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Willem Olivier

IT Operations Manager
Pretoria

Summary

Exceptional Operations Manager focused on successful team building, cost-cutting and operational improvements. Determined to cut costs without impacting quality of products and services. Reliable team player committed to building high-performing teams.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
4023
4023
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications

Work History

IT Operations Manager L2

Dimension Data/NTT
10.2023 - Current
  • Proactively monitor and drive service delivery to clients from CSD
  • Manage client incidents by investigating and providing solutions that help solve client problems as escalated by team leaders and engineers in CSD
  • Work with client advocacy teams to evaluate regional client reviews to ensure proactive incident management at client sites
  • Ensure that the standard client information repository related to technology, operations manuals, etc is current and accurate
  • Create and maintain a comprehensive list of client requirements, the scope of deliverables, technology and the delivery model
  • Run the managed services operations in alignment with the service management service operations (SMSO) process, delivering promised outcomes
  • Provide operational support and continuous service Improvement post client handover from TS (or other) teams
  • Plan and implement training and development initiatives for direct reports
  • Review training requirements for service operations teams
  • Engage with clients for technical operations as part of routine operations
  • Plan and implement key service Improvement priorities based on a continual service improvement approach
  • Feed continual service Improvement priorities into the automation team
  • Lead the team in the implementation of strategic initiatives
  • Measure, analyses and improve team's delivery capabilities
  • Ensure that tracking and monitoring of the performance of service delivery through all channels (human, digital, self-service, automated) is carried out, metrics and reports are analyzed, and issues are resolved
  • Responsible for resource planning and work allocation to meet agreed service levels
  • Identify opportunities for continuous service
  • Improvement
  • Engage with clients for technical operations as part of routine operations

Currently in the market, due to the financial position of the client.

IT Service Delivery Manager

DSV Solutions
01.2023 - 09.2023

• Act as the overall IT representative towards the
business sales functions in coordination with the
integration team Support client integration from
presales until
completion
• Manage Dev/Technical local team to deliver
according to KPI`s
• Working on JIRA , Integration Tools and Platforms,
Web Services, Corporate Systems and Platforms
(ERP/Transport/Warehouse Management)
• Continues support to Customers and Business
• Resolve & Coordinate issue resolution with central
teams
• Support the root cause analysis process to identify
possible solutions/improvements to avoid issue
• Business relationship management.
• interacting with the relevant IT functions (IT
Governance / IT Productivity / IT Architecture / IT
Service Delivery) with the end goal of delivering IT
solutions to the regional products (Marketing and
Sales).


Reason for leaving: Career growth opportunity

Head of IT Operations

H.A.S.S Group/Eduplex
08.2020 - 01.2023
  • Implement ERP, CRM system
  • Business drive into new technologies MS Teams, Online booking solutions, Sharepoint and Azure
  • Support the Group in all new implementation and infrastructure designs
  • Maintain IT budget and do cost savings
  • Manage local team and implement KPI's
  • Move business to VOIP and centralize connectivity
  • Managing all hardware and software vendors
  • Reporting to business regarding SLA
  • Business relationship management
  • Office 365 and VM implementations
  • Vendor management
  • Setup SLA and contract discussion with Vendors
  • Budget and contract management
  • Business case studies 5 year goal planning

Reason for Leaving: Career advancement

IT Operations Manager

UTI/DSV
11.2011 - 07.2020
  • Managing Global and SA Teams - 10 direct reports SA
  • Managing staff and Apps budgets
  • Design of global systems Infor WMS
  • Integration Support and management - Tibco
  • Working with global Partner HCL - Managing resources for projects and support
  • Working on Major international projects implementing sites and system support
  • Maintaining a 99.9% uptime of systems
  • Planning of Client requirements, implementing solution of integration plan
  • Managing all hardware and software vendors
  • Reporting to business regarding SLA and budgets
  • VMWARE managements
  • Vendor Managements
  • Maintaining a 95% SLA Adherence
  • Maintain a 99% uptime on all Infra components
  • Product Owner of WMS Infor10
  • Manage vendors
  • Tibco Dev Support
  • Application lifecycle

Technical Team lead

UTI
11.2006 - 01.2011
  • National Infrastructure Maintenance Support and Design
  • Senior support to all site engineers in CL
  • Managing coastal and inland team
  • Exchange, Active Directory, ISA
  • Integration Servers, IIS Servers, File Servers, Application Servers
  • Infrastructure Project Manager: Nashua, Volvo, Fiat, Land Rover, Jaguar, Core Group, Robert Bosch, Adidas, More Sports, Nike, BAE Systems, FFW, Brandhouse, GMSA, Merck Chemicals
  • Working with ISP Internet Solutions on design of solution eg VPN IPSEC
  • This includes implementation of the new warehouses, meeting with clients, discuss technical layout and meeting client requirements
  • Managing all hardware and software vendors
  • Owning project budgets for Infrastructure requirements
  • Technical design of new operations
  • Managing Exchange 2008 - 600 Users
  • Managing Pix firewall
  • Backup exec

IT Support Engineer

Siyaya Pambile Technology Solutions
11.2005 - 11.2006
  • Onsite support for Stallion security managed network / servers with 400 users
  • Onsite support for PG Glass / GSA South Africa
  • Telephonic / remote support for clients
  • Maintaining servers and daily back-ups
  • Support on the following Exchange 2003
  • Active Directory
  • MS Server 2003
  • ISA
  • Reason for Leaving: Career advancement; opportunity to be employed in a more senior role

Technical Support Engineer

Advocate Solutions
05.2004 - 11.2005
  • Warranty support on the Acer account
  • Warranty support on the Sahara account
  • Software support for Santam (onsite)
  • 2nd line support for South African Reserve Bank
  • 2nd line support for Impala Platinum mine
  • Hardware / software installations on servers and desktops and application support
  • Reason for Leaving: Seeking a position with more exposure

PC Technician

SA Sports
05.2003 - 04.2004
  • Ordering of spares
  • Installations of networks
  • Web designing
  • Upgrading of computers
  • Maintaining PC's
  • Reason for Leaving: Company closed down

Service Technician

Hi-Fi Corporation
05.2002 - 04.2003
  • Client services
  • Ordering of spares
  • Handling incoming calls
  • Advising customers over the phone
  • Reason for Leaving: Seeking a position more focused in IT

Education

Grade 12 - Afrikaans, English, Business Economics, Mercantile Law, Computer Studies, Criminology

Pretoria College

A+,N+,MCSE - A+, N

Boston Business College

ITIL V4 Foundation -

NTT Data
03-2025

MCSA -

IT Academy
Pretoria, South Africa
03-2019

AZ 900

NTT Data

Skills

KPI tracking

Business development

Business planning

Workflow optimization

Strategic planning

Incidents management

Customer relationship management (CRM)

Complex problems analysis

Process improvements

Risk management

Certification

Boston Business College, A+, N+, MCSE - local, 2003, A+, N+

Accomplishments

Was 3 Times at Circle of Champions for UTI most prestigious award at UTI for outstanding work delivered

Timeline

IT Operations Manager L2

Dimension Data/NTT
10.2023 - Current

IT Service Delivery Manager

DSV Solutions
01.2023 - 09.2023

Head of IT Operations

H.A.S.S Group/Eduplex
08.2020 - 01.2023

IT Operations Manager

UTI/DSV
11.2011 - 07.2020

Technical Team lead

UTI
11.2006 - 01.2011

IT Support Engineer

Siyaya Pambile Technology Solutions
11.2005 - 11.2006

Technical Support Engineer

Advocate Solutions
05.2004 - 11.2005

PC Technician

SA Sports
05.2003 - 04.2004

Service Technician

Hi-Fi Corporation
05.2002 - 04.2003

Grade 12 - Afrikaans, English, Business Economics, Mercantile Law, Computer Studies, Criminology

Pretoria College

A+,N+,MCSE - A+, N

Boston Business College

ITIL V4 Foundation -

NTT Data

MCSA -

IT Academy

AZ 900

NTT Data
Willem OlivierIT Operations Manager