John Brand Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, Wc, Za

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Redesign existing Mainboard Website• Redesign PortfolioPad Backend, Package views for Talent Listing, Booking.• Redesign Castingpad Backend and Casting views for Casting between Clients, Directors and Agencies• Redesign Modularpad Backend for Modular Website system• Redesign Modular Options Website Sales tool• Create design solutions for new add-on features in Portfoliopad• Assist volume clients with Modular Website unique designs.• Hold design meetings with… Show more • Redesign existing Mainboard Website• Redesign PortfolioPad Backend, Package views for Talent Listing, Booking.• Redesign Castingpad Backend and Casting views for Casting between Clients, Directors and Agencies• Redesign Modularpad Backend for Modular Website system• Redesign Modular Options Website Sales tool• Create design solutions for new add-on features in Portfoliopad• Assist volume clients with Modular Website unique designs.• Hold design meetings with clients (volume and custom) to capture and gather their Design Requirements.• Preparation of Custom Website Technical Requirements clients• Create flowcharts of User Journeys and functional Screen Flows for Custom website clients• Package and hand-over fully documented page designs and assets to developers.• Collaborate with developers to come up with unique solutions to various design and technical development issues• Assist with internal company process re-engineering and optimisation of design, documentation and clientfeedback• Create mailers for clients on solution offerings• Managed various client website projects internally before full-time PM was employed. Show less

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Build brilliant BRAND relationships with clients that excel across all media types: Graphics, Websites, Printing and e-Marketing.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Working on large corporate UX/UI projects. • Assist client services with client value proposition, competitor analysis.• Identify audience groups and create Personas including decision process flowcharts. • Create flowcharts of User Journeys and Functional Screen. • Compile a Site Content Audit covering existing page layouts and content elements, with commentary and improvements. • Assist copywriters with the creation of the Content Strategy and Value Proposition mapped… Show more Working on large corporate UX/UI projects. • Assist client services with client value proposition, competitor analysis.• Identify audience groups and create Personas including decision process flowcharts. • Create flowcharts of User Journeys and Functional Screen. • Compile a Site Content Audit covering existing page layouts and content elements, with commentary and improvements. • Assist copywriters with the creation of the Content Strategy and Value Proposition mapped using voice tiers.• Create Low-fidelity Wireframes and optional High-fidelity Wireframes.• Create Visual Mockups including structured layout grids for desktop, mobile, tablet and modular scale systems for typography.• Create clickable Prototypes for functional testing • Package and hand-over fully documented page designs and assets to developers.• Collaborate with developers to come up with unique solutions to various design and technical development issues• UX Support including analysis of HotJar screen recordings, click and scroll maps leading to re-design and optimisation of various pages/screens Show less

Cape Town

Created Thyon Design to provide various creative services ranging from website design and development, identity/logo development, graphic design, print layout, e-marketing, signage, video, animation and 3D.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Responsible for $1.6M (per year) of OpenView Software Revenue, including License and Software Maintenance on the OpenView suite of products• Generate revenue directly with Customers through linking with Sales Plans of the HP Enterprise Account Managers for NSP, FSI, X-Man, Public Sector, etc.• Generate revenue via direct Customer Business Development Initiatives like hosted events, seminars, presentations and workshops• Generate revenue via HP Education Services• Generate… Show more • Responsible for $1.6M (per year) of OpenView Software Revenue, including License and Software Maintenance on the OpenView suite of products• Generate revenue directly with Customers through linking with Sales Plans of the HP Enterprise Account Managers for NSP, FSI, X-Man, Public Sector, etc.• Generate revenue via direct Customer Business Development Initiatives like hosted events, seminars, presentations and workshops• Generate revenue via HP Education Services• Generate revenue via Local and Country-wide HP Business Partners• Customer Relationship Management in the Enterprise Account Management Team• Funnel Management, Sales Administration and Customer Relationship Management systems Show less

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Country Development of Intranet Solutions• Develop custom-written Content Management applications in ASP/SQL/JScript for News, Events,Company and Marketing Planning software.• Re-develop Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server as a Content Management System for individual Business.• Group and Company Group areas using ASP/JScript/XML• Post News, Announcements, Documents, Photo Galleries, Links and other collateral in each Group• Develop specific online applications using… Show more Country Development of Intranet Solutions• Develop custom-written Content Management applications in ASP/SQL/JScript for News, Events,Company and Marketing Planning software.• Re-develop Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server as a Content Management System for individual Business.• Group and Company Group areas using ASP/JScript/XML• Post News, Announcements, Documents, Photo Galleries, Links and other collateral in each Group• Develop specific online applications using ASP/SQL/JScript/XML: e.g. Voting systems, Polls, Discussion forums, IN/OUT Board, Internet RSS news feedsAdditional Marketing Roles:• Design of HP Brand printed and electronic invitations, brochures and other collateral• Assist with Customer Proposal Documents: content layout, structure, wording and design • Checking of artwork to comply with HP Branding Guidelines• Training to Staff and Agencies on HP Branding Guidelines Show less

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Technical Lead for Regional Software Sales Account Manager (Cape Town/Port Elizabeth/Durban).Customer Proposals, Presentations, and Pre-sales Consultant for HP Software Business Sales in Coastal region, also assisting Gauteng region.Customer Scoping and Solution Development Workshops.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Customer Proposals, Presentations and Project work on Consulting Projects on HP Software Suiteincluding HP OpenView.IT Service Management: Process Design and Implementation Workshops with clients.Resource Management and allocation of HP Consultants.Facilitator/Educator for training courses at HP: TCP/IP, Networking, Performance Management, IT/Operations, Network Node Manager and other OpenView courses.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Worked as a Technical Sales Consultant for HP Network and Systems management software products like HP OpenView. Responsible for Customer Demonstrations, Solutions Development, Proposal writing, Installation and Testing of prototypes and client projects.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

I was employed together with 12 other Electronic Engineers who would step through the Transtel (now part of NeoTel) Engineering Induction Program wherein graduate engineers were placed in various network areas to gain a wide-range of telecommunications experience.Areas of Electronic Engineering Development:• Transmission Networks: Cable, Fibre Optics, Analog Cable lines, GPS Synchronisation• Data Networks: Testing X.25, Frame Relay, IP, BanyanIP, NTU Networks, Network Protocol… Show more I was employed together with 12 other Electronic Engineers who would step through the Transtel (now part of NeoTel) Engineering Induction Program wherein graduate engineers were placed in various network areas to gain a wide-range of telecommunications experience.Areas of Electronic Engineering Development:• Transmission Networks: Cable, Fibre Optics, Analog Cable lines, GPS Synchronisation• Data Networks: Testing X.25, Frame Relay, IP, BanyanIP, NTU Networks, Network Protocol Training, Network Management, Developing Standardised Windows TCP/IP installation process• Radio Networks: Technical Lead in Trunked Radio Network Roll-out, Management Software, Staff Training, Billing process, Vehicle Tracking, FCAPS Methodologies, Radio Inter-connect Protocol Analysis Show less

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Worked on various projects including:• Thermal Imaging software system, to create images from a room temperature infrared sensor• Various smaller projects involving networks and electronics