Business Focus: project management, scientific and technical consulting services that include integrated operations, quality management systems, ERP solutions and technical support services and management consulting services that include general management services, strategy, training, diagnostics, business analysis and turn around /process improvements.
Professional Fees: R 750 per hour/R 4500 per day
COMPETENCY SUMMARY
• Over 5 years practical cross sector work experience in enterprise development and operational consulting both public and private sectors especially SME’s in wood, textile & clothing, bag making, flexo-graphic printing, Bio-fuels sectors, government and subsidised programs (Productivity SA, eThekwini Municipality BSMU-Business Linkages, SAIBL, TEP,BBSDP),entrepreneurs in franchises/retail and community & social entrepreneurship
• Conducted desk research, baseline assessments, community competitiveness assignments, socio economic and cultural enterprise development and innovation.
• Established business linkages through pro-active sourcing and facilitation of projects/businesses that need investments/financing or equity.
• Translation of strategic thinking into coordinated action for businesses (up to a staff complement of 250) in improving operations, manufacturing efficiencies by conducting; business diagnostics, productivity reviews, work studies for production and operational improvements, ISO 9001:2000 oriented quality management, process & organisation flow charts to streamline operations and skills development training for managers and supervisors.
• Successfully documented feasibility studies, business plans, work plans, proposals, operational manuals, standard operating procedures and tender documentation.