Projecs Manager

Projects orientated specialist with manufacturing experience with various African and international manufacturing companies.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Images Group (Wooden Images Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd: Managing Director (April 2005- Current) (R7,5 Million)
Rota Dynamic Projects Consultancy (Pty) Ltd: Managing Director
Steinhoff International (Africa Holdings) Duration: Jun 2000 to Apr 2005
Export Manufacturing Division/Sub Division Consisting of
Bakker & Steyger Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd: General Manager (R55 million Turnover)
Unita Planned Furniture (Pty) Ltd: General Manager
Peach & Hatton International (Pty) Ltd: Project Manager
Export Manufacturing Division: Project Director Manager
Prime Pine Products (Pty) Ltd
Member of Senior Executive Committee reporting to the Main Board of Director:

Chairman of Company Directors (Marketing-, Financial-, Design-, Production-, Technical-, Maintenance-),General Management Portfolio, Strategic Vision Formulation, Environmental Analysis, Vision/Mission, Product development and Design, Manufacturing process improvement. Special Project Implementation, Customer liaison, Marketing, Critical Success Area Formulation, Strategic Positioning, Production Orientated Human Resources, Assist In Production Team Key Focus Areas, Measurement Indicators, Standard Units (Output), Capacity & Efficiency Awareness, Objectives, Action Plans, Culture Of Ownership Implementation, Management By Objective, Training Budget Control, Monthly Production Planning, Planning, Organising, Delegation, Control Of Assets (People), Productivity Awareness, HR Policy And Procedures, Job Analysis, Job Descriptions, Performance Management Systems, Occupational Health And Safety, On Site Health Care/Risk Management, Employment Equity Process, Skills Development Process (Priorities), Organisational Training Needs (Grants) Training Modules/Interventions, Organisational Needs Analysis, Staff Skills Audits, C-Panel Meeting, Succession Planning, Workers Compensation, Basic Conditions Of Employment, Disciplinary Procedures, Human Resource Priorities, Team Development, Team Buildings, Communication, Employee Benefits, General Labour Legislation Assistance

• Stellenbosch University and Technicon South Africa
Lecturer
1999 – 2000
Lecturer In Human Resource Management Personnel Management

EDUCATION
University of Pretoria
Masters Commercii Degree (M Comm: Human Resource Management) 2000:
Accounting, Organisation Development, Management Of Diversity, Research Methodology,
Employee Health And Safety, Motivation Theory, Personnel Psychology, Career Psychology
Completed Thesis: “ Interrelationship between personality and the work performance” Sept 2000
• University of Stellenbosch
Honours Baccalaureus Commercii (Hon B. Comm: Industrial Psychology) 1996
Industrial Psychology , Organisation Behaviour, Personnel Management, Psychometric Testing,
Ergonomics, Consumer Behaviour, Industrial Relations

University of Stellenbosch
Baccalaureus Commerci (B Comm: Management Degree) 1992:
Statistics , Business Economics, Mercantile Law, Economics, P & D Management , Public Administration, Industrial Psychology, Computer Information Systems

TRAINING COURSES AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

• Finances for none-financial Managers • Strategic Management Courses
• Business Centres Implementation • MS Presentation
• Research Methodology • MS Project Management
• Productivity Management • Quattro Pro
• Psychometric Testing And Evaluation • Groupwise
• Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator Course • Paradox
• Jung Personality Questionnaire • Q & A
• Brown-Holtzman Survey • MS Word
• Senior Aptitude Test Profile • MS Excel
• Operational Law
• Performance Management Systems
• Various Managerial and Leadership Courses



Certificates and further information available on request

PROFFESIONAL REGISTRATIONS


• The South African Medical and Dental Council
• Professional Board of Psychology

1996 Student In Psychology Reg no: 37669.S
Personnel Practitioner

AREAS OF COMPETENCIES

• Business turnaround
• Change Management
• Company start-ups and closures
• Mergers, start-ups and closures
• Strong and decisive leadership
• Leading edge strategy development and implementation capability
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Sound understanding of business principals and processes across the entire value chain
• Delivers through people
• Highly output and result driven
• An innovative thinker with a strong entrepreneurial flair and expensive mindset
• Self motivated with very high personal energy levels
• Develop and implement business strategy
• Lead the development and annual operating plan for the complete business
• Deliver business profitability and other growth targets
• Develop a cultural environment conductive to high performance and continuous improvement
• Develop team and transformation
• Strong analytical abilities e.g. questioning, listening, problem identification & solution
• Ability to see bigger picture
• Constant search for knowledge
• Proactive approach
• Attention to detail
• Strong decision making abilities
• Relationship Management
• Ability to influence