Primary passion and focus on activities promoting the effective application and leveraging of technologies for business and educational services benefit. Strong focus on development of educational services, capacity, and competencies. Working with clients to prepare for and deliver online, on-demand educational services.Business driver with 30+ years business experience in the Information Technology and Telecommunications markets in SA and other African countries. Held directorships on company boards in South Africa since early 1990s. Historically played technical, project management, sales, management and leadership roles. Supply Chain experience having played roles within manufacturer, distributor and reseller businesses. Entrepreneurial style, having built businesses from zero base, and developed and grown established businesses, with involvement in mergers and acquisitions. Have insight into, as well as, experience in strategic, commercial, operational and project management roles. Public Speaking engagements since 1987 at trade-shows and special interest groups.SKILLS• Quick to understand, clarify, and communicate concepts.• Ability to translate technological concepts and feature sets into Business Benefits• Good public speaking and presentation skills.• Ability to deliver content at appropriate register based on target audience. • Identification and assessment of potential business opportunities.• Development of, and initiation of business plans.• Development of, and management of project plans.• Coordination and management of planned outcomes focused activity.• Passionate coach and mentor, with leadership and facilitation skills.ATTRIBUTES• High focus on Integrity and Ethics.• Optimistic realist, high level of perseverance and endurance.• Change agent and change stimulator.• Team player and capacity builder.
Listed skills include Pre Sales, Solution Selling, Telecommunications, Channel, and 33 others.