Philip Lemekwane

Director: ICT Governance at University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
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Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, ZA
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Sehlo Kgoetiane, PhD

Philip is a dedicated researcher especially within the field of Informatics / Information Systems. He's results oriented and success-driven. His work rate is of high quality and he comes highly recommended.

Pumla Bam

Philip is a dedicated young man who excels in Data Management and Data Analytics. Hi is exceptionalyy good with SAS tools.

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Credentials

  • COBIT5 Foundation
    APMG International
    Aug, 2015
    - Oct, 2024
  • PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation & Practitioner
    AXELOS Global Best Practice
    Aug, 2014
    - Oct, 2024
  • ITIL Version 3 Foundation
    Loyalist Certification Services
    Mar, 2010
    - Oct, 2024
  • Teradata Masters
    Teradata
    Jan, 2010
    - Oct, 2024
  • SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9
    SAS
    Nov, 2008
    - Oct, 2024
  • SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 (CBP)
    SAS
    Aug, 2008
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)
    ISACA
    Mar, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
    ISACA
    Dec, 2017
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
    • South Africa
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Director: ICT Governance
      • Jan 2021 - Present

      - Developing operational plan and KPI’s in support of the departmental strategy in support of the institution’s overall vision and strategy. - Executing the directorate’s operational plan and procedures to support the Open Distance electronic Learning (ODeL) 2016-2030 Strategy. - Interpreting policies to lower levels and ensuring alignment with Directorate’s operational plan. - Providing tactical and operational leadership regarding all operations of the directorate from an overall perspective, which include: • The provision of ICT Governance services, • The provision of ICT Governance Process, Policies, Standards & Procedures • The provision of Performance & Value Delivery Monitoring services • The provision of ICT Resource Optimisation services - Establishing processes and mapping of consistent ICT governance policies, standards and procedures aligned to industry or regulatory requirements across the businesses. - Producing monthly governance reports for ICT Executive Committee and Unisa Management Committee. - Ensuring the optimal functioning of ICT Governance structures, including but not limited to the ICT steering committee, Change Advisory Board (CAB) and the Enterprise Architecture Board. - Directing and ensure the timeous submission of ICT Portfolio reports to the University’s Governance and Compliance structures. - Directing and monitoring the directorate’s expenditure within budgeted parameters and reporting on variances periodically. - Documenting and reporting on directorate-specific matters. - Ensuring proper record keeping of all aspects within the field of responsibility. Show less

  • Pikitup Johannesburg (Pty) Ltd
    • Utilities
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • General Manager: ICT
      • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

      - Provide the technical vision in alignment with and to complement the business vision. - Direct and manage the computing and information technology strategic plans to accomplish corporate goals and objectives. - Advises all Senior and Executive Management on business decisions that involve technology decisions. - Initiate activities and policies that create a technology‐friendly culture aligned with the company’s business strategy. - Ensure the computing and information technology infrastructure capabilities are responsive to the needs of the company’s growth and objectives. - Develop and establish operating policies and approaches for computing and information technology. - Evaluate overall operations of computing and information technology functions and recommend enhancements. - Develop ICT Strategy and policies. - Ensure the security of the information systems, databases, network communication lines and equipment. - Ensure all the telephony and other communications needs of the business are met. - Assist in the planning processes of the company through development of scenarios or simulations around various business choices. - Input into the Waste Minimisation strategies from a technology point of view. - Engage with government and industry around innovations in technology to position the organization as a leader in integrated management systems through the use of technology. - Conduct continuous research on latest technologies in order to enable the organisation. Show less

  • ATNS
    • Airlines and Aviation
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Manager: IT Planning and Governance
      • Jul 2020 - Aug 2020

      - Develop IT planning framework, leveraging and integrating best practice in service management, demand management and contract management. - Facilitate adoption and continuous improvement of planning practices and processes within IT and the wider organisation. - Establish and maintain alignment of IT activities, including report submissions, across various governance committees and structures. - Develop project and program delivery plans for maximum value delivery against capex commitments, and build internal capabilities for project management. - Define and update the IT Governance framework to reflect modern ways of work to enable an agile and innovative IT workforce. - Co-ordinate the creation, review and updating of all IT policies, procedures and standards, involving relevant IT Senior Managers. - Drive policy approval through the appropriate governance structures - Manage internal and external audit engagements, helping to clarify audit scope and to support the audit process. - Manage the audit findings tracker and drive resolution/closure of findings (through responsible senior managers) within the committed period. - Report on IT GRC issues to relevant structures and forums as required. - Develop and maintain the IT Risk Register - Facilitate identification of IT risks, controls, response plans in line with approved risk management framework - Develop, review and update IT Disaster Recovery Plan. - Co-ordinate periodical internal risk assessments. - Integrate Cyber risk to IT Risk Management practices, processes, procedures and activities - Maintain constructive and productive stakeholder relations. - Develop and implement a framework for optimal vendor and contract management - Manage the allocation of duties and the performance of all staff in the team - Periodically reviews the effectiveness of the ICT service provided. - Ensure that staff remain suitably trained to achieve the outcomes of their job descriptions. Show less

  • Department of Military Veterans
    • Government Administration
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Deputy Director: ICT Governance, Compliance and Applications Development
      • Dec 2015 - Jun 2020

      - Manage the development of systems, frameworks, control matrices, recommendations, action plans and necessary documentation following an appropriate methodology approved by management and aligned with international standards (e.g. SDLC,ITIL,COBIT, ISO,CMM). - Manage Service Level Agreements.- Develop detailed plans and programs around Systems Development, IT governance, risk management and compliance.- Prepare and implement IT compliance policies, Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) procedures and IT control training materials to keep colleagues abreast of relevant industry, legislative and regulatory changes.- Perform design and process analysis for IT business processes that impact IT governance, Risk Management and compliance capacity. - Perform follow-up reviews on IT audits and risks to assess the progress of suggested implementations. - Act as a consultant or in an advisory capacity, and recommend practical and effective remediation to identified issues and Risks. - Own overall risk management programs and facilitate the management of IT risks, ensuring a high level of compliance for all risks entities associated with IT services and capabilities. - Facilitate the development and testing of IT continuity plans, supporting critical processes by enabling the recovery of required IT services and critical applications after a disaster. - Establish ICT Governance in-line with DPSA Policy and other regulatory frameworks- Lead the information security programs to minimize risk to departmental computing and network operations, application usage and access to vital department data. - Bring awareness to help ensure that the appropriate controls are in place to address risks as well as to comply with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards. - Design, recommend, plan, develop and support implementation of project-specific security solutions to meet tactical and control requirement. Show less

    • Acting Chief Information Officer
      • Oct 2018 - Jan 2020

      - Align the department’s information management systems, Infrastructure, Master plans, and IT strategy (as enabler) with the strategic direction, management plans and the business processes of the department- Evaluate, Direct and Monitor ICT Governance structures and policies to ensure ICT Operational efficiencies, reporting and business enablement.- Ensure development and implementation of organisational ICT Strategy, regulations, policies, processes, procedures, standards, norms, guidelines and best practices.- Evaluate, Direct and Monitor Information Systems Audit and risks within the department.- Manage ICT Security by reviewing and assessing security risks, protocols and ensure implementation of security measures.- Ensure effective and efficient ICT operations, service delivery, Infrastructure, Systems, policies, service level agreement, vendor management, procurement, risk, assets, budgeting and reporting.- Ensure implementation and management of ICT Systems, applications, Network operations, ICT support plans, policies and Infrastructure.- Ensure effective project management for all ICT related projects.- Represent IT and report on IT matters at key management forums and governance structures. E.g. EXCO, MANCO, Audit and Risk Committee (ARC), ICT Steering Committee, Budget Control Committee, etc.- Create an enabling environment.- Manage the relationship with internal and external stakeholders. - Lead and monitor the implementation of the IT and Information Systems Audit strategy.- Ensure utilization of security mechanisms and compliance to the relevant regulatory framework.- Ensure development and training of the ICT Staff.- Manage human capital and budget within the IT office.- Review ICT’s performance and make recommendations to improve the ICT efficiency and effectiveness.- Render advice to executive management on relevant technology trends and their applicability to business enhancement. Show less

  • Cross Boarder Road Transport Agency
    • Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
    • IT Governance and Risk Management Specialist
      • May 2015 - Dec 2015

      - Directly responsible for the implementation and compliance of the CBRTA IT Governance Policy Framework and relevant legislation - Facilitate the development and maintenance of IS policies, processes and standards and guidelines based on knowledge of best practices and compliance requirements (i.e. COBIT, ITIL, etc) - Ensure policies are reviewed and updated regularly - Directly responsible for procedures and controls to ensure compliance with applicable IT policies and relevant regulatory and legal framework for the IT Division - Responsible for IT Risk Management and Risk Monitoring - Design and implement effective IT controls - Review and implement IT processes in accordance with the adopted IT management framework - Monitor and Conduct process compliance assessments (e.g. access control, daily/weekly/monthly check lists) - Ensure visibility, escalation and management of IT risks inherent in the delivery of IT services - Ensure the development, implementation and maintenance of ICT governance within the organization in-line with business needs and regulatory frameworks. - Establish and oversee formal risk analysis and self-assessments program for various Information Services systems and processes. - Liaise with other teams i.e. Internal/External Audit; Corporate Governance & Legal and other CBRTA Divisions to support the respective IT related audits. - Manage and track outstanding IT remediation items in the risk management system to ensure timely completion Show less

  • Crossboarder Road Transport Agency
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa
    • Senior Systems Auditor
      • Oct 2013 - Apr 2015

      - Develop Information Technology (IT) audit plans and perform audits on systems and controls already in place - Completing planned / ad –hoc assignments efficiently, effectively, economically and in a timely manner - Planning and performing detailed reviews of IT processes, application reviews, general control reviews, infrastructure reviews and IT security reviews - Keeping abreast of developments in the IT environment in order to assist with the Information Risk management process and the enhancement of internal controls - Evaluate information processing systems to determine their efficiency, accuracy, and completeness - Development and mapping of Business Processes - Analyse internal business systems to determine the completeness and accuracy of data / transactions that have already been processed - Work hand in hand with both internal and external auditors to ensure that all audits are executed timely - Analyse auditing data to provide results, recommendations and highlight potential control breakdowns on audit procedures - Analyse application control systems and their business protocols to determine whether business goals are being attained - Assess the Agency's environment where computers are located to ensure security procedures are being followed and the technology is operating correctly and efficiently - Monitor and report how computer facilities are being utilized - Identify opportunities to improve or enhance business processes and methodologies by researching, developing, implementing and recommending improvement initiatives - Develop and enhance business processes - Liaise with data processing supervisors and employees who utilise the computer systems to identify issues and ensure client satisfaction - Tender evaluations - Prepare written audit reports with specific recommendations for all audits conducted Show less

  • South African Revenue Service (SARS)
    • South Africa
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Operational Specialist: Research and Data Analytics
      • May 2013 - Oct 2013

      - Liaise with internal and external stakeholders with regards to divisional data requirements- Assist with the scoping of data analytics capability within the division- Facilitate the necessary processes and procedures pertaining to the data mart servers- Classification and validation of top revenue contributing entities to acceptable standard level- Perform data analytics to produce intelligent reports for business using sophisticated data analysis tools- Configuration and access control to secure data and reports- Development and automation of data analysis products for Revenue Analysis division - Database administration and user configuration- Internal system development- Provide the necessary support to the Revenue Planning and Analysis division with regards to software licenses for data analysis purposes- Assist division with SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Base, ACL and SQL matters- Coordinate and process all the analytical training needs and requirements- Extract, Transform and Load data - Perform data analytics using SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Base, ACL, SQL and other analytical tools- Research about advanced data analytics tools and recommend to management with the purpose to improve service delivery - Develop data analytics training manuals- Prepare and provide data analytics training to revenue analysis division Show less

    • ICT Auditor
      • May 2011 - May 2013

      - Develop and prepare data analysis products to be used by Internal Audit using SAS, SQL and ACL. - Use CAATS to perform data analytics on a daily basis- Gather background and contextual information relevant to the specific audit area and gain an understanding of the relevant business process being audited through discussions with client management and the business process auditors.- Conduct research and collect data which will help in continual product development that will meet client needs. - Document the business processes in terms of flow charts. - Prepare scope documents, document findings and prepare reports for the audit through the use of TeamMate audit software- Assess the effectiveness of controls through design and automation of audit tests using data analysis.- Gather data process flow documentation relevant to the specific engagement scope.- Assess risk through data analysis and various statistical methods- Request and analyse data from the client to test if the identified controls are functioning as intended and document deficiencies identified after performing the required CAATs testing- Work closely with internal audit colleagues to perform data analysis testing and to design appropriate Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATS) tests.- Execute audit steps as per the audit program.- Clear review notes relating to audit work- Identify Business risks and prepare Risk and Control Matrix (RACM)- Reporting and Present findings (results) of the investigation or CAATs performed- Build good relationships with both client staff and other auditors- Suggesting Control recommendations through a formal report Show less

    • ETL Developer
      • Dec 2009 - May 2011

      - Data extraction and FTP - An extraction from ADASAV files and FTP to Extract Transform and Load (ETL) server Data Quality issues / checking making sure data is FTP’ed correctly. - Monitoring of Extraction Jobs- Interact with business and the information management personnel- Importing of data structures from ADABAS DDPARML files into data stage. - Importing of Teradata data structures into DataStage.- Mapping of DDPARML data structures to Teradata data structures within the DataStage environment. - Run DataStage jobs resolving issues such as Primary Key Issue Primary Index Issues mapping issues between two environments - Space and Permission issues. - Duplication of data Issues and Data Quality. - Multiload scripts: Running Teradata Multiload scripts to load the data into Teradata- FastExport and Fastload- Natural program coding - Load automating and Control Creation of process flow in Control-EM - Customization and creation of load check scripts for control of process flow from ADABAS to Teradata. - Implementation of load checks into ControlM. - ETL Quality Assurance Show less

  • Sasuka Channel
    • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
    • Business Intelligence Consultant
      • Jul 2008 - Nov 2009

      - Use SAS to interrogate and analyze data - Ad-hoc reporting for Business users - Using SAS Data Integration studio to integrate data. - Create and run Jobs on ETL/Data Integration Studio - Ensure Data Integrity on Data warehouse and the ODS using SAS and SQL. - Ensure data Quality on the Data warehouse and Marts - Extract, Transform and Load data into the data warehouse. - Creates reports using SAS Web Report Studio and Enterprise Guide and Web report studio - Creating Libraries and configuring user accounts on SAS Management Console - Develop OLAP Cubes using SAS and Job Scheduling (LSF) Show less

  • Satyam Computer Services Ltd
    • India
    • Information Technology & Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Software Engineering Trainee
      • 2007 - 2008

      - SAP ABAP Coding - Writing Reports using SAP ABAP Programming Language with SAP coding standards. - Creating SAP Database Tables. - Writing Function Modules. - Writing BAPIs. - Learn more about SAP ABAP - SAP ABAP Coding - Writing Reports using SAP ABAP Programming Language with SAP coding standards. - Creating SAP Database Tables. - Writing Function Modules. - Writing BAPIs. - Learn more about SAP ABAP

  • Sentech SOC Limited
    • South Africa
    • Telecommunications
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • IT Helpdesk Consultant
      • Aug 2006 - May 2007

      - Making outbound calls to User’s who logged calls with Call centre. - Using Remote Sessions to monitor the Network and assist with any connectivity problems. - Actively working with fax Servers, CAS and CDC for new users Applications. - Offer Broadband wireless internet Support, Configuration of email accounts. - IMACD (Installation, Modification, Addition, Change, Delete) - Successfully follow the standard processes to install or remove items of hardware and/or configurations. - Systems - Effectively monitor and report on regular activities, which are subject to SLA Test. - Stay current with developments in the content of the company’s Software and Hardware. - Continually study and write product knowledge exams to ensure that I maintain my credential as a subject matter expert and meet the applicable vendor certification requirement. - Stay informed with Local/International products development arena and the impact that they have on our daily duties. - Assist user with accessing TV channels on Sentech Decoders and technical Support - Do Products sales such as wireless internet, VSTAR, BIZNET and Sentech Decoders Show less

  • CSS Tirisano
    • Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
    • Information Technology Technician
      • Jan 2006 - Aug 2006

      - Working on Active Directory on daily basis, adding New User’s, granting Permissions to users, Moving User’s in different user Groups. - Successfully configure the hardware environment as required by management for the systems being integrated. Perform fault diagnosis relating to moderately complex problems, reporting the result of such diagnosis in a clear and concise manner. - Installation of Hardware and Software. - Desktop and Laptop repairs - Testing and configuration of T20s for internet access using Microsoft Server 2003 Show less

  • Tshwane University of Technology
    • South Africa
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Junior Lecturer
      • Aug 2005 - Nov 2005

      - Assisting students with C++ Programming, computer skills and Network access - Monitor students’ attendance on daily basis and when writing tests. - Ensure that students have access to the computer labs on daily basis and be available to assist them, mark scripts and record results in the database - Assisting students with C++ Programming, computer skills and Network access - Monitor students’ attendance on daily basis and when writing tests. - Ensure that students have access to the computer labs on daily basis and be available to assist them, mark scripts and record results in the database

Education

  • Tshwane University of Technology
    Masters degree: Business Information Systems, Informatics
    2011 - 2014
  • University of South Africa
    Certificate: Risk Management, Business Management
    2012 - 2013
  • Tshwane University of Technology
    Baccalaureus Technologiae: Information Technology, Information Technology
    2010 - 2011
  • Tshwane University of Technology
    Engineering Computer Systems, Information Technology
    2003 - 2006
  • Mathukana High School
    Grade 12, Science
    1998 - 2002

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