Mildred Nomusa Frans
IT Operations / co-ordinator
Centurion,Gauteng
Summary
Dynamic lecturer with 8 years of successful end-user computing, Pastel Account, QuickBooks & project management experience. Known for interesting lectures with helpful supporting materials and detail-oriented classroom management. Dedicated to individual student success and comprehensive understanding.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
4
4
Certificates
1
1
Language
Work History
Part Time Lecturer
TUT Main Campus
Pretoria
04.2017 - Current
- I am lecturing End User Computing which includes Excel, Access, Integration and Living on line to 7 groups that belong to different department, each group consist of more than 25 students.
- I have IC3 certificate which allows me to teach all Microsoft applications at the higher level. I also teach MS-Project, expression web and Pastel Accounting in our institution. I recently attended the QuickBooks training and started to provide the first class of QuickBooks in our Institution.
- Status: Contract
- Developed strong relationships with colleagues, collaborating on curriculum development and sharing best practices in teaching strategies.
Senior Trainer
London School Of Investment
Pretoria
08.2016 - 03.2017
- I Manage a team of 10 field sales consultants, allocate the areas that field consults are responsible for, reconcile the sales done by each consultant, verify and approve the sales done by consultants, provide training to new consultants and ensure that they understand the stock exchange and also understand our application.
- Provide training to our clients to ensure that they know how to trade using our application. Conduct Saturday classes with Potential investors and ensure that they become successful investors.
- Status: Contract immediately
- Developed assessment tools to measure individual learner progress and demonstrate overall program success.
Operations Manager
Edison Power Group LTD
Johannesburg
04.2014 - 03.2016
- I Manage a team of 40 on site employees working as meter programmers, stock controllers, system administrators and Field support for smart meters. I also manage 72 teams of meter installers that are responsible for installing smart meters on site.
- Manage the HHU data dictionary on daily basis. Co ordinate the implementation of the new projects on sites.
- Manage the Smart metering project, Manage the client’s expectation and ensure that our company does deliver as expected, make sure the reports are submitted on time.
- Manage all the subcontractors that are part of the smart metering project and ensure that they doing they work as expected, Ensure that the quality of the work they do is excellent, this has assisted City Power as our client to increase their revenue and also help City Power to better manage their billing process to the public.
- Manage the team of system administrators and ensure that the stipulated work flow is followed.
- Equipment handling is also part of my task, ensuring that the latest firmware is installed in the smart meter, correct ratios are configured into the smart meter, latest firmware is loaded into the FSM1, FSM2 & CIU.
- Ensure that the meters are online and sending readings on daily basis to the system for billing purpose, manage the meter maintenance team and ensure that all smart meters that are not functioning are serviced accordingly.
- I also provide training to the client (City Power) so that they can better understand the smart meter and also ensure that they are able to retrieve billing data from all our system.
- I provide Daily, Weekly and Monthly reports to the client (City Power) and also to Edison Power Group Management.
- I mentor graduates that are introduced by the company from different universities that are doing experiential training with the company.
- I represent our company at the top management meeting and ensure that all the reports sent by our company are presented and clarify where the client requires more clarity.
- Status: Permanent
Project Coordinator
Itron Metering Solution
Johannesburg
09.2008 - 03.2014
- Work as system administrator (Do iris and oracle database backups, download handheld to the system, analyse the information, create crystal reports using the system. Data integrity management.
- Create Audit Work Orders and synchronise them to the handheld. Send the team of ten contractors to the field to audit electricity meter. Manage the contractors daily work.
- Submit weekly, monthly reports to Managers & the client. Do the handheld maintenance for auditors. Do audit training for City Power Employees, Do Handheld training for Eskom employees and facilitate training for Randfontein meter auditors, Assist Eskom to Analyse crystal reports.
- Manage the revenue protection team, encourage them to meet their target and capture information as they are expected in Randfontein Municipality, and represent the company during weekly & monthly meetings. I was supervising a team of 10 men working as field operators for the Revenue Protection Projects.
- Coordinate the establishment of the new projects on sites. Manage the Smart metering project, Manage the clients' expectations and make sure the reporting is submitted on time.
- Manage all the subcontractors that are part of the smart metering project and ensure that they are doing their work as expected. Manage the team of system administrators and ensure that the stipulated workflow is followed.
- Equipment handling is also part of my task, ensuring that the latest firmware is installed in the smart meter, correct ratios are configured into the smart meter, latest firmware is loaded into the FSM1, FSM2 & CIU. Ensure that the meters are online and sending readings on a daily basis to the system for billing purposes, manage the meter maintenance team, and ensure that all smart meters that are not functioning are serviced accordingly.
- Status: Permanent
- Maintained accurate documentation of all projects, facilitating efficient audits and future reference.
Data /IT Officer
Moqhaka Local Municipality
Kroonstaad
12.2005 - 09.2008
- Update the MIS (municipal in fracture System) Website. Collect information, update MIS, Write reports, and Download the Post Office debtors File. Test and maintain new application.
- I was also part of the Project Management Unit, ensuring that all business plans are submitted to the province, which they also approved, so that the municipality can proceed with the planned project.
- I was also part of the tender adjudication team, ensuring that the qualified consultant and contractor were appointed for the projects that were planned for the municipality's planned IDP. I was also part of the team that had to track all project progress and ensure that the required reports were submitted to MIG (Municipality Infrastructure Grant management).
- Status: Contract (4 years)
Database Administrator
Van Der Venter & Mojapelo (VVM)
Johannesburg
10.2004 - 11.2005
- Create And Manage a Database, manipulate the database(delete, insert, update, display information), create reports for the arrangement, make sure that the database is secure, remove data redundancy to ensure data consistency, make database backups, and perform database recovery.
- I represented Moqhaka Municipality in a project management unit meeting, reporting on project progress and managing the contractors.
- I am a supervisor to a team of 10 guys. I also conducted training to Eskom, City Power & Randfontein employees on how to operate the equipment on site, audit the electricity meters, and administer the Ace Frontline application & GPS Pathfinder application.
- I also attend the Technical Meeting and Top Management meeting for the company.
- Status: Permanent
Education
ND - Information Technology
01.2004
Student No: 200200294
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA - COMPUTER SCIENCE
01.2024
Student No: 200200294
PRINCE2 ADVANCED - undefined
01.2016
- Student No: 8012270343087
- Subjects: PRINCE2 FOUNDATION
BTECH - Information Technology
01.2012
Student No: 35983515
ND - Information Technology
01.2004
Student No: 200200294
Skills
I represented Moqhaka Municipality in a project management unit meeting, reporting on project progress and managing the contractors
I managed over 30 employees at Itron Metering as an Operations manager
I have been lecturing for 8 years producing good results with the students are part of my class
I have been a subject head for 3 years , having lecturing that I oversee and guide as they ensure that the module is presented properly in class
Online class discussion
Certification
[Robbotics certification], Tshwane Collegeany Name] - [Timeframe]
Timeline
MS Project Management
08-2025
QuickBooks
06-2025
[Robbotics certification], Tshwane Collegeany Name] - [Timeframe]
03-2025
INTERNATION MICROSOFT CERTIFICATE (IC3)
05-2019
Part Time Lecturer - TUT Main Campus
04.2017 - Current
Senior Trainer - London School Of Investment
08.2016 - 03.2017
Operations Manager - Edison Power Group LTD
04.2014 - 03.2016
Project Coordinator - Itron Metering Solution
09.2008 - 03.2014
Data /IT Officer - Moqhaka Local Municipality
12.2005 - 09.2008
Database Administrator - Van Der Venter & Mojapelo (VVM)
10.2004 - 11.2005
Tshwane University Of Technology - POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA, COMPUTER SCIENCE
SMARTPM - PRINCE2 ADVANCED,
Tshwane University Of Technology - ND, Information Technology
Tshwane University Of Technology - ND, Information Technology
University Of South Africa (UNISA) - BTECH, Information Technology