Experience

Enlighten Edu

• South Africa
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder | Director

  • 2018 - Present

  Launched the Enlighten Tech start-up, employing two interns, with the vision to pioneer the next generation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) leaders, providing customised education technology solutions, including the Enlighten Edu platform designed to reduce the administrative burden faced by tutoring companies and private tutors. ­ ­Defines and evolves the company vision to add value to customers. ­ Creates and maintains business plans. ­ Recruits and trains talent. ­ Ensures the service roadmap aligns with the company’s vision. ­ Monitors and manages key performance indicators (KPIs), to ensure strategies remain on track. ­ Pilots fund-raising efforts, engaging with investors and potential investors. ­ Manages company finances. ­ Engages teams in discussions and planning sessions. Show less



School of Transnational Governance

• Italy
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow- European Union Young African Leaders Programme (YALP)

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  A highly competitive 3-month European Union-funded fellowship programme delivered by the School of Transnational Governance (STG) of the European University Institute (EUI). The training is focused on developing the professional and leadership skills of professionals from Africa that show potential of catalyzing change on the continent. • Privileged to be selected as 1 of 30 participants from the African Continent in the 3rd cohort of the programme. • The overall objective of the programme is to promote and advance strategic themes and policy areas relevant to transnational governance, with particular focus on themes such as regional integration and governance, digital transformation, gender equality and empowerment, environmental governance and climate change, cross-border migration and mobility, trans-boundary resource governance, diplomacy, digital politics, cross-border economic governance, and transnational response to humanitarian disasters such as pandemics • The programme is delivered through high-level engagements with experts in the field of leadership and governance through the “Africa’s Potential” Series, skills development sessions (including negotiation, reflective essay writing, policy brief and op-ed writing, scenario building, etc) and field visits. Show less



CodeNgwana

• South Africa
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Codenwgana is an organization that offers coding & computational skills to children between the ages of 3 to 12 years. Codenwgana is an organization that offers coding & computational skills to children between the ages of 3 to 12 years.



#BreakingTheStereotype

• South Africa
• Non-profit Organizations

• Founder | Director

  • 2020 - Present

  Launched the #BreakingTheStereotype movement with 10 volunteers from various institutions of higher learning and professionals with the aim to reduce the attrition rates of females studying science and engineering in institutions of higher learning. ­ Defines and evolves the company vision to add value to customers. ­ Creates and maintains business plans. ­ Recruits and trains talent. ­ Ensures the service roadmap aligns with the company’s vision. ­ Monitors and manages key performance indicators (KPIs), to ensure strategies remain on track. ­ Pilots fund-raising efforts, engaging with investors and potential investors. ­ Manages company finances. ­ Engages teams in discussions and planning sessions. Show less



Tsolo Storage Systems (Pty) Ltd

• South Africa
• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Project Management Consultant

  • Jan 2023 - Aug 2023



South African Radio Astronomy Observatory

• South Africa
• Government Relations Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Technology Commercialisation Specialist

  • Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  Leads the commercialisation of SARAO technologies and initiatives for the development of local economic development in the Karoo. Identifies intellectual property and technology that can be commercialised, through regular interaction with MeerKAT Development Teams - conducting preliminary evaluations through patent searches, and facilitating the development of project scopes and plans. Evaluates and records findings with regard to the market, including market sizing and mapping.Develops strategies for all commercial products.Assesses technology readiness and proposes commercialisation options.Assists in defining project scopes and objectives, involving stakeholders, and ensuring technical visibility.Refines existing and new products / systems, and supports development towards production readiness.Develops and conducts research into new product directions to meet customer needs.Prepares and manages project budgets. Analyses project risks and opportunities.Creates and maintains comprehensive project documents, including requirements and scopes.Ensures all projects are delivered on time and within scope, and closes out projects. Guarantees the realisation of the organisation’s strategic business training and mentoring objectives to develop local SMMEs.Manages the training and mentoring programme and the achievement of the organisation’s related strategic objectives. Initiates programmes that foster entrepreneurship, innovation, and development of SMMEs.Proposes partnerships with various government states and private sectors to support businesses with funding, access to capital, and overall growth. Show less

• Technology Commercialisation Specialist

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2021

  Supported the commercialisation of SARAO technologies by creating an active link between the development teams and the commercialisation unit.­Applied technical knowledge to the development and improvement of new and existing products.­Developed and implemented commercial strategies for products. Managed the bidding for and securing of funding.­Oversaw products development and the product lifecycle.­Conducted ongoing market research and generated leads.

• Junior Science Processing Developer

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2018

  Facilitated the development of processing projects for radio astronomy data reduction and analysis, conducting research into high-performance computing techniques for data reduction pipelines. ­Collaborated with senior developers / outside partners, on radio interferometric data processing projects. ­Researched and developed algorithms, frameworks, and HPC techniques for radio interferometric data processing and cooling.­Contributed to public outreach activities.