My name is Oriel and I am passionate about IT! I have 20+ years of IT experience. I have worked for several companies in different sectors and have gained valuable exposure to being a Developer. I started my studies at WS&L Academy where I studied COBOL programming as my first programming language. I achieved a distinction and finished 2nd in my class. I was then also one of the 10 successful students who got employed by Old Mutual Insurance company. I spent 10 years of my career at Old Mutual before I decided it is time to continue my growth opportunities outside the company as mainly a Contractor. I studied PHP, HTML, SQL, Java and got experience in VB and C#.NET. I'm looking forward to completing my Bachelor's Degree as soon as possible. I've always been passionate about growing and learning hence Information Technology is the perfect career for me. I'm hard working yet like to look at situations logically and systematically. In 5 years I'd like to see myself in a Team Lead role. However, I feel ready to take on the job at hand and will definitely be an asset to my next company. I thrive in an environment of mutual trust. I work well on my own as well as in a team. I love what I do and it shows in my work. I try and learn new languages every month. Keep up to date with Stack Overflow and other technology sites.