Personal
I have the personality that allows me to work well by myself, and/or with others. I have worked extensively with different types of people (suppliers, colleagues and clients) and feel I get along well with others due to my light-hearted approach to life and go-getter attitude to problem solving.
I enjoy a challenge and have the ability to learn fast. I am always interested in learning more and will spend a lot of time in and out of working hours increasing my knowledge and skill levels. I have a wide base of knowledge from my years working in the internet industry and am comfortable taking on anything technical, whether in my knowledge base or not. I am willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done.
During the beginning of my working career I was trying to find the niche that I fitted into and enjoyed, and thanks to the opportunities provided to me by Cheral Kennedy, Laura Glover and also The Pixel Zoo, I have been able grow and learn about the internet and to find my niche in Google Analytics, Google AdWords and SEO.
Skills and Experience
General IT
Domain registrations and renewals, mailbox setups, mailbox limits and mailbox support, DNS and MS records management, Hosting setup and management.
Web Development
Help with coding of websites using HTML, Drupal or Wordpress. Maintenance of current client's websites. Meetings with new and existing clients in JHB. Drive for the company to deliver projects, admin and printing.
SEO
Ensuring that meta tags in the website coding complied with industry standards and ensuring that the Title, Page Description and keywords complied with the content of individual pages. Adding the websites to Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools. Creating Sitemaps for the websites and checking that the Robots.txt followed within the rules of SEO. On CMS such as Drupal and Wordpress, to install the Analytics modules and work within these modules to create the SEO for the particular websites. To set up Google Adwords Accounts for particular clients and create the Campaigns and PPC adverts in various platforms according to the clients requirements. Submit websites to specified directories that are in line with the business of the website.
Help with coding of websites using HTML. Maintenance of current client's websites. Sending out invoices to clients and calling clients who owed Pixel Zoo outstanding fees and collecting those fee's from the clients. Drive for the company to deliver projects, admin and printing. The general running of the day to day JHB office requirements, setting up meeting with new and existing clients and sometimes meeting with the clients myself.
Help with Basic HTML coding of websites. Calling clients who owed Pixel Zoo outstanding fees and collecting those fee's from the clients even if it meant going to the clients' premises to collect the outstanding fees. Drive for the company to deliver projects, admin and printing.
To do cold calls to clients in the gold and platinum mining industry to tell them about unique products that would be highly beneficial to them. Be the Sales Engineer for overseas clients to introduce and sell their products within South Africa. Call known and new clients to set up meetings with them to introduce the products to them. To do monthly visits to existing clients, product inspections on site and liaise with the client on any problems that they may have with the product and should any problems arise, to sort it out for them as soon as possible. After every client visit and monthly inspection of the products being used, to write a full report on the inspection and client visit with an action plan for the future, should one be needed. To arrange meetings for our international partners who would wish to meet with clients. Keep an open form of communication between the supplier and the client. Keep in constant contact with the supplier and the client concerning deliveries of stock to the client, payment to the supplier and delivery and shipment dates.
Help create a payroll system in EXCEL for one of the clients and to do the weekly payroll for the employees. Picking up time sheets every week and calculating the amount of hours worked as well as overtime. Entering data into the paysheets as well as UIF, Leave, Sick Leave etc Giving advice on labor related issues as well as helping with any labour problems that occurred. Receiving the cash from the company to sort out the payroll in envelopes and depositing certain salaries into employee bank accounts as well as doing payouts on Saturday afternoons. Handling disciplinary inquiries when needed
It was my duty to look after International Short Term And Long Term Contract Workers from India. Collecting them from the Airport on arrival into SA Teaching them about SA culture Arranging accommodation Transporting them daily Entertaining them weekly Organizing of vehicles for long term contractors
Install cables, software and network cards for LAN. Implement changes as per specification. Check the LAN is functional and all changes / updates have been completed properly. Install Wingate Engine onto main PC for the LAN and Internet connection as well as set up Internet connection
Plan courses according to subject matter Prepare for practical and theory exams to be given Give lectures to students from 09H00 to 16H00 giving them examples to do as well as getting them to understand the programming language. Helping students with problems and giving them practical exams to do at the end of each subject Marking exams accordingly and making sure that students understand the work that they have done Giving extra attention to struggling students after hours
Planning Phase
Familiarise self with brief / spec / content from customer.
Conceptualise how the site, databases and applications fit together.
Analyze and clarify the needs of the company and customer.
Suggest new ideas to improve the solution, equipment / software / hardware needed for the job.
Discuss look and feel design elements and implementation thereof.
Look and Feel Phase
Cut up Front Page Look and Feel for optimum downloading time.
Check site is functional and look and feel has been completed properly within elemental specifications
Development Phase
Create the front page and site structure with navigation bar.
Create and insert text copy, images, JavaScripts, metatags etc.
Develop the rest of web site in HTML as per HTML standards.
Check the functionality on the site, discussing development with team and implementing any changes required.
Corrections and Maintenance
Familiarise self with corrections / updates required.
Implement changes as per specification.
Check the site is functional and all changes / updates have been completed properly
Technical Support
Liaise with Operational Manager with a view of upgrading services as they become outdated.
Ensure systems are running effectively.
Find and repair faults on the current sites
Technical Support Manager for Cell C Exhibition Stand at Rand Easter Show
Visiting the guards at the different sites at least 3 times a week at night and day shifts. Employing new guards when needed. Setting up of duty rosters and doing the leave planning for each guard. Keeping in contact with the clients and guards on a very regular basis. Delivering of pay sheets to guards as well as pay cheques. Doing the armed response for each site when there was a problem. Having monthly meetings with both the guards and the directors. Attending and holding disciplinary hearings as well as attending cases at the CCMA in Johannesburg.
Opening and closing of the store. Ordering of new video's from HQ. Setting up of staff duty rosters and leave planning. Employing new staff if needed. Customer care and client liaison. Staff meetings on a monthly basis
Opening and closing of the store. Ordering of stock needed for the kitchen. Setting up of staff duty rosters and leave planning. Employing new staff if needed.
Planning of menu's for each meal. Ordering of stock needed for the kitchen. Cooking of food for 200 people. Setting up of staff duty rosters
Skills & Proficiency
Platforms
Windows 2000 and older
Windows NT
Windows 2000 Server
Windows 7
Productivity Software
MS Word
MS Excel
MS Outlook
MS PowerPoint
MS Access
Mac Mail
Web Authoring Software
MS FrontPage
Internet Explorer
Chrome
Firefox
Graphic Design Software
Adobe Photoshop
Corel Draw
Paint Shop Pro
Web Development
HTML
HTML5
Java Script
Visual Basic
VB Script
ASP
Interdev
SQL Script
CSS
Wordpress
Drupal
SEO
Google Search Engine
Google Analytics
Google Apps
Google Webmaster Tools
Google Adwords
Google Ad Sense
Directory Submissions
References
Laura Glover - Member - The Pixel Zoo Information Technology & Design 084 900 6699
Cheral Kennedy - Member - The Pixel Zoo Information Technology & Design 082 825 0982
Trisha Bradley - Owner - Grace Design Architects 011 467 5214
Contact
Thank you for this opportunity.
You can download my short CV
or download my full CV
You can contact me on 082 449 0841
or email me at chris@pixelzoo.co.za