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South Africa

- As Senior Programme Manager I rolled out the programme of works for the Tyme-TFG partnership. This end-to-end delivery involved the design of the co-branded debit card, the roll-out of 600 new co-branded banking kiosks nationally in TFG stores, the development and launch of a new co-branded loans product, the development to expose TFG Connect as a VAS.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• Managed the migration to a new Endpoint Detection and Response (anti-virus) application on workstations and servers for both the enterprise and operational environment.
• Managed the implementation of a new Threat and Vulnerability Management System.
• Managed and delivered the roll-out of Privilege Access Management Phase 1 at Domain Controller Level.
• Managed the development of a global, cloud-based Inventory Management System (full life cycle) based at one of South32’s mines.
• Managed the project to implement a Shift Roster for the Global Business Services team to provide improved service across multiple time zones.
• Completed the business analysis and presented the business case for the Covid-19 contact tracing solution for all African operations.

Melrose Arch, Johannesburg

• Filling the role of Programme Manager within the Digital Platforms team, with the responsibility to drive and coordinate the project team to deliver the convergence initiatives set forth by the Connectivity and Cyber.
• From a Cyber Security point of view the initiatives includes various aspect of embedding a Cyber Security framework and building the capability for both the corporate and operational environments.
• Delivered the Riverbed Aternity End-User Experience Monitoring solution.
• Managed the Zscaler Private Access pilot as part of a new VPN solution and prepared the business case and financial model.
• Delivered the global Video Conferencing improvements.
• Acted as Scrum Master to deliver the Connectivity Playbook and conduct various Proof of Concept initiatives set forth in the playbook.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Acted as Project Manager for the Sasol Finance team after the announcement of the Value Added Tax (VAT) increase from 14% to 15%. Implemented and tested the changes on the FI/SD modules of SAP and deployed to production across all the business units.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Filling the role of BI Continuous Improvement Service Owner Lead for the global integrated chemical and energy company, Sasol. The focus was mainly on managing the transition of BI initiatives from build to operations. The aim was to direct, manage and maintain viable BI solutions by ensuring repeatability, establishing workable processes, driving customer.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• Managed the R106m Governance, Risk, Compliance & Security programme to address and deliver the identified strategic core initiatives to protect Sasol’s critical technology and information assets. Managed the programme.
• Managed Sasol IM’s Corporate Social Responsibility project in collaboration with the Maharishi Institute.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• Developed and delivered the Group Executive Committee Business Performance Analytics mobile application (R15,2m). This project formed part of the newly established Enterprise Information Management department and.
• Managed the BCM & IT Service Continuity project across Sasol Group (R6,6m). An As-Is assessment was done on the BCM capability and the ITSC capability for all IT systems. This led to the development of a To-Be state.
• Delivered the global Mobile Device Management System implementation (R4,9m). The design, implementation and roll-out of the Airwatch Device Management System for all mobile devices used in Sasol.
• Coordinated the Information Security Management System assessment (R3,7m). Various security assessments and penetration testing lead to the development of an Information Security strategy and implementation roadmap..

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Envision Leadership was founded by myself in 2007 with the vision of providing innovative solutions to leadership and personal development through the: - Development and facilitation of Leadership Development programmes for small businesses. - Development and facilitation of Personal Development programmes for school corps and sport codes.The company.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Global Technology Infrastructure: Core Banking Transformation and non-production environment programme. Managed one of the GTI portfolios targeted to meet requirements for the Core Banking Transformation strategy and.

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

Delivered the Systems Integration Testing (SIT) Environment project worth R105m. The aim was to build a SIT Environment across disparate infrastructure platforms and software stacks (to the extend of 40% of production capacity). The build was accomplished within scope, budget and a very aggressive 4 month timeline.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Entrepreneur having participated in the start-up phase of Thought Frontiers Consulting. The company’s drive is to provide consulting services and assist various clients with the implementation of innovative strategic business decisions in specific areas of business growth, marketing, risk- and project management.Strategic Consulting included services like.

Braamfontein, Johannesburg

Managed the strategic IT Stabilisation programme for seven prominent Shopping Centres in the Liberty Group Properties portfolio. The deliverables included a five-year IT strategy and architectural blue print, an operational systems architectural design, a network and data centre designs, and risk mitigation plan. Managed five project managers across six.

Braamfontein, Johannesburg

Delivered the Group Energy project worth R440m. The national programme consisted of a collection of projects to alleviate power pressure from rolling blackouts resulting in income loss and slowing down of business operations. Various solutions were designed and rolled out at Liberty Head Office, four Office Parks, seven Shopping Centres and ten ‘IT.

Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa

• Participated in Executive decision-making
• Managed the Technology Department of seven staff members
• Managed staff performance
• Developed and executed departmental plans within the budget
• Initiated and managed several events and tours
• Managed, counselled and gave guidance to a learners and educators

Executive Master Of Business Administration - Emba, Business Administration And Management, General

Master'S Degree, Personal And Professional Leadership, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Golden Key AssociationFaculty prize for the best M.Phil (PiPL) student

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Computer Science, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Primaria Dinki Ladies Day House

Bachelor Of Education (B.Ed.), Computer Science And Science, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Secretary of the PUK Central Students Council, member of Northwest Senior Hockey side, member of PUK 1 hockey side

High School, Science, Maths, Electronics, Technical Drawing, 8-12

Dipl. Human Resource Management, Human Resources Management And Services, Cum Laude

Higher Education Diploma, Education

Activities and Societies: Primaria: Dinki Dames Koshuis