Experience

Abner Innovation Laboratories Limited

• Canada
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director & Chief Operations Officer (COO)

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Executive Director and COO of B2B software technology company. Driving commercialization of AI-driven white label technology that makes watching and wagering on live sports through web sites of licensed sportsbooks as fun as playing video games. Building company from ground-up with accountability for all facets of operations. Executive Director and COO of B2B software technology company. Driving commercialization of AI-driven white label technology that makes watching and wagering on live sports through web sites of licensed sportsbooks as fun as playing video games. Building company from ground-up with accountability for all facets of operations.



University of the Witwatersrand

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Transnet Senior Lecturer for Systems Engineering

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  Senior lecturer to the Transnet Centre for Systems Engineering (TCSE) team sponsored by Transnet SOC Ltd. The primary focus of the TCSE is based on a dual structure of industry-relevant operations, complemented by a training and education, to support industry in implementing long term strategies and strategic projects, while simultaneously capacitating organisations and individuals in systems.

• Transnet Demand Planning Lead (South Africa and Africa)

  • Jul 2018 - Mar 2022

  Demand planning lead for the Transnet Centre for Systems Engineering (TCSE) team appointed by Transnet SOC Ltd. The primary role of the team was to develop Transnet’s long-term economic and freight demand projections (30-year horizon) for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective is to guide strategic investment decisions and offer an impartial view of capacity requirements not impacted by affordability, profitability, and other business constraints.



Mott MacDonald

• United Kingdom
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Transport Infrastructure Logistics Lead

  • Jan 2009 - Aug 2015

  Appointed to the role of Technical Lead – Economic Infrastructure in January 2015, Divisional Director in January 2014, Transportation Team Leader in February 2012 and promoted from Senior Systems Engineer to Principal Systems Engineer in December 2011. Specified areas of experience and responsibilities on projects include transport infrastructure and logistics, systems engineering management, project management, information systems, costing and finance.

• Transport Infrastructure Logistics/Systems Engineering Lead

  • Jan 2009 - Aug 2015



Tube Lines

• United Kingdom
• Truck Transportation
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Systems Engineer

  • Jan 2005 - Dec 2008

  Senior Systems Engineer to the Tube Lines Systems Engineering team supporting Jubilee and Northern Lines Upgrade Project (JNUP). JNUP is a major system upgrade specified under the public-private partnership (PPP) contract with London Underground (LU). It required the replacement or upgrading of many of the Jubilee and Northern Line assets including the re-signaling of the Jubilee & Northern lines with modern, safe, reliable and proven systems. These included a transmission-based train control system, TBTC system; signaling control system; power supplies and communications equipment while maintaining the existing system performance. Show less



Booz Allen Hamilton

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Dec 1999 - Dec 2004

  Senior Consultant to the Booz Allen Hamilton Transportation Team in London. Specific responsibilities included Systems Engineering activities on projects for London Underground, Department of Transport (Ireland), UK Strategic Rail Authority, UK Office of the Rail Regulator, Crossrail, and Croydon Tramlink. Senior Consultant to the Booz Allen Hamilton Transportation Team in London. Specific responsibilities included Systems Engineering activities on projects for London Underground, Department of Transport (Ireland), UK Strategic Rail Authority, UK Office of the Rail Regulator, Crossrail, and Croydon Tramlink.