An entrepreneurial and energised personality combined with extensive development experience. Creative and innovative, leading projects from inception to implementation and beyond.
Specialties: Blockchain-based solutions and services.
– (3 years 4 months)Johannesburg Area, South Africa
I led and managed a team developing software and solutions in the Energy Management space using open source development technologies and frameworks. My primary focus was on Big Data implementations, Web APIs, Bitcoin and other Payment Gateway integrations.
The architecture was based primarily on Amazon WS APIs and Linux. Redis, Cassandra, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Python, Bitcoin and Node.js formed part of the technology stack.
Translated business requirements into IT solutions.
Produced technical analyses of business requirements.
Produced architectural design documentation (including high level and low level design).
Articulated the architectural vision, conceptualized and experimented with alternative architectural approaches, created models and component and interface specification documents, and validating the architecture against requirements and assumptions.
Focused on scalability, maintainability, performance and modularity of software solutions.
Created specifications and documented system architecture.
Development and team guidance.
Database design and implementation.
Developed customized software to enhance and extend the implementation of Microsoft CRM.
Estimated and advised on the costs of implementations.
Architected and developed solutions to extend existing applications.
Training and skills development.
Clients included Multichoice, SCIB and SA Tourism.
Area of expertise: Microsoft CRM customisation and integration.
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I can highly recommend Lorien, without exception, as a man of integrity. In his quiet way, Lorien is a people's person, who skilfully manages others to get the best results. His ability to explain complex concepts in layman's terms allowed me to be effective in my job. In my short time, at Invirotel (now Invirohub) working with him, he was always there to lend a hand. He is an extremely capable professional who also happens to be a very nice guy to have around.
Having worked with Lorien on multiple projects over an extended period of time, I can unreservedly vouch for his strong work ethic and dedication to success. The high quality results that he produces time and time again are a testament to his professionalism and creativity.
His optimistic and tenacious attitude, supported by his collaborative approach, brings a positive energy to the people and projects he engages. He has my highest recommendation.