Technology Officer
Former CTO with 8+ years in Fintech. Specialising in custom Google Sheets, Apps Script automations, SQL analytics & reporting, custom scripting & tooling, GCP cloud infrastructure and Google Workspace security administration. Caring for UI/UX, ensuring that complex data is presented cleanly and intuitively
Featured Work
Selected work — client and internal details anonymised where required.
Automated Multi-Gateway Payment Reconciliation Engine
Automated reconciliation across Peach, Ozow, Payfast, and bank CSV imports directly in Google Sheets.
CloudSQL Financial ETL Pipeline
Improved Report Runtime. Consolidated 5M+ raw transactional rows into real-time analytical reporting views.
Automated Daily Sheet Freeze for Immutable Data Capture
Freezes each day's tab in Google Sheets at day-end. Prior entries stay referenceable but can never be silently edited again.
Career Experience
Chief Technology Officer
Profin TechOwned the full technology functions end-to-end — Google Cloud infrastructure, Google Workspace administration, internal reporting and data visualisation and IT security policy. Managed a small internal development team focused on automation and internal tooling. Handled project management and third-party relationships for mobile apps and SaaS developments.
- ›Set up, configured, maintained and administered the company's Google Cloud infrastructure.
- ›Administered Google Workspace organisation-wide, including IT security and data-protection policy management.
- ›Delivered internal reporting and data visualisation using SQL and Google Sheets to keep leadership informed.
- ›Managed a small internal dev team specialising in internal tooling and integrations. Heavy use of Google Sheets, Apps Script and internal websites to host custom tools.
- ›Owned project management and third-party liaison for new developments (Android & iOS mobile apps) and ongoing SaaS maintenance such as the CRM.
- ›Aided the creation and launch of two separate trading brands.
IT and DevOps Manager (Concurrent Role)
JPMBuilt and maintained the company website while concurrently owning the wider technical environment, all office IT infrastructure, internal tooling and data integrations. Played a key supporting role in the organisation's move to Google Cloud.
- ›Maintained all office IT infrastructure alongside the Web Developer role.
- ›Innovated on internal tooling and set up improved integrations to manage assets and data using Google Apps Script and Google Sheets.
- ›Assisted in the later database migration and move of all servers to Google Cloud infrastructure.
Web Developer (Concurrent Role)
JPMWeb Developer duties running concurrently with the IT and DevOps Manager role. Designed and deployed websites for partnered clients.
- ›Designed and deployed websites for partnered clients.
Web Animator
Bidvest DataTeamed with the development team to deliver internal UX and design tailored to marketing needs, with a focus on motion and visual polish.
- ›Delivered internal UX and design to the needs of marketing, working alongside the dev team.
- ›Built CSS and Flash animations.
Technical Competency Matrix
Consultation Guarantee
All custom Google Apps Script code, SQL query pipelines, and GCP infrastructure projects include full documentation, error logging handlers, and 30-day post-delivery bug support.