Garreth Britz

Experience

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  South African Police Service South Africa

  Jan 1986 - Jan 2001

  Ast Director (Lt-Colonel/Superintendent)

  Functional Police Official at various divisions within the Police Service, in supervisory as well as management positions. Section Leader during Riots

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  Special Guard Unit

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1989

  Relief Commander
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  Covert Intelligence unit

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  Section Commander
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  Crime Intelligence & Analysis Centre

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1993

  Section Commander
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  SAPS

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1999

  Senior Work Study Officer

  Area Head Management Services Northern Cape Province) Management of various projects relating to Policing Priorities and Objectives, focussing on the integrated planning process at Area level, as well as mentoring 28 Police Stations in so far as Management by Objectives is concerned.Conducting of organisation effectiveness studies as well as work study investigations, relating to policing in general, utilising competencies such as Strategic Management, Project Management, Total Quality Management, Business Process Design, Cost Analysis, Organisational/Functional Structuring, Information Flow, Ergonomics, Remuneration Management, Job Design/Evaluation, Facilitation, Negotiations, Conflict Handling, Group DynamicsService Evaluation Specialist at National Inspectorate. Performing of Process and Service Evaluations as part of Management Services in order to evaluate strategies and implement corrections. Designed and facilitated Strategy for the National Anti-Corruption UnitDesigned and facilitated implementation of the Division Crime Intelligence at National, Provincial, Area and Station level in the SAPS.Trainer & Lecturer In SAPS Basic Training CollegeSection Head of Performance Standards Component at the Division Career Management. Implemented Performance Enhancement Programme aimed at enhancement of performance of Police officials at all levels within the SAPS structure. Show less

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  Technikon Pretoria Pretoria

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Lecturer & Consultant

  Managing the Policing Qualification offered to Police Students on 1st through 4th year levelDesigning and managing The Security Management qualification to students from the Security Industry on entry level up to and including senior management level.Establishment and maintaining formal strategic partnerships between the University and Industry leaders, thus investing in human capital.Identifying training and developmental needs for subordinates, as well as scheduling such training interventions, thus investing in People Capital.Research and development of course material as well as phenomena within the security and risk management environment.Lecturing to students and at work sessions within the safety and security industry, on security, risk and organisation effectiveness.Designing in conjunction with the HR Department of Securicor, a career path within Securicor Africa's structure linked to a training and development programme, focusing on the improvement of service delivery to customers, and the empowerment of own personnel. Show less

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  2003 - 2004 Securicor West Africa

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Regional Training & Development Manager

  Rendering of training & development interventions to Securicor personnel at all levels within this region. This included Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Mali, Ghana, and Sierra Leone.Formed part of the HR Team for the West Africa Region of SecuricorDesigning of course material for Cash management Services, after evaluation and auditing cash management in countries such as Zambia, Botswana and Uganda.Evaluation and auditing of services in the region in order to implement change strategies and enhance organisational development, thus utilising work study principlesMonitoring and evaluation of all training and development interventions, against set company standardsManaging quality assurance at all functional levels in Securicor, as well as designing corrective actions, inclusive of changes to policy, strategy as well as training programmes. Show less

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  G4S South Africa

  Feb 2004 - Feb 2009

  National Training manager
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  2004 - 2006 Group

  Feb 2004 - Jul 2005

  Project Manager (Diplomatic Security)

  Project Management for all operational and support functions (inclusive of HR Issues, IR issues) associated with the following contracts: US Embassy in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, as well as The Mexican Embassy, Brazilian Embassy, French Embassy, DRC Embassy, Botswana High Commission.Operations Management by means of complying with management functions such as Planning, Organising, Leading and Control on all key accounts in this area, thus investing in People Capital by ensuring that Training and Development forms part of the critical key performance areas of personnel involved in these contracts.After auditing and evaluating of processes, implementing corrective actions from an organisational design perspective, so as to ensure more efficient processes, and a performance driven work force. During the national security strike in 2006, 85% of employees turned out for work in this sector, higher than the rest of the company's turnout, as a result of performance enhanced mechanisms put in place. Show less

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  2006 - 2009 G4S (SA)(Pty)Ltd

  Mar 2005 - Feb 2009

  Key Account Manager

  & Retail Security as well as National Training ManagerManagement of the Woolworths key Account, inclusive of 43 Woolworths stores, spread over the whole country in Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KZN, Gauteng, Northwest, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.Management of the KFC key Account, inclusive of 29 KFC outlets in Pretoria.Formulation of plans, operational procedures and duties , as well as quality assurance in line with G4S policies and proceduresConducting of internal audits, service evaluations as well as work study investigations relating to customer complaints, enhancement of security and risk management procedures as well as integration of technology and human capital.National Training Manager Functions added to portfolio as of November 2006. Specific focus on Operations Management, Risk Management as well as Effectiveness and Efficiency of services.Training, Lecturing and presenting of work shops to Personnel on the integration of technology and human capital so as to ensure a cost effective product to customers, and better margins for G4S. Show less

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  Audit Intelligence(Pty)Ltd

  Mar 2009 - Oct 2011

  Marketing Executive

  Management of all operations pertaining to software products designed to automate safety & security processes, internal audit processes and enterprise wide risk management processes.Ongoing research & development of such products within the enterprise wide risk management arena.Consulting with customers within the safety and security as well as enterprise wide risk management environment.

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  Online Intelligence (Pty)Ltd

  Nov 2011 - Aug 2013

  Divisional Head: Business Analysis

  Mapping of client business processes.Conducting Threat Assessments & Threat AnalysisProject ManagementImplementing Software applications and services relevant to client environment to enhance the basic Risk Management Practices and effect decision making on various levels (Strategic, Operational and Tactical levels)Conducting of Systems and Process Audits on business environments as well as software applications within the client environment.Reporting & Presenting of Reports/Surveys ResultsCommunication to internal & external StakeholdersRoutine Training related to Projects & AnalysisEnhancing of company processes by means of introducing Business Process Re-engineering principles into the workplace Show less

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  Private

  Aug 2013 - Nov 2015

  Security & Risk Advisor, Forensic Investigator
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  Greenmont Forensics

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Senior Forensic Investigator
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  Greenmont Forensic Services

  Sept 2014 - Oct 2015

  Senior Forensic Investigator

  Forensic Investigations at the Ethics Department of PDO

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  Sallyport Global

  Dec 2015 - now

  Iraq Quality Manager
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  Acuity International

  Oct 2021 - now

  Quality and Compliance Manager