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* I accepted an opportunity for Warehouse and Logistics manager within Inhep electronics offered to me by our Regional Branch Manager. Key Areas of Responsibility * Procurement * Managing 4 regions and their respective warehouses * Financial Monitoring, Management and reporting * National courier tender processes – Tender, Initiate, monitor and complete * Southern Africa national distribution * Monthly preparation and presentation for Board-meetings * Performance Management and reporting * Fleet and Asset management * Management of staff for training facilitation * Monthly stock taking * Business development and retention * Producing Quotations, monitor rates and facilitating invoicing * Branch Audits Direct report: Sean Farrell – Regional Branch Manager Amount of staff directly reporting to this position: 12 staff total Reason for leaving position: An exciting opportunity arose with Clear Fusion Digital Media to expand my horizons in a unique field of expertise.

* A brilliant opportunity arose with Clear Fusion requiring a Project Lead/Manager for a locally filmed TV series “The Wild”. I joined a diverse team of skilled individuals to work on this production. Key Areas of Responsibility * Complete production crew management * Project & Quality Control management * Organization, execution, and monitoring of production crew * Contract renewal negotiations * Pre-Production and Post-Production setup * Product research and analysis * Supplier & subcontractor sourcing Direct report: David Wegerle – Owner Amount of staff directly reporting to this position: Production Crew consisting of 2 x Boom Mic operators, 2 x Graphics coordinators, 16 x Cameraman, 16 x Runners, 4 x Grips, 4 x Gaffers and 1 x Stage Manager. Reason for leaving position: MNET cancelled further production due to excessive running costs hence the project concluded. Notable achievements: Successfully orchestrated and managed a production crew on set.

* Key Areas of Responsibility * Storekeeping * Stock control and Inventory management * Performance Management and reporting * Management of warehouse staff * Goods Receiving and Dispatching * Producing Quotations, monitor rates and facilitating invoicing Direct report: Sean Farrell – Regional Branch Manager Amount of staff directly reporting to this position: None Reason for leaving position: Offered an opportunity to become a sales executive within Inhep Electronics.

* In July 2014 I accepted an opportunity within Sage Pastel Accounting to work with our training and development department. Key Responsibilities * Training Development and presentation * Product demonstrations * Client Business Development * Key Account Management * Sub-contractor and Business Partner monitoring * Sales, service, and management on both Private and Governmental level * Xpress, Partner and Evolution software integration * Internal and external Client relations management * Quality Assurance * Executive management liaison Direct report: Team Lead – Avril Zanato. Amount of staff directly reporting to this position: 3 support staff. Reason for leaving position: Pursued long standing interest within Financial and Wealth strategy planning. Notable achievements: Multiple phases of the training and development completed ahead of schedule. Very low change resistance from client staff and internal staff.

A little more About Me… I love seeing people succeed. I love being a part of the larger plan to make things better and I love leveraging my knowledge and experience and seeing superior results. I help people achieve extra-ordinary financial results: To excel past the pack and getting ahead by implementing personal financial strategies that are innovative, cutting edge, realistic and custom built. From short term recovery to long term strategizing

* In December 2012 I accepted a position within Sage Pastel Accounting to explore new opportunities outside of my field of expertise and so entered the world of Accounting/Finance. Key Responsibilities * Complete business management – HR, Financial, Admin and Sales * Project & Quality Control management * Business plan development, implementation, execution, and monitoring * Contract renewal negotiations * New Business development and current Business retention * Market and competition research and analysis * Supplier & subcontractor sourcing Direct report: Team Lead – Joe Ferreira. Amount of staff directly reporting to this position: 2 Installation teams consisting of 4 staff each. 8 staff in total. Reason for leaving position: Applied to work with a new division within Sage Pastel Accounting Notable achievements: Multiple successful implementation and business development projects completed and handed over to various business partners.

* Task and Key Responsibilities: * Inventory management * Supply chain management * Procurement * 3PL Management * Pickup & Deliver * Long-haul * Imports & Exports * Staff management * Monthly stock takes * General management & maintenance * Task management * Estimation * Budgets (3 and 6 months)

* In August 2015 I pursued a long standing interest of mine, Wealth Planning and Strategy development. This role is as a stand-alone practitioner, with only a tied mandate from the Financial Services Provider. My financial planning expertise is more focused on investments, long term wealth creation and strategy development but I also implement the basic Financial Planning needs for clients, although these are not the main focus of my business: Key Focus Areas * Corporate Wealth and long term Insurance benefits * Retirement Annuities * Buy-and-Sell Agreements * Estate planning (Including Wills and Trusts ) * Long term Business Assurance * Life Cover * Disability Cover * Dread-disease Cover * Education Policies * Medical Aid Schemes Direct report: Own Financial Practice. Indirect compliance report to Franchise Director. Amount of staff directly reporting to this position: 1 Admin staff Notable achievements: Own Financial Practice set up from scratch.

Activities and Societies: Tennis, Soccer, Rugby, Athletics