1. Curriculum Vitae of Arthur Makhaye
Personal Information:
Name: Arthur Vusimuzi Makhaye
Address: 5811 Section Q Mamelodi West 0122
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: 02 February 1969
Identity Number: 6902025297087
Nationality: South African
Dependants: 5Kids (2 Boys and 3 Girls)
Drivers License: Code C1 (Code 10)
Contact details: Cell- 0630976619
Educational Qualifications:
Name of School: Minerva Secondary School
Qualification: Matric
Year: 1987
Best Achievements: Best Literacy in English and Zulu, School Prefect (1987)
2. Employment History
Fujistu South Africa
Workshop Desk Repairs Technician:
Year: 1990-1994
Duties: Repairs to PC’s and Laptops and printers of all makes ( Dot Matrix, Inkjets and Lasers)
• Workshop Supervisor
• In-house Desktop and Server Consultant
• HP Printers Telephonic Support
Reason for Leaving: Better Offer and Job Status
Siltek Distribution Dynamics
HP Sales and Technical Support
Year: 1994-2001
Duties: Telephonic HP Support on HP Printers and Desktops
• HP Demo Centre Consultant (Demonstration of latest HP products to clients and training)
• HP Internal Sales
• HP Printer Specialist
• Assistant Product Manager
• Microsoft Software Support and Licenses
• Accounting Software Support (Pastel and Quick Books)
• SCO Unix Support Software
• Training of Sales Staff on New Products
• Lots of In-House training on Various Products and Software 1995-2001
3. Reason for Leaving: Company Liquidation
Cell C
Assistant IT Manager
Year: 2001-2002
Duties: Server Configurations and Installation
• Setting up of User Accounts and E-Mail Accounts
• Delegation of Desktop Support to Technicians
• Maintenance of Database information on the server
• End User Support.
Software Products Supported: Microsoft Enterprise Solution. MS Exchange Software, SQL Database
Software and Billing software for Cell phone users
Reason for Leaving: Better Offer at Hewlett Packard South Africa
Hewlett Packard South Africa
HP Sales Specialist (SADC Countries) IPG Division
Year: 2002-2004
Duties: New Business Acquisition (Working with old customer s and new to acquire business on IPG
Products
• Opportunity Qualification, Development and closing (Assesses feasibility of pursuing an
opportunity, insuring the customer’s strengths in ensuring that the deal can be closed.)
• Knowledge transfer (Establishing the vendor’s technical credibility with customers and
educating the account teams in understand the product’s solutions available to the client.)
4. • Account Planning and Alignment (Supporting the developments of account planning that focus
on sales activities, ensure accurate forecasts and integrate specialist selling.)
• Customer Relationship Management (Ensuring of customers sensitive practices within accounts
to support trust in the product.
• Margin Management Support ( Ensuring that the client becomes competitive and still maintain a
reasonable margin)
Reason for Leaving: Retrenchment
Sahara Systems Pty LTD
Account Manager
Year: 2005-2006
Duties: Corporate and Public Sector Account management
• Maintaining of SITA 153 and 258 Contracts
• Selling mainly in the Public Sector and managing accounts
• Training of the Sales team on printers and solutions
• Managed Specific Printing solutions deals
• Account planning and reports
• Cold calling on new accounts
• On site customer visits
• Customer Relations Management
Reason for leaving: Better prospects
Makhonya Technologies Pty LTD
Account Manager
Year: 2008-2009
Duties: Public Sector Sales and Account Management
• Public Sector Sales and corporate
• On-Site Customer visits
5. • RT 153,439 and 258 SITA Contracts
• Business Development of New and Existing customers
• General customer Relations Management
Reason for Leaving: Better Offer
IT4Africa Pty LTD
Product Manager/Sales
Year: 2009 Oct to 2011 April
Duties: HP Product Management and Sales
• Selling Mainly into SADC Countries
• Product marketing and planning
• Helping the Sales and Technical Teams with product line up and Roadmaps
• Production of Specials and SALE of slow moving products
• Building and configuring of Server products (technical role)
• Selling into Key accounts
• Applying for Special Bids with HP for tenders
• Pricing of tenders and specifications
• Helping with General Sales
Reason for leaving: Contract ended
6. References:
Maurizio Bazan: 011 785-1000
Dean Isaacs – Makhonya Technologies – 082 878 0403
Roderick Pillay – IT4Africa – 011 236 5500 - 082 789 7187
Mothupi Thofu – V&V Consulting – 082 083 0590
Employer: Ford South Africa
Year: 2012 February – 2013 July
Duties: Material Handler packing Prop Shaft units for the production line
Promoted to Team leader to head the sequential team for the
Production line.
Reference: Lucky Komondo 079 883 7826
Employer: V&V Consulting Engineers
Year: 2013 to 2014 Jan
Duties: Field Engineer of Traffic Signs assessment using GPS and Mapping.
Assessing quality and condition of road traffic signs within the
Tshwane district on behalf of the Dept of Transport.
Reference: Mothupi Thofu 082 083 0590
Name of Employer: Digital Generation (Pty)LTD
7. Year: 2015 March
Position: Repair Centre Supervisor
Job Profile: Managing two technical Centers, General Computer repairs and Mobile devices
Section. The staff compliment is 12 technicians. Ensure processes are adhered to,
Input of products and output to customers’ requirements.