Sean Wiid

Bio

Eight years of experience in consulting and IT mainly in mining, geoinformation, and business intelligence for both public and private sectors; experience in managing multicultural teams; analytical and strategic thinker with exceptional writing skills; broad international experience

Currently

Studies at:: European School of Management and Technology (ESMT)
Location in:: Berlin, Germany

Sean has worked/studied in

Germany
South Africa
United Kingdom
Mozambique

Sean speaks

English
German
Portuguese
Afrikaans

Sean has experience in

Consulting
IT

Work

2007 – 2009

Freelance Consultant

freelance , Mozambique

Consulted on mining license management and IT infrastructure projects for the Mozambican National Directorate of Mines on behalf of Spatial Dimension (RSA) and Swedish Geological AG
Established IT infrastructure and business management systems for the regional headquarters of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), a hotel chain, and several other local businesses
Advised previous employer (MapInfo-GDC) for six months to ensure the software product line’s continuing success
Evaluated and recommended sustainable geospatial technology options for the landmine clearing organization APOPO

2005 – 2007

Senior Software Architect

MapInfo, GDC , United Kingdom

Geoinformatics software and services company, 9 million EUR turnover, 40 employees
Managed a line of business intelligence and geostatistics software products, established requirements, evaluated technology choices, designed software, led a development team, and managed stakeholder expectations
Secured single largest contract in company’s thirty-year history through tender and presales activities
Streamlined software development processes by introducing and managing best-practice agile methodologies
Presented at several leading industry conferences Germany

1999 – 2005

Consultant and Software Developer

Spatial Dimension , South Africa

Developed a national mining license management system for Mozambique, resulting in a 350% increase in license processing efficiency and significant foreign investment in mining measured by a 300% increase in new mining license applications (nine countries and thirteen international mining corporations currently use the system)
Designed and implemented an integrated production management system for a diamond mine, which directly contributed to an operating profit increase from a loss of 3 million EUR to a profit of 1 million EUR in the first year
Investigated and reported on the telecommunications, mobile computing, telematics, and location-based service industries for transport authorities in South Africa

Education

2009 – 2010	European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2001 – 2005	University of Cape Town GSB Master of Science in Engineering (Masters)
2000 – 2004	South African Council for Professional and Technical Surveyors Professional Geo-Information Science Practitioner
1997 – 2000	University of Cape Town GSB Bachelor of Science in Geomatics and Computer Science (Bachelors)

Clubs

Not a member of any clubs

Achievements

Two merit scholarships/ Class Medal/ Subject Awards (University of Cape Town), Open-water scuba and speciality diver instructor, Emergency first response instructor for adults and children, Lifetime m