Ricardo Mackenzie
Hi, I'm Ricardo Mackenzie. Welcome to my profile!
Ricardo Mackenzie's Bio:
Ricardo Mackenzie's Experience:
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Consultant at Private
June 2011 - September 2011I am currently a business consultant providing consultancy services to various companies dealing with the public sector. I started this venture around June of this year. I also facilitate deals between individuals that either has the funding and require investment or do not have the funding and require funding.
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Regional Manager (Dial A Bed) at Ellerine Holdings
September 2009 - May 2011I was the Regional Manager overseeing the Western Cape Division including 11 stores, one warehouse with approximately 30 staff in total. The Yearly turnover of the busines was around R 40 Million Per Year.
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Sales & Marketing Director (Founding Member) at Karoo Delights
March 2008 - August 2009Key Performance Areas: Manage Sales team Identified opportunities Sales, Marketing and Sales Admin Setup admin systems for company Setup sales agents and distributors of our products Client Liaison Negotiating with suppliers (Buying and Supplying) Branch visits around the country Liaising with everyone from Store Managers to Executive Management. Reason for leaving: Company Dissolved due to tough economic climate..
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Project Manager at Eurocape Property Developers
March 2007 - February 2008Key Performance Areas Identified and investigated property development opportunities Conducted initial investigations into development opportunities presented to Eurocape Compiled feasibility studies for proposed projects in circle software and excel in order to provide investors with a return on equity Prepared motivations for development finance and investor prospectuses Purchasing of services from suppliers Estimated property values for acquisitions Project managed pre-construction development processes for specifically assigned projects Unlocked blockages in development processes as and when requested Added value and carried out miscellaneous duties that may be required from time to time Assisted with the Proposal of R 2.4 Billion Government Precinct that was presented to Parliament. I was the Project Manager on this project. Made Presentations to the then Speaker of Parliament, National Public Works, City of Cape Town for extending Parliament Precinct. Represented Eurocape on the Provincial Task Team that investigated Parliament Precinct and accommodation for Members of Parliament in Cape Town. I also represented Eurocape on the City of Cape Town's Property Development Forum Did feasibility studies on property opportunity next to all Gautrain stations Did feasibility studies on property opportunity next to RBT Line in Central JHB. Did feasibility studies on Social Housing and Shared Communal housing projects. Sat on the Advisory Committee of the St. Patrick's Trust. This trust was funded by Irish Billionaire Mr. Frank Gormley. This trust funded small entrepreneurs in Rural Western Cape. Reason for leaving: To start Karoo Delights
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Executive Assistant [Director Level] to the former Minister at The Presidency
November 2004 - January 2007Key Performance Areas: Manage Minister's diary Drafted responses for requests to the Minister Work with Advisors on Minister's Speech on events Manage staff within Ministerial services Acting Chief of Staff on several occasions Accompany Minister on Parliamentary trips Part of the Senior Management Team of The Presidency Part of Organising team [Protocol Officer] for Presidential Visits Part of the Diary Team that meets in the mornings to co-ordinate the President's, Deputy President and Minister in the Presidency's diary. Working on Specific projects as identified by the Chief of Staff and the Minister i.e the Timbuktu Library Project in Mali. I travelled extensively in this regard. Providing a project assistant role. Meeting with Ambassador and co coordinating visits to that country for SA delegations. Co ordination of several international visits [ This entail meeting with the Ambassador of the respective country in South Africa, drawing up a draft programme, liaising with our ambassador in that country, looking through the country report and advise of anything in particular to address, liaising with foreign affairs on any bilateral matters to address ] Accompany Minister on domestic and international trips Protocol Officer for the Minister Manage President's bay at Parliament for The President's and Minister's guests. Attach? to International Delegations i.e Ministerial Visits to South Africa [ Co ordination of their visit to South Africa including arranging protocol at the airport - collecting at O R Tambo Airport tarmac with VIP Police and Home Affairs] Attach? to guests of the President Arranging and accompanying delegations to Parliament [ such as the FIFA delegation] Reason for Leaving: To Join Eurocape as Project Manager
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Executive Assistant (Chief Operating Officer, Financial Director at JPMorgan Chase
May 2002 - November 2004Key Performance Areas: Managing Manager's diary Arranging flights (locally/internationally via Travel agency) Arranging of passports/visas with various embassies (Immigration SA) , Skills Development Reporting Employment Equity Reporting Managed the JPMorgan Graduate Recruitment Programme [JPMorgan recruited about 15 graduates per year] Arranging a training/induction schedule for them for the first six weeks Workmen's Compensation Fund reporting Secretariat to the Operational Risk Committee, Equities BCC meeting & Markets BCC Meeting, Health & Safety Committee. (Dictaphone style minute taking.) A member of the Social Responsibility Counsel, A member of the diversity committee, Employment Equity committee Setting up adhoc events, client dinners Workplace skills plan on a monthly basis (Skills Development reporting) Assisted with compiling employment equity information Assisting of other managers (direct reports to above Managing of HR office Setting up teambuilding's setup JPMorgan SA monthly newsletter photographer of the JPM newsletter Assisted in compiling the Information Manual as per the Promotion of Access to Information Act. arranged open days and interviews at Universities (Univ of Durban Natal, Wits, Stellenbosch, UCT, UCT GSB, GSB Wits.) interviews students for the Graduate Recruitment Programme arranged interviews countrywide Arranging testing of final 40 candidates at JPMorgan offices in Johannesburg. this entails - arranging interviewers, hotel accommodation for CT, DBN, arranging testing of these candidates, Arranging cocktails parties at MBA business schools to lure prospective candidates Arranging temporary work permits, extension of work permits with external consultants. Assisting with Permanent Residency applications Reason for leaving: to join the Presidency
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Personal Assistant to the Executive, Treasury, Risk and Insititutional Services at Old Mutual
September 2000 - May 2002Key Performance Areas: Managing manager's diary, Answering of telephones, Managing departmental website, updating of library PowerPoint Presentations for OMBS Board of Directors meetings (quarterly) Doing monthly management report for the Managing Director Assisting 3 Assistant Divisional managers, Arranging ad-hoc teambuilding events, Co-ordinating of staff lunches (weekly) Booking of flights / cars, Arranging accommodation Assisting the Head of operational risk, Compliance Officer and head of Pension Backed lending, Project Assistant to: Assisting members of the pension backed loans and Treasury, Risk and institutional team on an ad-hoc basis Key Achievements: Was part of the project team that launched Old Mutual's Pension Backed Loan Product. Designing the Risk Website, Assisting in designing the OMBS library, Bringing monthly report down from 30 to 13 pages Ensuring monthly report is on time
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BA / Unit Trust Administrator at BoE UNIT TRUST
June 2000 - August 2000Reason for intended leaving: Retrenchment process in progress, I then resigned to join JPMorgan.; Doing daily admin Checking of all client information Contacting of client and confirming information Liaising with clients in ensuring that there information is up to date Reason for leaving: Contract position of 3 months
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Office Manager / PA at MADOTAD / SETCO
November 1999 - January 2000Reporting to the Joint Managing Directors Procurement, Managing petty cash Paying of staff (30), Managing staff register Managing payroll for staff, Doing bookkeeping Liaising with the company accountants, Doing debtors / creditors function, Taking minutes in meetings Reason for leaving: Job not challenging enough
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Personal Assistant to Chief Financial Officer / General Manager at BP FUELMASTER (PUSH SA G.M.S
January 1997 - October 1999Managing calendar and diary, assisting in daily admin Monitoring of telephone expenses, setting up of meetings with potential clients Taking minutes in meetings, assisting in drafting expenditure policies for the companies, Assisting in drafting hr policies for the clients, Setting up of interviews with potential candidates Interviewing clients, Sending regret letters to clients Key achievements: Was in charge of moving the office from NBS to Strand Street (managing the telephones and the IT infrastructure) Managing of 3rd party vendors (Nashua contract, Gestetner (fax machines), PinPoint Technologies (IT Infrastructure), PAG personnel (recruitment) Key Personnel, Kelly personnel Setting up of internal communications basket system (Central communications system)
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Assistant to Sales Manager at at same Company
November 1997 - March 1998Daily admin (setting up of meetings, filing) Cold calling (telephonically and physically walking to the clients offices) Setting up of appointment to clients Drawing up of sales charts and sales procedures Previous position at same Company- HR Assistant to General Manger Setting up meetings with candidates, Taking notes when interviewing candidates, Interview junior positions (receptionists, admin assistance, etc. temps) Doing psychometric testing on candidates (Oxford Capacity Analysis), Evaluating scores and give feedback to candidates Liaising with recruitment agencies with regards to candidates Reason for leaving: Retrenchment
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Office Manager at Ministry of Sport and Recreation
September 2011Working in the Ministry of Sport and Recreation. Very excited to get back into this exciting level of Government.
Ricardo Mackenzie's Education:
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UNISA
2004 – 2018B.Com (Need to re-register) -
Institute- Lee Adams Training
1997 – 1997Diploma (only did 6 months of this course)Concentration: Accounting -
Kleinvlei High School
1994 – 1996 -
Kleinvlei Secondary School
1994 – 1996Matric
Ricardo Mackenzie's Interests & Activities:
Politics, Food, Reading, Music, Politics, The Arts