Anton Lombard

Highly experienced Adabas/Natural Developer with over 25 years in mainframe systems, specializing in application development and production support. Proven ability to deliver complex financial and banking integrations, including Payment Run systems and electronic interfaces. Adept at systems analysis, translating business requirements into technical solutions, and maintaining ADABAS databases.

Seeking to leverage extensive technical expertise and problem-solving skills to contribute to iSanqa's development initiatives.

Senior Applications Developer - GPAA

(2024-01 - 2026-07)

• Provided essential maintenance and support for production Civil Pensions systems, collaborating within a four-person team.
• Managed and enhanced the Payment Run system, including providing critical after-hours support for monthly payment processing.
• Developed NATURAL programs, invoked via HTTP, to facilitate seamless integration with Oracle-based systems.
• Maintained the electronic interface to BankServ utilizing NATURAL, ADABAS, VB 6.0, and XCOM/VPN transmission protocols.

Applications Developer - GPAA

(2014-01 - 2024-12)

• Delivered comprehensive maintenance and enhancements for enterprise pension systems and critical banking integrations.
• Engineered web services using NaturalONE and developed NATURAL programs, called via HTTP, for robust Oracle integration.
• Facilitated extensive user liaison and provided dedicated after-hours support for the Payment Run system.

Consultant / Analyst Programmer - GEPF

(2000-01 - 2014-12)

• Authored, tested, and implemented a new Payment Run system as a key member of the core delivery team.
• Constructed and deployed a system for issuing Certificates of Existence to medical fund contributors, aligning with national life-verification mandates.
• Devised an electronic interface to ABSA for Account Holder Verification, employing NATURAL, ADABAS, and VB 6.0.
• Contributed significantly to the SARS modernisation initiative for Life Verification by establishing a link with the Department of Home Affairs.

Consulting & Analyst/Programmer - Chase Manhattan Bank, UK

(1997-01 - 1999-12)

• Provided support for Customer & Bank Data systems, successfully executing Y2K remediation, ACAMS enhancements across European branches, and automating SWIFT address processes.

Consulting & Analyst/Programmer - Credit Guarantee Insurance Company

(1999-01 - 2000-12)

• Re-engineered the Attorneys/Liquidators system using CONSTRUCT.

Consulting & Analyst/Programmer - GEPF Civil Pensions, SAPPI, Munich Reinsurance of Africa, Iscor Ltd.

(1992-01 - 1997-12)

• Undertook progressive analyst/programmer responsibilities across financial systems, sales systems, and a COBOL-to-NATURAL migration project.

BCom Honours - Informatics - University of Pretoria

BCom - Informatics - University of Pretoria