Charl Van Schoor
@charlvanschoor
I lead technology portfolios and teams that deliver enterprise transformation, operational excellence, and sustainable business value.
CanadaWhat I'm looking for
At Canadian Natural Resources, I lead a multidisciplinary IT products and services team supporting Production Operations across North American operations, with accountability for strategic planning, service delivery, talent development, enterprise solution execution, and a CAD $9M portfolio.
I've delivered full-lifecycle transformation initiatives spanning IBM Maximo, Salesforce, ArcGIS, SaaS, infrastructure, custom software, integrations, mobility, and field data capture. I build high-performing teams through coaching, succession planning, trust, accountability, Agile delivery, and continuous improvement.
My background combines an MBA with deep software engineering experience across energy, banking, insurance, financial services, e-commerce, and technology consulting in Canada and South Africa.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Information Systems Team Lead
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 7 months)
Leads a multidisciplinary technology and business solutions organization supporting Production Operations portfolios, with accountability for strategic planning, service delivery, financial stewardship, talent development, and enterprise solution execution across a CAD $9M annual portfolio.
Business Systems Analyst / Project Manager
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Jan 2013 - Dec 2023 (10 years 11 months)
Owned strategic relationships with business executives and orchestrated full lifecycle digital transformation initiatives, including opportunity framing, business case design, requirements elicitation, enterprise solution design, and project delivery.
Systems Analyst
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Jan 2011 - Dec 2013 (2 years 11 months)
Supported the Oil Sands division by analyzing business and system requirements, recommending and designing technical business solutions, and managing IT projects and sustainment initiatives.
Senior Analyst / Developer
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Jan 2008 - Dec 2011 (3 years 11 months)
Designed, developed, and implemented enterprise .NET applications for business users, integrating Oracle and SQL Server data platforms.
Software Solutions Consultant
Global Kinetic
Jan 2006 - Dec 2008 (2 years 11 months)
Provided Microsoft consulting and solution development services to financial services clients, designing and implementing integration-layer software services to Siebel CRM and transaction management systems.
Senior Software Developer
Datacash
Jan 2006 - Dec 2006 (11 months)
Analyzed, designed, developed, tested, deployed, and maintained e-commerce payment solutions as part of an integrated transaction switching system.
Worked as a full-stack developer on a team maintaining the bank's customer-facing web application and middle-tier components interfacing with transactional and CRM systems.
Senior Software Developer
AFA Systems
Jan 2003 - Dec 2003 (11 months)
Developed and maintained customized investment management software solutions using an in-house entity-relationship framework.
Software Developer
Shoprite Holdings
Jan 2002 - Dec 2003 (1 year 11 months)
Designed and implemented Microsoft .NET web and enterprise solutions to replace legacy mainframe applications and batch processing systems.
Software Developer
20twenty Financial Services
Jan 2001 - Dec 2002 (1 year 11 months)
Designed and implemented full-stack software solutions for South Africa's first online-only bank, integrating customer-facing web experiences with back-end systems.
Software Developer
Sanlam
Jan 1998 - Dec 2001 (3 years 11 months)
Developed, implemented, and supported desktop and web-based applications using Microsoft technologies for the Trust and Wills business unit.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Queen's University Smith School of Business
Master of Business Administration, Business Administration
2018 -
MBA program with consulting projects and international business study in China.
Mount Royal University
Certificate, Business Analysis
2013 -
Business Analysis Certificate program.
University of South Africa
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Information Systems
2007 -
Grade: cum laude
B.Sc. (Hons) Information Systems with cum laude.
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Bachelor of Technology, Information Technology
2000 -
Grade: cum laude
B.Tech. Information Technology with cum laude.
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
National Diploma, Information Technology
1998 -
Grade: cum laude
N. Dip. Information Technology with cum laude.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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Job categories
Skills
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