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Chemical Engineer with 8+ years of experience in Process Engineering, Continuous Process Improvement, Operations and Business Management. Possesses a strong passion for Authentic Leadership coupled with excellent collaboration & problem-solving capabilities. An overall strategic thinker and high-performer who has recently completed an MBA with Distinction as well as achieved the Top MBA Student award at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). In addition, gained exposure starting and running a fully black female owned side hustle in the Logistics sector during the covid-19 pandemic. Currently exploring Project Governance in the Metals & Mining industry, but open to future opportunities in the field of business management, strategy, or leadership, with the aim to make a positive impact as an aspirational female leader.PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS & CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:*LEADERSHIP: drove personal development & upliftment of employees through coaching, mentoring, skills development plans, and driving of appointments/ promotions*PEOPLE MANAGEMENT: successfully managed a team of Laboratory Analysts (13 people) and Production Operators (13 people direct, 12 people indirect) in previous roles. Implemented an improved resource allocation system and multi-skilling in Production team, which resulted in 90% reduction of overtime.*BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/ ENTREPRENEURSHIP: started and managed a logistics business (Atlehang Basadi Logistics Pty Ltd.) during the covid-19 pandemic with 3 other women. Also managed the business finances, book-keeping, accounts management and financial statements*CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Led lean 6-sigma Kaizen project resulting in 50% reduction in premium zerotox material overconsumption shown in quarterly stock-take results*PROCESS OPTIMISATION- optimised metal recovery process eliminating hand-picking of slag from a moving conveyor belt by proving the negligible effect of picking on final quality. This eliminated a major safety risk of man-machinery interaction and improved productivity of resources*DATA ANALYSIS- Realised savings of R645 000 from heavy machine productivity tracking using AVA system and deducing trends from reports*HIGH PERFORMANCE RECOGNITION- Selected by BHP Billiton SA to present ‘my success story’ to the new intake of graduates in Africa due to high performance scores in quarterly reviews and standing out in the national graduate residential programme. Selected to be mentored by the General Manager of South 32 Metalloys due to high performance and potential as a future leader

Listed skills include Chemical Engineering, Aspen Plus, Process Engineering, Engineering, and 11 others.