Experience

illumin (AcuityAds Inc.)

• Canada
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President of Software Engineering

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada



American Tower

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President and CIO - Africa

  • Jul 2021 - Oct 2022

  City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Examples of responsibilities: • Ensuring structure aligns business objectives of Africa region & greater enterprise • Planning, coordinating, directing & designing all operational activities of IT department • Providing direction/ support for IT solutions to enhance mission-critical business operations • Reporting directly to SVP IT / Global CIO and dotted-line to COO Africa • Identifying, recommending, developing & supporting cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects… Show more Examples of responsibilities: • Ensuring structure aligns business objectives of Africa region & greater enterprise • Planning, coordinating, directing & designing all operational activities of IT department • Providing direction/ support for IT solutions to enhance mission-critical business operations • Reporting directly to SVP IT / Global CIO and dotted-line to COO Africa • Identifying, recommending, developing & supporting cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of organisation

• Project Director IT, EMEA

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2021

  Johannesburg Area, South Africa Examples of achievements: • Introduced new ‘Way of working’ (incl. agile/ collaborative approach to delivering value to users & helping drive Africa Strategic Objectives) Examples of responsibilities: • Providing technology support for all Merger & Acquisitions (incl. successful Eaton Acquisition, which was a deal across five countries) • Overseeing team responsible for deploying technology capabilities required to integrate these businesses into current operations… Show more Examples of achievements: • Introduced new ‘Way of working’ (incl. agile/ collaborative approach to delivering value to users & helping drive Africa Strategic Objectives) Examples of responsibilities: • Providing technology support for all Merger & Acquisitions (incl. successful Eaton Acquisition, which was a deal across five countries) • Overseeing team responsible for deploying technology capabilities required to integrate these businesses into current operations • Driving digital initiatives (incl. Robotic Process Automation, Business Intelligence, Data analytics & Agile Ways of Working)



Absa Group

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Architect and Head of Software Engineering

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2018

  Johannesburg Area, South Africa Examples of responsibilities: • Designing/ driving strategic technology landscape which supported business strategy of Retail, Business Bank & Africa Operations • Driving strategy, architecture & execution of innovative initiatives (incl. ‘Banking as a Service Marketplace’ which was developed within Alternative Business Models division • Leveraging new technology trends (incl. Cloud Computing, Robotic Process Automation & Data Analytics), becoming an innovative & agile bank



Standard Bank Group

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive, Regional Head, CIB Technology, West Africa

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Johannesburg Area, South Africa Examples of responsibilities: • Managing technology enablement of Corporate & Investment Bank across West African Region (Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Angola & Democratic Republic of the Congo) • Overseeing close collaboration with regional business executives, central technology executives & in-country technology teams to ensure correct solutions delivered to support business strategy



Absa Group

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Implementation Programme Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Dec 2015

  Johannesburg Area, South Africa Examples of responsibilities: • Planning/ Implementing business-critical technologies across Trade & Working Capital supply chain (solutions leveraged across thirteen African countries ABSA operated in) • Optimising 32 disparate systems across Corporate Technology division (incl. Corporate Internet Banking, Cash Management, Receivable/ Supplier Finance & Documentary Trade platforms)



Standard Bank Group

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Manager

  • Oct 2011 - Jul 2014

  Johannesburg Area, South Africa Examples of responsibilities: • Fulfilling numerous technology leadership roles across Corporate & Investment Bank 1) Delivery Manager for Payments Technologies • Providing delivery/ operational support of key payments & account management solutions to Corporate & Investment business • Managing high level of regulation of payment platforms 2) Delivery Manager for Electronic Content Management, Imaging and Workflow • Developing/ implementing Electronic Content Management… Show more Examples of responsibilities: • Fulfilling numerous technology leadership roles across Corporate & Investment Bank 1) Delivery Manager for Payments Technologies • Providing delivery/ operational support of key payments & account management solutions to Corporate & Investment business • Managing high level of regulation of payment platforms 2) Delivery Manager for Electronic Content Management, Imaging and Workflow • Developing/ implementing Electronic Content Management, Imaging & Workflow strategy • Integrating disparate support teams into a ‘support shared services’ model which leveraged efficiencies/economies of scale Show less



ITQ Business Solutions (pty) Ltd

• South Africa
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Delivery Manager

  • Mar 2007 - Sep 2011

  Johannesburg Area, South Africa Examples of achievements: • Liberty Life & Stanlib used this solution as primary tool for back-office processing Examples of responsibilities: • Planning, developing/implementing claims management solution • Maintaining involvement through entire SDLC value chain



GISCOE (Pty) Ltd (Your Spatial Partner)

• Software Engineering Lead

  • Mar 2006 - Feb 2007

  Johannesburg Area, South Africa Examples of responsibilities: • Establishing technical frameworks & patterns to be used • Managing innovation of new technologies & possible applications within mining & exploration business



ITQ Business Solutions (pty) Ltd

• South Africa
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Feb 2005 - Feb 2006

  Johannesburg Area, South Africa



Intrinsyc Solutions

• South Africa
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Oct 2002 - Jan 2005

  Johannesburg Area, South Africa



PIMS Belgium

• Software Engineer

  • Jun 2002 - Aug 2002

  Limburg Area, Belgium Examples of responsibilities: • Providing software engineering of document management & workflow solutions (leveraged by customers in Financial Services Industry)



Belgium Campus

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trainer and Software Engineer

  • Jan 2001 - May 2002

  Pretoria Area, South Africa