Eugene Van Der Merwe

About Me

My broad work experience provided me with the necessary skills to communicate effectively with people, create structured plans to solve complex problems, and to learn from every problem. I am well-equipped to excel as a developer and to contribute effectively to projects provided the opportunity.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Information Technology | North West University | Potchefstroom, NW (December 2014)
Ongoing Udemy Courses:

Power BI, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, DW, T-SQL
Complete Blazor (WASM & Server) and ASP.NET API Development
Complete ASP.NET MVC course in C#
Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server
Python Bootcamp

Experience

Receiving Supervisor | Shield Chemicals | Benoni, GP | (August 2016 – Present)
- Overseeing receiving operations for a mid-size manufacturing company, liaising with suppliers and ensuring adherence to procedures.
- Effective communication with relevant departments, providing daily reports.
- Helping personnel with any general technical issues they might have.
Procurement Officer | Total Source Trading | Johannesburg, GP | (March 2016 – June 2016)
- Built relationships with vendors to negotiate ideal terms for purchases.
- Liaised with customers, mines in the SADC region, and suppliers.
- Managed monthly budgets and lead times according to customer requirements.
Business Intelligence Developer | Innovation Group | Johannesburg, GP | (October 2015 – December 2015)
- Created and maintained databases, built ETL pipelines, cleaned incoming data, and maintained the “Golden Record”.
- Generated reports for business performance monitoring and decision making.
- Performed QA checks on new or enhanced reports, recommending improvements.
Business Intelligence Developer Intern | Denel Aviation | Kempton Park, GP | (July 2014 – November 2014)
- Created SharePoint subsystems and linked them to SQL databases using InfoPath.
- Built custom reporting solutions for various departments using SSRS and SharePoint.