JUNIOR MABIZA
Business Operations Manager, Computer Specialist & Software Developer - Industrial Engineer, Lecturer & Academic Researcher
Centurion,GP
Overview
21
21
years of post-secondary education
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Managing Business Operations, Sales & Marketing
TechDigix
Johanneburg, Gauteng Province
08.2019 - Current
- Engaged with customers to effectively build rapport and lasting relationships.
- Delivered high level of assistance by locating products and checking store system for merchandise at other sites.
- Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
- Solved customer challenges by offering relevant IT design products and services.
- Trained and developed learning in company processes, product knowledge, customer service and selling techniques.
- Educated associates on market trends and stayed up-to-date on forecasts and computer & printing business news.
- Developed, marketed and sold full range of products.
Research Associate
University of Johannesburg – South Africa
06.2019 - Current
- Virtual learning & learning management systems (LMS).
- Supervise postgraduate studies, train in the development of scientific manuscripts, participate in research activities and publish in academic conferences and research journals.
- Participate in the development of e-lab for operations management, quality (ISO 9001), and management services.
- Lecture project management (PMBOK & Agile) in engineering and health sciences faculties.
Research supervisor – MANCOSA, Johannesburg
09.2013 - 12.2019
- Served as external supervisor of Master of Business Administration (MBA) research studies.
- Online academic assistant and external marker of assessment scripts UNISA.
Lecturer – University of Johannesburg
01.2014 - 12.2018
- Lectured operations techniques, probability & statistics, operations management, management services (Organizational Development) to undergraduate and postgraduate students in industrial engineering.
- Revised Bachelor of Technology (BTech) curriculum into equivalent New Bachelor of Engineering curriculum in industrial engineering, particularly in Management Services, Quality and Operations Management 2014—2017.
- Coordinated research groups and stimulated publications at the undergraduate, bachelor and master's programs.
- Developed undergraduate students to initiate appropriate research topics by identifying organizational problems, developing an appropriate proposal and applying scientific research knowledge.
- Collaboration in the publication of a large number of research articles with fellow lecturers.
- Served as the module evidence manager in BTech's curriculum review process, also worked on new module entries, development of new modules at the honours level, updating of the Learner's Guide, and revision of evaluation regulations.
- Community engagement.
- Support for educational initiatives, from preschool to grade 12, jointly with education specialists (2016—2018).
- Working with Exxaro specialist for the handling of educational investment projects (2018).
- Development of strategies for learner support, application, progress monitoring and assessment, with a focus on math, science and technology (2017).
- Commitment to the integration of top learners / Grade 12 in engineering studies (2016—2017).
- Participated in the identification of skills required for learners to advance 4IR strategies, such as computer coding, thinking and critical analysis (2018).
- Assisting in the teaching of maths in special schools for children with visual and hearing impairments, in conjunction with Exxaro's education specialist (2018).
- Placement of third year undergraduates in local companies for academic research and industry training (2014—2017).
- Research academic – projects – research partnership:.
- Worked on a two–year project to build strategic responses to mitigate and adapt the effects of GHGs triggering climate change and other resulting disruptions, especially droughts and floods in the agricultural sector.
- Work through various Indaba sessions (calls for brainstorming meeting) and research visits to local organizations, including South African government and parastatal entities and international organizations operating in South Africa.
- A UJ–Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) partnership project (2010/11).
- Worked on a four-year joint international research project (2014—2017) between SA and Germany by the respective institutions UJ and TUHH to develop the criticality assessment of platinum group metals and rare earth metals in application for the development of electric vehicles based on electric battery and fuel cell technology using hydrogen as fuel.
- Project results: published articles, book chapter and book (in press), training of South African and German masters and doctoral candidates.
- Worked on a year research project UJ–city of Johannesburg project with a focus on the Department of Environmental Services and Infrastructure to develop a strategy and action plan on climate change response for the city (2016).
06.2011 - 12.2013
- (contract) Served as an online marker for paper-based and online assignments and evaluations of the Operations Management, Production and Purchasing, and Project Management modules at the college of Business Administration.
Research Assistant
University of Johannesburg
03.2010 - 12.2011
- Supervised research undergraduate study projects.
- Participated in departmental projects in environmental management systems & operations management.
- Deputy-head IT department, Project Manager, & computer specialist.
01.2007 - 04.2009
- (permanent) Siforco, veneer-lumber-timber industrial manufacturer – Kinshasa, Dem.
- Rep.
- Congo.
- Designed and coordinated a wired and wireless local area network (LAN) configuration project for more than 30 fingerprint-scanning terminals, named “Morpho-Access”, to provide employee clock-in &-out records in a factory of 1,200 employees.
- Developed database structure and programming of T-SQL query datasets, as well as user interfaces in Microsoft Visual Basic, requiring T-SQL queries for sorting and selecting data for use by the human resources department to process employee salaries.
- Developed in VB a software application for the exchange of files between departments in a local network.
- I developed the factory's website using HTML, PHP, JavaScript, Gimp and FTP applications: https//:siforco.ifrance.com.
Graphic designer, IT programmer & trainer – Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. Congo
Micro-Informatique System (MIS) & Centre formation d’informatique Matete, CFI-M
06.2005 - 12.2006
- Tutored the Microsoft Office software, advanced Excel and MS Access database.
- Tutored algorithm course and programming with dBase database.
- Developed VBA applications for customers.
- Designing wedding invitations, business cards, flyers, calendars, etc.
- With CorelDraw, Publisher or Page Maker.
Education
Master of Technology - Engineering Operations Management
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg 03.2010 - 02.2013
Bachelor of Science Honours - physics
University of Kinshasa
Kinshasa/ DRC 09.2000 - 07.2005
Converted by South African Qualifications Authority with equivalent NQF8 certificate - Physics
SAQA
Pretoria/ South Africa 01.2010 - 01.2020
High School - Industrial Electrical Engineering, Electrical labs, Electrical workshops
Masina Institute of Industrial Techniques
Kinshasa/ DRC 09.1991 - 07.1994
Skills
Sales strategics
Sales skills
Internet sales
Team teaching
Learning evaluation
SMART Board aptitude
Progress reports
Classcape knowledge
Experiential learning
Blackboard software
Problem diagnosis
Technical Analysis
Engineering technologies
Application database architecture
Software Development
Project Management
Programming
Web application development
Graphic design
Adobe Creative Suite
Logo design
Client relationship management
Waterfall methodology
Quality assurance
Microsoft Office
Data management
Leadership
Basic math
Multitasking abilities
Interpersonal Communication
Reading comprehension
Complex delivery coordination
Computer skills
Written Communication
Planning and Coordination
Excellent work ethic
Data Analysis
Hazardous waste remediation
Compliance inspections
Environmental remediation
Standard operating procedures
System design
Environmental assessment
Energy modeling
Lab report composition
Physics simulations
Physics principles
Explaining physics concepts
Software proficiency, VB, SQL, Python
Accomplishments
- ArcGIS and Google Earth pro: South African CSIR (Feb-Mar 2011).
- Financial Accounting – in training.
- ISO Management System Audit – in training.
- SAP HANA (Delta SPS 11): SAP Model Company software solution – in training.
- Theoretical and basics on Installation, Operation & Maintenance of Solar PV Micro Grid Systems.
- Youth employability improvement training to enhance students’ employability by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
- (2014, 2015, & 2018).
- Training contents: - Economy & Employment in SA (GDP, employment, productivity, government strategy (NDP2030, NQF)).
- Statistical Analysis (Probability & business statistical decision tools use).
- Implementation Theory and Practice: Problem Analysis, Scope Identification, Objectives Analysis.
- Improvement: Productivity (Control of Non-Value (waste) and Quality control (defects, error); continuous improvement (KAIZEN: 5s, 7wastes, Just-in-Time, 3M, Visualisation, Lean manufacturing, TQM).
- Innovation: economic value of innovation, innovation for entrepreneur business.
- Business development: - Creating a framework to B.
- Dev.; - A step-by-step approach to Business Development.
- Skill sets _____________________________________________________________________.
- Leadership Decision-making, Analysis & problem solving, Project Management, lead change, self-motivated.
- Research Supervision, Exploratory & Initial Data Analysis, Experimentation, Computer Modelling Analysis & Visualisation, Research Assistance, Environmental Engineering, Big Data and analysis.
- Research fields: operations management, industrial engineering, nanotechnology, environmental management systems, energy sources and systems, energy technologies and efficiency, clean and renewable energy and technology, engineering education, sustainability management, education system development, 4IR and data literacy.
- Industries of focus: mining (platinum metals), oil & gas, renewable energy (hydrogen fuel cell, photovoltaic), operating efficiency and effectiveness of engineering machines in all industries.
- Organisation development (OD) practising, mentoring, assessing OD intervention strategies, process interventions skill, goal setting intervention, TQM process.
- Operations management Six Sigma, Lean, teaching, assessing, mentoring: Operations strategies, creating value through operations management, managing processes.
- Account Management.
- (Environmental) management systems ISO 14001 standards: Developing life cycle inventory, quantifying CO2equiv.
- Emissions, improving processes & methods to environmental – Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Quality management systems ISO 9001 standards: QMS, TQM, Quality application, Quality Standard audits.
- Productivity improvement Quality Controlling, Lean manufacturing, KAIZEN, 7wastes.
- Engineering Industrial & Systems Engineering, System Analysis.
- Publications __________________________________________________________________.
- Scientific Over 30 publications in as conference and journal articles, book chapters, & prospect book An extract at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Junior-Mabiza Affiliations ___________________________________________________________________.
- Candidate Natural Scientist South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (Reg.
- No 116609) 07/ 2017.
- IAENG Member International Association of Engineers and computer specialists (Reg.
- No 152881) 12/ 2019.
- IEOM Member Industrial Engineering (IE) and Operations Management (OM).
- (Reg.
- No 1433240) 04/ 2016 Awards & Honours_____________________________________________________________.
- Bursaries UJ Merit scholarship at the entrance of the master studies granted for my performance at the Bachelor of Science Honours in Physics.
- 2011, 2012.
- Cum laude Distinction at the Master's level 2013 Performance appraisal Best performance as both lecturer and researcher with a significant number of publications in a few years.
- Successful IT projects implementer Head-hunted plus bonuses such as 13th month cheque.
- NRF research bidding winner SA-Germany joint research activities on PGM for Fuel-cell Electric Vehicles 2014.
- Keynote speech invites - WEDA – 2020, Dalian, China – Innovation & shaping bright future (&session chairing) - WCCB – 2019, Barcelona, Spain – Electrochemistry and Energy Storage & Conversion.
- World Education Day-2018, China – Inheritance, Opening, Sharing, Smartness/New leadership in education.
- 7th Global Congress of Catalysis 2017, South Korea - A greener, healthier, smarter, and sustainable development/ Electro catalysis, Name & surname Profession and relationship with the referred Institution Contacts Alexis Kabongo Mbuyi Director & expert in e-banking: Colleague & collaborator: IT BGFI a.kabongo@bgfi.com Busiswa Gxumisa Senior Education specialist: Corporate Social Investment Exxaro - South Africa bulls4zn@gmail.com +27 73 590 0002 Emmanuel Edoun PhD, Post Doc.: Research collaborator: Academia University of Johannesburg eiedoun@uj.ac.za +27 83 989 0423 John Agwa-Ejon PhD, Senior Lecturer Former line manager & Research collaborator: Academia University of Johannesburg jagwa-ejon@uj.ac.za +27 63 021 3410 Declaration: I hereby certify that the information contained herein is truthful.
- Junior Mabiza.
Timeline
Managing Business Operations, Sales & Marketing
TechDigix
08.2019 - Current
Research Associate
University of Johannesburg – South Africa
06.2019 - Current
Lecturer – University of Johannesburg
01.2014 - 12.2018
Research supervisor – MANCOSA, Johannesburg
09.2013 - 12.2019
06.2011 - 12.2013
Master of Technology - Engineering Operations Management
University of Johannesburg
03.2010 - 02.2013
Research Assistant
University of Johannesburg
03.2010 - 12.2011
Converted by South African Qualifications Authority with equivalent NQF8 certificate - Physics
SAQA
01.2010 - 01.2020
01.2007 - 04.2009
Graphic designer, IT programmer & trainer – Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. Congo
Micro-Informatique System (MIS) & Centre formation d’informatique Matete, CFI-M
06.2005 - 12.2006
Bachelor of Science Honours - physics
University of Kinshasa
09.2000 - 07.2005
High School - Industrial Electrical Engineering, Electrical labs, Electrical workshops
Masina Institute of Industrial Techniques
09.1991 - 07.1994