Chris Botha
Pretoria
Summary
Experienced Systems Manager knowledgeable about planning, implementing and maintaining business information systems. Strong technical acumen, project management skills and attention to detail. Desiring a challenging new role with a progressive organization. Strategic and analytical professional. Talented in delivering advanced Excel and Power BI reporting to allow management to make timeous strategic decisions. Highly adept in analyzing business needs using technical skills to provide data and information analysis to achieve continuous improvement. Expert in advanced MS Excel formulas and functions to produce data-driven reports. Focused and analytical professional with more than 20 years of success in data analysis and reporting. Highly motivated and detailed-oriented candidate passionate about using data to improve business performance and customer experience. Skilled at leveraging data to develop actionable solutions to business challenges and utilizing data mining and data visualization to create meaningful insights.
Apart from above mentioned, I am also a certified Microsoft Master Trainer with more than 20 years of training experience locally and abroad. Thus as an added bonus, I am able to provide any company or business with Microsoft Excel training, at the highest level, to all employees.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
7
7
Years of dashboard management reporting design experience
20
20
Years of advanced Excel training experience
Work History
IT and Systems Manager
Rototank
11.2017 - Current
- Evaluated current processes to develop management business reporting at senior level.
- Produced more than 110 detailed and relevant reports for use in making business decisions using SharePoint, Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
- Analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results in 15 regional office all over South Africa.
- Generated business intelligence reports to inform strategic decision-making.
- Developed customized reports, summarizing and presenting data in visually appealing format.
- Developed complex dashboard utilized data visualization techniques and reporting tools to track business performance metrics.
Fitness Personal Trainer
My own Training Studio
01.2011 - 10.2017
- Worked with clients 6 times a week to improve overall endurance, strength, flexibility and balance.
- Screened clients and performed client assessments.
- Provided clients with safe and reasonable exercises to perform at home or at gym.
- Designed and executed individual and small group (12 clients) exercise fitness programs and regimens.
- Kept detailed records of personal training procedures and client progress after each session.
- Supplied clients with dietary restrictions and guidelines.
Business Analyst
ABSA Bank
01.2002 - 12.2010
- Provide informal training on all Microsoft products to division.
- Responsible for SharePoint site design and management.
- Design and updating of Intranet for division.
Information Manager
South African Transport Services (Spoornet)
01.1986 - 12.2001
- Information management and informal Microsoft training.
- Collected and analyzed statistics on program data and usage using Excel.
Education
Summit Attendance -
Amsterdam Microsoft Excel Summit
Amsterdam07.2019
Microsoft Certified Master Trainer -
Microsoft
U.S.A.01.2001
Bachelor of Economics - Honors in Mathematical Statistics
University of Free State
Bloemfontein12.1986
Skills
- Database Design
- Information Extraction
- Dashboard Design
- Data and Analytics
- BI Tool and System Design
- Critical Thinking
- Problem-Solving
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Data Analysis
- "Out of the box" Thinking
- Microsoft Certified Master Trainer
- Remote Support
- System Troubleshooting
- Microsoft Office 365
Accomplishments
- In my current position I took the business from a single Excel file in Onedrive to more than 110 within Sharepoint, analyzing them and combining them into live dashboards for top management.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop sales capturing online systems for 15 business units distributed all over South Africa.
- Designed and implemented an innovative business information and dashboard reporting solution for a multi-million rand national company.
- Implemented and rolled out Power BI systems to top management.
- Provide Microsoft Excel training at all levels to corporate and international clients.
Certification
- Certified Microsoft Master Trainer
Timeline
IT and Systems Manager
Rototank
11.2017 - Current
Fitness Personal Trainer
My own Training Studio
01.2011 - 10.2017
Business Analyst
ABSA Bank
01.2002 - 12.2010
Information Manager
South African Transport Services (Spoornet)
01.1986 - 12.2001
Summit Attendance -
Amsterdam Microsoft Excel Summit
Microsoft Certified Master Trainer -
Microsoft
Bachelor of Economics - Honors in Mathematical Statistics
University of Free State
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