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Cape Town, Wc, Za

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Stellenbosch

Superbar is a Raw and whole food product range of health bars with NO artificial additives and a great source of protein and fibre. They taste great and are gluten, wheat and soy free. We like to keep our product recipes simple, filled with great superfoods, and always raw, just as nature intended. You can be sure that if you eat a Superbar you are eating a complete healthy snack that will nourish and sustain you.Responsibilities:- Key decision maker in strategic direction of company- Recipe development- Pitching to Investors- Overseeing Marketing- Overseeing Logisticswww.iamsuperbar.co.za

Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

- Overall team focus - Make sure that teams work together effectively- Kaizen focussed - Facilitating continuous improvement and organizational change. Coordinating Agile transformation in Software Engineerign by facilitating process adoption and helping implement learnings.- Boost Ownership - Help Scrum Masters and teams build their own path toward their own goal by proactively coaching and mentoring and reviewing their interactions with regards to the Agile development methodology. The end goal is to breed ownership that builds self-motivation and helps a person to reach their purpose. -Manage Risks - Help manage risks and dependencies within Engineering to enable a better flow of value by assisting with training the dev teams and improving engagement between teams and stakeholders- Fulfilling the RTE(Release Train Engineer) role to implement the first Program Increment(PI) Planning into the organisation. As everyone is still working from home, there was a lot of coordination to implement this remotely and run it successfully. - Release Manager - Controlling software delivery throughout the lifecycle.- Implemented and facilitation of PI Planning at Entersekt- Implementing ISO27001:2013 controls and make sure policies align accordinglyEnd goal – catalyse concrete and relevant improvements in Software Engineering by promoting awareness, boosting ownership, developing competencies and facilitating barrier removal.

Stellenbosch

Entersekt is a Stellenbosch, South Africa-based fintech provider of mobile-based authentication and app security software protecting online and mobile banking, e-commerce transactions, and access to sensitive records and systems in healthcare, insurance, and government. We secure digital banking transactions and payments for millions of users in 45 countries every month.Responsible for:- Coaching cross functional teams in ways of Scrum- Managing and coaching a team of 3 ScrumMasters- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies- Ensuring optimal use of Jira across the company(Jira Administrator)- Manage dependencies, facilitate & support process improvements- Project managing the dev and implementation of a new company Timesheet system- Ensuring visibility of team metrics to stakeholders and team for optimal team efficiency and planning- Implementing ISO27001:2013 controls and make sure policies align accordingly

Stellenbosch

MiX Telematics offers fleet management, driver safety and vehicle tracking solutions, delivered as SaaS to customers in over 120 countries.Scrum Master and Jira Administrator for MiX Telematics. Duties included - Jira and Confluence Administrator(Continuous improving of system and workflows)- Team Training in ways of scrum- Facilitating daily standups and removing impediments- Implementing ISO27001:2013 standards- Process improvement- Conflict resolution

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Urbian is a digital agency that creates experiences which transforms the way people interact with brands. I was responsible for managing the Windhoek and Investec accounts to ensure profitability of the business units.• Negotiated retainer fee for Windhoek and delivered within budget. • Resolved conflict issues to keep workflow consistent.• Recruited and managed external partners for production work. Forming strong working relationships helped to deliver on target.Skills required: Communication, new business sourcing, project management, client service, budget setting/planning, presentation

Cape Town Area, South Africa

G2 was a subsidiary of Grey Group working exclusively on BAT Africa. My responsibility consisted of the strategic positioning of new BAT variants in North Africa.(Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, Ghana & Nigeria)• Managed to get a project & strategy signed off by BAT that G2 have been struggling to solve for 2 years prior to my employment. By managing external partners and pulling the project together, this was a crucial move to keep BAT a leader in North Africa.• Built strong relationships with external partners to deliver projects on schedule and within budget. Skills required: Communication, project management, people and agency management, strategic direction, presenting.

Admakers is a luxury and lifestyle marketing agency, specialising in high ticket items like property, yachts and vehicles within SA as well as globally. • Was responsible for strategic planning of the market positioning, launch timeframe, elements of launch and site layout of new property estates. • Personally responsible for winning and managing the business of the luxury development Sandton Skye, Gauteng and Faircape Construction, Cape Town. • Managed all partners expectations by writing detailed proposals for new developments.Skills required: Networking, new business, project management, budget setting/planning, presenting.

Treoc was a consultation holding company educating clients on property investments. Was responsible for all marketing and advertising related activity for this company.• Successfully rebranded the company with a new look and strategic direction.• Preparing and managing annual budget. • Presenting periodic reports to executive board to ensure objectives are being met. • Restructuring of the marketing process internally. Skills required: Networking, strategic planning, project management, budget setting/planning, presenting

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Amperz&nd was a smaller ad agency in Westlake (now rebranded to OFyt) • New business development within the ADT Security group – National level. • Managing the workflow of all projects to ensure timeous completion. Tracking & managing budget expenses. Skills required: Networking, new business, project management, budget setting/planning, presenting.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

New business development;Budget management;Strategic planning;Management and Training of junior staff – 2 resources;Project management – full function;

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Ogilvy is the largest 360 full service agency in South Africa. Contracted to effectively manage the Sun International account worth R51mil pa.• Strategic planning of brand marketing plan. Promotional campaign management – concept to completion. Managing junior staff – 2 resources.• Successfully executed the Sun International Windmill casino launch in Bloemfontein with radio, press, banners, billboards, inserts & on site advertising on a budget of R1,2mil.• NSRI needed exposure to raise capital. Managed to get a TV ad put together for minimal cost for a pro bono client(NSRI) - Saved the client R800k on production. Ad increased exposure for NSRI.• Managed & trained junior staff - 2 resources in methodology and best practice. • Managing the workflow of all projects to ensure timeous completion. • Successfully rebranded Sasko bread packaging for nationwide rollout. • Launched Pepsi in South Africa with a minimal budget of R6mil.Skills required: Networking, new business, project management, budget setting/planning, presenting

London, United Kingdom

Croco was a premium product sourcing company based in London. Contracted from South Africa to increase company growth by securing new clients and thereby increasing company turnover. • Building credibility and establishing rapport with existing clientele. • Managing the process of conceptualising and developing new products for Coca Cola to increase revenue stream. • Successfully secured Coca-Cola European contracts worth R5mil.• Freight logistics – keeping track of shipments from China to UK and Europe. • Assisted in managing the company’s transition to ISO 9000 by processing the necessary documentation.• Quality management of shipments from China. • Managing the workflow of all projects to ensure timeous completion. Skills required: Networking, new business, project management, budget setting/planning, presenting

Uk, France, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Israel, Jordan

Travelled around the world doing various odd jobs including sales, construction worker, barman, coffee barista, cheese maker and bee farmer. Explored a startup business opportunity in 2000-2001

Post Grad Diploma, Advertising & Marketing

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