Wayne Marais Email & Phone Number

Victoria, Australia

Expertise in Cable protection Products in Rail, Aerospace, Defence, Renewables, Mining, Oil and Gas. Franchised to Frankische Industrial Pipes and Rayfast. EN45545 approved products for the Rail Sector and all Aerospace requirements.

Australia

Railways Signalling Cable Specialist, Oil and Gas, Utilities, Mining, Military MarketsSpecialise in cable protection for the Rail, trackside, aerospace and defence, oil and gas. We supply products unrivalled by our competition.Business Development / Sales Management: Identifies and secures blue-chip clients • Track record of driving sales • Executive contract negotiation • Drives development on both a commercial and cultural level. Areas of expertise include the sale of products to: General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Caterpillar, Kolbenco, Hyundai, Rio Tinto, BHP and underground mining equipment.Programme / Project Management: Leads business-wide change programmes • End-to-end life-cycle management • Project planning & budgeting • Knowledge of MS Project • Management of finances, staff and strategies across a project.Aviation/Aerospace, Automotive, Telecommunication, Electronics and Electrical Utilities Industry Expertise in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysian and Singaporean Markets.Marketing: Design and implementation of strategic marketing plans • Brand, design, launch & brand management • Online / offline media marketing • Google analytics and CPC advertising • Successful management of Strategic Business Units (SBU’s)Relationship Management: Public sector interaction • Builds relationships with international trade bodies • Consultative team leadership • Multicultural leadership • Performance management • Senior client management Quality Control and Process Management: In depth knowledge of ISO 900x, ISO14001, QS9000, TS16949 • Improving performance with the use of Kaizen 5S principles • Six Sigma MethodologyManufacturing: Improvement of the production process through continuous improvement

Yatala, Australia

Years of Experience in the Oil and Gas and Utilities market brings this new challenging but exciting new career path focusing on the Oil and Gas, Utilities, Civil Construction, Mining and Mass Trans markets. My new role as the director of business development is as a market disruptor by changing the way you think and act on your asset inspections. Pushing the technology boundaries by way of drones to give you better results for your asset inspection.LIDAR - 3D Mapping - Aerial Asset Inspection Expertise.

Privately-owned Egyptian automotive, electrical wiring harness manufacturer.Demonstrated a strong operational focus; supported strategy change through re-engineering business-wide operational processes, planning / delivering new product lines, technical problem solving, transferring intellectual property rights and quality control monitoring (ISO 9002, ISO 14001 and TS 16949)Managed a cross-functional team across sales, marketing, purchasing, quality and engineering functions. Secured international clients including Volkswagen, General Motors, Yazaki and the Lear Corporation. Mentored senior management, peers and subordinates in the implementation quality methodologies required to compete in the global economy – monitored the approval process and auditing of ISO9001, QS9000, ISO14001 and TS16949. Played a leadership role during multinational stakeholder meetings with multinational stakeholders for all new product design, production planning and production process implantation. Conducted evaluation of Supply Chain with important stakeholders and assigned a team to analise and implement lean manufacturing principles. Led the delivery of a new business model and corporate strategy. Built industry-wide relationships to raise the profile of the brand and facilitate the move into international trade. Led marketing activities, organised a schedule of international trade events to raise brand visibility. Initially employed as a Business Development Manager and promoted to Director in 2003. Created the company's first 5-year strategy. Increased sales revenue from US$4.5m in 1998 to US$21m in 2008 (IDACO). Led high-profile contract negotiations: secured 2 new export contracts worth US$1m and €2m.