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Johannesburg, Gp, Za

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

As the Microsoft Capability Lead for Africa, I look forward to:- Grow the Business: Expand the Microsoft business at Accenture in Africa.- Foster Relationships: Strengthen the strategic partnership between Accenture and Microsoft.- Develop GTM Strategy: Create and implement a go-to-market (GTM) strategy that aligns with industry objectives and addresses Africa's unique challenges.- Enhance Skills and Assets: Develop the skills and assets needed to support industry and account leaders in delivering valuable solutions to our clients.- Promote Positive Culture: Cultivate a positive and engaging work environment.

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

As part of AMBG (Accenture Microsoft Business Group) I have the task to manage and grow our Azure Cloud capability. I fulfill a full spectrum of responsibilities including sales, delivery, marketing, recruiting and learning.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

The Associate Director role at Accenture allows me to navigate this incredible firm and unlock opportunities in various industries. Although I'm focused on Microsoft at this point in time, what I love about Accenture is the career & learning opportunities that the firm affords me.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

In this exciting role, I have the privilege to look after two crucial areas in our growing company - Marketing and Sales. Together, we shape the brand, demand generation and sales strategy to continue to grow the company into different markets all the while transforming business development to adapt to the ever evolving world of technology.As the Business Development Executive I get to fulfill a number of passions including mentoring sales team members, creating innovative solutions, participating in thought leadership activities and driving large transformation projects with a select few clients.If my time at Mint has taught me anything, I know this isn't the last time I'll change roles and I look forward to transform myself as the company continues to grow from strength to strength.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

I am accountable for all decision making around the strategic direction of Mint Management Technologies in conjunction with my fellow directors. This position has given me experiences in the realms of mergers & acquisitions, regional expansion, technology platform & vendor selection, organisational restructuring, partnerships, financials and overall digital direction.Mint itself has transformed significantly since I joined in 2011, growing from a single consulting team to a diverse, regionally expanded, award winning systems integrator. The challenge of keeping this firm relevant during a time of industry consolidation and vast digital transformation has blessed me with a rich tapestry of experiences that no text book can teach.Mint has afforded me great opportunity to travel extensively throughout Europe, Americas and parts of Africa. This exposure has further grown my understanding of technology, people and business as each country deals with digital transformation in a unique way.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

As the Sales Executive at Mint I am responsible for the continued transformation of our sales organisation to keep up with the rapid change in the digital landscape. I work with various internal sales teams at Mint to modernize their sales and marketing efforts. I also work with clients on their journey to becoming digitally led.The Sales Executive role gives me freedom to really get to know organisations as my focus is more on medium to long term journeys that will optimise processes, unlock value at every step and allow our clients to do better business.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

As the company has grown we have been able to assign executives to individual divisions. With my background in ECM and love for anything digital/web, the ECM role was a natural fit for me. I get to steer the direction of the division with solution offering and partner decisions all the while staying in touch with technology via crafting enterprise grade applications during the sales cycle.I spend most of my time in business development and have really developed a love for marketing and sales, but nothing gives me more pleasure than sharing knowledge. I'm able to continue this via an array of speaking slots in the ECM arena while also teaching and guiding the youngsters at Mint.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

I've been brought into Mint to continue the growth of the SharePoint, CRM and Mobile competencies. Companywide business development, services execution and strategic decision making will all form part of my day to day.As the company continues to grow, I'm sure my portfolio will change, but at present it's all hands on deck to achieve the company and my personal goals.Making decisions on the direction of marketing campaigns, sponsorships, staff and more is a lot to digest, but the ever changing Microsoft landscape ensures that no two days are the same in this role.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

I've been brought into to IMMIX to focus solely on the development of their SharePoint competency. I will touch every part of the solution lifecycle from pre-sales / solution creation all the way through to architecting, analysis and actual implementation. Overarching business related responsibilities will also include:- Recruitment;- Strategy;- Day to day operations;- Cash flow forecasting / management.

With my rise through the ranks at Mint I've been fortunate enough to gain experience in a number of areas including, Development, Project Management, Analysis, Consulting, Customer Care, Account Management and lastly, Sales.The Solution Sales Professional role is suited to an individual that fundamentally understands the entire solution lifecycle from its inception all the way to eventual implementation. The understanding of this cycle along with exceptional knowledge of the available platforms are paramount to conceptualizing realistic and achievable solutions based on the client’s needs.I completely embody the individual described above and some of my duties include:- Attend client meetings to uncover possible opportunities for new business;- Mapping of business requirements to complete solutions;- Prepare proof of concepts and conduct demonstrations to prospective clients;- Creation of solution proposal and costing for prospective clients;- Prepare and conduct solution presentations to prospective clients;Although the duties above only include sales related activities, I keep my platform knowledge and consulting skills relevant by playing an overseeing role on projects for our most strategic clients.

While a project manager at Mint, I always took the "hands-on" approach to all facets of the project during its lifecycle.This "hands-on" approach coupled with the relative size of our company exposed me to a host of consultant type scenarios which I handled with great efficiency. I immediately fell in love with SharePoint and the surrounding applications that make up Microsoft's IW stack.Mint soon realized that I can add a lot more value in the role of Principle IW consultant and in December 2007 I formally made the move. Highlights while holding this position include:- Multiple trips to Belgium and Holland to manage all facets of our engagements with Sappi Europe;- Lead all facets of Sappi's ISO lifecycle implementation;- Resposible for POC of Sappi Europe's MOSS Migration Project;- SharePoint user training for Sappi at various location in South Africa;- A trip to North America to implement and train users on the Global Intranet for Sappi North America;- Support, Manage and Implement Customer Care initiatives for Sappi.com and a number of internal web platforms based on SharePoint;- A trip to Saudi Arabia to implement SharePoint and train users at Mobily;- Writing Absa's SharePoint Blueprint document in conjunction with Microsoft Services;- Implementing Absa's enterprise SharePoint architecture;- Lead the first phase of Absa's policy and procedure automation project;- Implementing SharePoint at 2010 FIFA SALOC;- Implement SharePoint and train users at ICASA;The experience of working abroad has helped me a great deal when dealing with multinational organizations as I understand it is not only about the technology, but also about the people, their cultures and customs.

At the end of 2005 I moved into the project management role at Mint which I held for some time. I successfully completed project for major enteprise clients including Sappi and Absa.My platform knowledge and good personal skills allowed me to excel in the position as I could relate to the client on many different levels. My technical background also ensured that I was able to challenge my team when completing timings and preparing time estimations on solutions. This skill, nurtured through time, would prove to be a great asset in future roles I held with Mint, namely; Principle IW Consultant and Solution Sales Professional.

Mint employed me to look after a number of their legacy classic ASP website clients including Ford and Mazda. I quickly found myself involved in a host of other development initiatives and although I had 0 experience in the .net framework, I learnt very quickly and got by.Web development, although a secret passion of mine, was never my strong point and Mint quickly saw that client engagement was one of my bigger assets and a move to become client facing was inevitable.

Powerhouse distributes and supports Phillips transcription and dictation equipement. They also implement and maintain software called Winscribe which is the platform many radiology departments use today.I worked in their support department and also created various websites etc for them

Btech: Information Technology, Information Technology (Management, Development, Business, Security, Information Management Et Al), Degree

Activities and Societies: BasketballThe BTech degree gave me a wide array of additional exposure to subjects such as user interfaces.

National Diploma: Information Technology, Information Technology (Management, Development, Business, Security, Information Management Et Al), Diploma

Activities and Societies: BasketballIn 2003 I received my National Diploma in Information Technology from NMMU. The 3 yr diploma covered.

Matric, Economics