Zama Dyosini

Experience

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  Alexandra School Transport Organization

  Jan 2000 - Sept 2002

  Alexandra School Transport Organization

  Alexandra School Transport Organization Jan 2000- Sep 2002Member/Owner DriverFerrying school pupils on a daily basis from home to school.Contracted by schools to transport pupils to sports activities

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  ZDE Driving School

  Oct 2002 - Jun 2005

  Founder and Head Instructor

  Provided strategic and policy leadershipDevelop lesson plans and determine methods of instruction.Organize learning and instructional settingArrange resources for training including, vehicle, training grounds, training classes, instructors and administration staff.Manage and supervise instructors and administration staff.Facilitate, illustrate, discuss and demonstrate practical driving lessons.Assist learners with administrative requirements. Show less

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  Volkswagen/Caltex Citi Wise Drivers Club

  Jul 2005 - Jun 2007

  Driving Instructor

  Driving instructor for a Volkswagen/Caltex subsidized South African tertiary institutions learner driver training program at Wits University and Wits Technikon. Assess learners learning requirements.Facilitate, illustrate, discuss and demonstrate practical driving lessons.Assist learners with administrative requirements.Trained over 5000 learners.

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  Shayela Approved

  Jul 2007 - Jan 2013

  Consultant & Training Facilitator

  Contracted to manage all aspects of a driver training standards assessment and training company in partnership with the South African Insurance Association members including Regent Insurance, Hollard Insurance, One Insurance, Zurich Insurance and Lion of Africa among others. Facilitating clients’ driver training programs that aimed to evaluate drivers’ bad habits and train them the necessary skills to drive safely and economically.Recruited, interviewed, assessed, trained, placed and supervised drivers on behalf of fleet operating clients such Bytes Technologies, LCS Logistics and Namlog Logistics. Reduced insurance partners’ costs while reducing fleet operators’ insurance costs through the mutually beneficial relationship that we facilitated. Show less

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  Top Gear SA Driving Academy

  Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

  Independent Contractor & Assessor

  On-site Defensive and Economical independent contractor and driver trainer responsible for one of South Africa’s leading supply-chain and logistics company, Barloworld Logistics across South Africa and Botswana.Facilitating Defensive Driving and Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) accredited driver training courses including operate rigid heavy vehicle, operate vehicle combination. Planning and assessing routes and coaching drivers using a telematics system.Improved client’s driving telematics scores by over 300%, consequently considerably reducing collisions, fuel and maintenance costs. Show less

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  FLEETKOR DRIVER RISK MANAGEMENT

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Co-Founder & Training Manager

  Providing leadership in the development and promotion of a defensive driver training start-up company by focusing on untapped potential markets, i.e. fleet operators wishing to improve their BEE credentials in private and public sector markets. Playing advisory role on overall business strategy, operations and competitive market positioning. Recruiting, training, managing and motivating a team of driver training assessors and facilitators. Creating and exploiting networking and promotional opportunities with prospective clients through referrals, social events and functions, online social networking and other below the-line advertising platforms. Leading direct sales and marketing initiatives through identifying and sourcing potential leads, cold calling, one-to-one and group presentations and conceptual design demonstrations. Researching, analyzing, designing and promotion of appropriate business cases for increasing spend on proposed emergent solutions to adequately meet potential customers continuously evolving needs. Grew from startup to having a loyal customer base in the Mpumalanga area in a form of 85% of Eskom contracted fleet operators and reduced some of their collision by as much 90%. Show less

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  ZDE Fleet Safety Solutions

  Sept 2014 - now

  Co-Founder & Executive Director

  We provide innovative holistic driver training solutions that offer sustainable value over time for fleet operators, passenger transporters, automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and insurance companies.We assist clients to achieve highest safety driving standards, significantly reduce operational costs and maximize efficiency and productivity in a sustainable manner through our innovative driver training system that combines fleet management technology, international driving expertise and Digital Co- Drive technology.WE OFFER INNOVATIVE HOLISTIC DRIVER TRAINING SOLUTIONSRigorous driver competency assessment solutionsRegulatory, health and safety compliance auditsPsychometric evaluationsSkills audits CUTTING EDGE FLEET MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONSRemote fleet monitoring and reporting system (telematics)Over-the-air driver learning,testing and reporting systemsMobile-device based driver behavior monitoring and reporting safety analytics softwareDIGITAL CO-DRIVE COACHING SOLUTIONSLocal and internationally accredited assessors and training academyIncentivized support and improvement coaching programs On-going driver remedial online and face to face coachingEffective and appropriate driver training programsMonitor driver behavior 24×7×365 Show less

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  SafeDryva

  Nov 2015 - now

  Co-Founder & Operations Director

  SafeDryva offers customised vehicle and driver management solutions that easily assist operators to maximise their operations' viability, earnings and profitability.