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Ramone Boltman

Monitoring Specialist
Cape Town

Summary

Dedicated and experienced professional with a strong background in customer support, integration, and monitoring within the Financial and Fin-tech industry. Seeking to leverage my skills and expertise to contribute to a dynamic organization while continuously enhancing my knowledge through further studies in the Fin-tech space. Committed to driving operational excellence and delivering exceptional service to clients.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Monitoring Specialist

Payfast By Network
05.2024 - Current
  • Supported management decisions by providing accurate, timely, and relevant information gathered from various sources during the monitoring process.
  • Conducted comprehensive audits to ensure regulatory compliance and mitigate potential risks.
  • Developed customized monitoring strategies for clients, ensuring tailored solutions to meet specific needs.
  • Proactively identified potential issues through regular analysis of monitoring data, facilitating timely resolution efforts.
  • Streamlined reporting processes for improved efficiency and reduced response times.

Integrations Specialist

Payfast By Network
04.2022 - 04.2024
  • Enhanced business operations by integrating disparate systems, such as CRM, ERP, and HRM applications.
  • Conducted regular reviews of existing integrations to identify areas for optimization or enhancement.
  • Maintained up-to-date documentation on all integration projects, allowing for easy reference and future enhancements.
  • Optimized system performance by monitoring, analyzing, and tuning integration components as needed.

Customer Support Officer

PayGate
08.2020 - 03.2022
  • Answer calls from all merchants with payment gateway queries on the E-Commerce platform.
  • Assist with online transaction queries (confirm transactions and statuses, request status updates).
  • Provide support for businesses integrating to carts, shopping carts, or custom integrations (e.g., WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento, PHP integration, Nopcommerce, ECWID, PrestaShop, CS_Cart, Zen_Cart, and Host to Host integrations).
  • Troubleshoot gateway/website errors.
  • Escalate finance queries (payouts/invoicing).
  • Handle cancellations (suspend accounts/reactivations).

Complaints Specialist & Late Shift Manager

WONGA
06.2016 - 06.2020

WONGA AMBASSADOR

  • Positions:Customer Service L1
    Late Shift Manager on Duty
    Complaints Specialist
  • Responsibilities:Assisting with various online queries, payments, account issues, and fraud investigations.
    Managing escalations and complex queries during late shifts.
    Handling complaints, mediating with third parties, and assessing compensation.
  • Improved customer satisfaction rates through proactive problem-solving and efficient complaint resolution.


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Lead Generation Coach – Coaching MMT Agents

British Gas Business
11.2014 - 06.2016

Positions:Senior Associate: Ops – Customer Service
Lead Generation Coach – Coaching agents
Multimedia Team – Correspondence & Emails
Lead Generation Coach – Coaching MMT Agents

Responsibilities: Dealing with UK business customers regarding their gas and electricity supply.
Coaching inbound agents and providing feedback.
Handling complex and technical queries and complaints via email.

  • Enhanced team performance by developing and implementing effective coaching strategies.
  • Collaborated with other coaches to share best practices, techniques, and insights for overall program improvement.

Ops Agent - Loan Specialist

Direct Axis
04.2013 - 11.2014

Positions:

Loan Specialist - Customer Service
Loan Specialist - LAB (testing systems)
Ops Agent (Multi-skilled to assist various departments) (Permanent Basis)


Responsibilities:

Started off in customer services, dealing with general queries, complaints, creating settlements, retention of customers, creating new business.
Testing and piloting new systems before making them live to the rest of the business. Reporting faults and gaining feedback from agents experiencing difficulties.
Multi-skilled all around the business, handling the full customer journey from loan application to final validation.

Education

High School Diploma -

Princeton High School
Mitchells Plain, South Africa
04.2001 -

Skills

Remote support

Incident management

Application support

Service level agreements

Network monitoring

Infrastructure monitoring

Teamwork and collaboration

Network support

Multitasking

Problem-solving abilities

Troubleshooting skills

Excellent communication

Decision-making

Self motivation

Time management abilities

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Relationship building

Technical support

Adaptability and flexibility

Certification

SQL Database Administration Certification - Microsoft.

Personal Information


  • Surname: Boltman
  • First Name: Ramone
  • Date of Birth: 12 April 1994
  • Identity Number: 9404125370085
  • Marital Status: Divorced
  • Dependants: 3
  • Residential Address: 32 Heath Road, Austinville, Blackheath 7580
  • Phone Number: Mobile – 0637505132
  • Email Address: Ramoneboltman@gmail.com
  • Sex: Male
  • Home Language: English
  • Other Language: Afrikaans
  • Nationality: South African
  • Driving Licence Code: Code A & Code B
  • Criminal Record: None
  • Hobbies: Reading, Gaming, Touring,

Timeline

Monitoring Specialist

Payfast By Network
05.2024 - Current

Integrations Specialist

Payfast By Network
04.2022 - 04.2024

Customer Support Officer

PayGate
08.2020 - 03.2022

Complaints Specialist & Late Shift Manager

WONGA
06.2016 - 06.2020

Lead Generation Coach – Coaching MMT Agents

British Gas Business
11.2014 - 06.2016

Ops Agent - Loan Specialist

Direct Axis
04.2013 - 11.2014

High School Diploma -

Princeton High School
04.2001 -
Ramone BoltmanMonitoring Specialist