My areas of responsibility are:Do business opportunity and owner assessment and support;Identify new technology commercialisation opportunities;Assess new ideas and new products in terms of further development needs;Do technical readiness (TRL), business readiness and investor readiness assessments;Seek out funding partners that will invest in further product development and or commercialisation;Assist with all Memorandums of Agreement, contracts and product development negotiations;Do performance reporting, info-graphics and analytics for corporate clients;Structure and implement Supplier Development and Preferential Procurement interventions for corporate clients;Structure and implement Corporate Social Investment Programmes for corporate clients.

I am also an experienced management consultant focusing on providing a range of management and business services that just about immediately add value to the products and services of my SMME clients. These services include:Business and Management Advice;Business Plan Development;Business Opportunity Assessment;Skills Development Interventions;Change Management, King III, Risk Management;Owner (entrepreneur) support;Sales and Marketing Strategies;Performance Info-Graphics and Analytics Development;Development of Staff and EE Deployment;Workplace Training Programmes;Supplier Development and Preferential Procurement;Corporate Social Investment;Scorecard Verification Preparation;Website and supporting App Design and Development.As a Business and Management Advisor, I had been active in evaluating SMMEs and advising on business strategy and taking their products and services to the marketplace and I am available to: Assist with the selection and appointment of staff ;Guide managers and staff to give effect to their business plans and the utilisation of human and capital resources under their control;Advise on the development of appropriate policies and strategies that will guided the service delivery of companies and organisations;Assist with the development of business plans and budgets and the reporting on its implementation;Advise on the finalisation of the Service Level and Cooperation Agreements and the reporting of implementation progress on a regular basis.

I reported to the Board of Directors, developed appropriate policies and strategies that supported the service delivery of the HWSETA and developed a business plan and administrative budget valued at +-R42mil.Compiled, submitted and presented to Parliament an Annual Report which also contains the HWSETA Annual Financial Statements and the Auditor General of Sout Africa, audit reports.Managed and controlled 5 performance indicators, liaised extensively with stakeholders, Member of Parliament, Board members, and Standing Committees.Managed the revision of the existing performance Management and Quality Management systems and managed Business Continuity, IT Platform, Risk and Fraud Prevention plans. Some of my achievements were:Implemented a turnaround strategy which moved the available reserves from less than 30% of available funds utilised to 98% utilisation;Introduced the Special Funding Window to cater for Persons with Disabilities participation in skills development initiatives;Introduced a MEGA Expressions of Interest and the Special Funding Window in 2009 which placed an additional 30 000 learners in skills development programmes, learnerships and short courses;Despite many capacity and research data challenges, finalised the development of the 2011-2016 Sector Skills Plan. This resulted in the DHET awarding the HWSETA a top score (4/4) for the good quality of the document and timeously submission of the Sector Skills Plan.Improved the public profile of HWSETA through numerous high profile articles in the CEO Magazine, Black Business Quarterly, and attendance at Parliament where HWSETA was represented favourably. Managed to achieve unqualified audits three years in a row. Placed the South African Social Development Sector on the international skills development map with the International Social Worker Exchange Programme done with Skills for Care (England) and my presentation at their International Conference in 2010.

As COO I reported directly to the CEO and participated in Board activities. I managed the performance of 5 Managers (Standards Generation, Learnerships, Quality Assurance, Skills Planning and Corporate Governance). I was responsible for the development of their strategic objectives and the monitoring of their business plan implementation. I was also responsible for project management and grants administration totaling R550mil. This included performance indicators reporting and admin budget control (+-R50 mil per annum). I supervised the project management of 22 projects with a total value of +- R500 mil. As COO I liaised extensively with stakeholders, Members of Parliament, Board members, and Standing Committees. Some of my achievements included the following: The ISO 9001:2000 champion; Developed a nationally recognized FET College support strategy together with NBI;Initiated the first ABET qualification to support skills development amongst young poorly educated miners;When retrenchments became a regular occurrence in the Mining Industry, I introduced the Retrenched Worker Support Programme with De Beers Mining Company which is now a national standard;Introduced the Small Scale Miner programme which supported and promoted SMME development;Assisted new BEE owners with mining rights and introduced through WITS and UJ, the New Mining Executive Programme to develop their Board level skills;Extended the artisan programme to include Jewellery Manufacturing apprenticeships;Managed to achieve unqualified audits five years in a row.

My career started in Anglo American Corporation (Gold Division) in 1983. Since then I held various senior HR positions at various mines: Freddies Mine - Welkom, Western Deep Levels - Carletonville, Head Office - Johannesburg, ERGO - Springs. My responsibilities included Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations (including wage negotiations), Facilities Management (including both married and single accommodation), Employee Wellness, Payroll and Wages Administration.