Nangamso Matha
Industrial Engineer
Johannesburg
Summary
Programme Manager leading capital assurance, gate reviews, and business case validation across major portfolios and programmes. Coordinates PMO governance, project performance reviews, and distressed-project recovery to protect cost, schedule, and expected benefits. Turns portfolio dashboards and root-cause analysis into clearer decisions for approval committees and delivery teams.
Overview
4
4
Languages
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Programme Manager
Transnet Group SOC
Johannesburg , Gauteng
04.2024 - Current
- Review 1-5 portfolio dashboards weekly to surface execution risks, control gaps, and business-benefit trends.
- Track 5-10 gate reviews monthly to advance capital assurance and support timely delegated approvals.
- Validate business cases and capital investments across sustaining, expansionary, and regulatory projects.
- Assess project performance reviews to strengthen risk mitigation, cost control, schedule discipline, and benefit realization.
- Lead root cause sessions on distressed projects and coordinate remedial actions with delivery teams.
- Support planners, cost estimators, and risk SMEs with basis-of-estimate analysis, forecasting, and multi-year timeline planning.
- Build analytics to consolidate project outcomes and spotlight recurring pitfalls and improvement opportunities.
Snr. Specialist Capital Assurance
Transnet Group SOC
Johannesburg, Gauteng
07.2018 - 03.2024
- Reviewed capital requests for completeness, alignment, and compliance before submission to governance forums.
- Prepared decision papers and briefing notes to support funding approvals and executive reviews.
- Monitored project budgets, commitments, and variance trends to flag emerging capital pressure.
- Coordinated input from finance, operations, and project teams to resolve open capital assurance queries.
Industrial Engineer
Eskom Rotek Industries
Johannesburg, Gauteng
01.2016 - 06.2018
- Reviewed 1-5 incidents monthly to identify root causes and strengthen productivity investigations.
- Supported 1-5 production plans weekly through capacity planning and logistical coordination for maintenance activities.
- Simulated production plans and advised management on maintenance practices to improve operational decision-making.
- Designed and implemented continuous improvement programmes to raise operational efficiency and standardize work practices.
- Negotiated and executed improvement initiatives, using Six Sigma Green Belt methods to support sustained operational enhancements.
Industrial Engineer
Howden Africa Holdings
Johannesburg, Gauteng
07.2014 - 12.2015
- Reviewed 1-10 improvement actions weekly to keep countermeasures moving on schedule.
- Monitored 10-20 daily workshop KPIs across safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and inventory performance.
- Trained and facilitated continuous improvement events to strengthen team problem-solving capability.
- Investigated project delivery delays and lost productivity to identify recurring process bottlenecks.
- Implemented daily workshop KPIs to improve visibility across safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and inventory management.
- Conducted root cause analysis and developed countermeasure action plans for identified issues.
Area Industrial Engineer
Apollo Tyres South Africa (Dunlop Tyres)
Durban, KwaZulu Natal
01.2010 - 06.2014
- Monitored 10-20 weekly productivity reviews to keep labour movements aligned with changing production needs.
- Tracked 10% monthly performance variance to highlight gaps and support shop-floor improvement actions.
- Performed time and motion studies to identify workflow inefficiencies and guide practical productivity improvements.
- Implemented visual performance management systems using Data Analytics (Power BI) and SAP to monitor operational performance.
- Trained shop-floor employees on standard work practices and supported labour movement coordination to improve workforce efficiency.
Graduate Industrial Engineer
Apollo Tyres South Africa (Dunlop Tyres)
Durban, KwaZulu Natal
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Monitored 20-50% of project milestones monthly to keep improvement work aligned with delivery plans.
- Tracked 20-50 process improvement actions weekly to support industrial engineering follow-up and implementation.
- Analyzed production workflows to identify bottlenecks and support practical process improvements.
- Prepared clear reports and updates for engineers and supervisors on improvement findings.
- Supported root cause analysis to address recurring operational issues and reduce repeat problems.
- Reviewed standard work instructions to help maintain consistent process execution across shifts.
In-service Trainee Industrial Engineer
First National Battery
East London, Eastern Cape
07.2007 - 06.2008
- Track Production line on weekly basis while supporting throughput improvement on the battery assembly line.
- Review 5-10 time studies weekly to identify process inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.
- Conduct time and motion studies to pinpoint bottlenecks and streamline assembly workflows.
- Balance production steps across the battery assembly line to improve throughput and reduce idle time.
- Support bottleneck removal through cross-functional coordination and practical problem solving on the shop floor.
Education
Postgraduate Diploma - Supply Chain Management
Regent Business School
Johannesburg, South Africa01-2023
Master of Philosophy - Engineering Management
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa01-2021
Specialist Project Management, Project Management - undefined
Durban University of Technology
Durban, South Africa01-2014
Bachelor's Degree of Technology - Industrial Engineering
Durban University of Technology
Durban, South Africa01-2010
National Diploma - Industrial Engineering
Durban University of Technology
Durban, South Africa01-2008
Skills
Six Sigma Green Belt
Data Analytics (Power BI)
MS Office 365
SAP
Value Stream Mapping
Project portfolio management
Business case validation
Capital investment appraisal
Project controls
Benefits realization management
Microsoft Project
Monte Carlo simulation
Programme governance framework
Portfolio roadmapping
Benefits tracking
Change request management
Schedule baseline management
Project controls reporting
Capital expenditure control
Accomplishments
- Appraise project progress reviews to a value of R6 billion for the FY25/26.
- Initiate and led seven reviews on distressed projects to ensure resuscitating of their strategic intent through collaborative stakeholder management at the Port of Durban, Port of Ngqura and Port of Cape Town during from the FY23/24 to FY25/26.
- Initiate and oversee budget reviews to a value of R14 billion for the FY24/25.
Interests
Technology, Hiking, Socializing, Socializing
Short Courses/ Trainings
- Operational Tools:
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Data Analytics (Power BI)
- MS Office 365
- SAP
- Root Cause Analysis Technique – RCAT
- 5S/ Visual Management
- 5 Why Problem Solving
- Value Stream Mapping
- Daily/ Performance Management
- Standardize Work Operations
- Facilitation Skills and Conducting Kaizen Workshops
- Growth Tools:
- Auto CAD
- Tecnomatix Simulation - Intro to Plant Simulation
- Financial Modelling Fundamentals
- Risk Management
- Leadership Tools:
- Performance Rating
- RACI
- Value Selling
Timeline
Programme Manager
Transnet Group SOC
04.2024 - Current
Snr. Specialist Capital Assurance
Transnet Group SOC
07.2018 - 03.2024
Industrial Engineer
Eskom Rotek Industries
01.2016 - 06.2018
Industrial Engineer
Howden Africa Holdings
07.2014 - 12.2015
Area Industrial Engineer
Apollo Tyres South Africa (Dunlop Tyres)
01.2010 - 06.2014
Graduate Industrial Engineer
Apollo Tyres South Africa (Dunlop Tyres)
01.2009 - 01.2010
In-service Trainee Industrial Engineer
First National Battery
07.2007 - 06.2008
National Diploma - Industrial Engineering
Durban University of Technology
Bachelor's Degree of Technology - Industrial Engineering
Durban University of Technology
Specialist Project Management, Project Management - undefined
Durban University of Technology
Master of Philosophy - Engineering Management
University of Johannesburg
Postgraduate Diploma - Supply Chain Management
Regent Business School