Programme Manager / Senior Project Manager B Tech Degree (Technicon Pretoria 1990 – ‘93 Partial) BSc Computer Science (Unisa 1995 – ’96 Partial) Business Connexion In-house PMI Certified equivalent to NQF Standards, Prince2 and various Management & Technology Courses. • Dries has interests in 2 businesses in Mozambique, one was operational but has been improved and upgraded over the past 3 years, the second was built from the ground up – both businesses are now operational and require very limited involvement from Dries. • Dries was a senior member of the Project Management competency at Business Connexion with 18+ years IT experience, of which 12+ years is within the Project Management ambit, since 2017/12 he’s running infrastructure projects in Mozambique. • Dries has delivered 40+ medium to large sized projects successfully, implemented multiple project offices (PMO’s) at various clients and build strong, long term relations with clients based upon proven principles. He is not a “stand-back” type of manager and due to his wide background and technical knowledge he would get involved in the detail technical aspects of a project when needed. • He was instrumental in the development of a Project /Program/Portfolio Management software that resides in the ‘cloud’ on a SaaS basis, Dries was involved in all aspects from defining the business need to development, testing, financing, go-to market strategy and all the other facets of the business. http://www.******.*** Dries was also the product owner for a mobile application – My Project Tracker, which was developed for BCX. • He's also compiled numerous RFI's, RFP's, Tender documents, System Audit & assessment’s (P3M3 & 1540), Project Charters, Client & Supplier Contracts, 3rd Party Agreements and Reports. • Some of his previous projects include; Globus (Temenos) implementation at IDC, and an internet project for Standard Bank called “Bluebean”, Saambou Banks “20twenty” project on which he project managed and assisted in designing a Virtual Bank Solution for the client which included the following components; New Business Processes / Re-Engineering (BPR Tools), Business Delivery Channels (Client Interface - Internet, ATM, Phone, Email & SMS, WAP, etc.), System wide Integration & Replication (Technical and Business), Facilitating Delivery Channels (HTML’s & Std. Enabling software), CRM solution, Middleware products (Integration applications, Workflow, Digital Certificates, MIS, etc.) and Interfaces, all the above was done in conjunction with the building of and moving into a new building for the bank in Cape Town, also the move of H/W infrastructure and staff members from the old premises (Johannesburg) to the new premises (Cape Town). • Dries also performed Project Management audits and compliance reviews on project level as well as business unit / organisational level. This was not merely audits but also included remedial strategies and operational changes. • As a consultant, Dries also developed and implemented a ‘best-of-breed’ Development and Implementation Project Methodology based on PMBOK and Rational Rose to fit within the highly evolving J2EE software development environment department of African Bank, which later became a separate Software Development house. • Over the years, he's been performing as a Project/Program/Portfolio Manager / Account Manager / Business Analyst / Systems Designer & Architect / etc. - and would be of most value within the Telecommunication, Infrastructure or Financial services sector. Energy & Technology (SASOL, IBM South Africa), Banking (Standard Bank, ABSA Bank, Barclays Bank, SARB/Central Bank, etc.), Telecommunications – mobile & fixed line (Telkom, Vodacom, MTN), Software Development (e-commerce, internet, mobile-ware, Wi-Fi networks, GPS tracking), Infrastructure & System Migration (Sun Platform, IBM, HP, DR).