Management Consultant
Durban Area, South Africa
I am responsible for defining, analyzing and improving the sales, marketing, operations, digital tools and business processes for our clients’. My typical week includes; - developing applications in Microsoft Excel and PowerApps aligned to business and stakeholder requirements,- designing and developing new websites, mainly on WordPress with custom front-end using HTML and CSS,- creating digital marketing and social media strategies according to best practices using the 7S framework,- training clients in their IT and digital tools to improve productivity and efficiency,- facilitating workshops and brainstorming sessions on-site at customers premises,- managing multiple projects in parallel using Agile/Scrum/Kanban methodology,- creating live and interactive BI dashboards using Power BI, Excel and SharePoint.In the last year I have:- facilitated online and on-site meetings with clients in both Durban and Johannesburg - assisted clients to increase turnover by implementing digital marketing strategies, developing new websites, setting up social media strategies, creating content calendars and training and upskilling internal salesmen into digital salesmen and social media management professionals,- scoped, architected and migrated MDR Solutions into the Microsoft Office 365 platform. Developed a SharePoint architecture and moved the entire business to communicate through Teams and SharePoint,- developed internal mobile apps using Power Apps and Power BI (databases mainly in Excel and SharePoint Lists) to streamline internal processes such as claiming for work expenses and logging time on projects. Also built many Excel VBA applications and managed the projects end-to-end across the entire SDLC,- improved efficiency and productivity by enhancing the use of digital tools, applications and spreadsheets.