Gbolade Dada
About Gbolade Dada
Gbolade Dada is a Lead Programmer Analyst (Programmer III) at Alight Solutions in Toronto, Canada, with extensive experience in programming and team management.
Company
Gbolade Dada currently works at Alight Solutions in Toronto, Canada. Alight Solutions delivers human capital solutions to companies, aiding them with payroll, healthcare, human resources, and financial services.
Title
Gbolade Dada holds the title of Lead Programmer Analyst (Programmer III) at Alight Solutions. In this role, he oversees the administration of pension and benefits batch jobs for corporate clients, manages a team of programmers, and ensures the accuracy and efficiency of complex batch processes.
Prior Positions
Before becoming a Lead Programmer Analyst (Programmer III), Gbolade Dada worked at Alight Solutions as Programmer II for 11 months from 2017 to 2018. Prior to that, he spent 9 years as Programmer Analyst Advanced at Aon Hewitt in Toronto from 2008 to 2017. His earlier position at Aon Hewitt was as Programmer Analyst in Houston, Texas, from 2004 to 2008.
Education and Expertise
Gbolade Dada earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago, completing his studies from 1999 to 2003. His technical expertise includes programming batch processes using SAS, SQL, and JCL, managing a team of programmers, and conducting impact analysis in line with client requirements.
Key Responsibilities
In his current role, Gbolade Dada is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of pension and benefits batch jobs for corporate clients. He conducts impact analysis, reviews analysis and configuration tasks, and oversees testing for complex projects. Additionally, he manages batch workload across multiple clients, assesses risk, prioritizes tasks, and delegates assignments to ensure timely and cost-effective results.