Donald Gair, Owner

Donald Gair

Owner

Yasdia Photographic

Location
South Africa
Education
Diploma, Nacca Computer Auditing
Experience
54 years, 4 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :54 years, 4 months

Owner at Yasdia Photographic
  • South Africa
  • My current job since February 2009

Set up and ran a Photographic Studio

General Manager Risk, Audits and Compliance at Telesure Investments
  • South Africa
  • May 1988 to February 2009

Set up internal Audit department.
Set Up Risk Management department.
Set up Compliance department.
Conducted audits, risk assessment and compliance issuers over several subsidiary companies.
Had a team of 12 staff

Internal Auditor at General Accident Insurance
  • South Africa
  • May 1987 to April 1988

Set up Internal Audit department

Internal Auditor at Caltex Oil
  • South Africa
  • May 1980 to April 1987

Started as a Financial analyst monitored the accounts of subsidiary companies. Transferred ti Internal Audit where I was trained in auditing systems, financials, credit control, stock control, cash and banking, Invoicing Health and Safety

Managers Clerk at Barclays Bank
  • South Africa
  • December 1969 to April 1980

I started as a waste clerk, became a teller, worked on bank relief staff for 2 years (as Acting Accountant at most branches), was seconded to London for 1 year, returned to South Africa and worked at various branches until I became a manager Clerk

Education

Diploma, Nacca Computer Auditing
  • at Institute of Internal Auditors
  • December 1991

NACCA COMPUTER AUDITORS COURSE-This is a two year course designed to train Internal and external auditors in auditing computer systems. It is run under the auspices of the Institute of Internal Auditors. SAS FUNDAMENTALS V6-Basic training in using the SAS system. SAS PROGRAMMING V6-Advanced training on the SAS system AS/400 USING THE S/36 ENVIRONMENT-Migration of data files from S/36 to AS/400 mainframe systems and security considerations S/36 SYSTEM OPERATIONS-Use of the mainframe operating system and it's Utilities. FRONTLINE LEADERSHIP-In House Management training POWERPOINT-A modelling program that enables measurement EXCEL 97 (Advanced) ACCESS 97 (Basic) IDEA. (Basic) -This is a data interrogation package, that enables the importing and combining of data from various sources. IDEA. (Advanced) -As above MDP (Leadership License) A management Development course that I am currently involved in.

Specialties & Skills

Process Auditing
Performance Auditing
Auditing
Quality Auditing
Safety Auditing
AUDITING
OPERATIONS
POWERPOINT

Languages

Afrikaans
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Matric (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 1968
Valid Until:
December 1969