Rex Thulani

Work History

Deputy Manager - Enterprise Service Bus

Access Bank

04.2024 - Current

Developed strong relationships with stakeholders to facilitate smooth communication and project completion.
Created and maintained a strong team culture that promoted high levels of collaboration, employee satisfaction, and overall performance.
Liaised with team members, stakeholders and vendors to coordinate activities, provisioning, environment setup, risk mitigation and follow-up.
Improved team efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing innovative management strategies.
Functioned as point of contact for project administrators and managers focused on timely and successful completion of full lifecycles of assigned projects.

Country Team Lead - Enterprise Service Bus

Atlas Mara

01.2023 - 04.2024

Identified areas for improvement in existing systems, proposing innovative solutions to increase efficiency and performance.
Reduced development time by streamlining workflows and optimizing project management methodologies.
Enhanced team collaboration through effective communication channels and regular progress meetings.
Led a team of engineers to deliver complex projects on time and within budget constraints.
Optimized application performance by identifying bottlenecks, addressing memory leaks, and fine-tuning algorithms as needed.
My leadership in the Calypso Deployment resulted in a 25% reduction in financial reporting errors, surpassing our target. The NFS Bulk Amount Block Close project I managed improved transaction processing efficiency by 18%.
Lead the technical direction and implementation of enterprise projects, ensuring their successful delivery.
Coordinated with stakeholders such as product managers, designers, clients, or other engineering teams to gather requirements for new projects or enhancements of existing systems.

Product and Innovation Lead (Acting)

Zamtel

06.2022 - 01.2023

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new features and functionalities.
Championed sustainability initiatives within the organization, leading to greener products and reduced environmental impact.
Streamlined the innovation process for quicker time-to-market with robust project management techniques.
Led root cause analysis investigations for any product failures or performance issues, implementing corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
Increased revenue generation potential by identifying untapped market segments and developing targeted products.
Enhanced overall product value proposition by incorporating customer feedback and market research into the design and development process.
Recommended software solutions, built custom software proposals and developed presentations.

Software Engineer

Zamtel

09.2020 - 01.2023

Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
Consistently met project deadlines by effectively managing time and prioritizing tasks according to importance.
Analyzed proposed technical solutions based on customer requirements.
Developed scalable and maintainable code, ensuring long-term stability of the software.
Developed and implemented the Zamtel Velocity platform and API integrations, resulting in transactions of more than $19,258,673.
Maintained and supported the Zamtel USSD and CVM platforms, ensuring their stability and optimal performance.
. Developed and Implemented the FISP middleware between Zamtel, ZICB and Ministry of Agricultural on Zamtel *368# which has moved more than K60,924,000 and counting for the 2020/2021 - 2021/2022 farming season.

Senior Software Engineer

DotCom Zambia

09.2018 - 11.2020

Developed scalable applications using agile methodologies for timely project delivery.
Optimized code performance for improved user experience and system efficiency.
Managed multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining strict deadlines and high-quality standards.
Maintained comprehensive documentation of development work, facilitating knowledge sharing among team members.
Streamlined development workflows, increasing team efficiency and reducing time spent on repetitive tasks.
Led architecture discussions, driving innovation in software design and implementation strategies.
Introduced automation tools for efficient deployment processes, minimizing downtime during updates.
Led software development initiative as subject matter expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.
Promoted technical leadership to entry-level and junior engineers in complex enterprise system environment.

Senior Software Engineer

Web Group

01.2017 - 09.2018

Optimized code performance for improved user experience and system efficiency.
Developed scalable applications using agile methodologies for timely project delivery.
Worked effectively with cross-functional design teams to create software solutions that elevated client side experience and significantly improved overall functionality and performance.
Participated in architecture, design and implementation of back-end features using C++, C#, Lua and Python.
Developed robust, scalable, modular and API-centric infrastructures.
Documented software development methodologies in technical manuals to be used by IT personnel in future projects.

Software Developer

Sakarya Yazilim

02.2016 - 01.2017

Saved time and resources by identifying and fixing bugs before product deployment.
.Streamlined workflows by creating reusable code libraries for common functions and features across multiple projects.
Translated customer requirements into written use cases.
Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs, and improving functionality.
Led version control efforts for organization, employing public, and open source repositories.

Summary

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Work History

Deputy Manager - Enterprise Service Bus

Country Team Lead - Enterprise Service Bus

Product and Innovation Lead (Acting)

Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Software Developer

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Systems Engineering

MBA - Business Administration And Management

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