SUMMARY

• Is a competent senior company member with proven leadership qualities and high flare of entrepreneurial skills?
• Sanele Gcumisa has been within the industry for twenty (20) years and twelve (12) years as a BITF member. His experience ranges from telephone installation in the later 90’s to training and software development.
• Sanele Gcumisa made a decision to join BITF in 2007 when he was attempting to complete his MBA dissertation and he discovered a lot of shocking revelations about the sector in South Africa.

EDUCATION

• Mancosa, Durban, South Africa, Program: M.B.A (Investment and Portfolio Management) in complete  dissertation outstanding.  2005-still active
• Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, Program: Diploma in IT -200*2002 and BTech. (Information Technology) 2003-2004

ACTIVITIES / ASSOCIATIONS

• Black IT Forum -Secretary General National 2019 – Current
• ICT SMME Convener -SMME Convener 2016 – 2018
• Black IT Forum-KZN-Chairperson 2010 – 2015
• KZN ICTe Cluster (Secretary)- Board Member 2010 – 2013
• KZN PGITOC- Member 2010 – 2015
• KZN ICT Procurement Committee -Executive Member 2011 – 2013

PUBLICATIONS, HONORS & AWARDS

• Shanduka Black Umbrellas (SMME Awards)- 2013 – 1st runner up for the best performing company
• Department of Economic Development (Umnyezane Awards)- 2007 – Mayivuke Community Development Projects was nominated as 1st runner up under the category of best managed SMME issued

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Revived the BITF structure in the KZN province and refocused it objective into creating value for members.
• Work with a task team setup by BITF to encouraged SITA in working with SMME’s
• Established strategic outsourcing relationship, that rapidly extended capacity, meeting critical deliverable timelines for SMME’s.
• Participated in the creation of broadband infrastructure that support e-health, e-education and e-governance in UGU Municipality
• Assisted a number of training institutions in meeting Quality management for their training initiatives.
• Participate in different IT forums for education and networking purposes.
• Secured projects and funding for partners such as SMME’s including TVET and Universities

EXPERTISE

• Strategic Planning and Implementation
• Software Development
• Training and Development
• Business modelling
• Project Management
• Telecoms and Broadband development               
• Investments
• Continuous Improvement