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1] PERSONAL DETAILS:
Surname: JOHNSON
Forenames: Austin Robert
Born: 16 October 1957, Pretoria, South Africa
Nationality: 1. British 2. South African
Residential Address: 16 Dorset Road East
Avondale
Harare
ZIMBABWE Telephone : +263 4 303571
Cell : +263 772 324356
Skype: rob.johnson964
Marital Status: Married
2] EDUCATION:
High School: Prince Edward - Harare
Standards Attained: GCE 'O' Level GCE ‘M’ Level
3] Post School Employment:
01.12.2013 – Present Self Employed (Equities and Money Market investments)
01.11.2011 – 30.11.2013 Central Africa Building Society
P O Box 2798
Harare
ZIMBABWE Telephone : +263 4 883823
Fax : +263 4 883804
01.02.2008 – 31.10.2011 Self Employed (Equities and Money Market investments)
04.07.1977 – 31.01.2008 Central Africa Building Society
P O Box 2798
Harare
ZIMBABWE Telephone : +263 4 883823
Fax : +263 4 883804
08.01.1976 - 03.07.1977 National Service
CURRICULUM VITAE
AUSTIN ROBERT JOHNSON

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4] Key Competencies
• Data Migration Management
• Project Management
o Hardware and software sizing, selection and implementation
o New software (packaged and bespoke) product definition, specification, development,
testing and implementation
• Business Process Re-engineering
• Disaster Recovery Systems Planning and Implementation
• Business continuity planning and implementation
• Strategic planning
• Budgeting
• Man Management
• Information Technology both Hardware and Software
o PC Systems
o Server Systems
o Mainframe Systems
o Local Area Networks
o Metropolitan Area Networks
o Wide Area Networks
o Disaster Recovery Systems
• Delivery Platforms
o Point of Sale
o ATM’s
o Card Production
o Teller Terminals
• Business Systems
o Mortgages
o Investments
o Salaries
o General Ledger
o Settlement [Interbank and Merchant]
o Internet Banking
o Cellular Banking
o Front and Back Office
o Business Continuity
o Document Imaging Systems

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5] EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
01.12.2013 – Present Self Employed (Equities and Money Market investments)
01.11.2011 – 30.11.2013 Technical Coordinator – Data Migratiom
• Setup and manage data migration team to migrate bespoke legacy information into Teminos
T24 structures.
• Conduct reviews on validity and ‘cleanliness’ of data being migrated.
• Ensure all information passed to T24 is clean and uncorrupted.
• Ensure data is reconciled between the legacy and T24 system.
• Reports to the Project Manager and Managing Director.
01.02.2008 – 31.10.2011 Self Employed (Equities and Money Market investments)
01.11.2006 – 31.01.2008 Senior Manager – Business Transformation;
• Setup and manage Project Team to design and implement Business Process methodology to
govern the analysis, design, improvement, modification and measurement of current and future
CABS Business Processes, and train relevant CABS staff in the use of methodology and required
tools.
• Conduct full CABS business process audit and review, and devise strategies for improvement,
redesign or new process implementation.
• Continuously review and redesign business processes and assist operational management to
implement these so as to enhance shareholder value and undertake projects as assigned by the
Executive Committee from time to time.
• Participate in business strategy development at executive level [EXCO & ALCO]
01.12.1998 – 31.10.2006 Senior Manager - Operations Support Division;
Co-ordinate the day to day operations of the division of 18 staff which includes:
• Organisation and Methods;
o Manuals – maintenance and writing of procedures;
o Statistics – production of;
o End user systems testing.
• Research and Design in the areas of:
o Core Processing - Hardware and Software
o Departmental Systems (General Ledger, Salaries, Treasury and card & PIN
production)
o PC Systems, including purchase, maintenance and expendables;
o Wide Area Networks – x.25, x.28 and TCP/IP;
o Local and Metropolitan Area Networks;
o Groupware – Lotus Notes;
o Imaging- Sybrin;
o Point of Sale – Verifone, Dione and Hypercom;
o Self Service - NCR ATM's
o Real-time Gross Settlement System (RTGS) implementation and maintenance between
the Central Bank and other Financial Institutions using SWIFT.

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• Implementation and maintenance of:
o PC systems;
o Intel Server systems [RTGS, Imaging, Domain’s, Proxy, Terminal Server, Contact
Centre and MS SQL Server including all disaster recovery servers];
o Local and Metropolitan Area Networks [ Three way recovery - Northridge Park,
Central Avenue and First Street];
o Groupware and email maintenance and development in Lotus Notes.
• Consult with IT management regarding IT strategic planning co-ordination for and synergistic
operations with the Old Mutual Zimbabwe Group.
• Participate in business strategy development at executive level [EXCO & ALCO]
• Prepare Business Continuity Plans and implement.
• Prepare Group Disaster Recovery Plans and implement.
• Prepare and submit for Board approval the IT capital Expenditure and Maintenance budgets
for the Society.
• Control and reconcile trade and capital accounts for IT related issues.
• Oversight of the management of the Society’s vehicle fleet.
01.07.1993 - 31.03.1995 Manager - Research & Design;
01.01.1992 - 30.06.1993 Manager - Mortgage Branch;
01.04.1991 - 31.12 1991 Regional Management - CABS Mashonaland Region;
01.07.1989 - 31.03.1991 Manager - Systems Development Branch;
01.07.1985 - 30.06.1989 Assistant Manager - Computer Department;
01.07.1984 - 01.06.1985 Chief Systems Analyst;
01.06.1982 - 30.06.1984 Analyst/Programmer;
01.04.1979 - 31.05.1982 Chief Programmer;
01.04.1978 - 31.03.1979 Programmer;
04.07.1977 - 31.03.1978 Trainee Programmer;
6] Other Experience
• Employed by USAID on secondment from CABS to recommend changes to the mortgage
systems and procedures at the Swaziland Building Society 13 -16.04.1993.
• Investigate the formation of a new commercial bank in Zimbabwe. The proposed share holding
is an equal split between Nedcor, Old Mutual Zimbabwe and CABS. Due to problems with the
Ministry, this project has been shelved for the time being.
• Zimswitch Partnership representative 11.06.1997 – 01.03.2000.
• Association of Building Societies representative to the Standards Association EDIFACT (ISO
9735 Electronic data interchange for administration, commerce and transport) committee
01.09.1998 – 30.06.1999.
• Investigate and develop a relationship with VISA regarding the branding and switching of the
Society’s cards.

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7] PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION:
• Computer Society of Zimbabwe - Full Member
8] EXTRA CURRICULA ACTIVITIES:
• Angling - Member and ex-Vice Chairman Mashonaland Light Tackle Club
• Bird Watching
• Power Boating - Member Wingate Power Boat Club
9] REFEREES: All contactable at mailto:management@cabs.co.zw
Mr Kevin Terry Mr. Derek L Stephenson
Deputy CEO Director
Old Mutual Kenya Central Africa Building Society
P O Box 30059 P O Box 2798
Nairobi, Kenya, GPO 00100
http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/kevin-
terry/9/a30/b2b
kevint@cabs.co.zw
Harare
http://zw.linkedin.com/pub/derek-
stephenson/8a/172/226
+254 20 282 9800 +263 4 883823, +263 71 60008
Mrs. Josephine Jambangwe Mr. Ambrose K T Matika
Head – Operations Consultant
Central Africa Building Society Central Africa Building Society
P O Box 2798 P O Box 2798
Harare
http://zw.linkedin.com/in/jabangwe
josephinej@cabs.co.zw
Harare
http://zw.linkedin.com/pub/ambrose-
matika/53/367/7b0
ambrosematika444@gmail.com
+263 4 883823 +263 4 883823