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Cape Town, Wc, Za

City Of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Specialised workshops and services focussing on: - Strategy Conceptualisation and Design - Strategy Evaluation (incl. market analysis) - Gap Analysis - Business Modelling & Planning - Solution Design & Implementation - Empowerment through DataBe Innovative, Be Bold, Be Resilient, Be Raven.

Build market intelligence to support and guide product development, growth and investment decisions.

South Africa

I supported the Deep Learning Cafe (DLC) team by providing input into general company strategy, as well as facilitating discovery workshops, and providing input into solution design and implementation. Key activities included: - Strategy definition & documentation in the form of a pitch deck for fundraising - Collaboration on pricing and positioning strategies - Discovery workshops, including the resulting business analysis and requirements definition - Input & review of solutions - Collaboration on proposals

Austin, Texas, United States

Support startups through the NewChip accelerator program by: - Hosting sessions for knowledge share and collaboration - Reviewing and submitting company valuations - Offering business advisory sessions - Reviewing pitch deck's with an investor's mindset

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

In my role as a business consultant, I supported the team in refining and formalizing their strategy and approach for the final development and launch of a physical device. As a side project, I also explored and documented a specific use case for our initiatives. The key deliverables I produced included:(1) A detailed deck outlining the business initiative’s strategy, model, and milestones, crafted for use in fundraising and partnership efforts.(2) An extensive milestone overview highlighting crucial objectives, business and technical deliverables, and funding needs at each stage for operational use.(3) A review of financial models and forecasts, adjusted to align with the revised milestones and strategy.(4) A comprehensive report evaluating a potential opportunity, examining possible implementations.

Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Data transformation, analysis and visualisation to address key business questions & streamline operational processes. Projects included: - Scoping, designing and managing the implementation of a Microsoft Dynamics 365 data solution to manage export activities - Input into product strategy plans based on data gathered from Dunnhumby & internal scan data - Building reports & answering ad-hoc business questions using Cognos

I work closely with Root's clients to design, build and implement their insurance products. This requires the ability to pre-emptively identify and create innovative solutions to address business requirements. Additional competencies include project managing client onboardings and product launches.In addition to the technical implementations, I play a role in ensuring strategic alignment between company mission and products being built and building partnerships to maintain the client relationship going forward.

Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Internal consultant on multiple projects focussing on funeral insurance and client classification and conversion. The role included interpreting and reporting on general banking performance to exec.Key deliverables: - Developed a dashboard to drive strategic direction in client acquisition endeavours- Provided insight into the impact of Covid-19 and the ensuing lockdown on banking behaviour to exco- Assisted in building and launching an online debit order submission portal- Responsible for the month report on operational banking activity

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Support the executive team in identifying, quantifying and initiating new business opportunities. Projects include a new credit product, a non-banking product via a partnership and client benefits.Key competencies: - Identify and evaluate business opportunities through market research (quantitative & qualitative) - Quantify business opportunities through business modelling and quantitative and data analysis - Present & garner support for initiatives from c-suite executives - Project implementation through project management and end-to-end project involvement including giving input into technical, legal, marketing, change control and training elementsProjects: - Revolving credit product (Access Facility) - Non banking product (launch pending) - Client benefits - Various other projects that were either discontinued or put on hold

Stellenbosch

Combining data analysis with operational insights to drive and support key business decisions. Focus on operations (staffing, service efficiency, branch footprint, sale KPIs)Key competencies: - Acting as an internal consultant to provide exco with insights and recommendations on key business questions through analysis - Generating, implementing and maintaining reports and models(SQL, Excel, QlikView)Focus areas: - Branch footprint insights, including recommendations on opening, closing, moving and amending trading hours - Forecasting & scheduling of branch staff - Queuing and service efficiency (time to service, time of service, quality of service) - Operational KPIs, with a focus on sales and product performance

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Maintain and improve the physical asset management system used for preventative maintenance on TetraPak’s processing and packaging equipment in the European region.Liaising with an international clientTranslating business requirements into system outputsDeveloping analytical dashboards and reports (QlikView & SQL)Identifying and executing improvement initiatives

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Assessing the business and technical accuracy of updates to a telecommunications provider’s complaints management systemGenerate comprehensive test plans Manage bug fixes and alignment changesPresent final product to business ownerDesign and implement automation testing

Cape Town Area, South Africa

The vacation work involved creating test plans, testing front-ends and generating reports.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Investigated, documented and improved processes within various departments.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General, Cum Laude

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Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Industrial Engineering