Experience

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  Norsk Renewables

  • Norway
  • Renewable Energy Power Generation
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Commercial Director - South Africa

    • Mar 2024 - Present

    With 100MW of operational Solar Assets in global developing markets such as Brazil, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Pakistan, Norsk Renewables, formerly Norsk Solar, is at the forefront of harnessing renewable energy to power development. Currently leading the commercialization of a 1115MW blended renewable energy platform in South Africa. This initiative is aimed at enhancing sustainability and spurring economic growth, with a keen focus on delivering market-relevant, wheeled power solutions. Our mission centers on promoting inclusivity, affordability, and widespread access to a sustainable energy grid for all in South Africa, marking a significant step towards a greener, more equitable future.

  • Strategy Consultant

    • Oct 2023 - Mar 2024

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  Enpower Trading

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Chief Operations Officer

    • Jul 2022 - Oct 2023
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Energy Trading and Renewables. https://enpowertrading.co.za/Founding Member of: SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTRICITY TRADERS’ ASSOCIATION (SAETA)

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  ELDO Energy

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Chief Operating Officer

    • Jun 2019 - Sep 2022
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    ELDO is an energy tech company that delivers leading solutions and services to utilities, energy service providers and end-users (commercial, industrial and residential) to address the short- and long-term challenges experienced in the generation, networks, supply and consumption of energy.• Report to Chief Executive officer and board• Responsible for deployment, operations, customer experience and continual optimisation of all ELDO smart meter SaaS and meter asset deployments• Manage team of over 60 employees, growing meters under management by 200% and achieving over ZAR 1.5bn revenue under management per month, from ZAR 50m• Responsibilities include capital raising, due diligence, corporate governance, tenders, transfer pricing, pricing model development and price discrimination, lobbying, restructuring, dispute resolution, contracting, stakeholder management, Employment Equity Transformation, financial analysis, target operating model development, risk/ change management, strategy development, value-based management and KPI implementation

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  Greenpop

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Pro-Bono Consultant

    • Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Greenpop is an award-winning, established Cape Town (South Africa) environmental social enterprise, running innovative urban greening and environmental education programs since 2010. • Reported directly to Board; responsible for development and execution of new faculty trip product into European Tertiary Education Market. Faculty training trips are designed to activate curriculums that enable co-creation of hands-on environmentalism/ education. • NPO strategy consulting• Sales and channel development

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  Country Accent Floral Boutique

  • Sydney Australia

  • Co Owner

    • Apr 2015 - Dec 2019
    • Sydney Australia

    Country Accent Floral Boutique is an ecommerce business based in Sydney Australia, selling premium artificial flowers throughout Australia and New Zealand. www.countryaccentfloralboutique.com

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  Tanshell Property Group

  • Sydney Australia

  • Executive Director

    • Jun 2014 - Dec 2019
    • Sydney Australia

    Tanshell property group is a boutique property development group based in Sydney, NSW. The company focuses on acquisition and development of independent retirement living, boutique hotels and medium-density residential development. • Responsible for the development of the corporate governance charter; group strategy• Investment committee member; operations’ oversight

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  Chargebar

  • Sydney, Australia

  • CEO

    • Sep 2016 - Feb 2019
    • Sydney, Australia

    Exit 2019: Sale of Business to EazyCharge Established in 2010, Chargebar is Asia's largest network of device charging stations/kiosks. Utilising a location-based mobile app to locate venues, consumers are able to recharge their device's battery for free, creating additional foot traffic and dwell time, ultimately increasing over-the-counter sales for the venue.• Reported directly to Board; responsible for management of day-to-day operations, and implementation of company five-year strategy (led to an early exit) • Managed team of 10 highly motivated staff; managed multinational teams • Grew business’ bottom line, leading to strategic sale of business to competitor (2019)• Launched Australia’s first cashless phone-charging locker

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  SuperSport International

  • South Africa
  • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Project Manager

    • Feb 2012 - Mar 2013

    Working in the Finance Division of SuperSport International reporting to, and doing special projects for the CFO.Treasurer - SuperSport International Workplace Forum

  • Project Accountant

    • Jan 2010 - Feb 2012

    Working in the Finance Division of SuperSport International reporting to, and doing special projects for the CFO.Treasurer - SuperSport International Workplace Forum

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  ELDO

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Consultant

    • Feb 2012 - Jan 2013
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    • Providing Sub Contract consulting work to the City of Tshwane Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) Project.• Providing services in capacity of Business Analyst in Developing and Implementing Business Case as well as change management strategy.• The purpose of the high-level Business Case is to assist the City of Tshwane (CoT) in determining the costs and high-level benefits that would result through the implementation of the Automated Meter Reading (AMR) system.• The City of Tshwane is highly regarded as the pioneers of the state of the art automated meter reading capability and has been identified by the Electricity Distribution Industry (EDI), Eskom and other municipalities in South Africa to champion this initiative with the aim of improving service delivery.

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  The Ntshulisa Foundation

  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Board Member

    • Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

    Born and raised in South Africa. I am passionate about our country and am proud to call myself a patriot. I believe that it is our duty as South Africans to embrace social and political transformation and to work together, unified by the soil under our feet and not the color of our skin.It is surely our duty to ensure that the legacy of democracy and freedom bequeathed to persons such as myself, by those who sacrificed so much for us, must be honorably passed down through generations with us all knowing that together we can create equal opportunities for all. If we are to achieve this quality education for all is critical. So I work to help in my own way with a wonderful charity foundation, The Ntshulisa Foundation, which provides young South Africans with technical skills and other support they require to achieve in their endeavors to improve their lives.

  • Management Board Member

    • Oct 2010 - Jul 2011

    The Ntshulisa Foundation is a collaborative effort that grew from the “freelance” volunteer initiatives of the organisation’s director, Karissa Samuel.In 2002 Karissa began organizing an annual Christmas party for various Orphanages around the country.These events have steadily grown over the years to include several orphanages in Gauteng and the Western Cape.The parties began with 30 toddlers from the Ethembeni Salvation Army Orphanage and have grown to ±400 children from 2-12yrs old.In 2009 Karissa decided to incorporate a Section 21 company to continue and expand this work throughout the year, and thus the Ntshulisa Foundation was born.NTSHULISA has always aimed to empower, change and develop society by working with orphans and underprivileged youth. With a goal-orientated approach to creating opportunities to cause growth, our main focus has now been divided into three areas; namely:1. Social Action Network2. Experiential Growth Programs and Workshops3. Mentorship ProgramThe desire to establish this Foundation was fuelled by a need to have an institution that will be able to recruit and channel the energies of young adults towards positive development by addressing the educational and social challenges faced by underprivileged youth. From its inception, NTSHULISA was always a youth driven initiative.

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  Meltwater Group

  • Consultant - Meltwater News

    • Aug 2009 - Mar 2010

    Meltwater News is a global specialist in online media monitoring.Helping more than 14,000 of the world's most admired companies and organizations keep track of business critical information published online. Founded in Norway in 2001, the company has grown to 50 offices in Europe, North America, Australia, Africa and Asia. Meltwater News is fully owned by its founders and employees.

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  Portfolio Collection

  • Online Marketing

    • Jun 2009 - Nov 2009

    Project Work. Contracted on the rollout of the Online Booking and Marketing Campaign. Strategic Positioning of Portfolio Collection from pure print to a complimentary digital strategy focusing on online revenue generation.

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  Onward Africa

  • Business Development Manager

    • Feb 2008 - Apr 2009

    •This logistics and distribution business was started in 2008 with the main objective of distributing FMCG to independent retailers in the Western Cape•The company currently distributes and services in excess of 70 retailers•Responsible for the establishment and implementation of a all business processes, operations, and systems•Responsible for the management of client relations•Overall responsibility for the administrative function

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  Tanshell Property Group

  • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • Project Manager

    • Nov 2005 - Jan 2008
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    •Responsibility for the overall management of projects and related functions, including resource allocation, milestone management, budget and financial management, contracts management, feasibility studies, and so forth•Responsible for the upgrading of internal systems and office procedures, including the integrated project billing and the scheduling of contractors as well as the creation of KPI's.•Responsible for the compilation and implementation of a marketing strategy and brand awareness campaigns•Responsible for the strategic planning and feasibility analysis of further projects, including a AU$6 million home on a Sydney harbour waterfront and a 12-storey apartment building