Senior Executive with expertise in Business Management, High Performance Team Development, Profit and Loss management, Software and Technology Development, Bid Management, Project turnaround, Operations, Manufacturing, Business Process Re-engineering, Quality Management and Innovative Solution Development.
- Rescued critical IT project from 6 months behind schedule to completion before schedule.
- Enabled BBBEE consulting business: From idea to R30M turnover (49% GP) within 12 months.
- Acquired 62 000 registered members for new web-business within 6 months with shoe-string budget.
Solid “Can-do” manager to rescue and turn around failing projects whilst maintaining good relations.
- Rescued critical national project to deliver on time, within budget and within security and performance requirements.
- Rescued critical service delivery project and prevented major striking actions within highly politicised environment.
- Formed and managed high performance team to successfully develop new automation technology in record time to prevent serious business losses. (Nominated for top 100 innovations 2009)
Analytical business leader who delivers value by applying sound business and human management principles.
- Conceptualised, designed, managed and advised on the development of management information (business intelligence) solutions for several major organisations.
- Devised various business models creating new revenue sources by leveraging on existing resources and/or customers
- Compiled and presented numerous new business plans and initiatives for approval and managed implementations thereof.
Creative thinker and innovative value creator.
- Created core technology, operational procedures and commercialisation actions to propel various business ideas into profitable multi-million Rand businesses/business units for clients.
- Created and managed marketing platform (methodology and technology) for web-business and acquired 62 000 registered members within a 6 month period in South Africa.
- Improved management reporting efficiency with more than 24% per year (compounding over 3 years) for major national organisation with more than 4000 managerial staff members.
- Created and managed strategic impact accounting, workload projection and financial allocation system for 3 related major organisations – with less than 5% deviation over 10 years (Annual budgets in excess of R50Billion per annum)
Education and personal:
Bachelors in Engineering, University of Pretoria. Member of the Institute of Directors of Southern Africa, Member of the American Evaluators Association. Continuous learner and fervent reader.
South African Citizen, Fluent in English and Afrikaans.
Career History:
Project Director: Technowledge Development (Pty) Ltd: Business consulting and project rescues. June 2004 to Date
- Acquire, manage and perform business consulting, business engineering and business/Project solution developments.
- Full profit and loss accountability, directing resources and creating high performance teams.
- Mentoring, coaching, evaluating, rewarding and disciplining team members.
Personal sabbatical period: June 2009 – May 2010
Director: Bizwave (Pty) Ltd: Emerging entrepreneurial development organisation. September 2007 to February 2009
- Full accountability for business performance of phase 1 of new start-up venture for private investors.
- Directed and successfully managed the phase one business plan – Setup business, operational systems, working methodologies and achieved in excess of 62 000 registered members over six month period.
Principal Consultant/CIO: Technowledge cc: Business/Technology consulting and solution developments. 1995 to 2005
- Full accountability for consulting and project management business performance
Prior: Director Consultant: CP-TED (Pty) Ltd, Director: Robitech (Pty) Ltd, Manager Technical Services: Musgrave Manufacturers (Pty)Ltd, Project manager: ARMSCOR.
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