MCD Group (Pty) LtdFounder / COO
Feb. 2006 - Jun. 2015Johannesburg Area, South AfricaFounder and Operational Leader of a specialized communications agency to some of South Africa's largest financial service providers. Selected Contributions:
Developing digital transformation strategies and processes for financial service providers Bridging the gap between Technical (IT) and Marketing teams and aligning customer expectations with relevant, attainable development requirements and goals Designing development roadmaps to drive success Project management - ensuring timeous delivery of multiple complex deliverables through optimized processes Collaborating with cross-functional teams including IT, Legal, Sales, Finance, Marketing and Product from an objective project view in order to deliver cohesive and seamless customer experiences Managing a team of strategic minds, relationship managers, architects, designers and custom application developers to deliver cohesive solutions for our clients At all times ensuring turnkey projects with measurable results, ensuring all stakeholders remain well informed of progress, issues and solutions Managing the execution of development lifecycle plans after ensuring buy-in from all relevant stakeholders and ensuring that expectations are managed and met throughout the projects lifecycle Commitment to a variety of clients and projects at any given time with highly developed time- and relationship management skills across various corporate levels and business units