Johan Kritzinger

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Service Delivery @ Stage Zero
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City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, South Africa
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I am a senior telecoms / technology professional, working with Stage Zero in South Africa.Earlier roles include IT Delivery & Project Manager with PepsiCo, Program Director, RAN Migration with Ooredoo in Kuwait, Vice Project Director, MTN with ZTE in South Africa, Head of Network Rollout with Ericsson across West Africa and various other contract assignments in Africa, the Middle East and the USA.I have led complex programs & projects, run telecoms operations, built & led multinational / cross functional teams (150+ staff), managed & negotiated with major vendors and held large budget ownership. I have led projects including network rollouts & swaps (core, radio, microwave & optical fibre), building services (electrical, mechanical & civil), data centers (design & implementation) and outside plant (design & implementation).I am an all-rounder who has worked for telecom operators, vendors and contractors in many countries, sometimes in challenging environments such as Nigeria and Somalia. I possess a very strong track-record of successful delivery. I am highly-analytical, astute and resourceful and believe I have a lot to offer. I have an MBA, Honours Degree in Business & Administration, Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering and Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Johan Kritzinger's Current Company Details
Stage Zero

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Service Delivery
Johan Kritzinger Work Experience Details
  • Stage Zero
    Head Of Service Delivery
    Stage Zero Aug 2023 - Present
    Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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  • Pepsico
    It Delivery & Project Manager
    Pepsico Feb 2019 - Sep 2023
    Noorder-Paarl Area, South Africa
    Pioneer Foods is a South African packaged goods company and in March 2020 became a subsidiary of PepsiCo.Responsible for IT Delivery through strategic Managed Service partnersManaging IT Projets eg. SD WAN and EDI implementations
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  • Frogfoot
    Project Manager, Mdu'S And Home Installs
    Frogfoot Jul 2018 - Feb 2019
    Cape Town Area, South Africa
    Frogfoot is a licensed open access fibre network provider. Frogfoot intends to play a pivotal role in the growth of fibre to the business and home in South Africa.I was responsible for Multi Dwelling Units (FTTH) and Home Installations (FTTH).
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  • Ooredoo Kuwait
    Program Director, Ran Migration
    Ooredoo Kuwait Dec 2016 - Jun 2018
    Kuwait City, Kuwait
    Led the RAN Migration Project working with Huawei. This included a RAN swap of 1105 sites, a RAN expansion of 300 sites and a DC power swap / expansion of 1700 sites.
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  • Zte Corporation
    Vice Project Director
    Zte Corporation Jun 2015 - Nov 2016
    Cape Town Area, South Africa
    Led ZTE's full turnkey rollout - site acquisition, build and transmission (MW & FTTS) - of MTN's mobile network and FTTH in the Western Cape Region. This included 250 new BTS / IBS sites, 400 MW links, 600 FTTS links and 5000 FTTH houses passed.Managed a team of 150.
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  • Ericsson
    Head Of Network Rollout
    Ericsson Aug 2014 - Jun 2015
    Lagos, Nigeria
    Built and managed the NRO organisation. Developed and implemented regional NRO strategy and objectives. Owned budget.Led NRO service delivery to support services sales.Drove NRO operational improvement programs.Managed three direct reports and over 100 Engineers.
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  • Specialised Infrastructure Solutions
    Operations Director
    Specialised Infrastructure Solutions Feb 2013 - Aug 2014
    SIS provides data center solutions to the GSM and IT industry throughout Africa and the Middle East. Reported to the CEO and managed all projects; design, delivery, budget and quality.Also carried out maintenance and support during warranty period.Managed additional strategic initiatives to drive new business.Successfully delivered a fiber landing station (Data Center) in Mogadishu and a Data Center in Lagos.
  • Mtn
    Programme Manager, Mtn Group Network And Is Transformation
    Mtn Jul 2010 - Jan 2013
    Dubai, Uae
    Supported strategic group initiatives across the OpCos. Projects included: Led a 5500 RBS site swap & modernisation project (Ericsson, Huawei & ZTE) in Nigeria. Project budget of $200m.IT Shared Services: set up a central IT Hub in Uganda which provided IT services (Billing, ERP, Business Intelligence etc.) to Uganda, Zambia, Rwanda and Swaziland.Network Managed Services: supported MS initiatives in Cameroon, Zambia, Afghanistan, Sudan and other OpCos.Supported full turnkey network rollout and modernisations (Huawei, ZTE and Ericsson) in Sudan and Nigeria.
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  • Ericsson
    Head Of Delivery Management, Senegal Hub
    Ericsson Aug 2007 - Jul 2010
    Dakar, Senegal
    Delivery Management provides resources (Engineers and Project Managers) to support business in the region. Activities included network deployment & integration, design, operations & maintenance, managed services and customer support. Led four direct reports and 110 staff in total.Owned strategic development, operations, resourcing and financial management (budget) of the department.
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  • Mtn Nigeria
    Programme Manager, Network Rollout
    Mtn Nigeria Aug 2006 - Jul 2007
    Lagos, Nigeria
    Led radio network implementation including site acquisition, site build, RAN & transmission equipment installation and commissioning. Nearly 1000 sites and a capital budget of $300M.Also led fibre network implementation (Project Blaze): built a fibre optic transmission network; over 4000 km worth $120M over 30 months.Managed core network implementation of MSC, BSC and other core nodes with a capital budget of $150M.Managed 12 direct reports and 120 staff in total.
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  • Mtn Nigeria
    Senior Project Manager, Facilities Implementation
    Mtn Nigeria Jun 2004 - Jul 2007
    Lagos, Nigeria
    Led facilities implementation: clean room / equipment facilities (MSC, transmission, IT), B2B and Customer Service Centers, warehouses, office facilities with a budget of $120M and 12 direct reports.Developed and implemented Facilities Capital Program. Owned budgets.Carried out high-level reporting on departmental performance.Negotiated contracts and managed 3rd party consultants and contractors.Transformed the department from an inefficient “start-up” department to more efficient team, delivering on time and within budget. Reduced CapEx by over 30%.
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  • Mtn Nigeria
    Senior Project Manager, Project Blaze
    Mtn Nigeria Jul 2005 - Jul 2006
    Lagos, Nigeria
    Owned Project Blaze worth $100M over two years: a national fibre optic transmission network, 3.5k km of optical fibre laid in 3 x HDPE ducts. Managed consultants, led & trained the team.Completed Phase 3 of the project one month ahead of schedule.
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  • System Engineering International
    Operations Manager
    System Engineering International Apr 2001 - Jun 2004
    Frederick Md, Usa
    SEI is telecoms power service company. Reported to the President.Led engineering, costing and project management of all bids (pre and post sale) in conjunction with Project Engineers, Installation Manager and Account Representatives.Responsible for preventive maintenance, service and repairs in conjunction with Service Engineers and support staff.
  • Norconsult Telematics
    Engineer, Power (Ac & Dc)
    Norconsult Telematics Jul 1999 - Mar 2001
    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Represented Saudi Telecom in their $5bn network expansion and upgrading programme. The equipment vendors and primary contractors were Lucent, Ericsson & Siemens.
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  • Telkom Sa
    Manager, Outside Plant Planning And Dc Power
    Telkom Sa Nov 1997 - Jun 1999
    Bloemfontein Area, South Africa
    Managed the Annual Regional Capital Program for Outside Plant ($70M in 98/99) and DC Power ($4M in 98/99) to meet regional targets. Led a team of 150.
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  • Telkom Sa
    Engineer / Senior Engineer, Ac / Dc Power
    Telkom Sa Jan 1994 - Oct 1997
    Bloemfontein Area, South Africa
    Managed the Regional DC power capital budget, planning, procurement, installation and problem resolution.
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Telecommunications Service Delivery Project Planning Management Project Management Managed Services Rollout Procurement Switches Business

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