Experience

Technoswitch®

• South Africa
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager - Hyfire

  • Nov 2022 - Present

• Branch Manager

  • Dec 2018 - Oct 2022



Parker Hannifin

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Western and Eastern Cape Sales

  • Sep 2017 - Nov 2018

  Responsibly maintaining the distribution and OEM customer base in the Western and Eastern Cape. Exceeding sales targets in line with national targets. Growing market share by promoting identified product groups not yet serviced by the current distributors in the region. Responsibly maintaining the distribution and OEM customer base in the Western and Eastern Cape. Exceeding sales targets in line with national targets. Growing market share by promoting identified product groups not yet serviced by the current distributors in the region.



UTC Fire & Security

• Security and Investigations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Area Sales Manager Lenel – SA, Sub-Sahara Africa

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2017

  Area Sales Manager Lenel – SA, Sub-Sahara Africa (stationed in Cape Town). Also Branch Manager for Cape Town office.As ASM: Reporting to the Regional Sales Manager, SSA Lenel . Responsibly maintaining the customer base in the Western Cape, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria and finding new VAR’s (Value Added Resellers) in the region . Exceeding sales targets (circa ZAR 1m pcm) in line with national targets. Growing market share on integrated solutions including CCTV, Access Control, Intrusion, Fire Detection and Fibre products.As Branch Manager Cape Town: Recruiting an additional technical support engineer. Responsible for closing offices in the Maitland Factory site and finding alternative office space. Designing and project managing the refit of new offices in Pinelands that includes office space for 5 staff members, a training room, boardroom, kitchen, technical test area and demo area. Show less

• Account Manager - SA, Sub-Saharah Africa

  • Jan 2012 - Feb 2015

  Reporting to the Director Channel Sales, Sub-Saharan Africa. Responsible for growing and maintaining the customer base in the Western Cape. Meeting sales targets (circa ZAR 2.5m pcm) in line with national targets. Growing market share on Fire Detection Products (Ziton, Aritech & Edwards) but focussing especially on CCTV, Access Control, Intrusion and Fibre products.Developing a distributor in the region.



PiShurlok

• Account Manager

  • Jul 2004 - Nov 2011

  I Fullfil a multi-faceted role of Account Management, Business Development, Project Management and Technical Support to UK based customers for a South-African based Tier-1 component supplier. Automotive Electronics in the forms of Instrumentation, Infotainment, Body Electronics, Engine Control, OpenECU's and Alarm systems all form part of the products I get involved in. I Fullfil a multi-faceted role of Account Management, Business Development, Project Management and Technical Support to UK based customers for a South-African based Tier-1 component supplier. Automotive Electronics in the forms of Instrumentation, Infotainment, Body Electronics, Engine Control, OpenECU's and Alarm systems all form part of the products I get involved in.



Zeta Controls

• Application Engineer

  • Sep 2003 - Jun 2004

  Sales, project management and initial support of CANbus based controls systems for Special Purpose Vehicles in the Automotive, and Agricultural markets. The main role is to interface between sales and the development team, and to identify and accurately define the project scopes. outline new products to the development team that ensure our growth in the market place. As a separate division, I also had periodic involvement in the development of solar powered bus shelters. This formed part of product development for TFL (Transport for London) to improve the bus service in London. Show less



Future Electronics

• Canada
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Account Executive

  • Nov 2000 - Aug 2003

  Managed an average of 20 customers at any time, with average component sales of £50k per month. Managed an average of 20 customers at any time, with average component sales of £50k per month.



Shurlok Automotive Systems (now called Pi Shurlok)

• Key Account Manager

  • Nov 1998 - Jun 2000

  Key Account manager with main account of a South African Car manufacturer. Managed various product introduction into passenger, and commercial vehicles. These included Alarm systems, Diff-Lock controllers and clocks. Key Account manager with main account of a South African Car manufacturer. Managed various product introduction into passenger, and commercial vehicles. These included Alarm systems, Diff-Lock controllers and clocks.



Reutech Defence Systems (now called Reutech Communications)

• Project Manager

  • May 1996 - Apr 1998

  The youngest project manager appointed to run Bomb Fuse, Military Radio and Land Mine detection projects for Reutech Defense Industries in Pine Town, South Africa The youngest project manager appointed to run Bomb Fuse, Military Radio and Land Mine detection projects for Reutech Defense Industries in Pine Town, South Africa