Currently employed as a product Owner and as a consultant for various companies, I am responsible for managing projects in Planning and Developing Lean Project Ideas. Every project starts as an idea and I make it tangible from a lean product to the market.
Also a dynamic, versatile servant leader and certified Scrum Master/Agile Coach accustomed to working with distributed
and offshore teams. Well-versed in all aspects of driving the adoption of agile values, principles, and practices.
Effective coaching, mentoring and training of teams and supporting Product Owners and organizations adopt and
excel in the Agile mindset and maturation. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with empathetic
leadership to be able to lead work with multiple diverse roles and personality types. Adept at building productive
stakeholder relationships and engagement. An accomplished and business-savvy professional with robust
experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results & business value in high-growth environments and
skilled in leveraging agile methods with business initiatives to deliver sustainable results in the delivery of successful,
high-quality valuable software solutions.
• Developed full-scale project plans, budgets, monitors, controls Documented all project lifecycles phases.
• Defined project roles and responsibilities in close collaboration with the Stakeholders including project scope
and objectives to ensure a cross-functional understanding amongst project members , and project suppliers:
design team, website team, media relations team and external vendors.
• Performed project tracking through clear and concise status reports and time management reports; proactively
identified potential issues and risks and tracked project member progress against commitments.
• Budget management : identified and recommended improvements, cost-saving initiatives, and substitutions to
positively impact project budget and schedule
• Wrote, produced and directed Dare to Dream, a multimedia documentary on Mandela's legacy through
his legacy organizations. It has been broadcast to a record number of viewership in South Africa,
. Managed the “Learn by Benchmarking” project. Created opportunities for 20 change leaders to travel to other facilities. These employees then returned to share best practices with peers.
Reduced costs by 2 million dollars by renegotiating contracts and consolidating suppliers