Samantha Petersen is a South African project manager seeking new opportunities. She has over 15 years of experience in project management, supply chain management, database development, and business analysis. She holds several certificates in fields like procurement, asset management, and IT project management. Her background includes managing teams and projects at government departments and private companies.

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PERSONAL DATA
First Names : Samantha Elma
Surname : Petersen
Gender : Female
Date of birth : 22 November 1975
ID Number : 7511220087083
Drivers licence : Code B (08)
Citizenship : South African
Race : Coloured
Marital status : Divorced
Dependants : Two
Home language : English
Other Languages : Afrikaans
Health status : Excellent
Cell Number : 0825697216
Alternative Number : 0790216501
Email address : samanthapetersen2100@gmail.com
Residential : Hyde Park Unit no 39
581 Petrick Street
Faerie Glen
Pretoria
0046
ACADEMIC DETAILS
HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
Last school attended William Pescod Senior Secondary School
Highest Standard passed Matric
Year Completed 1993
Subjects Passed: Mathematics (SG)
Economics (SG)
Business Economics (SG)
Accounting (SG)
English (1st
Language HG)
Afrikaans (2nd
Language HG)
TERTIARY EDUCATION
Name of Institute : UNISA
Name of Course : National Diploma Administrative Management (Financial)
Year Completed : Currently Registered for 3rd
year
Name of Institute : Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)
Name of Course : Diploma in procurement and supply
Year Completed : Currently Registered

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CERTIFICATES COMPLETED:
Name of Institute Name of Course Year
Completed
APMG
International
Prince 2 Foundation Certificate in Project Management 2015
University of Cape
Town
Project Administration 2013
University of
Pretoria
Short Course on Procurement and Supply Chain
Management in the Public Sector (NQF 6)
2011
Training SEESA Certificate in Junior Management Development Skills
Learning Programme
2011
APM Group ITIL Version 3 Foundation 2008
Edutel Skills
Development
Facilitate learning using a Variety of Given Methodologies
(NQF 5)
2008
CTU Training
Solutions
MS Word 2007 Intermediate 2008
Regenesys
Management
Certificate Public Financial Management for Non-Financial
Managers Course
2007
CTU Training
Solutions
Presentation Skills & MS PowerPoint 2006
Microsoft Certified 2071: Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Transact
SQL
2005
Isolve Software Testing 2005
Hatfield Business
College
Database Design and Implementation SQL Server 2000 2004
Hatfield Business
College
Microsoft Access 2000 Development 2004
Technikon SA National Certificate Administrative Management Financial 2002
Technikon SA Certificate Business Writing Skills 2002
Persetel Q Data
Africa
Microsoft Office MS Excel 7.0 1999
Damelin
Management
School
Human Resource Management 1998
Professional Registration
Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
Reference Number 005581018

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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
KNOWLEDGE
- Project and Programme Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Software Development Life Cycle Methodologies
- Government Immovable Asset Management Act (GIAMA)
- Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
SKILLS
- Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solver
- Facilitation skills
COMPETENCIES
- IT Governance
- Business Analysis
- Database (SQL)
- Software Testing
- Microsoft Office applications
 SharePoint
 Visio
 Word
 Excel

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Institution (Current) : Core Focus
Directorate : Knowledge Management & Information Technology
Position : Project Manager
Period : 03 March 2003 – 04 September 2015
Reasons for Leaving : Retrenched
Work description and key responsibilities:
 Project Management:
- Responsible for the team on projects to which I was appointed as the project
manager;
- Implement projects and ensure successful role out of the projects as detailed below;
- Effectively plan for upcoming projects and manage project budget and
accomplishment of project goals;
- Provide project reports to clients and stakeholders on a regular basis;
 Facilitation:
- Co-ordinate training sessions
- Customised course development
- Training Facilitation and Evaluation
 Support Desk
- Manage support desk staff
- Handle queries and second level of support
- Report faults to IT
 Database Development:
- Development of SQL (2005 and 2008) databases.
- SQL programming (development of database queries and data optimisation).
 Testing:
- Testing of the system/solution against the clients’ requirement,
- Set-up the test packs for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT),
- Conduct the User Acceptance Testing,
- Write Test Reports for UAT.
 Process Mapping and Business Process Re-engineering
- Map current business process
- Develop best practices

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 Supply Chain Management:
- Provide guidance, coaching and mentoring to supply chain practitioners at various clients
- Developing SOP’s for supply chain management units
- Oversee implementation of supply chain management process
- Oversee and advise on process of drafting tender specification and terms of reference
- Assist clients with procurement approaches and methods in line with SCM policies
- Outsourced as a Procurement Team Leader
- Perform compliance audit for tender processes
- Reporting on supply chain management information
- Facilitate Workshops and training sessions
 Infrastructure Planning and Immovable Asset Management
- A review of all departments’ strategic plans to identify service delivery objectives and the
development of an ideal asset solution to support the service delivery objective of all user
departments.
- Verify and update asset registers of all departments in the province in line with the
Auditor Generals requirements for asset registers
- Determine the functional performance of assets in line with requirements of the
Guidelines for the preparation of U-AMPs.
- Determine the utilisation of immovable assets across the province
- Conduct a GAP analysis to determine immovable asset requirements
- Capital planning, cost estimating and budgeting for all departments
- Prepare an accommodation budget in line with the MTEF requirements.
- Draft U-AMP’s for all departments in the province in line with the GIAMA guidelines

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Projects and Roles in current position:
Project Role Responsibilities
Free State Department
of Treasury (Supply
Chain Management
Training)
SCM Training  Facilitate the SCM Training Sessions.
 Co-ordinate training
 Prepare training material
National Department of
Public – PMTE (Draft
Department Annual
Strategic Plans and
Annual Performance
Plans
Facilitator  Assist with preparing the draft SP
 Assist with preparing the draft APP
 Facilitate workshops
Limpopo Department of
Human Settlements
Housing Support
(Housing Subsidy
System)
Project Manager  Project Coordination
 Project Management for the Housing Subsidy
system
 Manage the Budget and Planning module
 Data Base Administration
 Conduct User Acceptance Testing
 Facilitate Training
 System support
Road Accident Fund SCM Secondment
Team Leader
 Ensure that work is allocated equally to
subordinates.
 Management of RFQ’s, Contracts and Tender
processes
 Monitor daily performance of team to ensure daily
targets met.
 Research, analyse and evaluate new service
delivery methods procedures and techniques
 Ensure the application of rules and procedures to
ensure high level of activity
 Monitor and manage performance of the team.
 Set operational goals and targets for the team
 Ensure consistent application of policies and
procedures within the team
 Ensure that the usage and allocation of resources
within the section is in line with the PFMA
 Effective and efficient human resource management
 Statistics on the performance of the team compared
to the targets
 Ensure implementation of continuous improvement
initiatives to enhance service delivery.
 Report on the performance of the section.
 Ensure adherence to corporate governance within
the section.
 Promote good working relations with stakeholders.

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Department of Basic
Education (Immovable
Asset Management
Portal and Supply Chain
Management Portal)
SCM Secondment and
System Support
 Duties include tenderadministration, supplier
management.
 Compliance Audit
 Maintain supplier database
 Facilitate User Acceptance Testing
 Facilitate training
 System Support to all users to the portal
SASSA National +
provinces (Business
Process, Immovable
Asset Management,
Project Management
and Supply Chain
Management Portal)
Data Manager and
System Support
 Verify and update Asset Register
 Assist with preparing the draft UAMP
 Facilitate User Acceptance Testing
 Prepare training material for Portal
 Facilitate training on the Portal
 System Support to all users to the portal
Sentech SCM Secondment  Duties include departmental administration, tender
administration, supplier management and contract
administration in line with SCM policy guidelines,
preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act
(PPPFA) , Financial management and PFMA
Department of Rural
Development and Land
Affairs (Supply Chain
Management - content
management portal)
Data Manager and
System Support
 Facilitate training on the SCM Portal
 System Support to all users to the portal
 Facilitate User Acceptance Testing
 Prepare training material for Portal
Department of Social
Development – National
+ 5 provinces (Business
Process, Immovable
Asset Management,
Project Management
and Supply Chain
Management Portal)
Data Manager and
System Support
 Verify and update Asset Register
 Assist with preparing the draft UAMP
 Facilitate User Acceptance Testing
 Prepare training material for Portal
 Facilitate training on the Portal
 System Support to all users to the portal
Limpopo Department of
Human Settlements
Housing Support
(Housing Subsidy
System)
Project Manager  Project Coordination
 Project Management for the Housing Subsidy
system
 Manage the Budget and Planning module
 Data Base Administration
 Conduct User Acceptance Testing
 Facilitate Training
 System support

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Department of Human
Settlements (Housing
Subsidy System)
Project Manager
Manage 5 Provinces
 Gauteng
 KZN
 Mpumalanga
 Limpopo
 Northern Cape
 Project Coordination
 Development of a programme and project
management guideline for housing projects.
 Supporting the Department of Housing with the
development and implementation of the Housing
Subsidy System.
 Programme and project management
 Business Analysis
 Develop and document Standard Operating
Procedures
 Provide support and training on Housing Subsidy
System, Budget and Planning Module, HSS and
BAS interface.
 Impact and risk of systems
 Compile testing strategy, testing programme and
effect testing of systems
 Co-ordination of systemimplementation, training
and rollout
 Facilitate user group and steercom meetings
 Assist with audit queries
 Liaise with all roll players the housing subsidy
system, network and hardware
 Assist in implementation of budget and forecasting
systemand data

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (Continued)
INSTITUTION(PREVIOUS) : Technikon SA (MMABATHO) (Unisa)
Position : Learner Support Officer (Permanent)
Period : 01 April 1996 – 28 February 2003
Reasons for Leaving : Relocated to Gauteng
Work description and key responsibilities:
 Student Registrations
 Career Guidance Counsellor
 Programme and project management
 Capacity development
 Business Analysis
 Impact and risk of systems
 Maintain Data Integrity
 Database Administrator
INSTITUTION(PREVIOUS) : Technikon SA (MMABATHO) (Unisa)
Position : Learner Support Officer (Temp)
Period : November 1995 - March 1996
Reasons for Leaving : Temp contract
Work description and key responsibilities:
 Student Registrations
 Career Guidance Counsellor
INSTITUTION(PREVIOUS) : Smith and Kotze Attorneys
Position : Secretary
Period : June 1995 – October 1995
Reasons for Leaving : Temp contract
Work description and key responsibilities:
 Dictaphone typing
 Client correspondence
 Diary Management
INSTITUTION(PREVIOUS) : Minchin & KelleyAttorneys
Position : Secretary
Period : November 1994 – May 1995 –
Reasons for Leaving : Temp contract
 Work description and key responsibilities:
 Dictaphone typing
 Client correspondence
 Diary Management

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REFERENCES
Mr Muzi Rikhotso
Relationship : Marketing Manager (Core Focus)
Organisation : Core Focus
Address : 633 Rubenstein Drive, Moreleta Park, Pretoria
Position : Manager
Contact Number : 0798988946
Office : 0129971538
Mr Marnus Kruger
Relationship : Previous Programme Manager (Core Focus)
Organisation : Core Focus
Address : 633 Rubenstein Drive, Moreleta Park, Pretoria
Position : Lawyer
Contact Number : 0824996284
Mr Elton Bosch
Relationship : Previous Director (Core Focus)
Organisation : Clover SA
Address : 2 Kya Sand Road - Kya Sand, Randburg
Position : Executive: Business Development, Risk & Africa
Contact Number : 0832858435
Mrs Hester Coetzee
Relationship : Director (Core Focus)
Organisation : Core Focus
Address : 633 Rubenstein Drive, Moreleta Park, Pretoria
Position : Director
Contact Number : 0827725104