SANI MSANYERA
Johannesburg
Summary
Dynamic Senior Project Manager with a proven track record at Makwa Technologies, excelling in change management and risk assessment. Successfully led multimillion-dollar projects, enhancing stakeholder engagement and team collaboration. Recognized for delivering impactful solutions that drive business continuity and optimize operational efficiency. Passionate about fostering strong customer relationships and achieving project success.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Project Manager
Makwa Technologies
08.2023 - 01.2025
- Relocation Makwa IT to new Premises - 01/04/2024 - 30/06/2024 (15 million Budget)
- Makwa Office Expansion Project - Expansion due to growth - 01/10/2024 - 30/12/2024 (10 million Budget)
- South African Weather Services - Software Upgrade Project
- FNB Tetration Project - Upgrade to new cluster
- Makwa Internal Security Upgrade Project
- EPPF New Network Project - Upgrade to new Meraki Network and Managed Services
- Assist in preparation of Project Plans and Pricing for various RFPs
- Change Management and Planning
- Coordinate relationship between Business and IT
- Analysing potential security threats, risks and Identify Vulnerabilities
- Providing regular feedback to stakeholders
- Plan and schedule production changes within the change management process
- Pro-Active monitoring of Projects
- Manage multiple tasks, timelines, and resources
Project Manager
Ekwantu Consulting
01.2022 - 07.2023
- Managing Technical Team in production environment-Infrastructure, Linux, Storage, Monitoring Database
- Deliver the Cloud Backup Project, Enable a Disaster Recovery for Business Continuity
- Delivery a new Monitoring Solution Project
- Warranties and Server Renewal
- Optimization of the VMware and Hyper-V environment
- Change Management and Planning
- Coordinate relationship between Business and IT
- Analysing potential security threats, risks and Identify Vulnerabilities
- Technical Support to the Business Teams
- Providing regular feedback to stakeholders
- Plan and schedule production changes within the change management process
- Incident Resolution and management
- Pro-Active monitoring of Projects
Project Manager
Vodacom
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Siebel System upgrade Project
- Coordinate relationship between Business and IT
- Analysing potential security threats, risks and Identify Vulnerabilities
- Ensuring Business Continuity
- Managing the Kanban Meetings
- Technical Support to the Business Teams
- Providing regular feedback to stakeholders
- Plan and schedule production changes within the change management process
Project Manager
Business Connexion (on contract to Nedbank)
08.2019 - 06.2021
- Switch Replacement Project (Branches and Data Centres)
- Change Management and Planning
- Coordinate relationship between Business and IT
- Analysing potential security threats, risks and Identify Vulnerabilities
- Ensuring Business Continuity
- Managing the Kanban Meetings - Giving updates on the Status of the project
- Technical Support to the Business Teams
- Providing regular feedback to stakeholders
- Plan and schedule project within the change management process
- Manage Vendors involved in the project to ensure deliverable are in time Contribute in the development of Business Cases to ensure a success rollout
Various Positions (Scrum Master, Project Manager, Service Manager, IT Engineer, etc.)
Standard Bank
12.1999 - 11.2018
- Managing Scrum Teams
- Daily Stand-ups
- Managing the Kanban Meetings
- Country engagements to understand the status of various projects
- Technical Support to the Business Teams
- Providing regular feedback to stakeholders (Country management)
- Plan and schedule project within the change management process
- Manage Vendors involved in the project to ensure deliverable are in time Contribute in the development of Business Cases to ensure a success rollout
- Ensure regulatory requirements are met for various countries
- Migration - Mauritius
- Security Firewall Support - Mauritius Juniper to Checkpoint Firewall
- Consolidate the firewall technology under one vendor in Africa Regions due is End of Life or not on support with Juniper
- Firewall Support had to swap all Juniper to checkpoint Production firewalls in two change windows
- The first change was for DR then we do Production
- We managed to deliver this project without any impact to Production
- To provide independent oversight and coordination in order to restore and maintain availability and stability of the performance of production services delivered by both Level 2 and Level 3 Application and Infrastructure suppliers
- Co-ordinate and drive the process to achieve overall production uptime through the execution of Service Monitoring, Incident Management, Change Management, and Problem Management processes
- Through implementing effective service management disciplines, improve LoB service stability, and assist the LoB Line of business in effectively managing risk to the LoB production environment
- To act as the single management point of contact for LoB production-related outages and stability matters
- To provide support, advice, and coaching to customers on all aspects of IT Level 1 service management
- Travel into African countries in order to form a relationship with in-country resources and have first-hand experience on how they operate
Education
Prince2 '7' Foundation Training -
PeopleCert
11-2024
ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management -
PeopleCert
06-2024
Entrepreneurship Development -
Global Learning Centre
01.2019
CompTIA Security -
Torque IT
01.2018
Scrum Master Certification -
Global Learning Centre
01.2018
ITIL Foundation Certificate -
Morvest
01.2014
ICND 1 & 2 TRAINING - Switching and Routing
Cisco - Torque IT
01.2013
DNS/DHCP Training -
Morvest
01.2012
DNS Introductory Course -
Uniforum
01.2012
Prince2 Foundation Training -
Axelos Global Best Practice
01.2012
Internal and External DNS Training -
Dimension Data
01.2011
Skills
- Leadership
- Customer relationship management
- Communication
- Time management
- Change management
- Risk assessment
- Team collaboration
- Stakeholder engagement
License
Yes, EB
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/04/71
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: South African
- Marital Status: Married
Courses Completed
- Prince2 '7' Foundation Training, PeopleCert, 11/2024 - 11/2027
- ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management, PeopleCert, 06/2024 - 06/2027
- Cisco Renewal Manager, Cisco, 07/2024
- Entrepreneurship Development, Global Learning Centre, 2019
- CompTIA Security+, Torque IT, 2018
- Scrum Master Certification, Global Learning Centre, 2018
- ITIL Foundation Certificate, Morvest, 2014
- ICND 1 & 2 TRAINING - Switching and Routing, Cisco - Torque IT, 2013
- DNS/DHCP Training, Morvest, 2012
- DNS Introductory Course, Uniforum, 2012
- Prince2 Foundation Training, Axelos Global Best Practice, 2012
- Internal and External DNS Training, Dimension Data, 2011
- Infoblox Training (DNS and DHCP), Dimension Data, 2010
- ITIL Foundation Certificate, 2006
- Certificate in Banking - Banking, Communication, Banking Law, Economics, Management & Business Accounting, Standard Bank, 2005
- Practical Software Testing - Software Testing, Incident management, Applying testing standards, Principles Testing, Test and Data Services, 2005
- Image Mark Operations - Document preparations, Image Capture, National Data Systems, 2002
Key Highlights
- A robust technical background with proficiency in IT projects.
- Expertise in managing projects across industries such as telecommunications and financial services.
- Proven ability to implement and optimize project management methodologies, ensuring delivery excellence.
- Strong leadership in cross-cultural environments, with a focus on fostering collaboration and achieving strategic goals.
- I have consistently driven innovation and efficiency through tools like MS Project, Remedy, SharePoint, Jira and advanced Prince2 methodologies.
Timeline
Senior Project Manager
Makwa Technologies
08.2023 - 01.2025
Project Manager
Ekwantu Consulting
01.2022 - 07.2023
Project Manager
Vodacom
06.2021 - 12.2021
Project Manager
Business Connexion (on contract to Nedbank)
08.2019 - 06.2021
Various Positions (Scrum Master, Project Manager, Service Manager, IT Engineer, etc.)
Standard Bank
12.1999 - 11.2018
Prince2 '7' Foundation Training -
PeopleCert
ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management -
PeopleCert
Entrepreneurship Development -
Global Learning Centre
CompTIA Security -
Torque IT
Scrum Master Certification -
Global Learning Centre
ITIL Foundation Certificate -
Morvest
ICND 1 & 2 TRAINING - Switching and Routing
Cisco - Torque IT
DNS/DHCP Training -
Morvest
DNS Introductory Course -
Uniforum
Prince2 Foundation Training -
Axelos Global Best Practice
Internal and External DNS Training -
Dimension Data
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