Daniel Posniak
Unemployed
Bedfordview
Summary
Talented Owner with excellent marketing, customer service and facility oversight skills and more than 20 years of experience. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all levels in organization.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
2025
2025
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Owner
D's IT
12.2020 - 10.2024
- Fixing of computer and laptops
- Sales of all components and assembly
- Smart home devices and set up
- Teaching clients
- Quotes and Invoices
- Smart alarms, CCTV and set up (all wireless)
- Basic networking
- Basic internet
- Staff: Myself
- Renumeration: Depends on the month
Director
Swimming Pool Hero
07.2013 - 08.2020
- Company Overview: www.poolhero.co.za
- Reported to: Owner (myself)
- Sales: Direct: Face to face
- CRM: Online customer relations manager
- Calling: Cold calling or by incoming calls sales are made
- Clients: Some clients acquired include; top financial advisor in to country, head of legal for Anglo America, Mpumelelo ex-Zimbabwian cricket player, commentator and presenter for Super Sport cricket division
- Targets: R80 000 a month
- Actuals: R60 000 – R250 000 a month
- Staff: +- 10 including Contractors
- Admin: Myself with the use of instant accounting from FNB
- Operations: Basic install I would do the operation, more complex I have contractors to do it
- Marketing: Done by myself using the following; Adwords, Seo, Building my website (www.poolhero.co.za), Live advertising, Facebook posting, Random business card drops, All Quotes, Yellow pages, Blogs, Linkedin, CRM
- Reason for leaving: Industry failure due to GDP, Rand/Dollar weakening and Covid-19
- Www.poolhero.co.za
Manager
Crystal Clear Pools
05.2012 - 06.2013
- Reported to: Owner (Operational Manager)
- Sales: Direct: Face to face
- Clients: All forms of clients
- Targets: N/A
- Actuals: N/A
- Staff: 25
- Operations: Management of the company when owner was away, running of all job cards, running the pool services
- Marketing: creating campaigns
- Reason for leaving: Left to start my own company
Owner
Urban Marketing
01.2010 - 03.2012
- Reported to: Owner (myself)
- Sales: Direct: Face to face
- Calling: Cold calling
- Clients: Example of some clients: Energy drinks, Alcohol brands, Telecommunications, Modelling agencies
- Targets: R40 000 a month
- Actuals: R20 000 – R75 000 a month
- Staff: Over 200 depending on a campaign
- Admin: Accountant
- Marketing: Done by myself using the following; Adwords, Seo, Blogs, Linkedin
- Reason for leaving: Better offer
Diplomat Sandton City
01.2009 - 12.2009
DAC Security Shop
01.2008 - 12.2009
Street Team Member
MTV Base
01.2008 - 12.2009
- Marketing
MTV Base
01.2008 - 12.2008
- Was On MTV Base Making The Video (mentored by Little X)
Sales
Spilhaus
01.2007 - 12.2008
Sales
Cape Union Mart
01.2006 - 12.2006
Promoter
Creative Counsel
01.2005 - 12.2005
Education
Course in becoming a digital marketing maestro -
Udemy Online
Online05-2016
Grade 12 - English, Afrikaans, Maths, Science, Accounting, History
Eden College Lyndhurst
Johannesburg, South Africa12-2007
BA - Film Making
AFDA
Johannesburg, South AfricaSkills
Microsoft Office
Photoshop
Social media
SEO
Basic electronics
Management
Google AdWords
Project Management
Business launch
Team Oversight
Employee Development
Contract Management
Business Management
Customer Relations
Relationship Building
Client Service
Small business operations
Business marketing
Sales management
Business Development
Staff Management
Verbal and written communication
Negotiation
Strategic Planning
Operations Management
Sales Leadership
Consulting
Sales oversight
Sales Strategies
Direct Sales
Position Held
- Grade 7 Monitor, 02/01/02 - 12/31/03
- School Prefect, 01/01/07 - 12/31/08
- SAUJS Chairperson at AFDA, 01/01/09 - 12/31/10
- Patroller for the Bedfordview Community Police Forum (Volunteer), 01/01/15 - 12/31/16
- Moderator and responder for Gauteng tactical and medical support 24 (Volunteer), 01/01/16 - 12/31/16
- Operations Manager for Gauteng response officers (Volunteer), 01/01/15 - 12/31/17
- Administrator and dispatch for E.E.S.R.U.F (Volunteer), 01/01/18 - 12/31/18
Informaljobexperience
- Diplomat Sandton City, 01/01/09
- DAC Security Shop (Greenstone), 01/01/08 - 12/31/09
- Was On MTV Base Making The Video (mentored by Little X), 01/01/08
- MTV Base Street Team Member (Marketing), 01/01/08 - 12/31/09
- Spilhaus - Sales (Sandton City), 01/01/07 - 12/31/08
- Cape Union Mart - Sales (Sandton City), 01/01/06
- Creative Counsel – Promoter, 01/01/05
Generalinterests
- Marketing
- Computers
- Film Making
- TV
- Sound Design
- Fashion
- Music
- Networking
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Rugby
- Cricket
- Volunteer work
Competence
- Phonetic alphabet and 10’s (Proficient)
- Production Design
- Sound design and editing
- Sound FX
- Social media including: Facebook, Google, SEO
- Basic electronics
- Management
- Google AdWords (expert level)
Healthconditions
Lower back issues, surgery, 09/01/20, 01/01/21, 07/01/24, 10/01/24
Driverslicence
Code 8
Covidvaccine
Fully vaccinated
Volunteer Experience
- Patroller for Bedfordview Community Police Forum
- Moderator and Operations Manager for GRO (Gauteng Response Officers)
- Administrator and dispatch for E.E.S.R.U.F
Personal Information
- Age: 36
- Health: Good
- Date of Birth: 06/04/88
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: South African and German (Ancestral)
- Marital Status: Single
Timeline
Owner
D's IT
12.2020 - 10.2024
Director
Swimming Pool Hero
07.2013 - 08.2020
Manager
Crystal Clear Pools
05.2012 - 06.2013
Owner
Urban Marketing
01.2010 - 03.2012
Diplomat Sandton City
01.2009 - 12.2009
DAC Security Shop
01.2008 - 12.2009
Street Team Member
MTV Base
01.2008 - 12.2009
MTV Base
01.2008 - 12.2008
Sales
Spilhaus
01.2007 - 12.2008
Sales
Cape Union Mart
01.2006 - 12.2006
Promoter
Creative Counsel
01.2005 - 12.2005
Course in becoming a digital marketing maestro -
Udemy Online
Grade 12 - English, Afrikaans, Maths, Science, Accounting, History
Eden College Lyndhurst
BA - Film Making
AFDA