Highlights:I was apart of the team that built BT Ngebs City in Umthatha in the Transkei. This 65,000 square meter mall was one of the projects that I was fortunate enough to be one of the first on the ground. My reporting and management style was of such a high caliber that my reporting was excepted by the Engineering and Management team without question

Skills:Project Management

Goal:My career goal is to develop my already vast array of skill sets and to apply them in an environment that is conducive to growth and where I will not be discriminated against due to my race and gender as a white South African male.

Membership:I am an associate member of Project Management South Africa (PMSA) I was registered with Debt Collection Council in South Africa

Certification:I did my Project Management Certification through Stellenbosch University Business School on Masters Degree Level (NQF Level 8) and my pass rate was 90%. I am also a certified Dive Master with a Master Diver certification through PADI I have my security grades E to A from NTATE Training Academy, in South Africa and also my BIIAB Level 1 & 2 from City & Guildsin the UK. I did my career sailing training through Ocean Sailing Academy and with that I have 5,500 nautical miles and a 168 night hours on my logbook. Last but not least I have completed the AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising Course that is accredited in the USA

Project, Funding & Placement Manager 03/2017 - current
National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), Edenvale, Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa
Industry: NGO
Job responsibilities: Assessment of Projects, Planning of day to day Operations, Ensuring All Budgets and Deadlines are Kept, Management of Staff, Allocation of Resources, Project Meetings and Assessments, Time and Budget Management, Cost Reporting, Project Reporting, Preparing Funding Proposals, New Project Identification and Funding Opportunities, Candidate Placement and Best Practice Analysis, Governmental Department Engagement.
Projects: Arts & Crafts Lotto Project – Northern Cape, Arts & Crafts Lotto Project – Eastern Cape, Charity Lotto Project – National, Maphalane Trust – Funding for Community Shop – APD Kimberley, Inclusive Employment Development--
Project Manager 06/2015 - 01/2016
KKB Group – Civil Engineering & Construction, Madwaleni, Eastern Cape / Transkei South Africa
Industry: Constuction
Job responsibilities: Assessment of Projects, Planning of day to day Operations, Ensuring All Budgets and Deadlines are Kept, Management of Staff, Ensuring All Safety Requirements are Met, Allocation of Resources, Project and Production Meetings and Assessments, Setting Up of Programs to Relevant Project, Time and Budget Management, Cost Reporting, Looking at and Agreeing to Project Objectives by All Stakeholders, Risk Assessment, Ensuring Quality Standards and Aims are Met, Management of Subcontractor, Quality Control and Implementation, Time and Attendance.
Reason for Leaving: Project Conclusion--
Project Manager 08/2013 - 06/2015
IncaForce – Civil Engineering & Construction, Mthatha, Eastern Cape / Transkei South Africa
Industry: Construction
Job responsibilities: Assessment of Projects, planning of day to day Operations, Ensuring All Budgets and Deadlines are Kept, Management of Staff, Ensuring All Safety Requirements are Met, Allocation of Resources, Project and Production Meetings and Assessments, Setting Up of Programs to Relevant Project, Time and Budget Management, Cost Reporting, Looking at and Agreeing to Project Objectives by All Stakeholders, Risk Assessment, Ensuring Quality Standards and Aims are Met, Management of Subcontractor.
Projects Completed: Cornwall College – Pretoria, BT Ngebs City – Umtata – GD Irons, Hirsch’s Home Store – Silverlakes – Bantry, BIC – Roodepoort – Bantry, The Hills – Pretoria – Lexcon Reason for Leaving: Retrenchment--
Branch Manager Collections (Germiston), Collections Manager (Tanzania) 08/2010 - 07/2012
Real People, Der Es Salaam, Tanzania
Industry: Financial
Job responsibilities: Needs Assessment, Process Assessment and Reporting, Process Development & Implementation, Staff Management, Allocation Assessment, Work Distribution, Form Design & Implementation, Collections of Arrears, Arrears Identification, Arrears Process Analysis, Process Documentation, Report Development, Report Analysis, Data Reconciliation, Mentorship, Progress Reporting, Project Mapping, Project Management, Training Material Development, Training, OPSCO Reporting, MANCO Reporting and Reaching Targets Set.
Reason for Leaving: Started on a more permanent free-lance basis. Company was starting with down sizing--
Implementations Specialist, Team Leader 02/2007 - 03/2008
Coris Capital, Pretoria, Gauteng South Africa
Industry: Financial
Job responsibilities: Gathering Current Client Data, Organizing Conversion of Data, Process Documentation, Planning of Conversion Process, Functionality of Own and 3rd Party Systems, Data Reconciliation, Proper Project Staffing, Change Management, Mentorship, Progress Reporting. Migration of 150 Participating Employers from the Sanlam Platform to the Coris Platform within 12 Months
Reason for Leaving: I received a job offer in the UAE--
Client Service Administrator 03/2006 - 02/2007
Alexander Forbes (UK), London, United Kingdom
Industry: Financial
Job responsibilities: Client and Member Queries, Define Benefit Retirement Calculations, Death Claims,Withdrawals, Trustee Meetings, Client and Service Provider Liaison.
Reason for Leaving: I received a job offer from Coris Capital--
Area Manager 06/2005 - 02/2006
Axe Files, Pretoria, Gauteng South Africa
Industry: Document Management
Job responsibilities: Setting up of Company Profile, Presentation Design, Form Design, Site Survey and Costing Presentations, New Business, Servicing Current Clients, Planning and Implementing Archiving Structures, Staff Management.
Reason for Leaving: Relocated to the UK--
Team Leader (Umbrella Funds), Contributions Administartor, 08/2003 - 06/2005
Coris Capital, Pretoria, Gauteng South Africa
Industry: Financial
Job responsibilities: Data Reconciliation and Clean-up, Penalty Interest Calculations, Spreadsheet Design, Member Contribution Allocation and Calculation, System Testing, Section 14 Transfers, Reconciliation Reports, Client and Member Queries, Document Checking, Benefit Statement Design and Checking
Reason for Leaving: I received a job offer from Axe Files--
Pension Fund Administrator 02/1999 - 10/2000
Alexander Forbes (UK), London, United Kingdom
Industry: Financial
Job responsibilities: Data Reconciliation, Income Allocation, Client and Member Queries, Checking of Benefit Statements
Reason for Leaving: My visa expired, returned to South Africa--
Pension Fund Administrator, Administrator – Member Accounting and Income Allocation 02/1995 - 10/1998
Old Mutual, Pretoria, Gauteng South Africa
Industry: Financial
Job responsibilities: Benefit Payments, Data Reconciliations, Client Liaison, DeMutualisation and Migration of Defined Benefit Schemes Schemes Worked on: SALA, UNISA, ISCOR, Cullinan Holdings, ZA Hospital, Weenen Stene, FSN, British High Commission, Potch University, TELKOM. (These had Pension and/or Provident Funds)
Reason for Leaving: I relocated to the UK--

High School Silverton 01/1990 - 12/1994
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Degree: High School Or Below
Major:Afrikaans, English, Math’s, Science,
Minor:Computer Science, Woodwork
I finished high school in 1994 with above mentioned subjects.

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