John Bester

Background

About John Bester

I am a naturally driven Software Developer who is experienced in implementing and managing IT infrastructure and applications, possessing specialized skills that assist in supporting the scalability and high availability needs across well renowned sectors. I am equally capable in tactical and strategic roles and hold a broad technical knowledge covering the end-to-end process of IT application development, system analysis, system design, server side (functional) programming, and database design while complying with governance requirements. My passion lies in advancing technology-based innovation comprising of operational efficiencies, process optimization, performance improvement, and seamless workflow management. My experience boasts instances where I was able to research LTSP to build up a network for a school at about 10% of the cost of replacing hardware, reducing the start up time of a client’s untidily application from 20 minutes to a few seconds, fixing a clients POS system to work comfortably on slow inter office network infrastructure, fixing and implementing the value of stock calculation on an existing ERP running at a factory in Germany and many more. As a supportive and enthusiastic team player, I am dedicated to streamlining processes and efficiently resolving project issues. I am resourceful and astute, and always willing to take on new challenges to learn and up skill. Personally, I believe that for each problem there is at least one solution – you just must look hard enough to find it. I deem it important to live according to what you learn and to never stop learning.