Bryson Pather

Bryson Pather

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  • About me

    Academic | Teaching, Assessment, Learning and Innovation Manager |MBA

  • Education

    • Careers IT Business College

      2015 - 2016
      Information Technology Support Engineer ( A+, N+, MCSE)
    • Southlands secondary school

      2010 - 2014
    • MANCOSA

      2021 - 2021
      Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology Management - PGDITM
    • THE TEFL ACADEMY - Leading EFL Teacher Trainer Provider

      2019 - 2020
      Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
    • MANCOSA

      2018 - 2020
      Bachelor of Commerce in Information Technology Management - BCOMITM
    • MANCOSA

      2022 - 2023
      Master of Business Administration - MBA Business Administration and Management, General
  • Experience

    • Regent Business School

      Aug 2017 - now

      Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Budget Management: Oversee IT budgets, optimizing resource allocation for cost-effective operations. 2. Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and manage IT personnel, handling recruitment and performance evaluations. 3. Infrastructure Management: Maintain and upgrade hardware, software, and network infrastructure. 4. Application Administration: Administer enterprise applications, including installation, configuration, and updates. 5. Security and Compliance: Ensure data security and regulatory compliance across the IT landscape. 6. Project Management: Manage end-to-end IT projects, ensuring timely and within-budget completion. 7. User Access Control: Manage user access and application permissions, ensuring security and compliance. 8. Vendor Management: Evaluate, negotiate with, and oversee IT vendors and service providers. 9. Troubleshooting and Support: Provide technical support to end-users and resolve IT issues. 10. Database Administration: Oversee databases, optimizing performance and ensuring data integrity. 11. Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation on application configurations and procedures. 12. Upgrades and Patching: Plan and execute application upgrades and patches to keep software current. 13. Performance Monitoring: Continuously monitor application performance and proactively address bottlenecks. 14. Collaboration: Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless application integration and customization. 15. Disaster Recovery and Backup: Develop and implement IT disaster recovery and backup plans for IT systems. 16. Technology Evaluation: Research and recommend new technologies to improve efficiency and competitiveness. 17. Security Compliance: Ensure applications and infrastructure comply with security standards and policies. 18. Training and Quality Assurance: Train users, provide support, and conduct testing to ensure practical application usage and maintain quality. Show less

      • Teaching, Assessment, Learning and innovation Manager

        Jan 2025 - now
      • Academic and Teaching Learning Innovation Manager

        Jan 2024 - Jan 2025
      • Information Technology Application Administrator

        Jan 2020 - Feb 2024
      • Information Technology Administrator

        Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
      • Information Technology Support Technician

        Aug 2017 - Dec 2018
    • University of Cape Town High School

      Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
      Academic

      Duties and Responsibilities:1. Educational Planning: Strategized teaching methods for lectures, seminars, tutorials, and learning resources.2. Student Assessment: Evaluated students' work and engaged in admissions interviews.3. Curriculum Review: Examined classroom topics and assignment content.4. Academic Support: Aided students with assignments, projects, test readiness, research tasks, and other academicresponsibilities.5. Concept Comprehension: Worked closely with students to ensure they grasped essential classroom concepts.6. Academic Skills Enhancement: Instructed students in academic performance improvement, covering studystrategies, note-taking techniques, and test-solving approaches.7. Learning Material Development: Produced and distributed supplementary teaching materials, including study aids.8. Progress Monitoring: Conducted practice assessments to monitor progress, identify enhancement areas, and setexam preparation objectives.9. Constructive Feedback: Provided students with valuable, constructive feedback Show less

    • Teach Me 2

      Jan 2022 - now
      IT Academic

      Institution: University of Johannesburg (UJ), REGENT Business School (RBS), University of Cape Town (UCT), Durban University of Technology (DUT), University of Pretoria (UP)Duties and Responsibilities:1. Online Lecturer Support: Assisted and nurtured online educators.2. Instruction Delivery: Prepared and presented lectures, tutorials, workshops, and seminars.3. Assessment Management: Created and evaluated assignments, tests, and exams.4. Collaboration and Professional Development: Worked closely with colleagues to enhance teachingmethodologies and broaden knowledge.5. Training Participation: Engaged in institution-wide training programs and initiatives.6. Varied Teaching Methods: Utilized diverse learning, teaching, support, and assessment techniques.7. Curriculum Development: Designed course materials for multiple delivery platforms.8. Continuous Improvement: Identified areas for enhancement and contributed to the planning and designing oflearning objectives and materials.9. Assessment Expertise: Selected appropriate assessment methods, assessed student work, and providedconstructive feedback.10. Quality Compliance: Ensured alignment with quality standards and university regulations in module design anddelivery.11. Student Mentorship: Acted as a mentor, offering primary support to students. Show less

    • Berea College Of Technology

      Jun 2023 - Feb 2024
      Instructional designer ( Content Writer)

      Duties and Responsibilities:1. Curriculum Development: Create educational materials and modules. Identify learning goals and objectives throughassessments.2. Instructional Design: Design engaging, goal-oriented learning experiences. Familiarity with Learning ManagementSystems.3. Content Creation: Develop presentations, e-learning modules, and multimedia content.4. Tech Integration: Incorporate e-learning tools and technologies.

    • Richfield

      Jan 2024 - now
      IT Academic
    • MANCOSA

      Jan 2025 - now
      IT Academic
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Prevent Covid-19 Programme

      Learnetal
      Apr 2020
    • School of Marketing WFHWTF Programme

      Learnetal
      Apr 2020
    • Basic Fire Fighting

      Emcare the Emergency care specialist
      Mar 2020
    • First Aid

      Emcare The Emergency Care Specialist
      Mar 2020
    • PC Skills

      Careers IT
      Apr 2016
    • Ethics and Code of Conduct for Colleges and Universities

      Honoris United Universities
      Nov 2020
    • Executive Coaching Session

      Regent Business School
      Feb 2019
    • Skills for Employability

      Regent Business School
      Nov 2018
    • Workplace Harassment and Bullying: Managing Threats to a Respectful Work Culture

      Honoris United Universities
      Nov 2020
    • Classroom TEFL Course

      THE TEFL ACADEMY - Leading EFL Teacher Trainer Provider
      Jan 2020