Experience

K3

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Product Officer

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Executive responsible for the strategy and execution of all product-related activities and associated technology requirements, reporting directly to the CEO.

• Interim Chief Technology Officer

  • May 2020 - Sep 2020

• Commercial Product Director

  • Jan 2020 - Sep 2020



ImpiThings

• London, United Kingdom

• Managing Director

  • Oct 2019 - May 2020

  Responsible for developing and executing business strategies to achieve short and long-term goals. Developing and implementing business plans to grow sales revenues and improve cost-efficiency. Overseeing the company's business operations, financial performance and maintaining positive and trust-based relations with business partners, suppliers and authorities. Building and enhancing the company's public profile. Responsible for developing and executing business strategies to achieve short and long-term goals. Developing and implementing business plans to grow sales revenues and improve cost-efficiency. Overseeing the company's business operations, financial performance and maintaining positive and trust-based relations with business partners, suppliers and authorities. Building and enhancing the company's public profile.



Global Micro Solutions

• South Africa
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Sales Executive

  • Nov 2016 - Aug 2019

  Lead strategic business development and growth initiatives, including parallel roles in new business development and customer acquistions, with a view to transitioning Global Micro to a direct customer engagement strategy. Senior executive sales of cloud (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), cybersecurity and managed solutions to both government and enterprise accounts. Lead strategic business development and growth initiatives, including parallel roles in new business development and customer acquistions, with a view to transitioning Global Micro to a direct customer engagement strategy. Senior executive sales of cloud (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), cybersecurity and managed solutions to both government and enterprise accounts.



Grove Group

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Director

  • Apr 2012 - Aug 2016

  Reporting directly to CEO, launched regional office building market presence and contributed significantly to business growth objectives and targets. Directed a regional team of sales, technical and operational staff. Member of the group executive committee, identifying and implementing strategic business initiatives. Conceptualized data analytics business service which subsequently became a subsidiary business. Reporting directly to CEO, launched regional office building market presence and contributed significantly to business growth objectives and targets. Directed a regional team of sales, technical and operational staff. Member of the group executive committee, identifying and implementing strategic business initiatives. Conceptualized data analytics business service which subsequently became a subsidiary business.



Cloud Direct

• Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Co-Founder & MD

  • Jan 2011 - Apr 2012

  Co-founded and managed innovative cloud service aggregation platform, authored business plan, conducted exhaustive market research, spearheaded business plan presentation, targeting seed funding. Successfully sold Cloud Direct to Grove Group in April 2012. Co-founded and managed innovative cloud service aggregation platform, authored business plan, conducted exhaustive market research, spearheaded business plan presentation, targeting seed funding. Successfully sold Cloud Direct to Grove Group in April 2012.



Credo Holdings

• Cape Town, South Africa

• Founder & MD

  • Jan 2001 - Dec 2010

  Founded Credo Holdings and evolved the business into a diverse technology service provider specializing in large-scale property technology infrastructures, hospitality solutions, data and telecoms management, and consulting services. Founded Credo Holdings and evolved the business into a diverse technology service provider specializing in large-scale property technology infrastructures, hospitality solutions, data and telecoms management, and consulting services.



GreatSoft

• South Africa
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Manager

  • Jan 1999 - Dec 2000

  IT Manager of the Western Cape region. Managed the customer network support team, as well as technical support of customer network, server and desktop computing environments. IT Manager of the Western Cape region. Managed the customer network support team, as well as technical support of customer network, server and desktop computing environments.



First Technology

• South Africa
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Information Technology Support Engineer

  • Jun 1996 - Dec 1997

  Information Technology Support Engineer, specialising as a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and Certified Novell Network Engineer (CNE). Information Technology Support Engineer, specialising as a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and Certified Novell Network Engineer (CNE).