Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Skills Abilities Career Education
Leadership Roles Highlights
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Michael Nyenes

Michael Nyenes

Program Manager
Brits

Summary

Strong focus on Knowledge and Learning Management with exposure to General Management. 41-year career with 24 years of valuable management experience. Successfully navigated mid-level position. Approach rooted in fostering positive relationships and driving team success. Valuable asset in any organization.

Overview

47
47
years of professional experience
1986
1986
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Branch Manager

SEDA
01.2016 - Current
  • Manage a staff of 8 including 3 Business Advisors.
  • Mentor and Coach Business Owners
  • Facilitate, Guide and direct development programmes.
  • Mentor and Coach Business advisors and staff

Operations Manager

WESTMAC
01.2002 - 01.2006
  • Company Overview: (North West Manufacturing Advisory Center)
  • Manage a staff of 4 including 2 Business Advisors.
  • Mentor and Coach Business Owners
  • Facilitate, Guide and direct development programmes.
  • Mentor and Coach Business advisors and staff
  • (North West Manufacturing Advisory Center)

Management System Consultant

Wynleigh International
01.1998 - 01.2002
  • Company Overview: (Management Consulting)
  • Mentor and Coach Business Owners and client staff
  • Guide and direct development programmes.
  • Present training courses
  • (Management Consulting)

Factory Manager

Afile
01.1996 - 01.1998
  • Company Overview: (Hand tool Manufacturer)
  • Production scheduling and control.
  • Manage a workforce of 85 employees.
  • Product and process development and improvement.
  • Maintenance and upkeep of all facilities and plant.
  • Maintain product quality and SABS mark scheme.
  • (Hand tool Manufacturer)

Plant Quality Assurance Manager

Bosch Gmbh.
01.1991 - 01.1996
  • Company Overview: (Automotive Manufacturer)
  • Manage all aspects of Quality Assurance of 4 manufacturing plants.
  • Liaise and communicate with all departments.
  • Develop management systems and maintain supplier status.
  • Develop and maintain documentation.
  • Develop and maintain process control systems
  • (Automotive Manufacturer)

Quality Engineer

Lucas Automotive
01.1985 - 01.1990

Automotive Technician

Roan Safrica t/a Syco Machinery Suppliers
01.1983 - 01.1985

Apprentice Fitter & Turner

Davey Jones Wrought Iron Works
01.1980 - 01.1983

National Service

01.1978 - 01.1979
  • 4 Field Artillery Regiment

Education

N6 - Mathematics, Control Systems and Mechano-techniques

Johannesburg Technical College-Smit Street

N3 - Mathematics (Dist.), Mechanotechnology (Dist.), Engineering Science (Dist.) and Engineering Drawing

Johannesburg Technical College-Smit Street

Standard 10 - undefined

Kingsway High School

Skills

Mentoring

Skills Abilities Career Education

  • Mentoring, coaching and facilitating various aspects of business development
  • Design thinking, Ideation, Innovation and creativity
  • Strategy Development and Objective setting, Client Journey mapping and basic UX design
  • Customer discovery and development, problem-solution fit
  • Customer validation and product-Market fit, Market segmentation and beachhead identification
  • Adjacent markets and TAM/SAM, Conceptualization of Minimum Viable product
  • Identifying emerging best practice, Competitor analysis, Go to market strategy, Sales strategy
  • Product development and IP protection, Funding strategy and planning
  • System development and optimization
  • Problem solving and thinking, Risk assessment and mitigation

Leadership Roles Highlights

  • Innovation Consultant - Internal, Seda, 01/01/17, 12/31/20, Seconded to Strategy and system development for Startup Ecosystem, Judge at Enactus competition, Member of National Mentor Movement, Jumpstart - Author of the book on Entrepreneurship development released, Mentor and Trainer for Global Cleantech Innovation Programme
  • Project Manager, Seda, 01/01/09, 12/31/11, Seconded to Design, develop and implement the CRM system to allow 500 practitioners across 53 branches to work online in real time for the first time

Timeline

Branch Manager

SEDA
01.2016 - Current

Operations Manager

WESTMAC
01.2002 - 01.2006

Management System Consultant

Wynleigh International
01.1998 - 01.2002

Factory Manager

Afile
01.1996 - 01.1998

Plant Quality Assurance Manager

Bosch Gmbh.
01.1991 - 01.1996

Quality Engineer

Lucas Automotive
01.1985 - 01.1990

Automotive Technician

Roan Safrica t/a Syco Machinery Suppliers
01.1983 - 01.1985

Apprentice Fitter & Turner

Davey Jones Wrought Iron Works
01.1980 - 01.1983

National Service

01.1978 - 01.1979

N3 - Mathematics (Dist.), Mechanotechnology (Dist.), Engineering Science (Dist.) and Engineering Drawing

Johannesburg Technical College-Smit Street

Standard 10 - undefined

Kingsway High School

N6 - Mathematics, Control Systems and Mechano-techniques

Johannesburg Technical College-Smit Street
Michael NyenesProgram Manager