Sean Achim

Experience

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  Eskom: Majuba Power Station

  Aug 1989 - Apr 1991

  Head of IT Department

  Highly Commended for 5 year Strategic Plan. Managed Budget of +/- R10million. Headed up the Executive Information Systems project for our Power Station. Project Manager for National Documentation & Document Flow project.. National Standardisation Committee member. First IT Manager to deploy Windows at a Power Station (thereby cutting support calls by 80%)

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  Eskom: Megawatt Park

  May 1991 - Mar 1992

  Senior Manager

  Managed Staff of 34. Managed Budget of +/- R64 million. Excelled in Negotiating with Suppliers on behalf of internal Customers. Built departmental turnover from R4.5Million to about R64Million within Less than one year

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  Solutions Unlimited

  Apr 1992 - Jul 1993

  Sole Proprietor/Independent Consultant

  Consultant for Workgroup Systems (Microsoft Channel representative in SA at the time) and various other Vendors. IT Director (Northern Cape & Free State) for the IEC during the 1994 elections on behalf of Microsoft SA. Consulting Strategic Director defining the approach of spearheading the Microsoft platform into the Legal industry for Improtech (Pty) Ltd

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  Embezeni Innovation Support Centre

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  Business Development Manager

  Defined the products and services, mentored and counselled entrepreneurs. Particularly assisted some dreamers to turn their dreams into marketable products that are well known in the market today.

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  The IT Clinic (Pty) Ltd

  Sept 2005 - Apr 2015

  Chief Executive Officer
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  Knights Innovation Support Centre (Pty) Ltd

  Apr 2015 - now

  Managing Director
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  KNIGHTS INNOVATION SUPPORT CENTRE

  Apr 2015 - now

  Managing Director
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  Michell's Plain Chamber of Commerce

  Jan 2017 - now

  CEO and Chairman

  I've been blessed to be elected to the role of Chairman of the new Plein Chamber, a role that helps me to empower the businesses in my home town.