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Kropz ElandsfonteinBusiness Improvement Manager (Fixed Term Contract)
Apr. 2025Hopefield, Western Cape, South Africa
Kropz ElandsfonteinProject Manager: Ore Flow Management, Grade Control, & Mineral Accounting (Fixed Term Contract)
Nov. 2023 - Apr. 2024Hopefield, Western Cape, South AfricaDevelopment and implementation of ore flow management system, grade control, and mineral accounting methodology.
BrightWolves South AfricaSenior Advisor (Fixed Term Contract)
Mar. 2023 - Aug. 2023Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaBusiness development and advisory services to a Belgian company new to South Africa.
Japies Rus MineraleProject Manager: Operational Support Services (Fixed Term Contract)
May. 2022 - Nov. 2022Postmasburg, Northern Cape, South AfricaDevelopment and implementation of operations support services at a new iron ore mine. Included, integrated operations centre and associated software, mine operations planning, project office, supply chain, site infrastructure and roads, HR, finance, management operating system and corporate reporting.
KMC Value CreationBusiness Strategist | Value Engineer | Project Director
Mar. 2021 - Oct. 2023Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
NewBridge CollegeLecturer (Fixed Term Contract)
Feb. 2021 - Jun. 2021Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaTutoring 2nd and 3rd Year students in Project Management.
MineRPValue Engineer & Program Manager (Fixed Term Contract)
Dec. 2019 - Aug. 2020Calgary, Alberta, CanadaLeading Proof of Concept and Business Development projects of specialised software for the mining industry, at two Canadian clients (Oil Sands & Copper). Client relationship management, project planning and execution, team management, project financial management.
ExperianProgram Director (Fixed Term Contract)
Mar. 2019 - Sep. 2019Johannesburg Metropolitan AreaPost-merger organisational integration encompassing various work streams, i.e. sales, finance, legal, operations, compliance, organisation design, product development, marketing & branding, technology. Footprint across South Africa and 5 other African countries.
ExperianProgram Director (Fixed Term Contract)
Mar. 2019 - Sep. 2019Johannesburg Metropolitan AreaPost-merger organisational integration encompassing various work streams, i.e. sales, finance, legal, operations, compliance, organisation design, product development, marketing & branding, technology. Footprint across South Africa and 5 other African countries.
GWKBusiness Consultant (Fixed Term Contract)
Oct. 2018 - Jan. 2019Kimberley, Northern Cape, South AfricaAssisting GWK’s transformation business unit, Agriqua Holdings, with strategy development and implementation, funding administration process, and emerging farmer business planning.
ROTEC SolutionsBusiness Strategist | Value Engineer | Project Director
Sep. 2018Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaIndependent business strategist, value engineer, project director and project management tutor. Spesialising in Business Value Engineering and Business Performance Navigation. Also leading a formalised network of professional consultants, aimed at medium to large multi disciplinary projects. As an experienced executive, Nic offers more than 30 years of extensive experience in leading teams focused on business strategy, business development, data analytics, operational excellence, and project execution, across various industries and disciplines. His international experience includes the UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, Ghana, and Tanzania. Focused on the following sectors: Mining | Petro-Chemical | Manufacturing & Engineering | Agribusiness | Power & Energy | Telecommunications | Logistics & Supply Chain | Financial Services Completed projects in: * Mining: Value proposition for a 5-year ramp-up plan at an underground mine - Manganese * Mining: Value proposition for productivity improvement at an open pit mine - Manganese * Mining: Ore Flow Management; Grade Control; Mineral Accounting - Phosphate * Mining: Implementation of Management Information System using Power BI - Phosphate * Management Advisory: Assisting Belgian Company to Establish in SA * Mining: Operations Centre Implementation - Iron Ore * Mining: Software Implementation - Oil Sands (Canada) * Mining: Software Implementation - Copper (Canada) * Financial Services: Post-Merger Integration - Credit Bureaus * Education: Tutoring second- and third year tertiary students in project management. * Agribusiness: Transformation Strategy; Funding Process; Emerging Farmer Business Planning * Manufacturing: Factory Efficiency Improvement - Textile Products
GWK Beperk/LimitedHead of Group Projects (Fixed Term Contract)
Jul. 2016 - Aug. 2018Kimberley Area, South AfricaEstablishment and management of GWK Group Programme Office to serve as a catalyst for business growth and performance improvement. Leadership and oversight of group programme and projects portfolio, including business optimisation, capital, mergers, acquisitions & integration projects.
SabbaticalThe Chief
Aug. 2015 - Jun. 2016South Africa; Australia; UK; EuropeQuality of Life Adjustment
EON ConsultingDeputy Managing Director
Jan. 2013 - Aug. 2015Johannesburg Area, South AfricaProfit and growth accountability for a medium sized consulting business of 120 people. Focus on value engineering, business improvement & transformation, and large scale capital programmes. Key clients included Eskom, City Power, Botswana Power Corporation, DBSA, IDC, Harmony Gold and Transnet.
Dimension DataGlobal Programme Director: Equinox (Fixed Term Contract)
Apr. 2012 - Dec. 2012Cape Town Area, South AfricaGlobal Programme Management of the outsourcing of Old Mutual’s Enterprise Telecoms and Networking disciplines to Dimension Data. Footprint across Africa, Europe, Asia Pacific and South America. New technology roll-out of Global WAN and Video Conferencing, inclusive of full set of ITIL based service management processes globally.
The Highland Group InternationalProject Director (Fixed Term Contract)
Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2011Johannesburg Area, South AfricaDirecting a complex multi-million-rand project aimed at creating a Shared Services Centre for the Aveng group, by centralising all “back office” functions, amidst market shrinkage of the construction industry. Scope included HR, Finance, Procurement and Information Management.
EYLead Consultant (Fixed Term Contract)
Jul. 2010 - Dec. 2010Saldanha Area, South AfricaDevelopment and implementation of business improvement strategy. Design, development and implementation of management and supervisory control systems, visual decision support systems, and selected business processes
NebulaManaging Executive: Gauteng & Project Director
Sep. 2006 - May. 2010Johannesburg Area, South AfricaStart-up, stabilisation and profit accountability for the company’s Gauteng office. Sales, service delivery, resource planning, policy implementation and strategy execution. Consulting capacity building, training and development. Establishing Nebula Academy.
Thinc Business Solutions (Pty) LtdManaging Director & Principal Consultant
Jun. 1997 - Aug. 2006Pretoria Area, South AfricaProfit and growth accountability for small management consulting company, owned by myself and two partners. Focused on business improvement & transformation projects.
EYDirector
Sep. 1995 - May. 1997Pretoria Area, South AfricaManagement of two business units consisting of a wide range of business improvement and transformation projects. Sales and profit accountability. Staff development.
Johnson Harvey InternationalOperations Manager
Apr. 1993 - Aug. 1995Johannesburg Area, South AfricaManagement of a portfolio of business improvement and transformation projects, account development, portfolio profit accountability. Staff development.
Byrne Fleming ConsultancySenior Project Manager
Feb. 1990 - Mar. 1993Johannesburg Area, South AfricaManagement of large scale, multi-disciplinary business improvement and transformation projects, measured against specific financial improvement targets. Project profitability, account development and staff development.
South African Defence ForceSenior Army Officer (Major)
Jan. 1977 - Jan. 1990VariousOperations planning & execution, management & operations training, logistics, staff development, budget management.
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