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CurrentAddress PermanentAddress
245 Oxford Road 9312 Nomjila Street
Rose bank Kwazakhele
Gauteng Port Elizabeth
2193 205
Cell-phone : 0739670522 / 0784343496
Email address : didizathandiwe@gmail.com
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Personaldetails
First Name(s) : Thandiwe
Surname : Didiza
Identity number : 9011291150082
Date of Birth : 1990 - 11- 29
Gender : Female
Nationality : African
Language(s) : Xhosa, English and Zulu
License : N/A
Criminal Record : None
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Education
High School:
High School Attended : Khumbulani High School
Highest Grade Passed : Grade 12
Tertiary:
University : Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (PE)
Course : National Diploma Information Technology
(Software Development)
Year of study : Completed 2011
Major Modules : Development Software lll
C#

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SQL
Project
Technical Programming
Graphical User Interface
: Information Systems lll
System Analysis and Design
Advanced Design
Project Management
Further Studies:
University : Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (PE)
Course : National Diploma Information Technology
(Bachelor of Technology)
Year of study : Completed 2012
Major Modules : User Experience Research
Knowledge Management
Progress In progress (Modules outstanding)
Certificates Obtained:
Certificate Name Institution Obtained
CUA (Certificate of Usability
Analyst)
HFI (Human Factor
International)
Hobbies
Sports : Netball and Cricket
Interests : Computer Technology and traveling
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Skills Developed
TechnicalSkills:
Computerliteracy
 I am competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, Outlook
and Project, skills that I gained from Computer Applications Technology and
further gained more in varsity doing End User.
Other Skills

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 Information Technology Essentials Skills which involved computer hardware
skills (assembling a computer).
 Project Management Skills gained from final year project, through project
management module and working on projects at the work.
 SQL skills gained at varsity and further at work, involving creating queries,
stored procedures, triggers, views, functions, tables, extracting of data and
managing data.
 SSRS (Reporting) skills gained from final year project for statistics and skills
gained at work by creating reports for the organization to send to clients.
 C# Development skills gained from varsity(final year project by developing
computer systems for organizations) and at work(developing systems that
help with the smooth running of the organization)
 SSIS skills gained at work to help with managing the organizations data.
 WCF (Windows Communication Service) skills that I gained at work during
development of computer systems.
 GUI Design skills gained from the designing of desktop, website and mobile
applications.
 Cubes gained at work to retrieve accurate data for statistics for the different
business areas in the company.
Non-TechnicalSkills
Soft Skills
My work experience has equipped me with time management, organizing, reporting,
communication and presenting skills.
 I have acquired good interpersonal and good communication skills which I
learned through casual work
 I am able to work alone but also good working in groups. I have good
leadership skills and perform well under pressure.
 I am a fast learner and aim to please and do my outmost best in every
situation
Work Experience:
Part job at Spur
2012 – 2012
Waitress
Developer for 3rd year project
2012
Developing a Real Estate application and website as a project for NMMU
Computer Programmer at Real People Investment Holdings
2013

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 Developing computer systems that are being used by the organization for
business operations
Usability Analyst at Standard Bank
2014 and Current
 Developing wireframes
 Information architecture
 Working on an Agile methodology environment
 Modifying existing applications for the staff and personal banking customers
 Developing new mobile applications (native) for android and IOS
 Doing Research (anthropology and the competitors, user interviews,
observations)
 Usability Testing (including demographics and satisfaction survey)
 Conceptual designs for low fidelity to high fidelity
 Visual designs
 Persona
 User cards
 Taking developers through the implementation
 Designing tools used are: Sketch, Axure and Balsamiq
References:
Mrs. N. DiniZulu (Standard bank UX Lead) Cell: (083)361 0105
Mrs. R. Nkopane (Real people Colleague) Cell: (079) 287 1771
Mr. J. Mashapa (UX Supervisor NMMU) Cell: (093) 460 8416