Pivotal role in driving sales and revenue growth by focusing on securing large-scale, complex deals with high-profile clients. Supports the Sales Team with: Strategic Sales Development; Consulting Sales Leadership; Complex Solution Selling; Value Engineering for Clients and Iot. and Industry Though Leadership.

• Led proposals and implementation of projects ranging from GBP150k to GBP5,1m• Pre-sales presentations targeting both business (COO, CFO, Head of Share Service Centre) and technology (CIO,CTO) and top leadership (CEO) stakeholders • C-Suite workshops and Process Design Workshops (incorporating Design Thinking and other strategies to reduce employee resistance) on SAP, Microsoft Dynamics and Oracle• Review of Effort Estimates and supporting Business Case / Business Realisation Plans• Agile Delivery including Design Thinking or Service Design• Design and implementation of RPA Centre of Excellence• Built a team (12 Core Team members supported by an additional 3 Process Analysts, 5 Developers, 2 Solution Architects and 2 Workstream Leads)• Worked with the following industry clients: Mining; Insurance; Banking; Technology Media and Telecommunications; FMCG and Utilities• Worked with Country Managers from: UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, Clevva, Outsystems, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, GE, IBM and Hyperscience• Programme Director for Programmes and Projects across mining, oil and gas, telecommunications, financial services, retails, utilities:o Multiple PoCs/PoVso Process Transformationso RPA and Chatbot (and Conversational UI) implementations including Machine Learningo Low Code application implementation• Represented Deloitte at the following:o Led Deloitte’s annual Technology Trends survey and presentation for Automation Topic – May 2022o ITWeb Brainstorm Roundtable event – Future of Low Code Platforms – Mar 2022o Outsystems Webinar (on demand) - How to drive business innovation using a Modern Application Platform with OutSystems and Deloitte (https://www.outsystems.com/webinars/business-innovation-modern-app-platform/ ) – Aug 2021o Automation Anywhere Webinar – Future of Work (https://v2.itweb.co.za/event/automation-anywhere/the-future-of-work/ ) – Nov 2019o Financial Mail – Interview on Intelligent Automation – Sep 2019

Managed and implemented technology professional services projects for Utility clients. • Innovation and thought leader for Accenture Smart Grid Services supporting Sales in Africa (South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique) and Middle East (Saudi Arabia and Kuwait). Application of new IT:o Robotic Process Automationo Design Thinkingo Data and Analyticso Agile Methodologyo Cloud and Securityo Mobility and IoTo As-a-Service Models• RFP responses, subject matter presentations, deal shaping and sales origination• Delivery Lead, Project and Programme Management of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) solutions for Utility and metropolitans. Delivered in SA (multiple), Kuwait, Dubai and Saudi Arabia.• Key AMI projects included:o Systems Integration Project Manager for a Large Utility AMI/ Smart Metering Programme at ZAR45m. o Won an AMI Programme at a Large Metropolitan in KZN. PMO responsible for nine work-streamso Technical and Solution Lead Specialist for a large Smart Metering as a service 10 year proposal to a SA Metropolitan City (Approximately R12billion) which was awarded in 2016• Lead and or co-faculty for Accenture training schools in Jhb, Cape Town, Chicago, London, Madrid, Dublin, Kuala Lumpur &Bangalore• Represented Accenture ato Metering ASIA conference in Bangkok (Thailand) in Jun 2012o Specialist speaker at Africa Utility Week in Cape Town - 2015, 2016 and 2017o Panelist for Infrastructure Dialogue event at DBSA (New Financial Models) - Aug 2015o Interviewed on ANN7 Mar 2015 o Interviewed on SAFM Mar 2016o Interviewed for ESI Africa at Africa Utility Week May 2016 o Presented at DistribuTECH Africa July 2015 and Jul 2016o Guest presenter at Huawei Global Event in Shanghai – Sep 2016; and Shenzhen – Mar 2017o Keynote Speaker at Huawei Global Smart Grid Co-located Conference at AUW upcoming in May 2017o Facilitator for Panel Discussion on Digital Innovation at GovTech – Durban Sep 2017

Smart Grid Delivery Lead Responsible for pre-sales, solution design and delivery management of smart metering/advanced metering infrastructure and other smart grid related programmes in South Africa.

Project and Programme Management for the Systems Integration and Technology projects within the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Programmes for large South African Electricity providers

Managed the financial systems of all companies within the Servite Group. • Key projects managed/implemented:o Developed a five-year financial systems strategy aligned to business, finance and ICT strategieso Implementation of an integrated electronic procurement solution for 300 users including process improvemento Upgrade of the financial accounting system Changes/Updates in process and procedureso Integration of two subsidiary companies into the Group Company for all Financial Systems impactso Cognos (Oracle) Reporting suite development and implementation for Financial Reporting• Key achievements:o Identification of missing financial data due to limited audit trail information (R9m) from integration/interfacing systems

Managed the financial systems of all companies within the Hanover Housing Group. • Key projects managed/implemented:o Implementation of an integrated electronic procurement solution for 800 userso Financials Systems Strategy and Business Continuity plan for the Finance Divisiono Revision of the group chart of accounts; Upgrade of the accounting systemo Design and implementation of the Payroll interface and updated processeso Automation of journal posting, intercompany reconciliation and bank reconciliation (Excel and Access VBA)• Key achievements:o Steering Committee Member of the Cedar Open Accounts UK User Groupo Steering Committee Member of the Open Financials User Group – Facilitated annual conference break-out sessions and workshops (2005 and 2006)

Project Manager for the implementation of an e-procurement solution at DLS, a third generation synchrotron in the UK.Implementation of the e-Procurement (Order to Pay) custom developed system. • Key highlights of project management:o Reporting solution designed and implemented using legacy system (quick win)o Managed a RFP process for the procurement of the systemo Procurement process improvemento Setup multi-currency for integration and paymentso Automation or daily and monthly reports using Excel VBA• Key achievements:o Saved Diamond GBP80k through tender process replacing rather than augmenting the legacy technology

Managed the financial systems of all companies within the Circle Anglia Housing Group. • Key projects managed/implemented:o Implementation of an integrated electronic procurement solution for 600 userso Implementation of an integrated electronic expenses solution for 800 userso Initially implemented Management Reports using Excel VBA and migrated to Business Objects for Finance (universe Design and Reports) two years later.o Electronic document management with workflow for receipts and sales invoice authorisationo Design and implementation of the Payroll interfaceo Fixed Asset management system and Capital projects control implementation and integrationo Integration with legacy systems with the new Accounting system implementation• Key achievements:o Company award for the implementation of the Ecom Purchase Order Systemo Presented the Ecom Expense System implementation at the CODA DREAM User Group Conference at Microsoft’s Head Office in Reading and the Coda Office in Harrogateo Promoted from Financial Systems Controller to Group Financial Systems Manager

Responsible for fund management accounting and business support projects lead. • Key projects managed/implemented:o Automated fund management Key Performance Indicators (KPI) reporting using Excel VBAo Automated excel bank reconciliation between trust and trading accountso Developed a MS Access 97 Investor Call Centre Customer Relationship Tool for call logging and escalations (conversion from manual paper logs)• Key achievements:o Award for reducing the bank reconciliation through automation (from three days to two hours)o Award for the implementation of the Investor Call Centre call logging tool

Responsible for all financial systems projects as well as the fixed asset accounting, broker accounting and fleet management accounting. • Key projects managed/implemented:o Finance project lead for the automation of the broker reconciliation system (responsible for 70% of AFLIFE’s new business/sales)o Integration of the fleet management system for accounting transactionso Asset Accounting System integration with General Ledger system• Key achievements:o Runner up to the African Life Employee of the Year 1998/99 (3,000 Staff)o Voted employee of the month - September 98; Runner-up in November 98, February and March 99. o Promoted from Accounting Supervisor to Project Leader

Responsible for all fund accounting and fund administration of a portfolio of pension funds• Key functions:o Benefit calculations and applicable taxationo Managed credit control and premium collection reconciliationo Interpretation of Pension Fund Rules including compliance to the FSB• Key achievements:o First Southern Life employee to pass Certificate of Proficiency in Employee Benefits and Intermediate Certificate in Employee Benefits in back to back exam sittings (same semester) though the Insurance Institute of South Africa (affiliated to UK City and Guilds) in December 1997

• Responsible for all accounting related to:o Debtors Ledgero Creditors Ledgero Cashbooko Bank Reconciliationo Electronic payments• Key achievement:o Setup a direct invoice entry system for the builder’s supplies division thus ensuring that invoices were not captured in books and subsequently re-entered into the sales ledger. Resulted in faster production of Debtors Accounts.

National government offered local council renters a discount to purchase their rented accommodation based on contribution to date as well as input costs. Contract role responsible for consolidating council home costs from self build model. Extracting costing entries from manual ledger logs, capturing them on financial system and Quattro Pro (Excel like app) and calculating unit cost for council home buyers. • Responsible for cost accounting related to:o Extract transaction costs from audit trail to produce total construction cost per single unit; production of reconciliations for new owners of council homeso Update Housing register for Provincial administrationo Perform general office duties and administration