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Associate Director & IDX Advisory for IMEA Region
BTSAssociate Director & IDX Advisory for IMEA Region
May. 2022
Associate Director
BTSAssociate Director
Jan. 2021South Africa
Innovation & Digital Transformation (IDX): Head of Practice (South Africa)
BTSInnovation & Digital Transformation (IDX): Head of Practice (South Africa)
Oct. 2020As HoP, I play a leading role in supporting and developing the team to better understand our IDX offering. I collaborate with account managers to define the problems our clients are trying to solve through IDX. I also work closely with the BTS global IDX team on initiatives that strengthens our IDX POV and offerings.
Senior Consultant (AME)
BTSSenior Consultant (AME)
Nov. 2016 - Jan. 2021Johannesburg Area, South AfricaBTS is a global professional services firm headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. We focus on the PEOPLE SIDE OF STRATEGY. We develop solutions that help align people to strategy, shift mindsets and build critical skills necessary to drive the required results. My role: • Consult, conceptualize and design solutions aimed at driving strategy execution and business transformation. • Facilitate programs at all management levels • Building client base across sectors. Currently working with clients in mining, telecommunications, FMCG, banking and consulting services. • Analyze business context & organization’s capabilities to ensure recommended solutions have a direct impact on business results • Measuring program success and it's Impact on Business (IOB)/ROI • Sales and new business development • Project costing and management. Including preparing and presenting proposals to various clients.
Full Time MBA Candidate
GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science)Full Time MBA Candidate
Jan. 2015 - Feb. 2016Dissertation: Investigated how the adoption of hybrid strategies can influence the competitiveness of South African mining firms. Strategies beyond cost leadership.
Plant Manager
Anglo AmericanPlant Manager
Oct. 2011 - Dec. 2014Anglo Coal, South Africa • Manager to 250+ staff, including 150 full time contractors, plant superintendent, water plant manager, 3 process engineers and 3 graduate trainees. • Ensured compliance with all MHSA OHSA regulations when managing two processing plants, producing 4.2m tons of coal for the export market and 0.6m tons for the domestic market • Successfully delivering against 2013 targets, including safety, production and annual budget of R56m • Commissioned the first-ever plant scale 3-product cyclones in South Africa. Project capital worth R28m • Achieved 1000 scratch-free days for both export and domestic coal plants • Established and implemented process control standards for the acid water treatment plant, including, the laboratory.
Senior Process Engineer: Thabazimbi Mine and Kumba HQ Centurion
Anglo AmericanSenior Process Engineer: Thabazimbi Mine and Kumba HQ Centurion
Dec. 2006 - Sep. 2011South Africa• Acting as the Plant Manager on a numerous occasions • Leading the initiatives between the Sishen Mine and OEM for the improvement of the crushing plant capacities in the JIG Plant. Including completion of the JKSimMet crusher model • Assistant to the Lead Engineer during prefeasibility study of the Thabazimbi Expansion Project • Successfully executing Thabazimbi’s QA/QC strategy, including all elements of plant process control systems and laboratory proficiency testing • Establishing and developing a conceptual study within a thickener optimisation project with the AMIRA group. Project comprised of the feed well redesign and dosing strategies • Providing motivation and management for testing of 3 automatic samplers; Results used for ISO Iron Ore sampling standard. • Established working committee between the mine and local municipality to ensure quality compliance of the sewage water effluent. • Establishing, implementing and managing a number of capital projects for the department, including a locomotive upgrade project for the capital of R1.2 million.
Process Engineer
Anglo AmericanProcess Engineer
Jan. 2006 - Nov. 2006Sishen Iron Ore, South Africa• Working in conjunction with various vendors to finalise the pitch documentation for the SEP sampling tower plant • Designed commissioning manuals and provided training for metallurgists for plant commissioning readiness • Managing the operation of the jig pilot plant. Ensuring delivery of bulk sample to international customers. Program included batch sample processing and reconciliation of all plant efficiency tests. • Evaluation of various efficiency models to finalize equipment sizing studies.
Metallurgist
Anglo AmericanMetallurgist
Jul. 2000 - Dec. 2005Limpopo, South Africa• Completed a variety of process optimization projects and effeciency tests to evaluate against set standards • Acting Head of Laboratory

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