Dewald Diedericks Email & Phone Number

My working experiences exposed me to wide range of software and 'wetware' areas of expertise within large, medium and small corporates. I have had the privilege of spending a few years working in the USA which broadened my outlook on especially sales and marketing to various vertical industries. I have a keen interest in people, mentorship and people growth and hence enjoy my involvement in upper management through my directorship positions at my last two employers. I also enjoy Large Client Management - sales, relationships and execution.Key Strengths:My ability to brainstorm on a strategic level, create a fitting vision and then able to communicate and make it practical within an operational environment. I have good people skills and are able to translate a vision into action. I have an exceptional ability to communicate with all key stakeholders. The credibility to engage and influence effectively at senior management levels and to communicate with cross-functional staff at every level. I often take advantage of my passion to visualise in order to bring various audiences "onto the same page". Technology understanding My tech know-how is grounded by my experience as a middleware specialist both local and in the USA. As well more recently serving in a management capacity to custom development teams driving BI solutions.I have a widespread understanding of technology in the software engineering and I'm thoroughly versed and experienced in the Software Dev Life Cycle process.Business understanding I have a strong commercial awareness and are able to act as an effective interface between the business and IT. Hence the reason I often find myself in client facing positions related to sales, senior client relationships, conflict management and legal contract negotiations. I have worked within various industries, but best understand the finance, insurance and telecom verticals.

Listed skills include Customer Service, Integration, Business Intelligence, Business Analysis, and 33 others.

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  University Of Johannesburg

  Computer Science