Morahi Tsotetsi is a South African IT professional with over 15 years of experience in mainframe programming, systems administration, and project management. He has worked for several large banks and government organizations, and has received numerous awards for his work. His resume highlights his strong technical skills and leadership abilities.
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RÉSUMÉ / CURRICULUM VITAE OF MR MORAHI TSOTETSI
Randburg •Gauteng • South Africa • Mobile: +27 84 347 8098 • Email: tmorahi@gmail.com
ID No. 7511016039082
Professional Profile
Continuouslyupholding and frequentlyexceeding exceptional standards ofexcellence pertaining to the
ideal service and the overall team’s maintenance.Strong abilityto manage stressful and challenging
situations via personal application oflimitless efforts within the bestinterestof the company.Proven
success track record of extensive managementexperience with a prominentreputation for meeting and
exceeding the mostchallenging organisational goals and objectives.
Career Highlights or Accolades:
Successfullyobtained the Group IT Recognition firstplace award for the MTN Banking System
projectfor leading the team to go the extra mile [Division ofStandard Bank].
Achieved firstplace pertaining to the Group IT Recognition award for the Umgomo projectvia
effective team work and driving the team to go the extra mile [Tivoli Workload Server].
Received the Group IT Recognition award for the Eight Character Naming Conversations
projectby co-ordinating the team to go the extra mile.
Awarded the Group IT Recognition award for the Customer Service Managementand Support
team by means ofproductive team work operations.
Mainframe Programmer Operations:
Performing task related to the functioning of large,centralised computers.
Focus predominantlyon the systems level software.
Provide mainframe computer programming,troubleshooting and maintenance atsystem level.
Developmentofprogramming for the computer’s individual operations,as well as networking
protocols which interactwith various other companies.
Proficiently write operating software and network distribution software.
Troubleshooting the overall system.
Systems Administration Operations:
Computer system issue identifications and system log analysing.
Incorporate new technologies into existing data centre environments.
Conductroutine system and software audits together with various back up operations.
Manage operating system updates,patches and configuration changes.
Implementnew hardware and software systems and modifysystem performances.
Documentthe configuration ofsystems and troubleshootvarious problems.
Ensure the smooth running ofthe network infrastructure.
Education Details
Banking Module [Information Technology Internship Programme];
Damelin School ofBanking [JHB], 2000
Structured Programming Diploma [COBOL]; TDF [Training and Developmentfor the Future], 2000
Bcom, Accounts and Information Systems [not completed]; University of Cape Town, 1995 to 1996
Senior Certificate / Matric; Nkhobiso Senior SecondarySchool,1994
Subjects:South Sotho / Economics /English /Business Economics /Mathematics / Accounting /
Afrikaans
Courses Completed
Hogan fundamentals; FNB In-house training,2007
CICS Command Level Programming; Verhoef Training,2003
JCL [Job Control Language]; Verhoef Training,2001
All certificates presented upon request.
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Professional Expertise
Twelve + years Mainframe
Programming Experience;Financial
Environment;Money Transfers and
Payments.
Development& Applications
Experience
System Programming and Packaged
Systems Administration.
Well Versed in all Aspects of IT,
Operations,General Management&
Reporting
IT Project & Change Management
DevelopmentofStrategies
ProficientLeadership & Guidance of
Dynamic Teams
Productivity & Efficiency
Enhancements
Troubleshooting;Solution Enthused
Problem Solving
High Level of Computer Literacy
Advanced Clientele Reporting
Performance
Systems & Policies Analysis,Design
& Implementation
Communication & Interpersonal
Etiquette
Passionate aboutFixing Fine Tuning
the Legacy Systems
Represented the Banks atPASA
technical committee
Career Summary
Current Employment
Name of firm All Gents SA
Designation Consultant (Freelance)
Period of work July 2014 to Current
Key Roles & Accountabilities:
General IT work that is meeting the potential clients and develop the demo systems for
presentation.
Follow the entire SDLC processes according to the client’s needs specialising on Mainframe
and the interfaces from various systems.
Employment History
Name of firm National Treasury
Designation BAS Consultant
Period of work July 2013 to July 2014
Key Roles & Accountabilities:
Basic Accounting System (BAS) is the system dedicated to perform all the Government
National,Provincial and Local municipalities accounting related transaction thatis Receipts,
debtors,employee salaries,debitorder collections etc.My responsibilitywas to maintain the
entire functionalities ofthe system and do changes as required.
Loading all the municipalities new accounts both vendors and suppliers and when work is done
or service has been rendered make sure thatthey get paid.
Ad-hoc Changes to the system.
Provide system and impactanalysis pertaining to the affected system for the specific project.
Performing data Manipulations on the databases,doing corrections according to customer
needs.
Mainly updating the SQL Queries as well as writing the new ones to the client requests.
Updating the Basic Accounting System Training user manuals for new employees and anybody
that want to understand the system.
Daily Call out
Name of firm Standard Bank Group Technology
Designation Changeman Consultant
Period of work September 2012 to May 2013
Key Roles & Accountabilities:
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Working as administrator for Changeman ZMF
Responsible for Changeman administration functionalities
Attending adhoc queries on the system
Running dailyreports on the system
Making sure the system is up and running by attending to any issues thatcomes along.
Currently busy with the system version upgrade.
Daily call out.
Employment History
Name of firm ABSA Group Technology
Designation Analyst Programmer
Period of work January 2009 to August 2012
Key Roles & Accountabilities:
Ultimatelyresponsible for conducting application Supportto Absa Group IT [Retail] with
standby.
Provide professional system and impactanalysis pertaining to the affected system for the
specific project.
Responsible for effectively performing system tuning undertakings.
Hold the role of companyrepresentative at the PaymentAssociation ofSouth Africa; RTC
Technical Committee.
Acted as assistantAuthor and Administrator,proficientlysupporting Phoenixsoftware.
Using SAS (mainframe),Data stage
Responsible for High Volume Payments Forex IT, ad-hoc developmentas well as maintaining
the systems plus tuning the foreign exchange system under Absa,new division called Co-
operate InvestmentBank and Wealth.
SBSA Representative for PASA; RTC-Technical committee.
Employment History
Name of firm FirstNational Bank
Designation Senior Programmer
Period of work June 2007 to December 2008
Key Roles & Accountabilities:
Played an instrumental role for providing application supportfor Hogan Technologywith
standby.
Executed system and impactanalysis operations,ofthe affected system for the particular
projects,as well as system tuning.
Name of firm Standard Bank
Designation Senior Programmer | Trainee Programmer | Internship Programmer
Period of work January 2001 to May 2007
Key Roles & Accountabilities:
Was liable for detailing the program’s functionalityin the TSS [Technical Software
Specification]documentas requested in the FSS [Functional Software Specification]received
from the Business Analyst.
Implemented a Unit-Test-Cases documentin which functionalityand error operations to be
tested were specified.
Applied and followed the appropriate coding standards byperforming program coding as per
the TSS and Test-Case.
Ensured and verified the program’s functionalitywas consistentwith the requested
functionality, as well as the manner the
program administered all possible errors in a satisfactorymanner by producing a Test-Result
Document.
Worked in close conjunction with Bankserv;other banks lease responsibilityin the event of a
crisis or when a new projectwas tested and ensured thatthe industrystandards were followed.
Was involved in all projects which affected the company’s system and signofffor production.
Acted as a consultantwith regards to al EFT [Electronic Funds Transfer]and CLC [Code Line
Clearing].
SBSA Representative for PASA; EFT-Technical committee.
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Personal Details
Date of birth, Nationality 1 November 1975,South African
Languages English /Sesotho / Zulu / Tswana / Northern Sotho / Xhosa / Afrikaans
Driver’s license Code 10
Marital status Married
Availability Immediately
Personal Attributes
Thrive Under Extreme Pressure
Ability to Cope with Stressful
Conditions
EasilyAdaptable to Various
Conditions
Goal Orientated
Good Team Player & Relationship
Building Talent
Logical Thinking Capability;Make
Sense of Raw Information