Tebogo Modise

I am a tenacious and passionate person residing in the Vaal. I matriculated in 1995 at Suncrest High School, furthered my studies and obtained a National Diploma in Industrial Engineering at the Vaal University of Technology in 1999. I then obtained B.

Tech Degree in Industrial Engineering in 2002, and Master of Business Leadership in 2015 at the Business School of Leadership in UNISA. I am very passionate working in Operational Teams and Project Teams. Good analytical, communication, computer, financial, planning and people skills.

I also have an IT advanced certificate in Systems and Network Administration in 2004 from IBM. Most of my career has been spent where I am currently employed. I am employed by the South African Post Office as an Engineering and Design Manager responsible for the Gauteng Area and was previously employed by Gauteng Enterprise Propeller as a Junior Engineer and by Arcelor Mittal (PTY) as a Process Senior.

I started as a student Industrial Engineer in June 1999 and the Bell Equipment Company in Richards Bay. There I performed productivity analysis of which my career as a professional Engineer began. I am an innovator, although I have a Project Background stemming from years of experience, in 2024 I decided to establish myself with an Advanced Project Management Qualification.

This was also to confirm numerous Projects I have concluded including Digital Terrestrial Technology Project with the Department of Communication and Digital Technologies.

Manager Engineering and Design at South African Post Office (2009-08 – Present)

• Managing 50 staff members, in Production Planning, Quality Assurance, Performance and Measurements, Systems Analysis, Management Reporting.
• Draw up the budget for the production planning department and monitor costs.
• Manage information systems by developing high business indicators incorporating operational, financial, and human resources information.
• Ensure that sound labour relations are maintained in the mail centre, Depots, retail outlet and provide technical support and coaching to subordinates.
• Implement the approved risk management plan and OSHA in the mail centre, depots and retail branches.
• Developing and Implementing Innovation Roadmap
• Running piloting and prototype in initiating, development, integration and evaluation
• Responsible for the development, improvement, and auditing of quality control systems to ensure that set standards and norms are met (ISO 9001:2015)
• Responsible for production planning and control to ensure effective planning (e.g. Labour quantities and mail volumes) and control (e.g. Productivity and quality performance)
• Co-ordinate and plan the workflow, analyse current systems and procedures, and find solutions for constraints through the optimum utilization of schedule controls, forecasts and duty rosters)
• Manage the quality issues in the Mail centre in terms of teamwork, employee involvement, continuous process improvement, benchmarking, and quality function deployment.
• Make operations decisions such as the coordination of the supply chain, forecasting supply and demand levels, controlling work output and workforce levels.
• Perform the Business balance score card (KPI) for employees
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Management: (Business case development, scope planning, Project Initiation, Planning, implementation and control, and close-out)
• Implementation of Rework area.
• Re-engineering of Parcel Business.
• National project manager for optimization of sorting processes in Hubs and Mail centres.
• International Operations Migration from the Airport site to Germiston site
• Regional Innovation chairperson.

Senior Manager Digital (Acting) at South African Post Office (2020-03 – 2021-01)

• Given the responsibility to start a new division to take SAPO toward digitalisation for an increased market share for the future.
• Establishing a deep understanding of the business, using a data-driven approach to building insights about our Global customers and business
• Structuring and delivering extraordinary insights and strategic recommendations.
• Steering large, cross-functional strategic projects and building consensus within the organization at all levels
• Defining and executing on the strategy for the Organisational Leadership
• Facilitating intra- and cross-organizational communication about SAPO's vision, mission, objectives, and key initiatives
• Developing presentations and talking points for internal OPSMANCO and Digital Services and external audiences
• Development and implementation of Innovation Roadmap in the Centre of Excellence for SAPO
• Research and Development, Prototype and Piloting for new strategic service and product concepts and roll-out
• Leading organization indicators and tools in support of advancing the organisational vision, strategy, and objective-setting process.
• Performing competitor/industry research using both public and non-public sources
• Collaborating and partnering closely with key cross-functional partners to advance these objectives, including Government Services, Regulators, Advisor Services, Technology, Finance, Employee Communications, Human Resources, and Business Analytics

Industrial Engineer at South African Post Office (2003-11 – 2009-07)

• Direct Production Processes
• Monitor Current and Future Production Patterns using Forecasting Methodologies
• Determine Space Requirements
• Improve Production Methods According to the End to End Plan Project Management: (Business case development, scope planning, Project Initiation, Planning, implementation and control, and close-out)
• Quality Assurance
• Business Process Re-engineering
• Applying Continuous Process Improvement
• Using CAD to draw and improve Floor Plans
• Arrange and Manage Budgets
• Managing Projects
• Process Mapping and Modelling
• ISO 9001:2008 Implementation, Listing and Auditing
• Managing Outbound & Inbound Logistics.
• Benchmarking, Standardize and Implement best practice in Ready-mix and Aggregate plants
• Process Continuous Improvement and Identify Bottlenecks
• Rates Model - Mathematical calculation to determine production cost using the ABC Methodology
• Procedure writing and implementation.
• Production and productivity improvement
• Attend to customer complaints, requirements, and advice.
• Employee performance management (KPI)
• Perform cost saving exercise.
• Compliance with PFMA, Postal Act, Companies Act and Legislative Compliance
• Reason/s for seeking alternative employment: Better Prospects

Junior Industrial Advisor at Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (2002-04 – 2003-10)

Contract junior level position at Gauteng Enterprise Propeller in the Business & Management sector in the Vaal, South Africa (Gauteng).

• Do workshops and Road shows.
• Conduct Training to future SMME's
• Ensure that SMME and SP Targets are met.
• Project Management: (Business case development, scope planning, Project Initiation, Planning, implementation and control, and close-out)
• Update SMME and SP Data base.
• Interview SMME's
• Conduct workshops and roadshows.
• Interview Service Providers
• Assist Senior Advisors with Reports
• Reason/s for seeking alternative employment: Better Prospects

Process Senior at ArcelorMittal (2002-09 – 2003-01)

Junior Industrial Engineer at Bell Equipment (2001-04 – 2002-02)

• Time Study, Line Balancing (Work study)
• Ergonomics (Ergonomics assessments)
• Problem Solving Techniques (Statistical Process Charts SPC)
• Safety Health Environment Issues
• Continuous productivity Improvement
• Suggestion scheme (CIP)
• Leading and Managing Projects towards the launch of new B40 D-Series Dump Truck
• Process Modelling/ and Re-engineering, Work instructions & FMEA, Lay-Out Planning, Introducing new process and work packages.
• Labour Planning (direct labour) forecast and current.
• Damage, Scrap & Rejects DS&R Project (Project leader)
• Quality Engineering and financial tracking of damages controls.
• Bell Equipment System design for online processing of non-conforming products
• Formulations of work instructions for the Quality improvement
• Auditing of the Damage, Scrap and Rework mechanisms and processing
• Value adding Production System (VPS) Project leader (lean manufacturing)
• Reduce process time, reduce waste, Reduce costs,
• Brainstorming
• process modelling.
• Productivity Improvement
• Human resources issues.
• Assembly Plant Student development, Departmental disciplinary, Departmental recruitments
• Transparency Project (Project leader)
• Training of Industrial Engineering Students South African and German Students and Graduate Trainees within the assembly plant.
• Departmental Team Leader
• Reason/s for seeking alternative employment: Career development

Process Planner at Manganese Metal Company (2000-10 – 2001-03)

• Permanent senior level position at Hi Tech Select in the Petrochemical sector in Krugersdorp, South Africa (Gauteng). Benefits: Night Duty Allowance, Pension Fund.
• Ensuring a Safe Working Environment
• Using Performance Measuring Systems to calculate and Determine Production of Manganese
• Ensuring Achievements of Production Targets
• Inventory control for raw material usage in solution and Electricity
• Time Study & Method Study
• Ergonomics & Safety
• ISO 9000 Spec & Quality Assurance
• Plant maintenance
• Reason/s for seeking alternative employment: Pursuing Industrial Engineering

Student Industrial Engineer at Bell Equipment Company (1999-06)

Performed productivity analysis.

Masters in business leadership (MBL) in Business leadership – University of South Africa (2015)

Basic IT and Systems and Network Administrator in Systems and Network Administration – IBM Advanced Career Centre (2004)

B. Tech Degree in Engineering Industrial – Vaal University of Technology (2002)

National Diploma in Engineering Industrial – Vaal University of Technology (1999)

Matric – Suncrest High School (1995)