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Lewis Mathieson, Regional Managing Director

Lewis Mathieson

Regional Managing Director·Schauenburg Systems (Pty) Ltd

South Africa

Master's degree, Business And International Studies

Work experience

Total years of experience: 30 years, 5 months

Regional Managing Director

July 2016 - Present

Schauenburg Systems (Pty) Ltd

Johannesburg, South Africa

July 2016 - Present

Company develops complex electronic safety systems which are critical in the mining industry - these include gas
detection, fire detection, caplamps and Pedestrian and Vehicle Detection Systems. Staff complement of 750,
branches in 4 different provinces and one in Zimbabwe. Turnover RM 700 per annum - grew the business by RM
250 in 2 years.
Company industry:
Manufacturing
Job role:
Management

Executive Director

August 2013 - June 2016

Schauenburg Systems (Pty) Ltd

August 2013 - June 2016

Marketing and Product Development
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Strategy formulation for business growth - statistical analysis and growth identification and management of the
company business plan (RM 400). Schauenburg Systems (Pty) Ltd Board member. The role was essentially that
of COO.
• Development and implementation of an Internationalisation Strategy.
• Line responsibility for all Divisional Executives (5) and technical management staff, including Quality, Production,
Procurement and SHE
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• Definition of R&D (Innovation) and product development strategy - manage the entire R&D and product
development budget
• Definition and execution of major Projects - Anglo American Platinum, Impala Platinum, SASOL
• Compilation and management of budgets - bottom line P&L responsibility for overall revenue of ALL divisions.
Annual budget presentation to shareholders
• Stakeholder relationships - development of new client base in new industry sectors, especially international
markets
• Trustee of the Schauenburg Education Trust - providing bursaries to underprivileged students
Job role:
Management

General Manager

February 2013 - July 2013

Armscor

South Africa

February 2013 - July 2013

Manage a department of 305 people, 13 operating divisions and an annual turnover of ZAR 410 million
• Member of the Management Board of Armscor reporting directly to the CEO - executive manager
• Bottom line responsibility for income generation, income growth and profit
• Development of R&D Business Plan
• Stakeholder management (Board of Directors, CEOs of local industry, Senior government officials), departmental
strategy formulation and execution
• Member of the Defence Research & Development Board of the DoD
• Restructuring & transformation of Department
Company industry:
Military & Defense
Job role:
Management

Senior Manager

September 2004 - February 2013

Armscor

South Africa

September 2004 - February 2013

Development of strategy for the future of radar and EW for Armscor, the SANDF and local industry
• Operations management of a division of 18 technical and admin people - HR, performance management,
budgeting, cost control.
• Acquisition of Radar & EW systems for the SANDF
• Member of the Departmental Authorisation Committee (tender board)
• Assisting in helping Armscor re-establish good client relationships
• Recruitment and training of young engineers; driving transformation
• Assisting other divisions with solving operational problems
• Managing research projects
• Consulting - providing specialist input to diverse projects and programmes - aircraft, missiles, naval vessels and
land vehicles
• Chairperson of the South African Radar Interest Group (SARIG)
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Company industry:
Military & Defense
Job role:
Management

Executive

September 2002 - August 2004

Grintek Communication Systems

September 2002 - August 2004

Responsible for engineering function in the company - reporting to the CEO
• Control a department of 60 engineers and technicians doing product design & development.
• Full budget and financial control of department including asset and capex control as well as cost management
• Generation of strategic initiatives to improve processes, operational efficiency and Research & Development
• Part of the Executive Committee of the company
• In charge of the IT function
• Performance Management
• On a task force to look at improving production within the company as well as the IT systems of the Grintek Group
• Establishing and maintaining customer relationships
• Acting as a trouble-shooter to manage programmes which had become dysfunctional
Job role:
Sales

Project Manager

November 1994 - July 1995

November 1994 - July 1995

Duties & Responsibilities:
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• Management of the development of a training system for the South African Artillery
• Project Planning
• Project Reporting
• Cost, performance and schedule control
Job role:
Management

Systems Engineer

August 1992 - October 1994

ISIS Information Systems

August 1992 - October 1994

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Procurement, Installation, Integration and Acceptance of Air Traffic Control Systems and Command, Control,
Communications and Intelligence (C3
I) Systems
• Projects were multi-disciplinary and included civil, mechanical and architectural aspects
• Systems and speciality engineering Consulting
• Project delivery - performance, cost and schedule
• Project reporting to customer and MD
• Marketing (Aviation Africa)
• Chairman of the ISIS social committee
• Produced a report (re)defining career development within ISIS
• Member of the ISIS technology committee
Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Systems Engineer

December 1988 - July 1992

Aerotek

Canada

December 1988 - July 1992

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Systems engineering and research on Radar and Electronic Warfare systems
• Development of a ground-based tracking radar
• Research and development on topics of interest in the Radar & EW environment, e.g. clutter densities, probability
of detection, non-cooperative target recognition, waveform design, etc.
• Project Management
• Assisting the South African Air Force with field trials
• Customer reporting
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

University Of South Africa

December 2004

December 2004

Master's degree, Business And International Studies

South Africa

GPA (percentage): 75%

GPA (percentage): 75%

Note: Doctoral Studies (DBL) have been undertaken but not completed
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University of Natal

December 1998

December 1998

Bachelor's degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

South Africa

Qualification: BScENG - this is an honours degree in electroinc engineering majoring in communications, RF and digital systems
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University of South Africa

November 1998

November 1998

Diploma, Business And Management

South Africa

Advanced Executive Program
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University Of South Africa

March 1995

March 1995

Diploma, Business And Management

South Africa

Management Development Program
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Queensburgh Boys High School

December 1993

December 1993

High school or equivalent, Mathematics

South Africa

GPA (percentage): 75%

GPA (percentage): 75%

High School Diploma. Dux of the School. Honours for academics. School prefect.

Skills

Aerospace 2FDefense
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Aerospace 2FDefense
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Defence
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Defence
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Electronics
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Electronics
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Top Management
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Top Management
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Business
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Business
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BUDGETING
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BUDGETING
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COST CONTROL
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COST CONTROL
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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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NAVY
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NAVY
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REPORTS
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REPORTS
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RESEARCH
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RESEARCH
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STRATEGIC
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STRATEGIC
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CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
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CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
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CUSTOMER RELATIONS
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CUSTOMER RELATIONS
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DESIGN
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DESIGN
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Languages

Afrikaans

Expert

English

Expert

German

Intermediate

Hobbies and interests

Golfing

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