Curriculum Vitae
Aleck Swart
Personal Details
Surname: SwartFirst Names: Aleck Lukas CorneliusKnown As: AleckID: 760106 5131 086Date Of Birth: 1976 January 06Marital Status: MarriedAddress for Correspondence: P.O. Box 3070, Bromhof, 2154
Nationality: South AfricanDrivers License: Code 08Home Language: AfrikaansOther Languages: EnglishHealth: Excellent Tel: 083 280 5406
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Education
Highest Standard Passed: 10Year Passed: 1993School: Hoerskool Bastion
Subjects: Afrikaans, English, Mathematics, Science, Biology, Accountancy
Tertiary Education: B.A. Natural Science DegreeYear Passed: 1998Institution: Rand Afrikaans University
Subjects: Geography, Geology, Development Studies, Economics, Statistics, Afrikaans, Computer Studies
Tertiary Education: B.A. Honors Degree - GeographyYear Passed: 1999Institution: Rand Afrikaans University
Subjects: Philosophy and Methodology, Geomorphology, Remote Sensing, GIS, Urban Geography
Tertiary Education: MBAStatus: Currently studyingInstitution: Walden University, Minnesota, US
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Training Courses
Training Course Intergraph ProductsYear attended: 2001Institution: Intergraph Systems - Belgium
Products: GeoMedia Grid Analysis, Terrain, Public Works, IntelliWhere on demand, and Transportation Manager
Training Course Oracle SpatialYear attended: 2005Institution: Oracle University MidrandProducts: Oracle Spatial Version 9
Training Course Hummingbird Document Management 2004Year attended: 2006Institution: IA Systems
Products: Hummingbird Document Management Administration and user interface, Records Management Administration and user interfaceCertified on Hummingbird Records Management
Training Course Hummingbird Document Management 2005Year attended: 2006 Institution: IA Systems
Products: Hummingbird Document Management Administration and user interface, Records Management Administration and user interface
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Training Course Business Writing SkillsYear attended: 2006
Institution: GijimaAst Highveld
Training Course Consultancy CourseYear attended: 2006 Institution: GijimaAst Highveld
Training Course Oracle ECMYear attended: 2007 Institution: Oracle Campus Athol
Training Course Hyperwave ECM (User, Administrative and Development)
Year attended: 2008 Institution: Hyperwave Corporation at GijimaAst
Training Course Real Estate ExaminationYear attended: 2003Institution: JCE College
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Employment HistoryCurrent Employer
Company: GijimaAstPeriod: 1 June 2006 – PresentPosition Held: ECM Consultant
Permanent Employee
Previous EmployerCompany: New Dawn TechnologiesPeriod: 1 May 2005 – 15 May 2006Position Held: GIS Specialist
ECM ConsultantPermanent Employee
Previous EmployerCompany: Intergraph Systems South AfricaPeriod: 10 May 1999 – 31 April 2005Position Held: GIS Specialist
Contractor
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Skills SummaryThe skills summary is a high level overview of the various tasks and roles performed:
Management Roles
Manage training and data capture users for the Census 2001 project
Manage a team of 15 data captures and cleaners to ensure data delivery
deadlines are met
Manage the technical aspects of the site with regards to implementation
and roll out at Stats SA
Manage a skills transfer team of 8 people at the Department of Local
Government and Housing (DPLG)
Integrated 13 business units into the new GIS system and managed the
roll out at Department Local Government and Housing
Project managed certain portions on various GIS sites
Planning future road maps for clients and projects
Assist in starting up the GIS department for New Dawn Technologies
Member of GISSA
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Training
Involved in presenting various training courses on different products and in
different environments ranging from government to private sector:
The training methods used:
Class room training
One-on-one training
Advanced customised training
Train the trainer
On site skill transferal training in a production environment
Technical
Following is a list of some of the technical tasks preformed over the years at various companies:
Technical analysis
Integrations
Research on new products to see how they can benefit customers and if
there is a market for the products
Writing of technical specifications for tenders
Data capturing and cleaning
Installation of various products server side and client installations
Out of the box web deployment
Help desk
Stress testing of systems
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Oracle database installation and data management
SQL database installation and data management
Developing of Workflow Solutions
Developing of Electronic Content Management Solutions
Consulting
Consult for Intergraph Systems with regards to technical specifications
on projects
Calculate cost and resource needs for projects
Traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo to consult on the use of
GIS and the benefits it will have for their Local Elections and Census
Consulted on a private capacity for the Disaster Management Centre for
Tshwane Metro
Traveled to all Survey General Offices consulting on the use of
Intergraph products and best practice GIS
Prepared a comparative model between Microsoft and open source
products for Limpopo DEDET
Member of the IT Steering Committee at the Department Science and
Technology as led by Dr. Adi Paterson and consulted on the way forward
with regards to ECM and other related technology
Consulted with SANRAL proposing best practice solutions for intelligent
transportation systems for the Internet
Consult at GijimaAst in the ECM environment
Business Writing
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Creating of user requirements, functional specifications and detailed
design specifications
Creating project plans
Tender response
Presentations Pre Sales and Demonstrations
Managing demonstrations and pre-sales at Africa GIS conference held at
CSIR Pretoria in 1999
Represent Intergraph at the ICC conference in Durban 2004
Managed a stand for New Dawn Technologies at the Africa GIS
conference held at the CSIR in Pretoria 2005 introducing a new product
to the market called i-Smart
Managed the Gijima AST, ECM Stand at GOVTECH 2006
Involved in various demos and pre sales ranging from live product
demonstrations to high level architectural overviews
Involved in product demonstrations for current and potential clients
Sourcing business from old clients and potentially new
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GIS Client List
This is a list of clients worked for while in the GIS industry and a brief
description of the work done:
Telkom SA (June 1999 - December 1999) Intergraph Systems South Africa
GIS System testing
Implement GeoMedia Professional to replace ArcInfo
National Roads Agency (March 2000 - 2001) Intergraph Systems South
Africa
Assist in developing the functionality and data to be used as part of the
GIS web site for monitoring the traffic volumes through toll gates
Alcatel Altech Telecoms (June 2000) Intergraph Systems South Africa
Capturing contours for Zimbabwe and modeling 3D terrain models and
creating line of site models for the placement of towers
Namibia –Department Surveys and Mapping (September 2001) Intergraph
Systems South Africa
Implemented the full GIS System for managing the Cadastral and
Topographical data based on Intergraph Technology and Oracle Spatial
Conducted training for all users
Consulted the DSM on ways forward in their GIS environment
Kimberley City Council (February 2002 - 2003) Intergraph Systems South
Africa
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Trained users
Provided support on their GIS system
Statistics South Africa (August 2000 - 2003) Intergraph Systems South
Africa
Worked on the Strategic sessions to plan the roll out of the GIS solution
for the Census
Assisted in creating the technical specifications and functional
Specifications for the project
Gathering all GIS data
Converting the data from Clarke 1880 to WGS 84
Importing all required images and converting them
Setup The Oracle database
Trained contractors for using the GIS software that was used for the
Census Project
Managed and assisted contractors across the board on any issues
relating to the software used
Chief Directorate Surveys and Mapping (May 1999 - May 2005) Intergraph
Systems South Africa
First line Support on any software requirements
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Roads Agency Limpopo (2003 - 2005) Intergraph Systems South Africa
Implemented the software solution
Assisted in any data and software related issues
Mpumalanga Department of Public Works (2003) Intergraph Systems
South Africa
Calculated costing and timelines on a map production project and won
the tender
South African Roads Agencies Limited (2002) Intergraph Systems South
Africa
Consulted on best practice methodologies for managing IT IS (intelligent
transportation system) via the web using Intergraph’s Web Map
Polytech Namibia (2000 - 2005) Intergraph Systems South Africa
Trained lectures on the Use of Intergraph GIS products
Namibia De Beers (2003 - 2005) Intergraph Systems South Africa
Assisted in data cleaning and capturing
Department Local Government and Housing Limpopo (2004 – 2005)
Intergraph Systems South Africa
Gathered all data required
Implemented the Oracle database
Cleaned and converted data and loaded the data
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Created technical and functional specifications
Managed the DLGH skills transferal teams
Incorporated 13 business units into the system
Nkangala District Municipality (2005 - 2006) New Dawn Technologies
The lead GIS specialist on the project providing the Department with a
core GIS system and trained all their users
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ECM Client ListFollowing is a brief description of the ECM clients worked with:
Department Science and Technologies (2006) New Dawn Technologies
Support the Electronic Content Management systems
Part of the Steering committee who was responsible to look after the
current and future requirements of the system
Department Arts and Culture (2006) New Dawn Technologies
Assist in maintaining the current ECM solution
South Africa Parliament Cape Town (2006) GijimaAst
Assist in rolling out their ECM Solution
AVIS Rent a Car (2007) GijimaAst
Replace PME (ECM system) with Oculus
Business analysis and functional requirements
Designing the System workflow
Create the Technical requirements
ESKOM DocMan Project (2007 - Present) GijimaAst
Technical Team Leader
Business Analyst
Technical Documentation
System Implementation
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Roles and Responsibilities at Employers
GijimaAst
ECM Consultant
Consult internal to sales staff on product features and assist with pre-
sales
Consult clients on best practice methods to implement ECM solutions
Assist with tender documentation at a technical level and assist project
managers in defining time lines, phases and mile stones on project plans
Conduct product demos and training on software
Involved in implementation of software
Business Analysis
Involved in the preparation of various document types ranging from
technical specification, functional specs, user manuals and other
Assist in identifying new prospects for business
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New Dawn Technologies
GIS Specialist
ECM Consultant
Involved with developing their GIS Department
Conducted research on new products and evaluating them to make
findings if there is any space for them in the market
Sourcing all relevant data needed on GIS projects
Lead Specialist on the GIS software used
Created all documentation, Training manuals, Users Manuals, Functional
and Technical Specifications
Involved in the research of the Hummingbird Software for the use in the
GIS Environment
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Intergraph Systems
GIS Specialist
Technical specialist responsible for data capturing and cleaning
Implementation of software and maintaining the data on various
databases ranging from Oracle to SQL
On site and telephonic support to clients
Product training
Involved in the sales cycle where I assisted with demos for potential
clients and demos at various conferences
Tender response handling
Consult on best practices in GIS to current and potentially new clients
Managed groups of people on various projects
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Technical Proficiencies
KEY TO LEVEL1. Appropriate Training Only
2. Limited Practical Experience
3. Solid Practical Experience
4. Well Versed, Extensive Experience
5. Expert, Extensive Experience
Applications Years Experience Level
Microsoft Office XP, 2003 and 2007 (Word, Visio, Excel, Project, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)
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Windows NT, 95, 98,2000, XP, Vista 5
Windows Server 2003 4 4
GeoMedia Professional 7 5
Microsoft SQL Server 3 3
Arc View 3.2 and 9 4 4
Micro StationMGE and Some of its Modules e.g. IRASC IRASB IGEOVEC etc.
4 3
SMMS (Spatial Metadata Management System) 7 5
MRF Clean 7 5
GeoMedia Business Analyst 5 4
Grid Analysis 7 4
Public Works 7 4
Intelliwhere On Demand 4 3
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Terrain Analysis 5 4
Parcel Manager 5 5
Transportation Analyst 7 5
Oracle Database 8, 9i and 10g 6 4
E-Spatial I – Smart Editor 1 4
E- Spatial Control Utilities 1 4
Macromedia Flash MX Studio 2 3
GeoMedia Web Map and Web Map Publisher 3 4
Hummingbird Records Management 2004 2 5
Hummingbird Document Management 2004 2 5
Hummingbird Document Management 2005 2 5
Hummingbird Records Management 2005 2 5
Oculus Imaging and Workflow 1 5
Enterprise Architect Creating UML 1 3
Oracle ECM – Content Server 1 2
Hyperwave ECM 1 4
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