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Zahir J.

Lead Developer at Sanlam

Zahir J. has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over two decades. Their most recent position was as a Lead Developer at Sanlam, where they worked on a variety of applications related to compliance, complaints handling, and supporting other areas of the business. Prior to that, they served as a Senior Consultant at Sabaki Consulting (PTY) Ltd. Zahir J. also worked as a Software Developer at Travel Counsellors, contributing to the company's significant growth in the travel and leisure industry. Zahir gained experience as a Developer at Allan Gray, where they focused on servicing the development requirements of the Trading desk. Zahir J. served as a Senior C# Developer at Metropolitan Health Group, responsible for developing software to drive the company's contact centers. Zahir also worked as a Specialist Developer at Mint Management Technologies, collaborating with a major insurance company on CRM customization and integration. Before that, Zahir J. held the position of Senior C# .NET Developer at MWEB, where they developed software for call center data analysis, CRM support, and VOIP service. Zahir began their career as a MIS Analyst at Telkom. Throughout their career, Zahir J. has gained expertise in various technologies and frameworks, such as C#, .NET, Angular, WebForms, Razor, MVC, WPF, SQL, JavaScript, and more.

Zahir J.'s education history includes a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Decision Modelling and Computing, obtained from the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika. Zahir attended this university from 2006 to 2012. In 2016, Zahir pursued a Full Stack Web Development Certification from freeCodeCamp, which they completed in 2017. Currently, Zahir is pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika. This program started in 2020 and will conclude in 2023.

Additionally, Zahir has obtained certain certifications, including Introduction to Programming Using Python from Microsoft in December 2019. Zahir also holds the MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) certification in Visual Basic 6 and C# Web Applications, obtained in 2006. The month of acquisition for this MCP certification is not specified.

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Timeline

  • Lead Developer

    November, 2020 - present