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Strategic advisor to the payment and ecommerce industry with core focus on value-add services, loyalty programs, customer retention, innovation and ecommerce implementation.Developed and implemented ecommerce platforms for clients from the conceptual stage through to launch. Examples include Lemvia.com.

2018 to 2021 - Developed and implemented an integrated mobile payment and loyalty system for a USA based client. The system’s objective was to enable consumers to use a mobile device to make payments in-store at retail outlets, either by automated EFT or by linking their debit or credit card and earn loyalty points.We developed a back-end system with a web interface and APIs, linked to a front-end user web interface and a mobile phone application (with the ability to white label)… Show more 2018 to 2021 - Developed and implemented an integrated mobile payment and loyalty system for a USA based client. The system’s objective was to enable consumers to use a mobile device to make payments in-store at retail outlets, either by automated EFT or by linking their debit or credit card and earn loyalty points.We developed a back-end system with a web interface and APIs, linked to a front-end user web interface and a mobile phone application (with the ability to white label), using local and international resources. It included in-house developed automated EFT payments and an integration with a card processing provider. We developed and managed the loyalty point management system in-house. The team successfully launched a pilot in 2021.2015 to 2017 - Developed a turnkey proof of concept, at risk, to process automated EFT payments at the point of sale in retail outlets. Consumers could use their mobile devices to pay at the point of sale of retailers through EFT. This included real-time calls to retailers’ POS software to authorise or decline payments. The hey critical success factor was the ability to process and report payment success of failure to the retailers’ POS software in less than 30 seconds. This objective was met. The system included full back-end functionality, secure databases, security and legal compliance, a vault, automated EFT payments, web-interface, and a mobile app. It facilitated connectivity with the five major banks in SA.2011 to 2014 - Contracted to a consortium of investors that were developing a new virtual bank. They contracted me to develop a card payment division with an embedded loyalty program. I developed a relationship which led to an agreement with MasterCard, allowing us to white label MasterCard debit and credit cards for corporate clients. We made integrations with external loyalty partners and received MasterCard approval to insert loyalty program bar codes on debit and credit cards that we issued. Show less

XBuy was founded at the onset of the emergence of ecommerce in South Africa. Its business model was to combine ecommerce and loyalty to provide a value-add offering, in white label format, to corporate clients. XBuy was awarded a tender by Absa Bank to develop, maintain and manage as an outsourced solution, a combined ecommerce and loyalty program. The program was initially implemented in the Home Loans Division of Absa Bank by XBuy, and later expanded to Vehicle and Asset Finance… Show more XBuy was founded at the onset of the emergence of ecommerce in South Africa. Its business model was to combine ecommerce and loyalty to provide a value-add offering, in white label format, to corporate clients. XBuy was awarded a tender by Absa Bank to develop, maintain and manage as an outsourced solution, a combined ecommerce and loyalty program. The program was initially implemented in the Home Loans Division of Absa Bank by XBuy, and later expanded to Vehicle and Asset Finance, Private Bank, and Workplace Banking. The online ecommerce site for the Home Loans division was named Absa HomeBuy. It won the award as the most innovative product within Absa Bank for 2009 and was one of two products mentioned as the reason that Absa Bank was named the most innovative bank in Africa for 2009.Absa HomeBuy was the first ecommerce portal branded and promoted by a bank in Africa.Additionally, XBuy developed, maintained and managed a white labeled ecommerce website for Kulula Airline, as well as XBuy Mall that was made available to employees of large corporates like Vodacom. Show less

Compass Group PLC was an FTSE 100 company and the largest food service provider in the world. This included remote site food service and facilities provision to the USA Marines and UK military during operations in the Middle East, and the United Nations in various sites in Africa.Strategic Exports was responsible for all the non-food purchases and logistics for remote site deployment in Africa and the Middle East. I managed an annual budget of $200 million. Remote site logistics with no… Show more Compass Group PLC was an FTSE 100 company and the largest food service provider in the world. This included remote site food service and facilities provision to the USA Marines and UK military during operations in the Middle East, and the United Nations in various sites in Africa.Strategic Exports was responsible for all the non-food purchases and logistics for remote site deployment in Africa and the Middle East. I managed an annual budget of $200 million. Remote site logistics with no real infrastructure available, are particularly challenging, and more so, military logistical support, where product quality and in-time delivery are the two key measurement metrics. As COO, I was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the division with a staff complement of 74, as well as negotiations with key suppliers and manufacturers around the world. Show less

Celafrique was established in 1994, 6 months before the mobile networks launched in SA. It consisted of two sister companies, Celafrique Retail, that sold cellular contracts and hardware, and Hire-a-phone, that provided the short-term rental of mobile phones and SIM cards to international visitors.Celafrique Retail opened the first ever specialised cellular retail store in SA and ended up owning 42 stores around the country. It won the MTN TOP GUN award for three consecutive years and… Show more Celafrique was established in 1994, 6 months before the mobile networks launched in SA. It consisted of two sister companies, Celafrique Retail, that sold cellular contracts and hardware, and Hire-a-phone, that provided the short-term rental of mobile phones and SIM cards to international visitors.Celafrique Retail opened the first ever specialised cellular retail store in SA and ended up owning 42 stores around the country. It won the MTN TOP GUN award for three consecutive years and from 1994 to 1997. During the first couple of years, it sold 25% of all new contract connections for MTN.By 1997 it started rebranding its stores and opened the first ever MTN branded mobile phone store in South Africa.Hire-a-phone operated kiosks at Johannesburg, Durban and Port Elizabeth airports and provided short-term rentals of mobile phones to international visitors. It had to develop its own billing software, and I wrote the scope of works for a billing program to enable it to invoice calls made by a visitor that rented a phone for a short period. I project managed the development and implementation of the billing software, databases, integration with MTN and the ongoing maintenance thereof.At Celafrique Group, I managed a staff exceeding 100 employees located throughout South Africa. I implemented automated accounting software, credit vetting software, and bespoke billing software for Hire-a-phone. I oversaw the day-to-day operations, as well as developing and implementing the medium and long-term business strategies. Show less

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