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Colin Crabtree

Colin Crabtree

Senior Project Manager
MONTAGU,WC

Summary

Highly motivated individual with excellent networking, communication, and interpersonal skills. Proven adaptability and success in diverse business disciplines and industries. Persuasive in achieving goals, with a desire to grow into a strategic business role. Applies perceptive and intuitive thought process with sound reasoning. Inspires others with a positive and optimistic attitude. Creative and practical problem solver, thinking laterally for innovative solutions. Passionate about proactive innovation frameworks, methodologies, and techniques. Focuses on the big picture without losing sight of strategic objectives. Comfortable leading teams or working independently. Diversified business background in IT and non-IT fields, including software development, professional services consultancy, small-scale plant construction, project management, general management, program management, supply chain management, and account management.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Project Manager / Head of Customer Success

Iam-App (Pty) Ltd
10.2022 - Current
  • Project manager responsible for various customer software development & cloud deployment type projects on Appian, the leading platform for process orchestration, automation, and intelligence
  • Build and manage various POC / POV projects as part of customer acquisition initiatives
  • (HCM, Underwriting) Also an internal project to develop a customer service and support portal
  • Project planning, governance, management reporting, participation and contribution to the Agile (SCRUM) ceremonies such as daily standups, Backlog monitoring and ensuring the accuracy and governance around the Agile process was adhered to

Senior Project Manager

Mediro Business Service Management (Pty) Ltd
04.2019 - 10.2022
  • Project manager responsible for the integration Stream for the P2P phase of the Engen Journey Programme
  • Implement P2P – Coupa 3rd party Supplier Management System implementation in the cloud including numerous integrations to SAP
  • Project planning, governance, management reporting, participation and contribution to the Agile (SCRUM) ceremonies such as daily standups, Backlog monitoring and ensuring the accuracy and governance around the Agile process was adhered to

Senior Project Manager

Mediro Business Service Management (Pty) Ltd
04.2018 - 07.2020
  • Management of projects to provide new and enhanced functionality for various systems / platforms
  • Management of multiple projects related to the customers ServiceNow platform
  • Developing and implementing new or enhanced Workflow
  • Project planning & management of SDLC, budgets, governance, resourcing, management reporting, project meetings, stakeholder management

Senior Project Manager

Altron Karabina (Pty) Ltd
07.2018 - 12.2018
  • Implementation of Microsoft D365 Finance and Operations for Altron group Services
  • Ensure other projects being conducted for Altron remained on track and provided management report updates on same to PMO
  • Project planning & management of SDLC, budgets, governance, resourcing, management reporting, standups, steercoms., project meetings, stakeholder management

Senior Project Manager & Project Management Office Lead

PricewaterhouseCoopers (Pty) Ltd
02.2015 - 06.2018
  • Establish a fully-fledged PMO from ground up for the Internal Technology Division that is responsible for IT infrastructure and services for Africa
  • Manage various projects for the global Business Operating Systems refurbishment programme to the cloud
  • Design and implement a comprehensive set of PMO processes and tools sets to be managed and governed by the PMO office

Fulfilment / Project Manager, Software Innovate Division

MTN South Africa (Pty) Ltd
12.2011 - 02.2015
  • Project and fulfilment manager for product implementation in 21 countries in Africa, Middle East and Africa
  • Delivery of successful projects running 30+ at a time in 21 countries
  • Liaise with 21 in-country Managers, schedule and prioritize projects based on business requirements and deadlines

Account Manager Financial Services, System Integration Division

Gijima Group (Pty) Ltd
10.2009 - 11.2011
  • Account management for key accounts - Banking (ABSA, SBSA, FNB)
  • Customer Liaison, relationship building and business development for new accounts
  • Identify sales opportunities for both existing and new accounts

General Manager

Sato Biodiesel (Pty) Ltd
03.2006 - 09.2009
  • Joined a Start-up company to establish one of the first small BIO-Diesel plants in South Africa
  • Responsible for overseeing the construction of this small plant, doing site visits and reporting back on progress

Business Development Manager

ScanTrack SA (Pty) Ltd
12.2000 - 02.2006
  • Joined a Start-up company that was developing new software for the management of Desktops and laptops
  • Developed software and integrate solutions for high-speed cameras used as part of factory production lines for fault monitoring and tracking

Director of Professional Services

PQ Telesystems (Pty) Ltd
10.1998 - 11.2000
  • Responsible for the recruitment and maintenance of a resource pool of Remedy consultants
  • Visited existing and potential customers as part of ongoing customer relations and business development

Senior Consultant / Account Manager

QData Consulting
01.1983 - 01.1998
  • Held many roles starting off as a developer or programmer
  • Deployed at many different customers sites and programming in numerous different languages

Education

No Degree - Product Management

Udacity
Online
04.2001 - 01.1975

Skills

Project Management

Techexposedto

  • ServiceNow
  • SAP
  • COUPA
  • D365
  • UIPath
  • MS Suite
  • Google suite
  • Appian

Careerchronology

  • Iam-app, Senior Project Manager / Head of Customer Success, 10/01/22, Present, Montagu, Montagu, Western Cape, 6720
  • Mediro Business Service Management, Senior Project Manager, 04/01/19, 10/01/22, Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8000
  • Sabbatical, Rock climbing trip overseas to Laos and around South Africa, 01/01/19, 03/31/19
  • Altron Karabina, Senior Project Manager, 07/01/18, 12/31/18
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers South Africa, Senior Project Manager & Project Management Office Lead, 02/01/15, 06/30/18
  • MTN, Fulfillment / Project Manager, 12/01/11, 02/28/15
  • Gijima (Pty) Ltd, Account Manager, Financial Services, 10/01/09, 12/31/11
  • Sato Biodiesel (Pty) Ltd, General Manager, 03/01/06, 09/30/09
  • ScanTrack SA (Pty) Ltd, Business Development Manager, 12/01/00, 02/28/06
  • PQ Telesystems (Pty) Ltd, Director of Professional Services, 10/01/98, 11/30/00
  • QData Consulting, Senior Consultant / Account Manager, 01/01/83, 12/31/98

Level

Senior

Area

Montagu, Montagu, Western Cape, 6720

Experience

+40 years

Industries

  • Finance
  • Telecoms
  • IT
  • Petroleum

Training

  • Prince2 Practitioner
  • Innovation Master Class
  • Various UiPath RPA courses
  • Udemy - The Agile Certified Practitioner Training Program (PMI- ACP)
  • Various Appian related training
  • Udacity Nano Degree certificate for Product Manager Course

Personal Information

Available: Discuss

Certification

Prince2

Rock Climbing, Van Life, Nature, Bird watching

Avid Rock Climber with 50+ year experience in the sport. My Rock climbing life style enables me to constantly be out in nature where I enjoy birdwatching and the diversity of the fauna and flora we have here in South Africa. Getting there is fun itself as I have converted a van into a mobile home to be self sufficient and comfortable at the same time.  I work remotely as well while traveling as the van doubles up as a mobile office.

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
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evening
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Work Preference

Work Type

Part TimeContract Work

Work Location

Remote

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursWork from home option

Quote

"Work Hard, Climb Hard, Love, Be Loved, Repeat"
Myself

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Afrikaans
Advanced (C1)

Timeline

Senior Project Manager / Head of Customer Success

Iam-App (Pty) Ltd
10.2022 - Current

Senior Project Manager

Mediro Business Service Management (Pty) Ltd
04.2019 - 10.2022

Senior Project Manager

Altron Karabina (Pty) Ltd
07.2018 - 12.2018

Senior Project Manager

Mediro Business Service Management (Pty) Ltd
04.2018 - 07.2020

Senior Project Manager & Project Management Office Lead

PricewaterhouseCoopers (Pty) Ltd
02.2015 - 06.2018

Fulfilment / Project Manager, Software Innovate Division

MTN South Africa (Pty) Ltd
12.2011 - 02.2015

Account Manager Financial Services, System Integration Division

Gijima Group (Pty) Ltd
10.2009 - 11.2011

General Manager

Sato Biodiesel (Pty) Ltd
03.2006 - 09.2009

No Degree - Product Management

Udacity
04.2001 - 01.1975

Business Development Manager

ScanTrack SA (Pty) Ltd
12.2000 - 02.2006

Director of Professional Services

PQ Telesystems (Pty) Ltd
10.1998 - 11.2000

Senior Consultant / Account Manager

QData Consulting
01.1983 - 01.1998
Colin CrabtreeSenior Project Manager