Orchestrated start-up and development of this successful provider of end-to-end automation services focused on identifying and addressing the needs of diverse clientele. Perform expert analysis of business needs and develop / implement customised solutions with a strong commitment to quality and overall service excellence.Key Highlights:- Completed automation, integration, and monetisation of contracts / agreements with business systems, portals, and sites (directly and with apps), specialising in SalesForce.- Grew company from start-up to profitability, securing accounts with diverse companies ranging from multinational corporations to boutique firms in the US, UK, and Australia.

Deliver expert counsel to a wide range of businesses transitioning to Agile methodologies. Serve as SME in regards to Agile processes, business impact, planning, budgeting, costing, and pricing. Mentor Scrum Product Owners. Support visualisation of products for bottom-of-the-pyramid markets.

Member of executive team charged with leading start-up and development of company focused on delivery of Document Assembly Technology to North American, UK, European, and Pacific Rim markets.Key Highlights:- Functioned as Scrum Product Owner and Product Marketing Specialist, fuelling product awareness through SEO content encompassing strategies for social media, web site, and press releases.- Played an instrumental role in pioneering creation and commercialisation of XpressDox (document automation software), elevating product performance to achieve top five in its class globally.

Forged and cultivated strategic business relationships to support organisation’s competitive performance, profitability, market share, and new product innovation. Formulated business cases, identified new business / partnership opportunities, performed trend analysis, and led operations of product owner professionals. Addressed unresolved issues, ensuring timely and effective troubleshooting to maintain excellence in customer experience.Handled all aspects of staffing, training, and motivation. Worked closely with customers and industry evangelists to generate needs-based solutions in compliance with consumer priorities. Established and drove corporate strategy / direction, providing expert negotiation of plans with executive decision-makers with a strong focus on growing scalable / sustainable business. Recommended pricing, new features, special deals, and goals.Key Highlights:- Played an instrument role in boosting product revenue by 45% annually (for eight years), and new product category from concept to R60M annual revenues (in five years).- Spearheaded successful operations of largest team of product owners in the country (11 total).- Delivered comprehensive map of corporate DNA, facilitating selection and planning of new business initiatives based on risks and opportunities.- Enhanced stakeholder communications with creation of heightened presentation of business development pipeline.- Enabled application of security methodologies within company products.- Contributed to attainment of 100% first-time success rate for initiatives taken to Business Acceptance Committee.- Successfully delivered CIPRO transactional model deal.- Increased product profitability through enhancements in pricing.

I profitably managed my own equities portfolio on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

Primary leadership force of group’s financial control and business administration operations, totalling nine companies with more than 1000 staff members. Delivered detailed reports to investors, boards and general public, ensuring superior levels of integrity and governance as well as overall regulatory compliance. Authored details on financial results as well as press releases. Managed taxation requirements for all companies with a focus on maximising group’s advantage.Coordinated treasury operations. Safeguarded group’s fixed and moveable assets. Functioned as trustee of group’s provident fund. Managed accounting operations for all companies. Provided administration of employee Share Incentive Scheme and insurance plans. Enforced compliance with labour legislation in regards to staff hiring, disciplinary actions, and terminations. Handled all aspects of external audits, including negotiations, budgeting, and presentation of financial affairs.Key Highlights:- Secured an additional R10M in non-taxable profits to group over a five-year period through regional decentralisation benefits for two companies.- Ensured group’s profitability within high-risk business arena through conservative approach to financial management.- Led timely collection of debts, effectively controlling in excess of R500M cash flow annually.- Maximised interest advantage through strategic capital management, transferring funds as needed in order to maintain optimal profits within fluctuating economic conditions.- Delivered significant savings in insurance premiums by transitioning group to self-funding plans.- Maintained top audit success rates throughout tenure through upkeep of internal accounting systems / controls.- Enhanced accounting and administrative functions through introduction of new systems and processes.

I was one of three founding members offering the market an alternative in real estate, property management, and project management services.

I was responsible for the provision of a full range of management information including monthly management reporting, variance reporting in a standard costing environment, and short- and long-range forecasting.

I had responsibility to provide a full range of monthly reporting to management initially using actual costing, and subsequently standard costing.

I was involved in the audits of public and private companies in all sectors of the economy.