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Kyalami Business Park - Midrand, South Africa

My main focus is overseeing the technical aspects of all solutions that are implemented at our clients and to get the best fit for each client from available solutions and/or to provide customization where required. A lot of focus is put on streamlining implementation tasks and providing automation of processes and technologies available where possible. This is done to ensure that projects can be completed in the quickest time possible, resulting in improved capacity and lower costs to clients.… Show more My main focus is overseeing the technical aspects of all solutions that are implemented at our clients and to get the best fit for each client from available solutions and/or to provide customization where required. A lot of focus is put on streamlining implementation tasks and providing automation of processes and technologies available where possible. This is done to ensure that projects can be completed in the quickest time possible, resulting in improved capacity and lower costs to clients. I am also fulfilling the senior project manager role, overseeing technical capabilities of solutions and ensuring that projects are completed within the allotted time frames and budget. I am responsible for research and design into new solutions that can add benefit to the solutions that we offer. These are developed on best-suited platforms and normally integrates with MS SQL databases. Most of our solutions make use of OPC technology as a communication protocol. A significant portion of my work involves dealing with clients and understanding their needs. I consider myself an expert in this area and have provided various solutions to clients that have exceeded their expectations.I play a integral role in the company's development and growth to achieve the business goals and objectives set by the company. This involves building relationships with clients based on trust and their acknowledgement of our capabilities and expertise.Brochures are provided below, covering some of the advanced solutions that I am responsible for. Show less

Hyde Park, Johannesburg

Responsible for managing and ensuring the successful configuration and implementation of Mine Production Management Solutions at our clients’ mines, through InSite software. This also included development of interfaces to provide functionality between Gemcom’s Software and third parties’ systems. The position involves creative thinking and development of systems architecture taking into account mining systems and integrating these with software systems.The position also required a large… Show more Responsible for managing and ensuring the successful configuration and implementation of Mine Production Management Solutions at our clients’ mines, through InSite software. This also included development of interfaces to provide functionality between Gemcom’s Software and third parties’ systems. The position involves creative thinking and development of systems architecture taking into account mining systems and integrating these with software systems.The position also required a large amount of innovative and lateral thinking enabling the adaptation of solutions to fit clients’ needs. My position required me to function as an independent business unit and to be able to manage projects and staff through all phases of an implementation. I was required to apply innovative thinking to arrive at best-of-breed solutions, through technology that were available to us at the time. The work that I was responsible for required that I draw from my knowledge in the mining environment and adapt IT solutions to best suit the client’s equipment, workflow and processing needs. Show less

Zeiler Street, Pretoria West

Acquiring geological and geophysical data for clients. Designing of software and equipment to assist in data capturing and processing. Managing the compilation of graphic presentations for clients containing an informative, processed visual product of data that was captured. This has been added as a new division to the business operations and was allocated to me to manage.I was sent to Luxembourg for a training course on new equipment and software. I developed additional… Show more Acquiring geological and geophysical data for clients. Designing of software and equipment to assist in data capturing and processing. Managing the compilation of graphic presentations for clients containing an informative, processed visual product of data that was captured. This has been added as a new division to the business operations and was allocated to me to manage.I was sent to Luxembourg for a training course on new equipment and software. I developed additional software applications that were added to these programs to assist in data capturing and processing procedures. I was sent to several companies abroad to market our services and products to possible new clients.I worked in Colombia, (South America) for nine months, capturing and interpreting geological and geophysical data for a client and managing our operations in South America. Show less

B.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering), Thermodynamics

Activities and Societies: Engineering Design, Debate, Student Council

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