Driving the company’s growth by leading a dynamic team that delivers cutting-edge geographic information systems (GIS) solutions to clients across diverse industries. With a deep understanding of market trends and customer needs, I am committed to expanding MapIT's reach, fostering strategic partnerships, and ensuring that our clients unlock the full potential of location-based data for their business success. Under my leadership, I am working to ensure MapIT continues to set new benchmarks in the GIS industry, helping businesses make smarter, data-driven decisions.

• Key Account Management• Business to Business Sales and Account management• Draw up sales strategies and plans• Implement sales strategies and plans• Manage and implement recurring business portfolio• Manage New Business and Marketing team• Internal marketing• Allocation of clients and responsibilities within team• Report back to Manco on sales strategies and results• Expand business opportunities• Grow and farm existing client base• Improve and expand value proposition• Project Management at client level• Liaise between AfriGIS and client• Assist clients in strategic objective identification and implementation• Trusted Advisor

Identify sales opportunities and manage sales and marketing team.Account Management - on-site project management and mining of opportunities.Technical writing.Asset management analyses.Business analyses.

Laurette is the Managing Director as well as a Director within Open Spatial Solutions. She feels passionate about her clients and believes very strongly in service delivery and excellence. She has been in the ICT industry since 2001 and before this involved in cartography at the University of Potchefstroom. Take ownership and responsibility of clients’ accounts and manage the account for optimal results. Ensure that clients’ needs and requirements are met.Handling technical inputs and detailing of scope of projects. Consult with client to determine specific needs and set up Technical Specification Documentation to meet specific needs and requirements. Give inputs regarding technical specifications on tenders, proposals and quotations.Facilitate and consult on issues regarding Municipal Health with regards to system development. Training on Environmental Health Management Information Systems.

• Manager: Business Development: Open Spatial SolutionsIdentify and manage new business development opportunities. Exploit existing projects for new and expanded business opportunities. Assist Account Managers and Sales people in generating and managing sales and client support in terms of account management.• Account Management: Open Spatial SolutionsTake ownership and responsibility of clients’ accounts and manage the account for optimal results. Ensure that clients’ needs and requirements are met.• Project Management: Open Spatial SolutionsHandle Project Management and Facilitation on projects to ensure highest quality results. Follow Project Management Procedures.

• Account Management: Open Spatial SolutionsTake ownership and responsibility of clients’ accounts and manage the account for optimal results. Ensure that clients’ needs and requirements are met.• Project Management: Open Spatial SolutionsHandle Project Management and Facilitation on projects to ensure highest quality results. Follow Project Management Procedures.• Technical Facilitator and Trainer: Open Spatial SolutionsHandling all technical detail and inputs for tenders, proposals and quotations. Training and support in Autodesk and ESRI products.• Business Analyst: Open Spatial SolutionsHandling technical inputs and detailing of scope of projects. Consult with client to determine specific needs and set up Technical Specification Documentation to meet specific needs and requirements. Give inputs regarding technical specifications on tenders, proposals and quotations.• Business Analyst: Open Spatial SolutionsParticipated in organising and setting up an IDP workshop. Set up proposal for the United Nations for the IDP process and GIS and E-Governance as part of the process.

• Lecturer in GIS and Cartography: 1998-2001 Developing course material and setting up courses for post-graduate students as well as short courses for clients from outside the University• Head of Department Cartography and GIS Services: Potchefstroom University Setting up a GIS office and implementing GIS. Giving GIS service to University and private clients. Designing GIS course for post-graduate students as well as short courses. Conduct courses for students as well as short courses. Setting up a Business Plan for the office – run the office as a business.

• GIS consultant: Schweizer-Reneke Town Planning Scheme Setting up and maintaining maps for the Town Planning Scheme• GIS consultant: Census 1996 – North West ProvinceSetting up the GIS for North West Province to determine Enumeration Areas through GIS and Remote Sensing, as well as linking census data to Enumeration Areas. Comparing statistics between 1991 and 1996 census data in the GIS• GIS and Town and Regional Planning Consultant 1996 – North West ProvinceParticipating in Demarcation Process of District and Regional Boundaries of North West. Also participant in Demarcation Process of proposed Regional and District Boundaries for South Africa, as well as proposed Services Council Boundaries.• GIS consultant: Election 1994 – North West Province Determining Elections Wards through GIS and Remote Sensing