Jason Modlinne
Head Of Product And Innovation
Johannesburg
Summary
I see myself as an extremely motivated, ethical and results-oriented individual with drive. My strengths include communication, commitment, ambition, decision making, learning new skills quickly, leadership, business-orientation, technical abilities, working well under pressure, problem solving, assertiveness, teamwork and empathy. My ideal post is a hands-on one where I can fully utilise my interaction and product development knowledge. My ideal concern is a highly professional, fast paced one which offers ongoing learning and career development opportunities within a team-orientated environment. Specialties: Broadband, Dialup, Call Centre Management, Consulting, Fibre Optics, Product Management, Business Development, Vendor Management, Product Development
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Head of Product and Innovation
Vumatel
Johannesburg
01.2020 - Current
- Liaison with sales team / ISP team on the service opportunities
- Business Unit ownership of Product for group
- High level presentations of all services and value proposition
- Relationship management
- Providing business analysis to developers in the development of new products and services
- Financial structuring, costing and pricing of new services
- Financial analysis and improvement of current services
- Commercial product management
- Sales Channel Development and Support
- Developing new products through PLM and NPD methods
- Sales and Business Development training
- Investigation and Business case of new products
- Investigation, business case and implementation of FTTH, FTTB and other technologies
- Multiple Telco Vendor Management.
Chairman of the FTTH 2.0 Committee
FTTH COUNCIL AFRICA
06.2014 - Current
- Under the leadership of the Chair, with support from the Vice Chair, Advisory Committees are responsible for discussing specific standpoints of the organisation and deliver supporting documents on relevant topics as required from time to time.
Chief Technical Officer
Rise Telecoms
Randburg
05.2017 - 12.2019
- Maboneng is where we began, and was the first neighbourhood to be connected to our internet infrastructure
- Maboneng Broadband was founded in 2013 to provide data services to the Open Collaborative workspace and the Maboneng precinct
- The business operation was spun out and recapitalised and positioned more broadly to provide true open access FTTH networks to other suburbs and precincts using the valuable knowledge and experience gained in Maboneng
- A thriving, diverse community, Maboneng is home to retail, restaurant and entertainment venues as well as apartments, offices and creative business spaces in an ultra-connected urban environment
- Residents, businesses and visitors alike can benefit from warp-speed internet as they live, work and play in Joburg's most exciting district
- Maboneng is associated with urban cool, innovation and enterprise
- It's about a refusal to accept the status quo when there's a better alternative
- Made in Maboneng" has become a guarantee of a certain spirit of creativity, ingenuity, and vision
- We're extremely proud to be Made in Maboneng, and of our role in connecting this urban neighbourhood
- With the addition of Low LSM hotspot service - expands the business to more than 15000 connected units, giving low lsm end users the same experience as a FTTH end connection
- Liaison with property portfolios on business opportunity in FTTH and Hotspots to their buildings
- Business ownership of account opportunities
- Relationship management with vendors and sub contractors
- Financial structuring, costing and pricing of new services
- Financial analysis and improvement of current services
- Sales Channel Development and Support
- Developing new products through PLM and NPD methods
- On boarding of new ISP's onto the network
- Investigation and Business case of new products.
Product Manager - Carrier Business Unit (Innovation and Technology)
Internet Solutions
Johannesburg
04.2008 - 04.2017
- Liaison with sales team on the Telco service opportunities
- Business Unit ownership of account opportunities
- High level presentations of all IS Carrier services and value proposition
- Relationship management with sales and vendors
- Providing business analysis to the technical product managers / developers in the development of New products and services
- Financial structuring, costing and pricing of new services
- Financial analysis and improvement of current services
- Commercial product management
- Sales Channel Development and Support
- Developing new products through PLM and NPD methods
- Sales and Business Development training
- Investigation and Business case of new products
- Investigation, business case and implementation of FTTH
- Multiple Telco Vendor Management.
Business Development Manager
Web Africa
08.2005 - 03.2008
- Channel and Business Development Manager
- Extensive liaison with Telkom to ensure optimal service provided by them
- Negotiating pricing and products with suppliers Telkom and Internet Solutions
- Launched products including: prepaid ADSL, corporate DSL, DSL Complete, high cap DSL etc
- Liaison with copywriters regarding requirements
- Conducting internal product test runs
- Project management: press releases, deliveries, advertising, website releases etc
- Integration of WAM clients onto Web Africa database (following purchase of WAM)
- All related administration, record keeping and reporting.
Broadband Consultant
Telkom
04.2003 - 08.2005
- ADSL Support Engineer - Electronic Business Support Centre (EBSC) Contract, Oct 04 to Aug 05
- Advising individuals, businesses and corporates on broadband issues
- Logging faults
- Monitoring exchange data movement
- On-the-job training of new Support Agents on broadband product and quality issues
- Relief Team Leader: management of 10 Technical Support staff, allocation of workloads, quality control on al work processed, monitoring absenteeism
- All related administration, record keeping and reporting
- Technical Support Agent - Electronic Business Support Centre (EBSC) Contract, May to Sep 04
- Advising individuals, businesses and corporates on Telkom internet dial up and connectivity faults.
Support Consultant
Mweb Internet
01.2003 - 03.2003
- Dial-up Consultant Feb to May 04
- Logging faults
- Monitoring exchange data movement.
Education
PC Engineering -
Varsity College
01.2002 - 01.2003
Matric - undefined
Bergvliet High School
01.1997 - 01.2002
Skills
Communicationundefined
Honors Awards
Esprit De Corps
Headline
Head of Product and Innovation at Vumatel
Timeline
Head of Product and Innovation
Vumatel
01.2020 - Current
Chief Technical Officer
Rise Telecoms
05.2017 - 12.2019
Chairman of the FTTH 2.0 Committee
FTTH COUNCIL AFRICA
06.2014 - Current
Product Manager - Carrier Business Unit (Innovation and Technology)
Internet Solutions
04.2008 - 04.2017
Business Development Manager
Web Africa
08.2005 - 03.2008
Broadband Consultant
Telkom
04.2003 - 08.2005
Support Consultant
Mweb Internet
01.2003 - 03.2003
PC Engineering -
Varsity College
01.2002 - 01.2003
Matric - undefined
Bergvliet High School
01.1997 - 01.2002
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