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Work History
Education
Skills
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Interests
Hiking ,outdoor activities
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Darren Enfield

Project Manager
Johannesburg

Summary

25 Years' experience in the ICT Industry (Information & Communications Technology) Last 5 years have been Project Management .Looking to advance my project management knowledge and skills Proven ability to establish and maintain excellent communication and relationships with clients. Dedicated to identifying customer needs and delivering effective solutions to all problems. Committed to utilizing my skills to help others, while working towards the mission of a company. Able to effectively self-manage during independent projects, as well as collaborate as part of a productive team. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Reliable employee seeking [Project Manager] position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment. Enthusiastic Project Manager eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in the industry

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Project Manager Independent Contractor

04.2021 - Current
  • PM in mobile app development, managing a small team of FE developer, designer,
  • BE developer, QA person on multiple projects with different teams for each project
  • Have weekly stand-ups with clients to present sprints and get sign off, also update clients regularly using slack
  • Manage my teams through daily stand-up meetings and on slack
  • Managed backlogs
  • Getting regular project updates to team leads
  • Manage the hiring of my team
  • Manage each sprint
  • Upskilled myself in Agile as the meal plan project below moved from a hybrid project to an agile project
  • Close out projects
  • Examples of apps that I have worked on getting a great understanding of Front End and Back End integration o A meal plan app - The main goal of the app is for the user to be able to see suggested recipes that they can make from the items in their pantry
  • O A children activity app- The goal of the app is to assist parents in finding and organizing children's activities, as well as managing the costs of children's activities
  • O A Christmas App-Goal was to create an app for kids that would enable them to find traces of Santa’s magic
  • App should be image-triggered
  • O A posture app-The goal was to make an app that will help users to improve their posture while using their phones o Art lesson app- Goal was to make a platform which can be used for buying and booking some art video lessons by the students
  • The students are able to book a video lesson for a specific date/time based on teachers’ availability
  • They have the option to buy different bundles/packages which can be chosen depending on their preferences
  • O A student loan web app- an app that helps with student loans
  • The app gives users the option between 5 different loan forgiveness programs to use o An event app- The main goal of the app was to provide users a better way to connect
  • Users created events and set filters to who it can be shown and invite users
  • Users can chat with other users if they are connected
  • Users can subscribe to get an additional number of event creation and friends invited per event
  • O A location event app- The goal of the app was to Automatically create events based on phone location services
  • O An entrepreneur app- Entrepreneurs can grow their professional network with inspiring, like-minded individuals
  • Users can strategically collaborate with ambitious entrepreneurs, and most importantly, secure industry-expert investors
  • Investors can connect with the world’s top entrepreneurs, provide knowledgeable insight, and finance the most promising ideas
  • Tools used on the project:
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Clickup
  • Swagger
  • Postman
  • Slack
  • Methodologies used:
  • Hybrid
  • Agile

Freelance

Corporate Training Inc
Johannesburg
05.2020 - 04.2021
  • Remote)
  • Built a LMS (Learning Management System) in WordPress
  • Oversaw the development of the Website design and development
  • Contributed toward the Project Management and operations of the company

Assistant Project Manager

Life Healthcare Group
Johannesburg
01.2018 - 04.2020
  • Project managing the process, from planning to execution, monitoring and control
  • Overseeing the closing non POPIA compliant Gaps identified by Deloitte
  • Worked closely with Subject matter expert and group Privacy Officer, to implement and manage all process and legal requirements with regards to privacy
  • Engaged on high level with many stakeholders for their input and feedback with regards to pushback, delays, project risks and issues
  • Coordinated the rollout of POPIA training to the whole business around 16000 employees
  • Created monthly reports for Steerco and Line Management
  • I coordinated regular Stakeholder workshops as part of privacy awareness
  • Worked well independently and on a team to solve problems
  • I Organized and prioritized work to complete assignments in a timely
  • Efficient manner
  • Established and maintained advantageous working relationships
  • Worked to remain technologically savvy and current with field advancements.

Owner

Softkom Solutions
Johannesburg
01.2017 - 12.2017
  • I created a start-up company focusing on marketing automation and communication
  • Established relationships with suppliers
  • Lead generation for clients
  • Implemented campaigns for marketing automation
  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Conducted target market research to discover customer needs and analyze competitor trends.
  • Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
  • Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.

Internal IT Manager

Premier Stopwash
Johannesburg
05.2012 - 01.2016
  • Managed the company’s IT infrastructure
  • Managed 3rd party support technicians and companies
  • Project Managed In -house POS software development project
  • Redesign of the company's website using a different CMS (Content Management
  • System)
  • Continually looked for solutions and systems to solve IT challenges

Owner

Digital Wizard
Johannesburg
06.2011 - 06.2012
  • I created a start-up company to provide digital marketing to sme's need an online presence
  • Implemented social media and digital marketing campaigns to help them grown their sales and to build new channels of business
  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Conducted target market research to discover customer needs and analyze competitor trends.
  • Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
  • Aligned branding initiatives and sales strategies with client goals.
  • Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
  • Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations.
  • Established foundational processes for business operations.
  • Organized and attended trade shows and special events to showcase products, network with other businesses and attract new customers.
  • Developed sales presentations and promotion initiatives to key accounts to drive product sales and increase brand awareness.

Business Intelligence Report Writer

Synergy Group
Johannesburg
05.2010 - 05.2011
  • Building of business intelligence reports using Accpac and Sagex3 reporting tools and databases
  • Implementation of Accpac software across various companies
  • Delivered services to customer locations within specific timeframes.
  • Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
  • Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service.
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
  • Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
  • Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.

Education

Business Process Redesign -

Viewpoint Training
01.2003 - 08.2003

VIEWPOINT TRAINING AND CONSULTING – JOHANNESBURG BUSINESS PROCESS REDESIGN - undefined

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom - finance

Unisa
01.1993 - 12.2001

CERTIFIED AS ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER CAPM –PMI INSTIUTE FEBRUARY -

Skills

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Accomplishments

  • Successfully converted a client from hybrid project methodology to Agile methodology.
  • Capable of adjusting to sudden product requirement changes and able to quickly find solutions to these new requirements.
  • Adaptable to new environments and dedication to quickly come to speed with new processes.

Software

JIra

Clickup

Slack

Custom app

Interests

Hiking , sports , making a difference , self development

Kindness

Hiking ,outdoor activities

I am a social hiker , enjoy meeting new people on the hikes and to get so new and beautiful places while hiking My outdoor activities include walks , social events , bond fires with music .

Timeline

Project Manager Independent Contractor

04.2021 - Current

Freelance

Corporate Training Inc
05.2020 - 04.2021

Assistant Project Manager

Life Healthcare Group
01.2018 - 04.2020

Owner

Softkom Solutions
01.2017 - 12.2017

Internal IT Manager

Premier Stopwash
05.2012 - 01.2016

Owner

Digital Wizard
06.2011 - 06.2012

Business Intelligence Report Writer

Synergy Group
05.2010 - 05.2011

Business Process Redesign -

Viewpoint Training
01.2003 - 08.2003

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom - finance

Unisa
01.1993 - 12.2001

VIEWPOINT TRAINING AND CONSULTING – JOHANNESBURG BUSINESS PROCESS REDESIGN - undefined

CERTIFIED AS ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER CAPM –PMI INSTIUTE FEBRUARY -

Darren EnfieldProject Manager