application – IT budget R 40 Million. o Kwazulu Natal casino bid application (2 sites) – IT budget R 50 Million each. Show less

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  Tusk Casino & HotelManagement (Pty) Ltd

  Feb 1999 - Jun 2004

  Group IT Manager

  • Key responsibilitieso Appointed to set-up the entire infrastructure for the new gaming company across 5 sites.o Responsible for full IT systems management including setting and defining the Group’s IT strategy.o Leadership, management and supervision of a team of 5 staff across the distributed sites.o Responsible for leading and investigating e-commerce opportunities for the Group.o Define and implement the IT strategy for the Group. • Achievementso Specification, design and implementation of a unique gaming management system. o Utilised smart card and magstrip technologies for casino operation and management.o Converted and modernised the DOS-based financial system to a Windows-based model.o IT Project managed the development of Tusk Rio (Klerksdorp) IT infrastructure saving R1 Million on the project budget in the process (redefined the network infrastructure). o Project managed entire IT project for a new casino development in Empangeni, Natal .o Project managed the entire upgrade of the networking infrastructure for the conversion of Tusk Venda to the new gaming system. o Assisted in the IT product design, development and implementation of a unique gaming management system that utilises smart card and magstrip technologies for the operation and management of casinos. The system will be marketed worldwide. o Defined and established the LANs and WANs for the Group. o Designed and implemented the Group’s inter and intranets. o Ensured that the Group’s systems were e-commerce and internet enabled. o Involved in the bidding process for new casinos. o Set-up and commissioning all IT outsourcing agreements. o Ran and assisted unit management with business strategy workshops. o Provided management guidance for the various units in utilising electronic media and e-commerce for their marketing plans. o Negotiated with suppliers for group wide deals on hardware, software and support. o Controlled and addressed the Group’s Y2K policy and issues. Show less

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  Various

  Aug 2004 - Aug 2005

  Independent IT & Business Consultant

  • May 2005 to August 2005: Lived and worked in the United Kingdom• Achievementso Responsible for delivering IT and business consultancy advice to client companies.o Network design and definition to streamline operations for Expectrade 214 Ltd.o Data analysis and business process re-engineering for Trinity Mirror Southern PLC.o Re-engineered Trinity Mirror’s call centres and delivered significant cost savings.o Financial application development and integration for Rosram Financial Services Ltd.• Reason for Leaving Returned to SA to start contracting Show less

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  Absa

  Aug 2005 - Sept 2012

  Project/Programme Manager

  • Key responsibilities:o Full Project and Programme Management duties (SDLC, PMBOK, Waterfall)o Conducting workshopso Setting up, chairing meetings and taking minuteso Task assignments with daily updateso Compiling reports for Operation and Executive Managemento Change management o Vendor engagement and management (Statements of Work, Service Level Agreements, contract agreement and finalisation)o Running Steering Committees• Achievements:o AbsaCoZa – the web portal for the entire Absa Banko Absa Online – establishing an e-Market place for Absa Banko Project ITIHAAD (Islamic insurance) R1.0Mo Supplier Relationship Management R2.0Mo Travel Insurance – setup and change of Vendor R9.8Mo Corporate Image through Insurance Systems R2.3Mo Prepaid Funeral Insurance R8.5Mo Branch Delivery Platform R31Mo Branch Change Gatewayo Electronic Statement Deliveryo Enquiries and Requestso Customer Care Projecto Bill Verification System - Traffic Fineso NotifyMe with various upgrades and modificationso Virgin Money Home Loans (VMHL)o Internet Banking (IB)• Recognition:o Absa Prestige Award - Silver medal for Innovation (NotifyMe) Show less

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  JD Group

  Sept 2012 - Mar 2013

  Programme Manager

  • Key responsibilities:o Full Project and Programme Management duties (SDLC, PMBOK, Waterfall)o Conducting workshopso Setting up, chairing meetings and taking minuteso Task assignments with daily updateso Compiling reports for Operation and Executive Managemento Change management o Vendor engagement and management (Statements of Work, Service Level Agreements, contract agreement and finalisation)o Running Steering Committees• Achievementso Establishment of omni-channel ecommerce for the following companies within the JD Group: Incredible Connection, Hi Fi Corporation, JD Financial Services, JD Insurance, Joshua Doore, Russells, Barnetts, Electric Express, Bradlows, Price ‘n Pride and Morkels R26.0Mo First phase of project completed. Phase 2 involves the rollout of SAP CRM and Stock Management & Distribution to all business units. This phase has been put on hold until further notice. Show less

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  Absa Bank

  Apr 2013 - Mar 2014

  Project / Programme Manager

  • Key responsibilities:o Full Project and Programme Management duties (SDLC, PMBOK, Waterfall)o Conducting workshopso Setting up, chairing meetings and taking minuteso Task assignments with daily updateso Compiling reports for Operation and Executive Managemento Change management o Vendor engagement and management (Statements of Work, Service Level Agreements, contract agreement and finalisation)o Running Steering Committees• Achievements:o Conversion from Formscape to Transform (document management)o Investigation and analysis of using tablets instead of laptops for Insurance Advisorso Infrastructure upgrades to portal and Siebel PROD and DR environmentso Penetration testing of Siebel – application and infrastructure o 2014 Absa Insurance Academy intake – infrastructure rollout and onboarding of recruitso Rolling out a Preview Dialler enhancement for iDirect Insuranceo Infrastructure upgrades to Siebel including OPEN UIo Analysis of backup and storage systems for the Distribution userso Establishment of separate TRAINING and MAINTENANCE environments for Siebel Show less

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  Liberty Group South Africa

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2017

  Senior Project Manager

  • Key responsibilities:o Full Project and Programme Management duties (SDLC, PMBOK, Waterfall & Agile)o Compiling business cases and securing fundingo Recommendations based on Systems and Business Analysiso Conducting workshopso Setting up, chairing meetings and taking minuteso Task assignments with daily updateso Compiling reports for Operation and Executive Managemento Change management o Vendor engagement and management (Statements of Work, Service Level Agreements, contract agreement and finalisation)o Running Steering Committees• Achievements:o Establishing and enabling a full 2Node environment (infrastructure and applications)o Deploying new and upgrading existing infrastructure systemso Oracle 11G Upgrade (software upgrade)o Running multiple BAU and POC projects (infrastructure and applications) thereafter converting them to projectso Notebook and Desktop Standardisationo Enabling and rolling out McAfee Endpoint Encryption to all laptopso RSA Security upgradeo Enabling Enterprise Authentication using Federated Directory Services, ADFS, AD-Extranet and Web Application Proxyo The DNS Migration and AD re-structureo Exchange 2010 infrastructure upgradeo Sharepoint upgradeo Multiple infrastructure upgrades across Wintel, Midrange and Storage systems Show less

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  Nedbank

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2021

  Senior Programme/Project Manager

  Project and Programme Management for Nedbank Limited - Contractor.• Industry: Banking (Business Banking Credit)• Key responsibilities:o Full Project and Programme Management duties (Waterfall & Agile)o Compiling pitch books and business caseso Programme management and reporting to executives• Achievements:o Took over and programme managed a major security project for Corporate Investment Banking - Secure Business Evolution.o Analysing and documenting the Credit Back Office processes for migrating on to a new Gold standardo Developing and deploying web services for verification of client (new / existing) payslips and statements in support of credit applicationso Developing a prototype Business Process Automation (BPA) using Jira IT Service desko Developed the Jira workflows for the Credit ONE Backlog team using Jira Softwareo Managed and co-ordinated the investigation conducted in conjunction with consultants Oliver Wyman into reviewing the Business Banking Credit Services Mapo Managed the upgrade and migration of NCAST (regulatory reporting system) onto a GT supported environmento Developed bespoke Executive management graphical reporting toolo Developed bespoke Demand management toolsets Show less

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  Rand Merchant Bank

  Sept 2021 - Jul 2022

  Credit Release Manager

  o Full Project and Programme Management duties (Waterfall & Agile) in the Exposure and Limits Management System (ELMS)o Planning all the investigations, analysis, development and testing before scheduling the items for the monthly release into PRODo Utilised Excel and PowerBI to develop bespoke management, reporting and updating of Jira issues, taking into consideration their inter-relationships and dependencies.o Developed a bespoke timesheet system using Excel and PowerBI to provide managerial views of resources, costing, financial tracking and business unit deliveries.o Programme management and reporting to executives Show less

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  Investec

  Sept 2022 - now

  Project Manager