Michael Walker Email & Phone Number

South Africa

As Program Manager for Group IT at IWG plc, I manage the successful delivery of multiple back-end IT projects, overseeing cross-functional teams and budgets to ensure alignment with business objectives. My role involves managing business expectations, fostering collaboration among global teams, and navigating the complexities of diverse cultural approaches.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Gestatt Consulting provides advisory services to SMB clients in a range of fields including social media marketing, e-commerce store development, business strategy, project management, and technology development.As a Consultant, I provided strategic and tactical planning and advice to help companies capitalise on emergent opportunities and respond to.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• Recruited back into eDart by the company’s executive team and Board, I oversaw the activities of 60 personnel across manufacturing, quality assurance, order processing, after sales support, inventory control, and.
• … Show more Recruited back into eDart by the company’s executive team and Board, I oversaw the activities of 60 personnel across manufacturing, quality assurance, order processing, after sales support, inventory.
• Establishing safety and quality parameters, controls and audits that have served to protect employees, adhere to regulatory guidelines and receive the ISO 9001 certification
• Incentivizing continuous improvement to incorporate feedback and suggestions directly from factory workers on process re-engineering and elimination of waste
• Championing progressive practices such as increasing the frequency and quality of training sessions, as well as improving equity and diversity in the workforce to maintain positive industrial relations and higher.
• Consolidation of 2 production facilities into one to capture operating synergies, reduce costs, and collectively gain access to optimal transportation routes

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• Rennies Travel (part of the Bidvest Group) is Africa's leading corporate and online travel management company. After being hired to lead its e-commerce business development strategy and operations, I worked in.
• Coordinated remote development teams in the integration of new features and innovations
• Supervised a helpdesk staff that ensured prompt troubleshooting for technical problems with both internal personnel and external customers
• Added new financial controls and policies to the infrastructure while governing capital and operating budgets to balance growth with fiscal discipline Show less

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Launched a start-up that developed and manufactured bespoke solutions and hardware with integrated IOT solutions primarily for the beverage industry.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

On account of my operational capabilities, I was offered an expanded role in sales and marketing to grow the company’s international presence. After developing relationships with agents, distributors and resellers, we successfully expanded to the Americas and Australia, offering diversified revenue streams and a healthy mix of developed/emerging market.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

As one of the first employees of the start-up company at the time, I led the set-up and establishment of operations including production, warehousing, inventory management, production planning, purchasing and procurement. I also worked directly with key decision-makers in a customer acquisition capacity to negotiate contracts with some of the company’s.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa