1. Saul Goldblatt PMP®, M.Prof (Coaching)
Overview
Saul is a consulting program and project manager, coach, mentor, facilitator and trainer with over 35 years’ experience in various
industries and commercial sectors.
He commenced his career as a programmer in 1978 in South Africa, and over the years has accumulated experience in a variety
of roles, most of which encompassed managerial responsibilities, and the focus of which was invariably people and project
management.
Saul’s international experience includes 6 years with Deloitte Haskins & Sells Management Consultants in Hong Kong and Sydney,
and 3 years with IBM China/Hong Kong in the systems integration and professional services arenas. His major local clients include
Old Mutual, Sanlam, Santam, British American Tobacco, Distell, Stellenbosch University, Engen, Shell, Vivo Energy, Medi-Clinic, Media24, Vodacom, and HomeChoice.
In 2000, Saul was internationally certified as a Project Management Professional with the U.S.-based Project Management Institute. He subsequently developed and
presented project management training courses both through the Faculty Training Institute and directly to private organisations. In 2005, he was certified as a
PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner, a project management methodology which has become an international standard.
Saul attained a Masters degree in Professional Development (Coaching) via Middlesex University (U.K.) in 2004. His coaching facilitates his clients’ process of
maximising their professional efficiency and effectiveness, and in so doing become better managers and leaders.
Areas of Expertise Qualifications and Certifications
o Project, Program, and Portfolio Management
o Project Management Coaching, Mentoring, Training and Consulting
o Organizational Change Management
o Project, Program, and Portfolio Office Management
o Workshop Facilitation
o Business (Executive and Management) Coaching.
1974: Matriculation (Herzlia High School, Cape Town)
1978: Diploma in Computer Programming (Van Zyl & Pritchard, Johannesburg)
2000: Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute,
United States)¹
2004: M.Prof (Coaching) (Middlesex University, United Kingdom)
2005: Prince2 Registered Practitioner
¹ Continuous certification since 2000

2. Relevant Work Experience
Period Roles Organizations² Industries
2001-Present
 Consulting Project & Programme Manager
 Executive & Project Management Coach and
Mentor
Stellenbosch University, GetSmarter
Medi-Clinic
Old Mutual, Sanlam, Santam
British American Tobacco, Distell
Engen, Shell, Vivo Energy
HomeChoice
Media24
Vodacom
Education
Health Care
Insurance
Manufacturing & Distribution
Oil & Gas
Online Retail
Print & Digital Media
Telecommunications
1995-2001
 Programme Manager Sanlam Employee Benefits Financial Services
 Programme Manager
 Manager, Architecture Office
 Senior Project Manager
 Consulting Project Manager
Sanlam Financial Services
1982-1992
 Manager, Professional Services
 Project Manager, Systems Integration
IBM China/Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Finance (banking)
Public Sector (Immigration)
 Manager, Management Consultancy Services
Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (Hong Kong)
Hospitality
Manufacturing (garments)
Professional Services
 Manager, Computer Applications Specialists Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (Sydney, Australia) Various
 Contract Analyst/Programmer Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (Hong Kong) Professional Services
1978-1982
 Contract Analyst/Programmer Partner Systems Services
Life Insurance
Public Sector (Transportation)
 Analyst/Programmer, Project Leader The National Mutual Life Insurance
 Junior Programmer, Programmer Liberty Life (Johannesburg) Life Insurance
² Unless otherwise stated, all organizations are based in Cape Town, South Africa
Details of all roles are available on request

3. Summary of Industry & Application Experience
 Financial Services: Banking (Product Management Methodology)
 Financial Services: Life & Short Term Insurance (Policy Administration)
 Financial Services: Unit Trust/Mutual Fund (Front and Back Office Administration)
 Financial Services: General Accounting Applications
 Hospitality: Hotel (Front and Back Office Administration)
 Human Resources: Personnel & Payroll Administration
 Information Technology: Systems Development/Software Engineering (incl. 4GL & CASE)
 Information Technology: Architecture Management
 Information Technology: Data Centre & Office Networks
 Manufacturing: Garments
 Manufacturing & Distribution: Alcohol & Tobacco
 Oil & Gas: Retail, Distribution
 Professional Services: Management Consulting (Time Costing and Billing Management)
 Public Sector: Immigration (Passport Control)
 Retail: Online Marketing & Sales
 Telecommunications: Billing Applications
 Tertiary Education: Human Resources, Student, and Finance Administration
Interests & Passions
 Achieving goals & objectives
 Helping people to help themselves
 Fatherhood (one 21-year old son)
 Sport (golf in particular)
 Movies
 Nature (walks & hikes)
 The journey of life.