Lungelo Myamya

TACTPAM (Pty) Ltd. is an African venture builder solving major public health issues and challenges through market and technology-driven opportunities in biomedicine, agriculture, agro-processing, and energy.

5-Year Strategic Goals:

-Build 10 new business brands from scratch.
-Scale 30 growth-stage ventures through venture development programmes.

Key Achievements:

-Managed portfolios enhancing collaboration and funding opportunities.
-Developed networks within SEDA, NEF, ARC, Department of Science and Innovation, and Department of Trade and Industry.
-Oversaw bakery pilot project with University of Limpopo and CPUT technology stations.
-Designed food supplement addressing malnutrition, food insecurity, and youth unemployment in rural/peri-urban areas.
-Launched animal nutritional supplements (chicken feed) aligned with circular economy principles.
-Advancing product commercialization to bridge frontier markets and contribute to Africa's Digital Economy

Core Functions:

-Creating market awareness reports for commercialized projects.
-Leveraging partner networks for operational and commercial opportunities.
-Designing, structuring, and closing partnerships and pilot projects.
-Implementing Hub and Spoke model for stakeholder interactions.
-Managing investor relationships and delivering value to startups.
-Supporting entrepreneurs in developing partnership strategies.
-Conducting data studies on commercialized technologies.
-Compiling market assessments and tracking project milestones.
-Monitoring risks and presenting research to stakeholders.
-Facilitating client proposals and expanding client base.
-Securing high-value accounts through tailored solutions.
-Launching products with seamless go-to-market execution.

TACTPAM positions itself as a catalyst for medical technology development in Southern Africa, fostering innovation, commercialization, and sustainable economic growth.

This role manages TACTPAM Pty. Ltd.'s Food Safety Management System compliance, ensuring suppliers and divisions meet the Bakery's food safety and quality standards.

5-Year Goals:

-Build 10 businesses from innovation pipeline.
-Scale 30 growth-stage ventures.

Key Responsibilities:

Food Safety & Compliance:

-Divisional Liaison for Supplier Food Safety Team.
-Manage supplier audits and monitor compliance.
-Lead daily tracking and supplier follow-up.
-Monthly compliance reporting.

PDHA (Hazard Analysis):

-Design PDHA process per global standards.
-Maintain supplier PDHA records.
-Embed PDHA for new products.

Quality Assurance:

-Review testing schedules quarterly.
-Liaise with laboratory on product testing.
-Address supplier non-conformance.

Product Specifications:

-Track specs monthly for all SKUs.
-Ensure spec accuracy.
-Liaise on regulatory inspection issues.

Product Development:

-Ensure compliance in Private Brands development.
-Address food safety customer complaints.

-Conduct food safety training for merchants.

Labeling Compliance:

-Manage labelling compliance team.
-Source certified raw materials (Halaal, Vegan).
-Develop formulations with regulatory compliance.
-Coordinate nutritional info and packaging.
-Determine production requirements.
-Develop recipes and load onto R&D System.
-Conduct shelf-life and microbial testing.
-Complete HACCP studies and documentation.
-Employ design techniques.
-Present results to stakeholders.

Brand Management:

-Develop brands aligned with strategy.
-Maintain portfolio ranges.
-Implement marketing.

Financial:

-Develop and present yearly budget forecast.
-Monitor expenditure vs progress.

Commercial:

-Oversee the Bakery brand implementation.
-Conduct audits.
-Implement promotions/e-marketing.

Operational:

-Oversee private label and uniform roll-outs.
-Assist with conferences/visual standards.

Leadership:

-Liaise with stakeholders on marketing plans.
-Coordinate with graphic unit.
-Ensure staff awareness on new projects.

This portfolio's primary purpose is to promote increased collaboration and funding opportunities. Created awareness among economic markets and industries about commercialized TIA projects for market entry. I was to coordinate the activities of the TIA’s interactions with its stakeholders and industry partners to achieve the hub-n-spoke model, glass pipeline concept as well as to develop relations to enable TIA's backward and forward integration plan through publications that would connect to the desired audience, depending on the technology promoted.

• Reporting to the CEO on projects managed/facilitated,

• Undertook data gathering studies on identified Commercialised technologies,

• Engage with researchers and stakeholders involved,

• Project milestone tracking,

• Project risk monitoring and assessment,

• Report writing (weekly),

• Delivered results and research for completed projects.

This portfolio's primary purpose is to promote increased collaboration and funding opportunities. It created awareness among economic markets and industries about commercialized TIA projects for market entry.

Key responsibilities included coordinating TIA's interactions with stakeholders and industry partners to achieve the hub-and-spoke model and glass pipeline concept. This involved developing relations to enable TIA's backward and forward integration plans through targeted publications connecting with desired audiences, depending on the technology promoted.

Core Duties:

-Reporting to the CEO on projects managed and facilitated.
-Undertaking data gathering studies on identified commercialized technologies.
-Engaging with researchers and stakeholders involved in projects.
-Tracking project milestones.
-Monitoring and assessing project risks.
-Writing weekly reports.
-Delivering results and research for completed projects.

This role served as a critical link between TIA's commercialization efforts and external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication, risk management, and successful project delivery across the technology innovation pipeline.