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Education
Skills
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Graeme Vlok

Graeme Vlok

Business Systems Analyst
Cape Town

Summary

Experienced Business Systems Analyst with a strong background in analyzing and optimizing business systems to enhance operational efficiency. Utilizing expertise in designing and implementing streamlined systems to support strategic initiatives. Demonstrating strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions. Polite, enthusiastic, and possessing excellent communication skills, fostering positive relationships with peers.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Systems Analyst / Senior Document Controller

Lycopodium ADP
Cape Town
02.2023 - Current
  • Development of digital business processes and automation
  • Manage database permissions & access control for folders on Company networks
  • Train and support Company staff and other users on the use of all Company Business systems, including but not limited to Document and Project Control
  • Research, report and implement business systems and best business practices
  • Establish and report on system performance on at least a monthly basis, or as required
  • Review and maintain processes, procedures, standards and systems
  • Build and sustain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including Clients, Vendors and Co-workers
  • Ensure that all documentation/information, (technical, commercial, etc.) generated is managed properly in terms of identification, registration, approval, distribution, archiving and filing in a well-controlled system and environment
  • Prepare and present detailed status reports on an agreed schedule
  • Maintain a tracking facility to enable documents to be updated easily
  • Set up, Manage and Maintain a document control system to ensure that documents and information are securely and properly kept and filed; in accordance with the Document Coding Matrix
  • Train and support Company staff and other users to utilize the documentation management system, understand and benefits from the implementation of the Company Electronic Documentation Management System
  • Regular interaction with all clients to ensure a professional service is delivered
  • Perform regular audits on documentation, information, processes and systems, including contractors to ensure compliance to strategy and plans
  • Take an active role in Company-wide quality audits and provide support and recommendations to Management to drive compliance and improvements

Customer Support

Eazy Costing (Pty) Ltd t/a Eazy Contracting
Cape Town
07.2017 - 11.2018
  • Provide software/technical support and excellent customer service to all clients
  • Provide on and off-site training to clients
  • Assist members of our sales team on calls with prospects when appropriate to provide deeper dives into the product
  • Assist team members with presentations
  • Speak and present both internally and externally to promote the product
  • Create and update help files
  • Respond to tickets and calls logged via Support Desk as well as tickets/calls that are escalated
  • Ensure expected mean time to response and mean time to resolve metrics are met on the support desk logging calls and incidents
  • Assist MD with relevant administrative duties
  • Set up of meetings with prospective clients
  • Regular update and feedback calls to existing clients
  • Reason for Leaving: To manage my online clothing store full time

Mechanical Draughtsman/Projects Document Controller

ADP Projects
Cape Town
07.2011 - 06.2016
  • Mechanical Draughtsman (March 2015 – July 2016): Ensure that all documentation/information, both technical and commercial, generated on a project is managed properly in terms of identification, registration, approval, distribution, archiving and filing in a controlled environment
  • 2D and 3DCAD modelling
  • Manufacture and assembly drawings, diagrams and schema cs
  • Set up Bill of Materials
  • Legislative compliance documents
  • Weight distribution and general assembly drawing
  • Design calculations and reports
  • Projects Document Controller (July 2011 – March 2015): To ensure that a 'hands on' service in managing all project and business related documentation is provided to ADP Projects
  • Adhere to ISO 9001: 2008 requirements
  • Extraction of various document control reports
  • Perform departmental internal audits on documents
  • Perform contractor internal audits on documents
  • Perform internal audits on relevant projects
  • Monitor all ongoing projects through inspection and internal audit
  • Ensure all document control processes are being followed
  • Ensure that all documentation/information, both technical and commercial, generated on a project is managed properly in terms of identification, registration, approval, distribution, archiving and filing in a controlled environment
  • Database Administration & Maintaining security groups and access control for server folder structure
  • Prepare and present detailed status reports
  • Maintaining a tracking facility to enable documents to be updated easily
  • Checking dispatch documents are accurate
  • Set up project filing systems with files and records and keep them in order in accordance with the Document Coding Matrix
  • Managing and maintaining a document control system
  • Database permissions and access control for server folders
  • Guide project participants to utilize documentation management system, understands and benefits from the implementation of the ADP Projects Electronic Documentation Management System
  • Regular interaction with clients to ensure a professional service is delivered
  • Liaise with Project Team to make sure information is in order for archiving
  • International experience: Travelled to Botswana to assist client with auditing contractors, train Document Controllers and organize document matrix and server folder structures
  • Reason for Leaving: Retrenched: Company experienced Financial problems due to the economy

Education

International Diploma - Computer Studies

WS & L IT Training College
Cape Town, South Africa
04.2001 - 01.2001

Skills

Databases

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Ethnicity

Caucasian Male

Additional Qualifications

  • Sound Engineering, Cape Audio College, 01/01/06
  • Electrical Training Certificate (ETC), Wingfield Technical College, 01/01/99

Career Chronology

  • ADP Marine & Modular, Business Systems Analyst/Senior Document Controller, 02/01/23 - Current
  • Cut from Above, Owner/Director, 08/01/20 - 07/31/22
  • Breathless-SA (Online Clothing), Owner/Director, 08/01/18 - 03/31/20
  • Eazy Costing, Customer Support, 07/01/17 - 11/30/18
  • ADP Projects, Various, 07/01/11 - 06/30/16
  • Dynamic Events, Owner, 06/01/08 - 06/30/11
  • Planet Fitness, Administrator, 03/01/08 - 05/31/08
  • Spring Clean Curtain Services, Assistant Manager, 02/01/07 - 10/31/07
  • Dynamic Event, Owner, 09/01/04 - 01/31/07
  • Oxford University Press, Customer Service/Returns Assistant, 04/01/04 - 08/31/04
  • Travelling around England, Travelling, 08/01/03 - 03/31/04
  • Inchcape Automotive, Administrator, 08/01/03 - 07/31/03
  • Danisco, IT Technician, 04/01/03 - 05/31/03
  • Porter Motor Group, IT Technician, 01/01/00 - 01/31/03
  • BP South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Administrator, 02/01/00 - 03/31/00

Notice

Notice Period: 1 month notice

Timeline

Business Systems Analyst / Senior Document Controller

Lycopodium ADP
02.2023 - Current

Customer Support

Eazy Costing (Pty) Ltd t/a Eazy Contracting
07.2017 - 11.2018

Mechanical Draughtsman/Projects Document Controller

ADP Projects
07.2011 - 06.2016

International Diploma - Computer Studies

WS & L IT Training College
04.2001 - 01.2001
Graeme VlokBusiness Systems Analyst