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Orewa, NZ

New Zealand

• As the Practice Manager for Datacom's Digital Automation and Process IQ team, I am responsible for overseeing the delivery of services related to automation and process intelligence technologies. My key areas of.
• Leading a team of digital process automation experts who design, build, and implement solutions for clients using various automation technologies.
• Developing and implementing strategies to drive business growth, including identifying new opportunities and expanding our service offerings.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships, ensuring that their needs are met and exceeded through the delivery of high-quality solutions and exceptional customer service.
• Ensuring the successful delivery of projects, including project planning, resource allocation, budget management, and risk mitigation.
• Providing guidance and support to team members, including mentoring, coaching, and professional development opportunities to enable them to perform at their best.

New Zealand

• In this role, I am responsible for the successful design and delivery of projects mainly within the operational management and digital technologies realm. Key areas of responsibility:
• Showcase an expert understanding of operational management and various other project management methodologies while designing and delivering process optimisation projects.
• Play a key role in the financial planning of the project while managing multi-million-dollar budgets, ensure the effective allocation of resources and oversee the reporting process to maintain transparency with all.
• Apply out-of-the-box thinking techniques to critically review business systems and processes, navigate tenuous discussions with executive and senior leadership teams and influence business to challenge the status quo.
• Role-modelling a hands-on leadership style while managing teams of multicultural, diverse and high-performing professionals. Provide direction and support to the project team to drive the project’s overall success.

New Zealand

• During my tenure with Gemtech Solutions, I was responsible the establishment of a Robotic Process Automation practice that focused on the delivery of business improvement solutions in New Zealand’s public sector. Key.
• Cultivated and fostered relationships with a range of industry stakeholders and vendors and leveraged these alliances to enhance Gemtech’s delivery capabilities.
• Initiated professional development and training programmes to build a skilled and high-performing core team, coordinated their certifications and encouraged a culture of collaboration, idea-sharing, coaching and.
• Identified and created a pipeline of contracts across the public sector, built relationships with key decision-makers and led strategic discussions to broker contracts.

South Africa

• As a key member of the leadership team within Ernst & Young Africa, I was responsible for delivering real value to my clients while enhancing their operational efficiencies and overall success. Key responsibilities.
• Creating a high-performing and successful performance improvement business in Namibia within 2 years of establishment.
• Engaged with a range of clients across the finance, logistics, electricity, mining and manufacturing industries, established exceptional client relationships and integrated into their teams to understand process.
• Identified key value indicators and success drivers within each process/system and used those insights to develop and implement strategies thereby increasing regulatory compliance, improving operational efficiencies.

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

Bachelors In Engineering, Industrial Engineering

Masters In Business Administration, Business Administration And Management, General