Willem Hendrik Saayman
Wierdapark,GP
Summary
Dynamic IT Consultant and Founder, skilled in strategic thinking and team leadership. Spearheaded development projects, enhancing productivity by streamlining processes. Expert in C# and Azure integration, while fostering effective communication and mentoring developers to achieve high-quality outcomes. Committed to delivering innovative solutions that drive client success.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder
TechByByte (Pty) Ltd
03.2023 - Current
- Mainly operate as an IT Consultant still leading a team of developers for a key customer and assisting others with more minor dev requests.
- Requirement Analysis, from inception of projects, joining in initial project kickoff meetings and requirement gathering sessions.
- Presented complex technical concepts in layman''s terms, facilitating clear communication between team members and stakeholders.
- Provide high-level estimates for project proposals
- Compiling Functional Requirement Documents from identified requirements.
- Compiling Change Request documents.
- Designed responsive web applications, offering seamless functionality across various devices and screen sizes for optimal user engagement.
- Developing Systems using: C#, ASP.NET MVC, WebApi, REST API. WCF Services, EntityFramework, MS SQL, JQuery, JQueryUI, JavaScript, Bootstrap, AngularJS and RDLC reports.
- Developing applications for deployment and integration with Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud.
- Development of Windows Services.
- Development of PCI Compliant systems.
- Setup and deployment of UAT, Pre-Prod and Live systems.
- Support and Maintenance on systems
- Unit Test Development.
- Spear head development on projects, assign and manage tasks for dev team. Manage requirements and changes in requirements.
- Lead daily standup's, with Kanban board ensuring developers are on track and know what to do.
- Established a streamlined development process, improving overall productivity.
- Mentored developers and training on system architecture and standards.
- Ensured high-quality code by conducting thorough code reviews and fostering pier-review framework.
- Compiled implementation plans for big system changes and deployments with rollback procedures.
Lead Software Developer
BIC Solutions
10.2021 - 02.2023
- Requirement Analysis, from inception of projects, joining in initial project kickoff meetings and requirement gathering sessions.
- Presented complex technical concepts in layman''s terms, facilitating clear communication between team members and stakeholders.
- Provide high-level estimates for project proposals
- Compiling Functional Requirement Documents from identified requirements.
- Compiling Change Request documents.
- Designed responsive web applications, offering seamless functionality across various devices and screen sizes for optimal user engagement.
- Developing Systems using: C#, ASP.NET MVC, WebApi, REST API. WCF Services, EntityFramework, MS SQL, JQuery, JQueryUI, JavaScript, Bootstrap, AngularJS and RDLC reports.
- Developing applications for deployment and integration with Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud.
- Assist in managing Microsoft Azure environment using Terraform
- Development of Windows Services.
- Development of PCI Compliant systems.
- Setup and deployment of UAT, Pre-Prod and Live systems.
- Support and Maintenance on systems.
- System Testing and fixing identified issues.
- Unit Test Development.
- Spear head development on projects, assign and manage tasks for dev team. Manage requirements and changes in requirements.
- Lead daily standup's, with Kanban board ensuring developers are on track and know what to do.
- Established a streamlined development process, improving overall productivity.
- Mentored developers and training on system architecture and standards.
- Ensured high-quality code by conducting thorough code reviews and fostering pier-review framework.
- Compiled implementation plans for big system changes and deployments with rollback procedures.
Lead Software Developer
RTMSoft (Pty) Ltd
02.2016 - 09.2021
- Requirement Analysis and Design
- Presented complex technical concepts in layman''s terms, facilitating clear communication between team members and stakeholders.
- Compiling Functional Requirement Documents from identified requirements.
- Compiling Change Request documents.
- Designed responsive web applications, offering seamless functionality across various devices and screen sizes for optimal user engagement.
- Developing Systems using: C#, ASP.NET MVC, WebApi, REST API, WCF Services, EntityFramework, MS SQL, JQuery, JQueryUI, JavaScript, Bootstrap, AngularJS and RDLC reports.
- Developing Andriod and iOS mobile apps using Xamarin, MySQL and WebApi.
- Developing applications for deployment and integration with Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud.
- Assist in managing Microsoft Azure environment using Terraform
- Assist customer in migrating from a legacy server environment to Microsoft Azure.
- Development of Windows Services.
- Development of PCI Compliant systems.
- Setup and deployment of UAT, Pre-Prod and Live systems.
- Support and Maintenance on systems and mobile applications.
- System Testing and fixing identified issues.
- Unit Test Development.
- Spear head development on projects, assign and manage tasks for dev team. Manage requirements and changes in requirements.
- Lead daily standup's, with Kanban board ensuring developers are on track and know what to do.
- Established a streamlined development process, improving overall productivity.
- Mentored developers and training on system architecture and standards.
- Ensured high-quality code by conducting thorough code reviews and fostering pier-review framework.
- Compiled implementation plans for big system changes and deployments with rollback procedures.
Software Developer
Integrated Commerce Solutions
05.2014 - 01.2016
- Gathering and implementing business requirements
- Analysis and Design of system enhancements and new system builds.
- Developing Systems using: C#, ASP.NET MVC, EntityFramework, MS SQL, JQuery, JQueryUI, JavaScript, Bootstrap and RDLC reports.
- Development of PCI Compliant websites.
- Setup and deployment of UAT, Pre-Prod and Production systems.
- Support and Maintenance on systems.
- System Testing and fixing of identified issues.
- Unit Test Development.
- Training test team, ensuring system features are understood and that all identified issues are fixed as they are identified
- Documentation
- Lead developer on two of their web based products.
- Brought innovation to the feature and bug logging system, which was run on Trello, by implementing Redmine and working together with the team to set out a good process for logging and processing tickets.
Junior Software Developer
Business Connexion
01.2012 - 05.2014
- Understanding and implementing business requirements.
- Problem solving and requirement analysis
- Developing Software using: C#, HTML, JavaScript, MS SQL, Entity Framework, JQuery, JQuery UI, Kendo, Telerik, Crystal Reports.
- Working on projects involving: ASP.NET ASPX, ASP.NET MVC, WPF, Silverlight, Custom ASP.NET in Microsoft SharePoint.
- Unit Test Development
- System testing along with applying fixes for identified bugs.
- Presentations of implemented features.
- Optimized code readability and maintainability by utilizing best practices in coding standards and documentation.
- For assigned solo projects also assisted with Production deployments.
- Fostering good relationships between test team and developers to get the best possible systems.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa03-2018
High School Diploma -
Impak Onderwys
Pretoria12-2009
Skills
- Goal setting
- Team leadership
- Strategic thinking
- Organizational structuring
- Process improvements
- Team building
- Growth mindset
- Ethics and integrity
- Project management
- Client engagement
- Relationship building
- Problem-solving abilities
- Effective communication
- Training and development
- Attention to detail
- Teamwork and collaboration
Languages
English
Afrikaans
Timeline
Founder
TechByByte (Pty) Ltd
03.2023 - Current
Lead Software Developer
BIC Solutions
10.2021 - 02.2023
Lead Software Developer
RTMSoft (Pty) Ltd
02.2016 - 09.2021
Software Developer
Integrated Commerce Solutions
05.2014 - 01.2016
Junior Software Developer
Business Connexion
01.2012 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of South Africa
High School Diploma -
Impak Onderwys
Weigh Lifting, Running, Hiking, Gaming
I love working out especially weightlifting, and I live a health-conscious lifestyle. I more recently started running as well and have completed a half-marathon and want to complete full marathon. Love being in nature and going for hikes especially with my wife and our dogs. I am a very casual gamer enjoying FPS here and there and some strategy games as well.