Experience

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  RealProp Sales and Rentals

  • Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

  • Principal Consultant

    • Nov 2020 - Present
    • Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

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  RealNet WaterMeyer Pretoria East

  • Pretoria Area, South Africa

  • Franchise Owner

    • Jul 2005 - Nov 2020
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa

    Dr Willie van der Merwe previously specialised in information technology enabled strategic management consulting, project management, electronic based research and optimal allocation of funds using the bang for buck principle.After 36 long, gruelling years in defence, engineering, project management and management consulting, I finally became tired of working to suit someone else's schedule and priorities. I can now provide TOTAL support to my clients in a more relaxed, creative environment....mine! Now I am in real estate consulting and enjoy applying above skills to assist people with their biggest investment they will ever make in a professional way.Willie firmly believes that systematic planning; ongoing process improvement and lifelong learning are essential to be successful.Star Awards i.e. Top Agent 2006 – 2011, Top Negotiator 2006 & 2009, runner-up 2010-2011 and Chairman’s Award 2009, Gold Agent Award 2011, Top Agent 2011 and FNB Quicksell Award amongst others.Member BNI Silver Linings Pretoria

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  RealNet Pretoria East

  • Pretoria Area, South Africa

  • Franchise Owner at RealNet Pretoria East

    • Jul 2005 - Nov 2020
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa

    Professional Real Estate Consultant for the Right home, at the Right location, with Right amenities at the Right price

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  BNI Silver Linings

  • Leadership Team

    • Mar 2013 - 2015

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  Deloitte

  • Pretoria Area, South Africa

  • Specialist project manager

    • Apr 1993 - Jul 2005
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa

    Project manager SAP implementation SASOL Secunda Applied the continuous and systematic process by which the major stakeholders of an organisation envision its future and develop the necessary procedures and operations to achieve that future, and determine how success is to be measured in organisations such as the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Department of Agriculture, Wholesale and Retail (W&R) SETA (Sector Education and Training Authority) and during the establishment of new companies ARCSA and IQ2000. Using an iterative process, with no clear beginning or ending point, a living strategic document was developed to provide benefits to stakeholders, using the core competencies of the organisation. Accelerated implementation by consistently using a framework and methodology such as the strategic management value chain during strategic planning based on a structured strategic planning process. A strategic planning framework was used as a reference model, a starting point for planning and one that can be tailored as needed.

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  Armscor

  • Pretoria

  • Head: Industry Decision Support / Chief Systems Engineer / Manager Project Management Services

    • Jan 1968 - Apr 1993
    • Pretoria

    As a seasoned researcher, he was previously Head of Industry Decision Support at Armscor/Denel where he was responsible for technology trend analysis and technology development project selection. He delivered a number of papers on defence technology funds allocation and is Co-author of the INFORMS award winning paper Guns and Butter - Determine the optimal size and shape of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).

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  Siemens GIS

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • CAD and GIS Marketing Consultant

    • Apr 1985 - Jan 1986
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Compiled tenders for Town Councils investing in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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  ARC SA

  • Pretoria

  • General Manager

    • Apr 1983 - Mar 1985
    • Pretoria

    General Manager reporting to Board of Directors of ARC SA.

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  Protea PNI

  • Johannesburg

  • Manager Computer Graphics Division

    • May 1981 - Mar 1983
    • Johannesburg

    Managing team of Sales and marketing Consultants.

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  Le Roux & Associates

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Project Engineer, General Manager IQ 2000

    • Mar 1980 - Apr 1981
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

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  Reutech Fuchs Electronics

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Service Department Engineer, Product Manager

    • Jul 1977 - Feb 1980
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

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  South African National Defense Force

  • Pretoria Area, South Africa

  • Professional Engineering Officer

    • Jan 1969 - Jun 1977
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa