Graham Schwikkard Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Cambridge, Gb

Cambridge, Cambridge, Gb

In charge of creating a high-performing and scalable organisation

Johannesburg, Gauteng, Za

Project manager on operations and strategy projects. Involved in marketing activities and business development. Highlighted projects: - Led team working with Africa's leading media company to analyse the digital services market and approve an investment case for a new, disruptive business model - Led team and worked closely with client in developing market growth strategy and activation plan for major packaging client to increase sales 60% over 5 years - Assisted the development of Dynamic Constraints Model for quantified decision-making at manganese mine. Identified shortfall to next year targets with recommendations to close the gap - Analysed and designed new planning and reporting management systems for the same site - Developed online management system for organisation meetings, KPI tracking, and reporting - Led social media activity and managed website activity. Wrote articles which were published on Business Day, The Citizen, MoneyWeb, Bizcommunity, and Fin24

Johannesburg, Gauteng, Za

Beginning as Business Analyst, completed team member roles and subsequently moved to running workstreams and individual projects.Business Analyst (Jan 2010 - Jan 2011)- Conducted the financial and market analysis of state owned port terminal. Created excel based activity based costing models and 5 year forecasting model- Worked closely with HR of a major smelter to define and redesign the current HR processes and subsequently coached personnel on a new management operating system- Performed budget analysis and diagnosis of major government department’s poor service deliverySenior Business Analyst (Jan 2011 - June 2012)- Developed and implemented the new management systems for the head office’s Finance, Supply and IT departments of a leading global resources company division in South Africa- Built a customizable and detailed costing model for a major South African retirement fund and identified over ZAR4m (US$450k) in cost reductions from changes to the current customer management- Managed a team to develop the growth strategy for a multinational construction company to add over ZAR1bn ($110m) to their earnings over 3 years. Subsequently sold follow on next phase projectAssociate (June 2012 - Aug 2012)- Managed team of consultants to advise executives and develop the divisional strategies for a multinational construction company.

Cambridge, England, Gb

Develop the next level strategy for Raspberry Pi in Africa and pursue key opportunities for market development

Cambridge, Gb

Gained a global experience with diverse class whilst completing intensive courses from corporate finance to organisational design. Focus was on strategy, marketing and entrepreneurship.- Benavitch Scholarship- Rower for St Catharine's Boat Club, - Played for St Catharine's MCR football and Hughes Hall MCR cricket- Winner of ATKearney Case Competition for Judge Business School and European Runner-up- Runner-up at HULT Global Case Competition London Regionals. Video summary of proposal available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVVizbWZKS0 - Blogged for thenewgame.co.uk- Facilitator at the University of Cambridge Center for Entrepreneurial Learning Ignite Programme (http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/ignite/)- Economics letter published in South Africa's Financial Mail (http://www.financialmail.co.za/fm/Letters/2013/06/07/let-s-have-low-rates)

Za

- Completed project for developing a novel technique to identify the emergence of HIV mutants - Worked with American HIV surveillance team and work was published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Pdm, Business Management

Bsc Hons, Genetics

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