Managing sales of Blue H2O’s automated system-based solutions nationwide.I have a BSc in Chemistry and Mathematics and a Higher Diploma in Education. He has worked for 25 years in filtration, separation technology, and automated systems, in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. My philosophy is to listen to customers to fully understand their process before applying my experience to provide solutions. I am passionate about water and water savings, but also have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of Pharmaceutical Pure Water, WFI and Steam, Food & Beverage processes and the application of membrane systems to improve production quality and cost-efficiency.

Type of Company: Producers and Marketers of Filtration and Separation Technology and Solutions.Main job functions: Define and drive the market structure and strategy for Pall Water Systems and Solution across Asia with a specific focus on Food & Beverage manufacturers. This includes providing safe water for production, recycling of water to minimize consumption and reducing waste water and recovering water from trade waste effluent. This requires intimate knowledge of the Pall products, other water treatment solutions, customer processes and the ability to market the solution. It further requires a good understanding of the financial drivers of the customers and the return on investment that the solution can provide. I have to be able to present the solution to the customers and gain their business. My main objective is to increase the sales of the company's water solution products in the Asian region.

Type of Company: Producers and Marketers of Filtration and Separation Technology and Solutions.Main job functions: Marketing of Pall Water Systems nationally across Australia with a specific focus on Food & Beverage manufacturers. This includes providing safe water for production, recycling of water to minimize consumption and reducing waste water and recovering water from trade waste effluent. This requires intimate knowledge of the Pall products, other water treatment solutions, customer processes and the ability to market the solution. It further requires a good understanding of the financial drivers of the customers and the return on investment that the solution can provide. I have to be able to present the solution to the customers. I also have to manage a Global Strategic Initiative for Pall F&B. My main objective is to increase the sales of the company's water solution products in my designated region.

I was still employed by the South African Subsidiary (Pall SA), but on secondment to the French Subsidiary (Pall France). This constituted a contract of 3 years which ended on 30 November 2008. My main function was to develop the sales and support infrastructure for Pall Food & Beverage in this region. I had to grow the sales profitably, set up new local partners and manage our existing sales engineers and local partners. Main Job Functions: I had to facilitate our business of Sales, Technical Support and Business Solutions in the MENA region. This included:Auditing customer sites and facilitating high level problem solving. Measuring performance and business results of our sales engineers and local partners.Performing needs analysis, training & development of sales engineers and mangers.Recruitment and termination of employees.Design of filtration systems.Preparing Quotations and Proposals.Development of Distribution Partners.Coach and mentor our partners, distributors and Sales Engineers in the region.Devising Business Solutions for our customersLeading the Strategic Initiative for our Growth in the Middle East.Trouble shooting customer F&B processes.Providing water savings and solutions to our F&B customers.Responsibilities: These included:Top line growth.Strategic planning.Growth of Pall Water Systems Sales.Increase of market Share.Managing Initiatives.Achievements: Included the following:Growth from 1 m USD to 3 m USD.Sales of 4.8 m USD projected for the region for the following year. Sold the first Pall Aria Water System to Pepsi world-wide in Oman.Followed by the second Pall Aria Water System sold to Pepsi in Bahrain.Five new Pall Aria Water Systems sold in Turkey.First 3 year Total Filtration Management contract signed in Turkey with a Bottled Water Producer.Produced year on year profitable growth of 40% in the MENA region.

Career Path Summary: I was originally employed as a Sales Engineer. After 6 months I was selected for a team which was starting a new division in South Africa, the Fuels & Chemicals division, 18 months later, I was promoted to manage the division with the title of Business Line Manager. I grew the division from 100 k USD per annum with 2 people to 2 m USD pa with a team of 5 people in 3 years. I was solely responsible for the management of this division; this included strategic planning, project management, sales management and income statement control. This division went on to achieve sales of 5 m USD in the next 3 years.Then I was tasked with the challenge of starting the Pall SA export division selling into Sub-Saharan Africa. This involved travel to third world countries, selling to our Key Customers, finding and managing local partners for all divisions of Pall Corporation. I laid the foundation for what is now a very lucrative business for Pall and worth more than 3 m USD.In 2002 our CEO needed an experienced person to reorganize and manage our Technical Division. I took on this challenge with the Title, Chief Technical Officer and focused the 13 members of the team on sales growth and sales support. This was a big step forward for this very technical group in a sales oriented company.The Food & Beverage division had started to decline in sales. Profit and market share. In 2003 our CEO appointed me to Chief Sales Officer for the Food & Beverage division with the goal of turning around this business unit. For 3 years I managed the sales, projections, profit and income statement for the business. I was responsible for the business strategy, hiring and termination of personnel and marketing for my division. I turned the division's negative growth into a very positive 15% year on year and with a profitability of around 10% net before tax.

Main job functions: Marketing of Pharmaceutical Products to Doctors and Pharmacists. Present new therapeutic drugs and products to the doctors in my territory. Explain the mechanisms, efficacies and cost efficiency of the product to the healthcare industry. Present clinical trials to doctors. My main objective was to increase the sales of the company's products in my designated territory. I covered the inland part of Natal and was required to make at least 12 calls per day on average.

Glenwood High SchoolMain job functions: Teaching Mathematics and General Science to pupils aged 16 to 18 (Grades 9 to 12).Coaching of Rugby, Cricket and other seasonal sports.