Business Development Executive

• Sep 2023 - Present

Board Member

• Sep 2023 - Present

Private Job Board Private Job Board

Head of Business Development

• Jun 2022 - Present

Planning and overseeing new business development initiatives; Researching organizations and individuals to find new partnership opportunities; Attending conferences, meetings, and industry events related to blockchain and finTech; Developing goals for the development team and business growth and ensuring they are met; Conduct research to identify new markets and customer needs; Foster new relationships with blockchain companies in the region and onboard them onto ExMarkets; Maintain an expert level of understanding of the platform and products so as to provide knowledgeable support to top ;clients and potential partners both externally and internally; Maintain an expert level of understanding of the crypto-market landscape. Show less

Chairman

• Mar 2018 - Present

- Motivate other members to actively participate in and attend meetings. - Ensuring the actions taken are in line with the organization’s bylaws, goals, and mission. - Serving as a primary point of contact for the organization’s key executives and staff members. - Providing insight as needed and ensuring other members are on the appropriate committees and projects. - Assisting in welcoming and onboarding new members. - Leading fundraising efforts by example with active participation. - Representing the organization when speaking to the press, media, or other groups. - Mediating personality conflicts and disputes between board members, staff and volunteers. - Executive Director Evaluations. - Board Assessments. - develop an inclusive environment that welcomes diversity. - set an energized and inspiring tone for the board. - ensure everyone’s completing their assigned tasks and steering the organization toward a sustainable future. An non-profit organization dedicated to disruptive technologies research and development (R&D), training and Incubation. A Foundation with an unemployed youth, and community development driven agenda, through its various departments, in agriculture, waste management and recycling, renewable energy solutions, technology and innovation. Show less

Director

• May 2018 - Sep 2022

We at Project Education work towards educating, empowering and unleashing the potential of our generations by involving them directly to work towards Sustainable development goals (SDG) and we help them find & implement solutions of some serious issues that we as society are struggling with. We at Project Education work towards educating, empowering and unleashing the potential of our generations by involving them directly to work towards Sustainable development goals (SDG) and we help them find & implement solutions of some serious issues that we as society are struggling with.

Head Of Operations

• Nov 2018 - Jun 2021

*Analyze problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions to ensure company survival and growth. *Act as the public speaker and public relations representative of the company in ways that strengthen its profile. *Delegate responsibilities and supervise the work of executives providing guidance and motivation to drive maximum performance. *Oversee the company’s financial performance, investments and other business ventures. *Communicate and maintain trust relationships with investors, business partners and authorities (regulatory). *Prepare and implement comprehensive business plans to facilitate achievement by planning cost-effective operations and market development activities. *Provide strategic advice to the stake holders so that they will have accurate view of the market and the company’s future. Develop and execute the company’s business strategies in order to attain the goals of the board and shareholders. * Regular assessment of the efficiency/effectiveness of back-office operations. * Manage product life cycle across channels, introduce enhanced service offerings and propose re-design of existing product capabilities. * Lead all channels and analyse channel performance in terms of platform traffic, segments, products and services. * Set up the operations of offering products/services to new enterprise clients and pre-empt problems in order to optimise efficiency. * Drive change in operating models and challenging the existing processes to decide strategies. * Develop various operational functions/team and their direction. * Onboarding, servicing, and maintaining enterprise clients and partners as well as optimising profitability of existing customer accounts. *Develop Crypto platform Development strategy for African market *Develop marketing strategy for local market, through social media, print and broadcasting platforms. *Set and manage budget for marketing throughout South Africa *Plan and execute team-building initiatives for staff and execs. Show less

Head of South Africa's Partnership

• Jun 2020 - Mar 2021

*Develop, enable and monetize an expanding set and ecosystem of partners. *Work with our partners and internal teams (sales, marketing, and product) to optimize joint selling and marketing strategies for driving revenue through the partner ecosystem. *Develop, monitor and adjust the strategy, ideal partner profiles and practices to continuously improve results. *Strategic planning and reporting to the CEO (reported directly). *Establish clearly defined goals for each partner relationship, and update and maintain proper reporting metrics and funnel management. *Perform quarterly partner reviews of established goals. *Enable partners through assets and relationship management. *Oversee co-marketing campaigns, including the production of collateral, webinars, and events. *Be accountable for sourced and influenced revenue, partner success KPIs, and retention and integration adoption. *Take ownership for building the entire partnership function, including hiring a team and clearly communicating the value to other departments and leadership. *Research partners, identify key players and generate interest *Negotiate and finalize deals in accordance with company’s contract guidelines and policies. Show less

Head of South Africa's Partnership

• Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

-Stakeholder relationship management. -Operation and analysis of database hardware, software, and standards, as well as data retrieval methodologies. -Lead and ensure appropriate ownership and management of online gateways. -Identified ways to increase sales, liaised with third-party merchants to onboard BlockchainGuru. -Kept abreast of new developments and competitors in the blockchain solution world. -Assist with the smooth implementation of new business development/ projects. -Shape the short-term and long-term blockchain strategy for BlockchainGuru -Manage and grow strategic partnerships with key blockchain players at C-level. -Understand market trends, client needs and develop strategies to close the resulting opportunities. -Oversee the business development process from lead development to contracting to account growth. Show less

Country Director

• Nov 2017 - Mar 2020

We are a fastest growing, global educational research & development and a Think Tank wing Research is creating new knowledge. Global Educators Association for Educational Research and Development “GEAERD” is a social educational enterprise, operating in Education domain as a Think Tank and R&D division. This social enterprise is started by SAEE. It is a unique and startling platform that possess a potential to provide a proficient and astounding vigor to our Education System. The prime reason of embarking upon GEAERD is to unite all the like minded educationists, researchers and intellectuals who altogether can bring a remarkable change in the educational domain by using their skills and knowledge in an utmost manner. There is not one but myriad offerings that are proposed to our patrons which can help them attain their desired results in the field of academics and education. At the same time acting as a Think Tank for educational organisations, institutions and governments. Show less

Board Member

• Jan 2016 - Feb 2019

Presides at board meetings -Create a purposeful agenda in collaboration with the executive director or CEO. -Appoints people to committees and assigns committee chairs. -Serves as the contact for board issues. -Sets goals and objectives with the board and ensures they are met. -Prepare to assume the office of the board chair. -Fulfilled the board chair’s duties when the presiding officer is absent. -Assists the board chair in the execution of his or her duties -Serves on committees as requested to learn the operations of the board -Works closely with the board chair to transfer knowledge and history to prepare for leadership The Imbokodo Campaign has been formulated by a group of non-profit experts and executives from the KwaZulu Natal region of South Africa. It is an intense and extensive campaign to address various elements of abuse across South Africa and the world. The basis for Imbokodo is a personal story of an individual who faced 20 years of all forms of abuse, and will publicly reveal the story and advocate for change. Show less

Director

• Mar 2012 - Jan 2019

- Developing and overseeing SMART goals for hardware, software, and storage, ensuring strategic capacity planning. - Managing all or part of the IT department, including: Directly supervising employees Hiring Handling employees’ concerns and performances Determining business requirements for IT systems - Identifying and eliminating security vulnerabilities with strategic solutions that increase data security. - Directing and supporting the implementation of new software and hardware- - Identifying and recommending new technology solutions - Managing the company’s help desk (internal, and external) - Coordinating IT activities to ensure data availability and network services (SLA based). - Overseeing departmental finances, including budgeting and forecasting - Implementing executive policies The purpose of Black Technologies and Consulting as a technology, management and consulting company is to empower and support smme's, corporates, in the 4IR Technologies such as Blockchain, systems development, Machine Learning, Cloud-based services and Internet of thing (IOT). Show less

Chief Financial Officer

• Mar 2018 - Nov 2018

An IT consulting firm, involved in blockchain + crypto research and development, National IT Projects & also servicing smme's & the previously disadvantaged communities. Bridging the gap between your hands and the world of disruptive Technology. An IT consulting firm, involved in blockchain + crypto research and development, National IT Projects & also servicing smme's & the previously disadvantaged communities. Bridging the gap between your hands and the world of disruptive Technology.

Owner/ CEO

• Jul 2005 - Nov 2012

-Manage sme's IT infrastructure. -Supply and mantain IT products of Public Schools. -Design Network, mantain and upgrade -IT architecture -Manage sme's IT infrastructure. -Supply and mantain IT products of Public Schools. -Design Network, mantain and upgrade -IT architecture

Regional IT Specialist

• Sep 2004 - Nov 2010

-Responsible for network management, software development and database administration. -Prepare project status reports -Consulting with clients and departments to estimate and resolve IT issues. -Administering data and network security for departments including system firewalls, antivirus, group policy and email security. -Coordinating the needs of in-house IT experts and remote employees, vendors and contractors. -Preparing budget estimates used by executives to plan, organise and schedule work. -Installing, configuring and monitoring wireless network systems. -Providing training to fellow employees about network security and the best computer usage practices. -Creating, analysing, reporting, converting and transferring data through systems using application software. -Extensive knowledge of system security and procedures for protecting the organisation’s data from intrusion or corruption. -Excellent communication and customer support skills. -Advanced knowledge about hardware and software configuration. -Excellent troubleshooting, creative and technical problem-solving skills. -Ability to prioritise tasks and create their work schedules with minimal supervision. -Expert level in Microsoft Office Applications, including Project Show less

Jnr Business Analyst

• Jan 2001 - Sep 2004

- Analysing business processes. - Understanding why change is required in the business. - Assisting with change management processes and procedures. - Delivering and supporting the implementation of projects. - Scoping and configuring bespoke solutions to specific problems. - Ensure that various appropriate infrastructure elements, including documents, periodicals, manuals, policy documents, etc are kept up to date and are available. - Carryout analysis of requirements by checking for derived requirements that are logical to customers’ requests. - Manage requirements and ensure they are stored in automated systems. - Supervise requirements traceability information and record requirements status in the course of the project. - Make contributions in the development of Test Plans and Test Scripts, and also perform test execution as required. - Monitor changes to baseline requirements with the use of effective application of change control processes and tools. Show less