Hannes Brits

Business Partner

Nagajima Imports

July 2013 to Actually working here

A permanent position as business partner in my Fiancés Import Company. The company imports Fabric and Clothing that is then sold country-wide. The fabric is sold to designers and the clothing range to boutiques. Duties and Accomplishments ? Expanding the business ? Increasing revenue ? Implementing systems and controls Reason for leaving The business is growing quite fast but the growth is limited by the working capital that that must be re-invested to finance stock and debtors as turnover increases. I have given all my inputs in terms of structural and other changes and would therefore like to move on to the next challenge.

Systems Manager

Metorex

March 2010 to June 2013

Strategy (Information Systems) ? Member of the IT Steering Committee ? Setting up Hardware, Software and Network Architecture Design for the group ? Responsible for managing VSAT and improving bandwidth (using Riverbed equipment) ? Responsible for the vision re moving to the cloud . Organizational performance ? Responsible for the 2013 ICT Budget for the group Integrated business management systems ? Move towards cloud computing, centralizing systems and hosting virtual servers at data centers ? Doing Proof of Concepts (PoC?s) for Video Conferencing across VSAT and VoIP, Virtual servers at a Data Centre for DR, Microsoft Office 365

Project Manager (ICT Consultant)

MTN

September 2008 to March 2010

? Automation of Receiving, Fulfilment, Distribution and Shipping departments. It is the 1st time that ORACLE ERP has been integrated directly with PLC?s and SCADA worldwide using the ORACLE Warehouse Control System (WCS) and ORACLE Warehouse Management System (WMS) ? Motivation of capital and tender for implementation of 13 x ORACLE Demand and Supply Chain modules at an estimated capital cost of R77m.

General Manager

Info-Gro

November 2007 to August 2008

Infogro is a subsidiary of the MGK group of companies, operating in the agricultural sector. Infogro is responsible for the group ICT but also has a large client base outside of the group. ? GM for Managers of the Computer Shop, Technical Repair, Wireless and Accounting departments.

ICT Consultant (Sole Owner)

The Edge Shared Business Services

September 2003 to October 2007

? Application Service Provider (ASP) - Provided Shared Services using a centralized server and systems which were hosted by Internet Solutions (Pastel Evolution - Accounting, Payroll and other modules as well as MS Office Suite ? using Citrix) ? Turner & Townsend ? User Requirement Specification and selection of a Building Maintenance Management System for Ekurhuleni Metro ? MTN SP (Taxi Payphones initiative) - Financial Manager (Contractor) ? MTN SP (Corporate Business Unit) - Financial Manager (Contractor)

Group IS Manager

Anglovaal Mining (AVMIN)

December 1995 to August 2003

Mining operations consisted of open pit and underground mines as well as smelters. Products include Cobalt, Iron ore, Manganese, Chrome, Gold, Copper, Nickel and Platinum. ? Aligned Information Systems (IS) with business strategy to create competitive advantage - focus on automation to be a low cost producer ? Part of due diligence study of Kafue Consortium ? acquisition of Zambian Copper Mines ? System migration implementation at Chambishi Cobalt plant in Zambia after acquisition ? Provided ICT inputs into feasibility studies for new mines ? Custodian of AVMIN and subsidiary ASSMANG?s IS Strategy. ? Master Systems Plan (MSP) prioritized by operation & linked to the 5-year budget. ? Integrated Systems design as blueprint for new mines ? Responsible for 3 major in-house systems (Payroll, Share Transfer & Procurement systems), development and maintenance during first 2,5 years as IS Manager. ? Projects outsourced on turn-key basis using fixed price per deliverable with penalties & retention money. ? Negotiate license, Consulting & Service Level Agreements (SLA's) for maintenance support ? Totally integrated ?Shop Floor to Boardroom? solution ? PLC's, SCADA running mining equipment (such as the crushers and mining fleet), with ? Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) (such as the condition based maintenance systems and vehicle tracking) , and ? MES systems with the JD Edwards ERP system. MES systems are used to schedule production, do quality control by linking to Laboratory Information Systems, tracking and tracing men & material, control raw material and finished goods.

Finance and Admin Manager (Dept of Building Technology - Boutek)

CSIR

December 1991 to November 1995

? As a member of management team Hannes was part of the strategic decision making process and a successful turn-around strategy (that resulted in two retrenchment exercises). Although there was on overall strategy each division operates in a different market and therefore the Boutek management team was responsible for the Division?s own strategy and the execution thereof. ? Introduced management accounting principles such as contribution margin approach and flexible budgets to measure performance. ? Management accounting, Financial accounting, month-end reporting, budget process, year-end, external audit, etc. ? Monthly reporting to head-office (i.e. against budget and business plan) as well as quarterly reporting against strategy ? Managed outsourcing contracts for desktop support and the Local Area Network (LAN) as well as Information and Communication Technology in general. ? Negotiated license, consulting and Service Level Agreements (SLA's) ? Risk management included both business risk and disaster recovery ? Both private sector income (50%-55%) and public sector income at CSIR is generated through consulting projects. As financial manager Hannes learnt a lot about project management principles and the day-to-day cost management using the in-house project management system (which included a budget and timesheet module), which was integrated to the financial system. ? Income was determined by milestones and deliverables reached. ? Progress was not measured based on time spent but rather on percentage complete.

Management Accountant

Eskom

December 1989 to November 1991

? Reporting against Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) on the Financial side of the Executive Information System (EIS). ? Management Accountant at ESKOM Head-Office (Megawatt Park). Part of team that prepared monthly report and presentation to the board. Report to the board included Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash flow, Standard Cost deviations (price, volume, mix). ? Bringing in flat files from general ledger, writing reports and doing data mining on the OLAP database.

Assistant Director Operational Research (Military Commitment)

Dept of Correctional Services

September 1985 to November 1989

? Information Systems dept - Structured Cobol programming course (6 months full-time) at Training institute, Office of the Commission for Administration, Pretoria (6 June 1988 - 31 October 1988). Pass mark 85%. ? Strategic Planning dept - Part of the team responsible for facilitating the strategic planning process as well as scenario planning by means of simulation

Entrepeneur

Self Employed

October 1984 to August 1985

Contract position at a supplier of ready mixed cement in the Building & Construction sector in Pretoria, South Africa

Articled Clerk

Price Waterhouse Coopers

December 1982 to September 1984

Articles

Articled Clerk

Price Waterhouse Coopers

February 1981 to February 1982

Articles

MBL

January 1991 to January 1996

B Com (Acc) Hons

January 1982 to January 1982

B Com (Acc)

January 1978 to January 1981

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