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Anglo AmericanDigital Analyst
Aug. 2019City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Self-EmployedIndependent Consultant
May. 2017The product portfolio of my clients include: - Several digitization initiatives within the mining industry, across all aspects of the value chain, - Biometric interface used for identity verification at government departments, - Mobile wearable devices for contact tracking and active social distancing (Covid-19 App & Platform),
- Mobile panic button and ambulance mobilization service, - E-commerce site for new and second hand academic text books, - Chat bot for financial and automotive industry, - RPA (Robotic Process Automation) for distribution of production and safety reports,
- Documenting and testing use cases for 4IR related hardware innovations - UGVs (Robot Dogs e.g. Spot, GR Vision 60, Clearpath Husky), AR/VR on Smart headsets (Realwear, Hololens 1 & 2, Iristick, Mira Reality) and other smart wearables like smart watches and PDS wearable sensors.
- AI prediction model for medical imaging (radiology application), - Virtual car dealership, - Affiliate business specializing in lead generation and email marketing, - Digital blast initiation system for the mining industry, - Drone flight plan app for the aviation industry, - Information system for drilling and blast preparation progress tracking at mines, - GIS simulation to inform LoRaWAN gateway placement on open pit mines, - Self-promotion and content monetization platform for upcoming artists, - E-commerce baby linen business. I’m also a volunteer and mentor at Google’s Launchpad program, Founders Institute and startupbootcamp.org.
Monark Global LimitedDirector of Operations
Nov. 2015 - Mar. 2017Monark Global Limited is a management services firm, serving retail, e-commerce and mail order clients in the affordable luxury industry. Together these firms operate as a global multi-channel marketing enterprize all sharing a core of UK customers. Industry: UK Omni-Channel Retail, Affordable Luxury Goods Business realignment role to establish previously outsourced operations in-house. - Started new call center in Cape Town as well as dispatch operation in Wales. - Drove process of getting the website on par after a rebuild and migration from PHP to .NET e-commerce platform.
- Introduced digital marketing tools. - Database monetization project included affiliate and drop shipping models i.e. access different compartments in same client wallet.
Regis ManagementGeneral Manager
Nov. 2013 - Oct. 2015Cape Town Area, South AfricaIndustry: Business Management Services to the Gaming Industry
- Rebuild of an airtime promotions business to replicate the local success with mobile billing providers throughout Africa. - Started up an affiliate business unit within group, specializing in email marketing and Google Play Store apps.
ViaMedia (Pty) LtdGeneral Manager: Marketing and Operations
Mar. 2013 - Oct. 2013Cape Town Area, South AfricaIndustry: Telecoms, Mobile Billing (WASP)
- Member of both the management and executive committee working closely with C-level management. - Gained extensive experience in making use of cellular technologies in marketing strategies. This role exposed me to a new world of both local and international suppliers. Content suppliers ranged from local production studios to international games, music, video and image brokers. Our media relationships ranged from bulk print media deals in local newspapers to managing the second biggest TV advertising spend in the country on ETV (2nd to Unilever). The biggest challenge to me was managing a 20+ person cross functional team of product managers, configurations specialists, a creative team (creating print, tv and digital ad campaigns), a media buying team (traditional and digital), and a call center processing thousands of calls per month. ViaMedia is the top billing WASP in the country, and connect to all South African Mobile Networks to offer best of breed mobile services. ViaMedia’s technology platform facilitates all mobile bearers, namely: Mobile Terminate (MT) SMS, Mobile Originate (MO) SMS, Premium Rated (PR) Mobile Originate SMS, Online Billing via Mobile Networks, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), WAP and Web services, Location Based Services (LBS), Unstructured Supplementary Services Data (USSD) and Interactive Voice Response (IVR). Blue Label Telecoms recently made an offer of as much as R247m to acquire 75% of Via Media.
Regis ManagementEntrepreneur in Residence
Nov. 2011 - Jan. 2013Cape Town Area, South AfricaIndustry: Telecoms, Online Gaming
- Hands on role dealing on a daily basis with systems based stock management, marketing strategy, compliance, mobile billing and the product management.
PersoneraCo-founder, COO
Jan. 2009 - Sep. 2011Cape Town Area, South AfricaIndustry: Software Development, Facebook Applications
- Started a company that was the first Facebook Preferred Developer Consultant in Southern Hemisphere.
- Application development to leverage user content from social networks. - Co-inventor of patent “Method of producing a printed product PCT/IB2009/053748”
- First hand experience in raising Angel, Seed and VC funding cumulatively amounting to just over $1m Personera is a technology startup that focuses on the development of Facebook applications. Personera also produces customized digital print products and virtual downloads by leveraging user content from social networks. Products can be personalized with Facebook data such as photos, a user’s friends’ birthdays and events, along with 3rd party content. These products are easily orderable with one click from any digital storefront, such as a website, a Facebook fan page, or an iPhone/Android application. http://memeburn.com/2011/02/major-investment-could-see-personera-going-global/
Corvus Future DesignCollaborator, Facilitator
Mar. 2007 - Aug. 2011
Pragma ProductsAnalyst
Jan. 2007 - Mar. 2008Pragma was my industry partner in the development of a technology deployment strategy using value networks, my MSc dissertation. The IP of Pragma is scalable and the expansion of the business is based on that of a franchise model. At the end 142 countries were compared in a working tool that can be used by middle and top management as a first step to identify what markets are to be pursued next.
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