As a Senior Project Manager at Quantzi Consulting, Stephnie Wium has successfully led several large-scale projects, ensuring business readiness and implementing effective employment practices. She has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, managing diverse teams and consistently delivering projects on time and within budget. Stephnie has also played a pivotal role in streamlining processes, enhancing productivity, and driving operational efficiency. Her strategic planning and risk management abilities have significantly contributed to the company's growth.More...
Ryan Wedlake
Senior Data Scientist@Santam Insurance
Verified
I am a seasoned data scientist with vast experience in data analysis and implementation. I currently hold the position of Senior Data Scientist at Santam Insurance company, a leading insurance provider based in South Africa. My proficiency in data modeling, statistical analysis, and predictive modeling has been instrumental in shaping the company's data-driven strategies. I am highly skilled in using programming languages such as Python and R for data analysis. My innovative approach to data science has significantly improved business processes and decision-making at Santam. Prior to joining Santam, i held numerous data science roles in various sectors, refining my expertise in leveraging data to drive business outcomes. I hold a Master's degree in Mathematical Statistics demonstrating my deep understanding and commitment to his field.More...
Wendy Crause
Agile Coach/Scrum Master/IT Project Manager
Verified
With extensive experience as one of the coaches leading transformation and delivery programs at Santam, along with a background in cross-functional team facilitation, agile delivery, and stakeholder engagement, I bring a results-driven yet people-focused approach to guiding teams through complex change in dynamic environments.
I have played a pivotal role in driving Agile transformation across multiple business units, working closely with senior stakeholders, product owners, and development teams to implement frameworks that improved delivery flow, team cohesion, and business value realization. I led the setup and scaling of Agile ways of working, facilitating cross-functional alignment while nurturing a culture of continuous improvement.
I have successfully managed delivery for key strategic initiatives that spanned digital, operational, and customer domains to ensure delivery predictability while embedding agility into core business functions. My strengths lie in coaching teams through uncertainty, improving delivery flow, and removing blockers to enable high performance and sustained momentum.
I am passionate about helping people develop emotional resilience while navigating through the rapidly advancing technological world. I see this role as an opportunity to combine my hands-on delivery expertise with my ability to influence transformation across an organisation.More...
Petro Mostert
Communications Specialist@Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Verified
I'm a writer, journalist and storyteller with over 35 years of experience in media and communications. I started my career as a journalist in 1987, joining the biggest Afrikaans (one of South Africa's eleven official languages) newspapers in Cape Town after graduating with a BA degree in political science and developing economics from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. After spending a few years reporting on general news, doing some court reporting, spending time in the editing office, and putting the newspaper together, I joined the corporate world in various roles as a communications specialist and editor.
Throughout my career, I've launched many news publications, consumer magazines and corporate publications, including writing and compiling annual financial reports, newsletters and marketing collateral. I've written articles on various topics, from technology, environmental sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship to profiling exciting people. I am adventurous and love to write about my own experiences, whether hiking up a majestic mountain or mountain biking over a few days. I enjoy long-form writing, research- and report writing, and shorter, impactful social media content and blogging. I love writing and telling stories unpretentiously, using simple language to demystify complex concepts to readers who do not necessarily understand the field of study but would love to know more. Moreover, I am curious and love to share other people's stories on paper.
Currently, as a communications specialist in the office of Stellenbosch University's Chief Operating Officer, I compile and write the Responsibility Centre's (Finance, Information Technology, Maties Sport, Innovus/SUNCOM, and Facilities Management) quarterly management reports, of which one is an integrated annual report. The University allows me to work as a freelancer on my own time, which I do intermittently. One of my recent freelance projects includes co-authoring a history book, producing a coffee table book on the Open Societies FoMore...
Michael Carter
Enterprise Architect@MCAREL Consulting
Verified
Consultant and enterprise architect specialising in insurance verticals.I initially worked as an integration specialist, moving up the ranks to principal architect and eventually enterprise architect.
These were all consultant roles for multiple clients around the world. My work covered all project phases, from inception to deployment. I was heavily involved in programme release planning, solution architecture and project governance. I am an enthusiastic agile practitioner and have worked on projects using XP, Scrum and SAFe. My LinkedIn profile is at https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-carter-4a88174/
my website is at www.mcarelconsulting.comMore...