Freelance ICT Consultant
Self employed
Total years of experience :42 years, 6 Months
I recently resigned from Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCCP) as their IT Manager having worked there for just over 5 years. During this period, I was instrumental in resolving the burning issues when I joined. There were significant Auditor General findings which I addressed within the 1st 6 months of my employment at the institution. I setup a 5 year ICT Strategy which I set about achieving including, but not limited to:
- network (cabling and switches)refresh;
- sever refresh and upgrade;
- laptop/tablet/Desktop refresh;
- concluding a MS licensing agreement;
- Implementation of Content and Document Management System;
- service Desk and Service Catalogue including Service Support and Service Managenent as per ITIL;
- introduced the CObIT maturity model as a way to assess ICT maturity on a yearly basis;
- implantation of ICT governance policies and structures; and
- Significant among these was the successful implementation of a ERP system.
My key strengths are developing an ICT strategy, ensuring alignment to business strategy and then setting about implementing the strategy thru programs and projects.
I had resigned to take a year sabbatical to pursue travels.
Key areas of expertise:
ICT management/Interim ICT Management
Strategy development and implementation
ICT assessments
Program and Project Management (including assesments)
ICT Governance including ITIL and CObIT (assessments and implementations)
Responsible for providing all aspects of ICT to the staff and Members of Parliament. The Portfolio included Service Support, Service Management, Governance and Projects.
I recently resigned from Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCCP) as their IT Manager having worked there for just over 5 years. During this period, I was instrumental in resolving the burning issues when I joined. There were significant Auditor General findings which I addressed within the 1st 6 months of my employment at the institution. I setup a 5 year ICT Strategy which I set about achieving including, but not limited to:
- network (cabling and switches)refresh;
- sever refresh and upgrade;
- laptop/tablet/Desktop refresh;
- concluding a MS licensing agreement;
- Implementation of Content and Document Management System;
- service Desk and Service Catalogue including Service Support and Service Managenent as per ITIL;
- introduced the CObIT maturity model as a way to assess ICT maturity on a yearly basis;
- implantation of ICT governance policies and structures; and
- Significant among these was the successful implementation of a ERP system.
My key strengths are developing an ICT strategy, ensuring alignment to business strategy and then setting about implementing the strategy thru programs and projects.
I had resigned to pursue my desire to return to studies, and focus on implementing Strategic projects
Key areas of expertise:
ICT management/Interim ICT Management
Strategy development and implementation
ICT assessments
Programme Management (including assesments)
ICT Governance including ITIL and CObIT (assessments and implementations)
My role as the General Manager had end to end responsibility and accountability for every aspect of performance within this business unit. Function consisted of the following:
• Understand and actively promote delivery against VISA Strategic Objectives;
• Understand and manage the levers of the VISA Business;
• Understand and manage the metrics and ratios that keep the overall structure of the business sound;
• Manage the cost and the revenue of the BU;
• Take responsibility of the daily operations of the BU, demonstrate a hands-on approach with projects, understand the detail and complexity and manage this to ensure satisfactory outcomes for customers;
• Work within an integrated organisation, creating sound internal relationships across the various business areas that will ensure alignment and efficiency. Ensure optimal use of the various competences within the VISA business;
• Operate and execute within the VISA Governance Framework;
• Work within a fast paced environment where rapid changes occur frequently, responding to this with pragmatic and cost effective solutions in price sensitive markets; and
• Put in place efficient and uncomplicated processes that will enable teams to deliver and customer to experience cost effective and efficient results.
- Group IT Strategy
- Group Enterprise Architecture
- Group Strategic Projects
Member of Executive team responsible for the Operational and Strategic Delivery of Technology in the Company.
- Ensure that Projects are delivered on-time, in budget and with the agreed scope. Ensure optimal IT architecture aligned with Business Strategy
- IT Service Delivery and Management
- Technology Research and Development to ensure that innovative technology solutions are brought to bear on the business, thereby providing competitive advantage to the business
- Ensure the implementation of highly adaptive and responsive Technology Infrasture to the rapidly changing business environment
- Compliance to corporate governance thru' compliance to CoBIT, ITIL and ISO17799 best practice
- Leadership and development of a talented team
- Budgetting and fiscal control of Operational and Capital Expense for all technology
Responsible for Development, Maintenance and Support of all Media24’s Business Systems and Management Information Systems
Enterprise Architecture: Developing and Implementing Business and Technical Architecture Framework
Research: Business Analysis, Business Process Mapping and Technology Solutions Research
Technology Strategy: Developing Technical Solutions within an Architectural Framework
Project Office: Implement Programme Management, Project Management Process and Tools, Project and IT Governance
Project Management: Develop and Implement a Project Management Centre of Excellence to Manage all Media24 Projects
Staff management: Manage performance and ensure on-going evaluation so as to ensure optimal and cost effective usage of human resources.
Appointed to resolve all burning issues as a priority
Successfully put in place the following: Structure, development methodologies, standards, business alignment, technical architecture, project management, appropriate resource allocation and priotization of projects. Set 7 objectives to achieve within 6 months - all were achieved.
Reviewed the 2001/2 budget with the directive to effect a 25% cut in budget. 2002/3 budget was 40% of 2001/2 budget. This was accomplished by reducing staff numbers, reviewing contracts with suppliers - terminating ones not adding value and re-negotiating others, optimizing technology usage.
In April 2000, took over overall responsibility for Leisure Books, NasBoek and Financial Systems with a personnel count of 28.
Environment consists of a wide variety of Hardware and Software - Mainframe, Client/Server, Internet, Point-of-Sales, ERP systems.
Responsible for three teams: Leisure Books, NasBoek and Financial System.
Ensuring the cost effective running of the operational systems.
Ensuring delivery of strategic projects (identified by business) on time and budget.
Driving the aligning of Business and IT.
Standardization of project management methodology across teams
Evaluate, negotiate and select hardware and software solutions.
Strategic management of Information Systems.
Special projects such as Data Warehouse and CRM, Integration Software - integrating front-ends to back-ends, Investigation of Components based technology for back-end systems.
In July 1998 transferred from Leisure Books to Naspers Information Services and assumed overall responsibility for looking after Leisure Book’s IT requirements.
Lead a team of 7 (Analyst Programmers to Project Leaders).
Participate in Leisure Book’s Operational, Management and Strategic meetings.
Joined Leisure Books as a Snr Analyst/Programmer in the Information Systems Department. The main focus was the conversion, testing and implementation of the then current Debtors, Member Service and Stock systems. Converting from an ICL VME Mainframe to an IBM 4381 running VSE.
Spent 3 months in Holland getting to know and converting a system purchased from a Dutch company to replace the then recently converted system.
Successfully converted, enhanced, tested and implemented the Dutch system.
Implemented NCC Systems Analysis methodology
Member of a team responsible for defining, scoping and implementing the Project Office in Naspers’ IT.
I joined Seardel Computer Services as a Junior Programmer programming in RPG II.
Programming primarily in RPG II later to program in DOS in Micro Focus Cobol
Given primary responsibility for the enhancements and maintenance of the order processing and invoicing systems.
Converted a Cobol system running on a Siemens to run on an ICL ME29.
Also involved in analysis and programming on the Work In Progress, Debtors, Production Bundle Tracking systems.
School of Public Leadership, Executive Programmes in Public and Development Management. Public Sector Monitoring & Evaluation Certified Course
Senior Leadership Program Module #1: Laying the Foundations of Leadership: Developing Self Mastery Module #2: Leading Collaboration: Building a big picture understanding of the Group Module #3: Leading from the Emerging Future: Understanding Emergent Trends and Issues impacting on the Company’s Strategic Imperatives Module #4: Leading Innovation and Strategy for Sustainability
BCom (Hons) passed First Class Title of Technical Report: “The Role of Adaptable Technical Infrastructure in the Digital Transformation of a Company”
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Distributed Commercial Information Systems) - passed with Distinction Modules: State of the Art System Development Methods and Techniques (Business Process Engineering, Object/Component orientation, UML, Patterns, Architectures) Technology (Architectures, Database, Communications, Client/server, Internet, Middleware (including ORBs), Component models, Security, Development tools) Project Management (Project definition, scoping, feasibility, estimating, risk management, planning, execution, quality management, people management and monitoring and reporting) Strategic Management of IT (Business and IT alignment, inter-organisational systems, architecture-based management, outsourcing, e-commerce, customer operated systems, knowledge management, IT futures, innovative business models)
National Diploma in Computer Science Part-time Subjects: Commercial Programming III Electronic Data processing III Work Study III Financial Accounting II Applied Statistics I Scientific Programming I Business Economics I