Tech-savvy innovator with hands-on experience in emerging technologies and passion for continuous improvement. Skilled in identifying opportunities for technological enhancements and implementing effective solutions. Adept at leveraging new tools and methods to solve problems and enhance productivity. Excels in adapting to fast-paced environments and driving technological advancements.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Delivery Manager
Private Company
South Africa
10.2024 - Current
End-to-End Project Leadership: Directed cross-functional teams in the planning, execution, and delivery of ZAR5M–1000M commercial/residential construction projects, ensuring adherence to scope, budget, and timelines.
Stakeholder Coordination: Liaised with architects, engineers, contractors, and clients to align project objectives, resolve conflicts, and secure approvals (e.g., permits, change orders).
Risk & Compliance Management: Mitigated risks through rigorous safety protocols, OSHA compliance audits, and contingency planning, reducing workplace incidents by 25% across projects.
Budget & Resource Optimization: Negotiated vendor contracts, managed procurement, and controlled costs, achieving 10–15% savings through value engineering and lean construction principles.
Leadership: Cross-functional team management, stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution, change order negotiation.
Continuous Improvement Lead
Lets'eng Diamonds
Lesotho
01.2022 - 04.2024
Identifying areas for improvement: I am responsible for identifying areas where the organization can improve its processes, resulting in 5 improvement projects yearly.
Developing and implementing improvement plans: Once areas for improvement have been identified, I develop and implement plans to address them.
Measuring and tracking results: I am responsible for measuring the results of improvement efforts and tracking progress over time. Over 20% decrease in breakdowns due to this efforts.
Communicating with stakeholders: I ensure to communicate effectively with stakeholders throughout the improvement process
Mid-Level Management: Undertake management duties across site, ensure Safety, legal and regulatory compliance for all junior employees working on site
Reduce diamond breakage, resulting in R15 million improvement in revenue.
Process Engineer
Unilever
Johannesburg, South Africa
10.2021 - 12.2021
Use of Power BI dashboard to assist the production and planning teams to get abreast of production delays
Process Design and Equipment optimization.
Analyzing equipment trends to Improve OEE.
Monitor and report on breakdown re-occurances and create programes to effectively solve them through rigorous RCA techniques.
Be a Custodian of Focused Improvement & Autonomous Maintenance pillars.
Analyzing current processes and procedures for improvement.
Developing process enhancement strategies
Investigating shortfalls, issues, and complaints in current business processes. E.g. Improving OEE by 5% by honing on bottlenecks.
Establishing norms and standards of company performance
Monitoring staff performance and organizational processes
Collaborating with other stakeholders to enhance productivity and staff satisfaction
Managing staff cohorts and teams of various sizes
Training, mentoring, and guiding team members in new processes
Engineering & Operations Manager
BMGlobal
Sunning hill, Gauteng
02.2019 - 02.2021
Streamlined operations and prioritized tasks, allowing for revenue increase of 25%.
Achieve day-to-day smooth operation in 4 subsidiary companies
Implement maintenance regime, planning and implementation
Lead Business development opportunities across the sectors
Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
Production Processing Engineer
QK Meats
City Deep, Gauteng
11.2016 - 07.2018
Implement controls and business cadence around production metrics using Lean methodologies and industrial statistics
Process Engineer
Coleus Packaging
Alrode, Gauteng
03.2014 - 09.2016
Use of sound Engineering and scientific principles in solving day-to-day operations problems
Forecasted success of +ZAR 4 million savings over 5 years on Energy Efficiency projects
Process Control Engineer
Johnson Matthey
Germiston, Gauteng
03.2011 - 02.2014
Accelerated Continuous Improvement implementation across different departments
Gained experience across 3 departments while implementing CI projects around safety & production efficiency
Education
Strategic Business Management - Business Strategy
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
02-2015
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of Cape Town
Cape Town
12-2010
Skills
Scope management
Cost control
Cross-functional coordination
Project scheduling
Business analysis
Stakeholder management
Business process re-engineering
Problem-solving
Accomplishments
Achieved 20% decrease in Breakdowns through effectively helping improve the quality of RCA techniques used by Maintenance teams.
Achieved a R5 million energy efficiency reduction through an Energy Savings project over 4 years.
Used Microsoft Excel to develop Mine Pharmacy inventory spreadsheets as part of Mine Safety audit.
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute.