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Daniel Okoh

Daniel Okoh

Residence mentor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Optimist | Executive Associate at Eden Care | CFA Level 1 Candidate

  • Education

    • Graeme College Boys’ High School

      2010 - 2015
      National Senior Certificate (NSC) General

      Activities and Societies: Hostel prefect, Matric class representative, Student Christian Association committee member Completed and passed the subjects Physics, Mathematics, English home language, Afrikaans first additional language, Visual Arts, Life Orientation and Accounting

    • University of Cape Town

      2016 - 2020
      Bachelor of Science - BSc Civil Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Residence Mentor and Floor Rep, Residence Head Mentor, Residence Sub-Warden, Economics course Class Rep, Final year BSc Civil Engineering Class Rep, SAICE UCT Student Chapter committee member, Youth in Property Association (YIPA) UCT member, ABSIP UCT member, InvestSoc member, UCT Entrepreneur Society member

  • Experience

    • University of Cape Town

      Feb 2017 - Sept 2017
      Residence mentor

      Served to ensure the well-being and growth of students in the residence in all spheres.

    • University of Cape Town

      Feb 2018 - Dec 2018

      Working directly with the Warden to ensure the proper running of the residence. Responsible for : managing the residence mentorship team and building a strong team identity, organising seminars and student events, planning and management, ensuring the well-being of students in the residence

      • Sub Warden

        Jul 2018 - Dec 2018

      • Residence Head Mentor

        Feb 2018 - Oct 2018

    • DEWING CONSTRUCTION

      Jun 2019 - Jun 2019
      Student Intern

      Assisted the foreman with the management of two clusters within the site to ensure that project deadlines were met. Aspects covered on these two clusters included Layerworks and Building. Also took on the responsibility of ensuring that the Daily Site Task Inspection was complete and that each worker signed the register upon their arrival and exit.

    • Ceenex

      Jan 2020 - Jan 2020
      Intern

      Taken through a structured 3-week plan by registered Professional Engineers which incorporated practical education on Professional Practice and the Stages of a Project i.e. the project life-cycle. During that time, accompanied the Consultants on multiple site visits and assisted with a specific aspect of an ongoing project.

    • SAICE - Western Cape

      Jan 2020 - Nov 2020
      SAICE UCT Student Chapter Treasurer

      Member of the society committee in the role of Treasurer. Managing the finances of UCT’s student chapter for the South African Institute of Civil Engineers (SAICE), in direct liaison with the SAICE WC branch treasurer to ensure adequate use of funds allocated to the society.

    • DiDi

      Jun 2021 - Feb 2022

      Scope of role identical to that of Internship with added personal ownership and autonomy over projects. • Managed a team of 9-15 individuals throughout the country as part of the Market Intelligence gathering efforts for the SA business.• Performed regular market share and competitor analysis to inform team decisions aimed at improving market efficiency in Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and Gauteng.• Assisted with driving numerous strategic partnership discussions for the purpose of improving the experience of driver-partners on the platform.

      • Operations Analyst

        Dec 2021 - Feb 2022

      • Operations Intern

        Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

    • Discovery Limited

      Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
      Associate Specialist

      Served on the Special Projects team at Discovery Health focused on driving innovative project initiatives for the Health business from inception to operationalisation.

    • Eden Care Medical

      Jan 2023 - now
      Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Daniel Okoh
      Gibb Student Contribution Prize University of Cape Town Apr 2021 Awarded to the student with the greatest all-round contribution to the undergraduate programme.
    • Awarded to Daniel Okoh
      ABSA GradStar Awards 2020 Top 500 ABSA GradStar Awards Jun 2020 Selected as one of the top 500 students in the GradStar Awards programme out of a total of 8000 entrants in South Africa.
    • Awarded to Daniel Okoh
      C Robertson December Scholarship University of Cape Town Nov 2019 Awarded for meritorious performance in end of year examinations.
    • Awarded to Daniel Okoh
      Dean’s Merit List University of Cape Town Nov 2019 Awarded in recognition of consistent academic performance throughout the year and an average greater than 70%
    • Awarded to Daniel Okoh
      Dean’s Merit List University of Cape Town Nov 2018 Awarded in recognition of consistent academic effort throughout the year with an overall average greater than 70%
    • Awarded to Daniel Okoh
      UCT Plus Award for Leadership through Role-modelling to the UCT Community Student Housing UCT Plus Programme Oct 2018 Awarded in recognition of substantial time and effort spent in the capacity of Head Mentor which entailed leading a team, submitting regular progress reports and acting as a liaison between the students, mentors and the institution.