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International Partner For South Africa

World Business Angels Investment Forum

Jul 2022 - Oct 2022 (4 months)

As announced by the World Business Angels Investment Forum, Wanga Mbasa has been appointed as International Partner for South Africa. International Partner Mbasa to represent South Africa at the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum. The inclusion of South Africa in WBAF provides a wide range of opportunities for South Africa's start ups, scaleups and high growth businesses and opens doors for economic development. With this new appointment, South Africa has joined the largest forum of the world's equity investment markets and will now be able to connect more with the global investors market, which will open up splendid opportunities for the country. Now local South Africa angel investors, incubation centres, accelera

Co Director

Startup Grind

Nov 2021 - Oct 2022 (1 year)

Startup Kimberley's Directors believe the Northern Cape can position itself to be recognised as the Science & Technology capital of South Africa. Our chapter has taken it upon itself to realising this vision. We seek to carry out the global mandate of Startup Grind of educating, inspiring, and connecting entrepreneurs to the global community. Kimberley is well known for having been The Diamond Capital of The World and it remains as The City That Sparkles - we are therefore determined to unearthing the city's most precious gems: The Startups! We are now opening a new chapter for entrepreneurs that seek to add value to the community by innovating and building sustainable enterprises that are synonymous with the technology trends sweeping acro

Sales Representative

Johnson & Johnson

Nov 2020 - Nov 2021 (1 year 1 month)

Certified in Integrity Selling and went from Foundation, Advanced to Master level in Sales by successfully completing the 3 Year DePuy Synthes Sales Consultant Development Programme in which I completed the following trainings: Business Acumen: Developing Business Acumen, Business, Business Analytics, Business Development Strategies, Business Process Improvement, Connecting with Executives, Contractive, Creating a Business Plan, Crating a Unique Competitive Advantage, Developing A Competitive Strategy, Enterprise Contract Management, Leadership Skills for The Future, Market Research Foundations, Measuring Business Performance, Strategic Agility, Strategic Partnerships Strategic Selling: Virtual Selling for Sales Professionals, Sales Managem

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National Executive Committee Member - South Africa Chapter

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

Mar 2019 - Mar 2021 (2 years 1 month)

Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery TA

Johnson & Johnson

Jan 2019 - Nov 2020 (1 year 11 months)

Doing what I love, i.e. Provide technical advice on the correct use and application of instruments, motors and implants to Orthopaedic Surgeons and the surgical team, contributing to patient safety, satisfying client requirements, aligned with the principles of the Credo and the policies of Johnson and Johnson Health Care Compliance.

Process Engineer - Baby-care(Pampers) and Fem-care(Always) Manufacturing

Procter & Gamble

Aug 2018 - Dec 2018 (5 months)

While training as a Biomedical Engineer I took on this role at Procter & Gamble's Baby-Care(Pampers) and Feminine-Care(Always) Production Facility. My responsibilities included the following: oMember of Technical Support Group Leadership Forum. oSite Expert on Process Based Quality Assurance. oLead technical projects in P&G Manufacturing site. oFully responsible for Line performance at lowest cost and highest efficiency. oDevelop, design and partner with Engineering Team for new machine set-up and standardization. oControl & analyse the Process Line for continuous improvement.

Project Engineer - Main Plant Maintenance

Nissan Motor Corporation

Dec 2017 - Jul 2018 (8 months)

o Reported directly to General Manager for Maintenance for Nissan Main Plant. o Acted as the site Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all Reliability activities. o Assisted maintenance leaders in determining current skill levels across the team. o Coordinated and facilitated skill improvement through internal and external training. o Supported Maintenance Leaders in the Life Cycle Asset Management (LCAM) process. o Performed Global Maintenance Reinforcement (GMR) process and system audits on a semiannual basis. During this activity I: ▪ Identified areas weakness and underperformance. ▪ Ensured effectiveness of improvement plans. ▪ Established a benchmark for comparison with other Maintenance Organizations within Nissan. o Optimized maintenan

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Junior Project Engineer

Shorts Lifts Mobility

Jan 2017 - Dec 2017 (1 year)

Shorts Lifts Mobility is a leader in the supply and installation of a range of customised products which cater specially for the needs of persons with disabilities or impaired mobility. In this role I was responsible for: oSales, customer & technical support, installation (managing teams of technicians and trainees) and design of lifts that were specifically for allowing mobility impaired persons to have access to all levels of buildings. o I was responsible for 2 installations at the University of South Africa, 1 installation at AFDA Film school in Cape Town and 10 installations at various Magistrate Courts in the Mpumalanga Province. o I also assisted Administrators with Digital Solutions and audits for ICT Infrastructure Capability.

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Course Presenter & Tutor

Turning Point Tutors

Jan 2015 - Dec 2018 (4 years)

My passion for STEM Education lead me to providing tutoring, mentorship and career advice to Engineering Students from various disciplines. My main duties are course presentation and mentorship and I am responsible for the following modules: Mechanics, Graphical Communication, Dynamics, Machine Design, Structural Mechanics and Thermodynamics.

Business Associate Intern

Google

Jun 2014 - Aug 2014 (3 months)

UP TSC Technology Development and Public Relations Officer

University of Pretoria

Jan 2013 - Dec 2013 (1 year)

University of Pretoria Temporary Student Committee(Interim Student Representative Council) Technology Development and Public Relations Officer.

IT Lab Technician

University of Pretoria

Jan 2012 - Jun 2014 (2 years 6 months)

Providing support and assistance to clients and users of the Student Computing Labs, as well as the Computer Laboratory Administrators in order to provide an efficient and effective student computing laboratory service at UP. This included: • Computer hardware and software troubleshooting. • Liaising with clients and resolving conflict. • Organisation and administration. • Professional telephone skills.

UP EBIT Faculty House Societies and Branding Officer

University of Pretoria

Aug 2011 - Jan 2012 (6 months)

Student Ambassadors Programme Team Leader

Google

Jul 2011 - Jun 2014 (3 years)

Kollegetehuis Minister of Academics, Religion and Values

University of Pretoria

Sep 2010 - Sep 2011 (1 year 1 month)

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UP EBIT Faculty House Webmaster and Marketing Officer

University of Pretoria

Aug 2010 - Aug 2011 (1 year 1 month)

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