Sidney Govender

Experience

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  Barloworld Motor Retail South Africa

  Apr 2000 - Mar 2005

  Junior Database Administrator; Business Analyst; Project Manager

  Managed the paperless office initiative at Barloworld Motor head office. This resulted in a significant reduction of paper usage by implementing an Intranet for employees and workflow systems for electronic approval. Assistant Project manager for the Implementation of the Kerridge Dealer Management System, which was the biggest Information Technology project for the Motor group.

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  Subaru Southern Africa

  Feb 2005 - Sept 2006

  Information Systems Manager (Barloworld Motor)

  Managed the Information Systems department for Subaru South Africa, subsidiary of Barloworld Motor. Key projects included the Subaru Motorworx system. Created the Information Systems Strategy for Subaru South Africa which included the implementation of a import management system and dealer management system for Subaru South Africa.

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  SITA SOC (Ltd)

  Oct 2006 - Feb 2008

  Senior Information Technology Project Manager

  Project management of government initiatives for the State Information Technology Agency. Key projects included rollout of computers and computer laboratories for disadvantaged communities. Value of projects managed - $10M/Yr. Management of the Emerging Contractor Development System($2M).

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  Barloworld Motor Retail South Africa

  Mar 2008 - Feb 2009

  Regional IT Manager

  Regional Information Systems manager for Barloworld Motor in the KwaZulu Natal region. Development of Information Systems Strategy for the region and management of the support team. Projects implemented included regional rollout of Microsoft Exchange servers. Liaison between dealer network and vehicle manufacturers.

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  EThekwini Municipality

  Feb 2009 - Aug 2015

  Senior Project/Program Manager

  Responsible for Program Management of the TIBCO suite of products implemented at the municipality. Responsible for the project management of a tracking system for the Durban Metro Municipality. Projects implemented include workflow systems viz. Building Plan submission and approval, City Advertising, Declaration of Interest, Informal Settlements, Queue Management . Project Management for both Interwoven DMS and Microsoft Sharepoint projects. Project Management for IBM Financial Budgeting system for creation of Annual city budgets. Show less

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  Endura Property(Grange Gardens Hotel)

  Feb 2013 - Nov 2021

  General Manager/ Project Manager

  Managed a family run hotel from 2013 to current. Responsible for moving the business from a walk in dependant business to a business that is predominantly dependent on online bookings. Assisted in increasing revenue 20% per year from 2013 - current. Owned the onsite restaurant which employed 6-8 staff.

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  ANT Fibre

  Feb 2016 - Jul 2017

  Director Of Operations

  Formed ANT Fibre with 2 other owners. ANT Fibre was a technology company that setup fibre network infrastructure in the KwaZulu Natal region. The company was sold in July 2017 to FastComm Solutions. As director of operations, I managed daily operations, project costing, project invoicing and project planning.

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  TechSoft International

  Apr 2018 - Dec 2021

  Project Manager/Program Manager/Acting Professional Services Group Manager

  Overseeing IT projects, planning and organisation with meticulous attention to detail. Supervising, coaching, training, motivating and mentoring personnel, setting clear goals and expectations. Establishing, implementing and overseeing effective systems, processes and controls. Building strong working relationships and effective communication channels with key stakeholders, resolving complaints and enquiries. Managing risks and issues. Budgeting, cost monitoring, invoicing and debt collection. Reading and interpreting technical documentation. Utilising Prince 2 and Agile project management methodologies. Producing various reports, presentations, analyses, correspondence and project documentation. Performing as a strong leader of a cohesive team with strict enforcement of health, safety and statutory regulations, quality standards, governance processes and compliance requirements. Key projects and projects managed include program to rollout TIBCO suite of products at eThekwini Electricity. Creating and setup of Data Analytics and Data Science team at Techsoft International. Project management of Data Analytics team in a revenue recovery project and City Power(Utility provider in Johannesburg). Responsible for the Professional Services Team which included Integration teams(12 employees), Business Analysts(5 employees), .Net and workflow developers(6 onsite, 3 remote), Data Analytics and Data Science(12 employees) and Technical(2 employees). Show less

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  Tamazari

  Jan 2023 - Jul 2023

  Senior Project Manager
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  Puget Sound Energy

  Jul 2023 - now

  Supervisor Supplier Risk and Performance Management